Deepak Chopra Books

I had read How to Know God sometime ago, and decided to purchase The Essential How to Know God as a refresher. It was very uplifting. To me Deepak Chopra just seems so clear on matters of the spirit. I recommend this book.

Whoever wants to know more about the most spoken -but not necessarily understood- word in the world, has to read this book with an open heart and quiet mind, in order to absorb what D. Chopra is willing to pass to us all.

A very metaphysical treaty or focus on usual self-help issues. It is a welcomed fresh approach using the latest scientific facts. One thing that gladly surprised me is that Dr. Chopra seems to understand and use well the concepts of quantum mechanics and field theory to base his hipothesis about the self, also borrowed heavily from hinduism. It is a powerful blend, and the limitless power it promises almost seems attainable. A very nice treaty and a break away from the crowd, although, sometimes the very same newness of these concepts (at least for me) gave me a little, somewhat bizarre taste of my experience of the world around me. I think this book is not ideal to go about in one sitting, it is very deep and better enjoyed in spaced listenings.

I bought this tape when it was first published. And at that time, while I was in the process of "searching", I did not fully understand the concept(s) that Deepak Chopra was explaining. However, since then I have read and listened to other books / CDs by Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Caroline Mysse etc. This morning on the way to work, I listened with new "ears" to this tape and find it to be a good supplement/reinforcement to "Creating Affluence", "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success", "The Way of the Wizard", "Manifest Your Destiny", "The Power of Intention" and "Ask And You Shall Receive".

I am ordering the CD and will record it on my ipod so that I can listen to it whenever and wherever I am.

Pick a card...any card! So we're on a huge spiritual journey and things are "how they are"...so we can still have a little fun to mix things up a bit!

Manifesting Good Luck ...who wouldn't want to do that?

I wish you happiness on your journey from here to there...

but in the meantime...I wish you love! And I will share my card of meaning today for this moment...."As is an atom, so is the universe." On the reverse side of the card, it says truly eloquently..."When I recognize and see the whole in every part of the whole, I open up to the Magic of the Universe." and we certainly wouldn't want to miss that for a moment!

A meaningful little elephant graces these cards, and I learned that his name is Ganesh and that he loves food...especially sweets! Perhaps the universe is calling you and these cards are sharing messages for your growth and enlightenment.

"The intention of the Growth and Enlightenment cards is to bring you insight and wisdom, and encourage you on your spiritual journey. As you work with the cards, you will practice the Law of Least Effort and the Law of Intention. The Law of Least Effort requires you to simply shuffle the cards and pick one at random. The Law of Intention asks you to focus on what the card says and how it relates to your life. Let's begin the wondrous journey into the world of infinite potential." - Deepak Chopra

Illustrated in vibrant hues of purples and pinks, the Manifesting Good Luck Cards: Growth and Enlightenment is a 50-card deck imbued with encouraging, wise, and pointed insights. These cards come in a flip-top box that closes magnetically. One side features an affirmation, while the back further elaborates on the theme.

Here is a sampling of these uplifting affirmations:

* My inner self is my point of reference when I make decisions. When I learn to rely on my inner self to decide, I know I'm on the right track--regardless of anyone else's opinion.

* I recognize that my experience of reality is unique. When I recognize that no one experiences reality in exactly the same way, or responds to it in the same way, I am free.

* I am beneath or above no one. When I am independent of the good or bad opinion of others, I stand strong in my own divine power.

* I recognize that the simple solution is the best solution. Spiritual growth rarely results from overcoming difficulty. It comes from finding the simple way.

* With every new experience, I become something new. With every new adventure in life, whether it's a new job, a new relationship, a new friendship, or a new environment, I grow and am transformed.

* I release the past to open myself to the future. When I let go of the known (my past) I accelerate the process of evolution.

* My dharma is my destiny. Dharma is destiny without any hint of compulsion or force. It is the past of least resistance--the path that brings the greatest fulfillment and the most happiness.

If you find the wisdom of Deepak Chopra enlightening and helpful, you'll enjoy the Growth and Enlightenment deck. The square, glossy cards are attractive, and the affirmations provoke contemplation and positive action while navigating your unique spiritual path. I especially like the fact that Chopra emphasizes unity consciousness and living in the Now, as well as personal empowerment and the importance of listening to--and heeding--the divine voice within.

(To see 6 images from this deck, visit the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)

I really enjoyed reading this book,it gave me a better understanding of god and myself

A great book and a must read for those who'd like to be acquainted with the real meaning and a deeper understanding of God. Yet, you would need an open mind before you could start holding and enjoy reading the book. If you're the kind of person who's ready to explore and face another view of reality, then your search for spiritual motivation, development and transformation will come to mind. Take your time and read the book rather slow since you will definitely get to learn, open a new door and gain something out of it.

The simple dynamic outlined here is what you put in is what you get out. If your view of God keeps you in a state of fear then that's your input. Don't expect anything different in the output. If your input is an understanding and free flowing energy where you exchange consciousness with the divine, then your output is of course a very positive and fulfilling result. In a nut shell, Dr. Chopra is teaching what we all know, how you treat others, including God, is directly proportional to how you are treated. I think it so simple though, some people just can't believe it. The God relationship, and this is just my experience, you are dealing with an energy source, not a physical being with big white beard that sits on a throne and sends Mother Nature to punish the wicked. That is a manufactured God in the minds of humanity. It is NOT the source Dr. Chopra is writing about here.

Great book for organizing my thoughts on where I stand in my spiritual journey. I found this book to be a wonderful tool for tracking progress. Very accurate in my experience.

If I had to depend on this book to help me know God, I would be in big trouble. It started out as a good read, and had some interesting points, but by the time I got to chapter 4, I was so confused and bored. I have never read any of this guys books, but was impressed with him on tv. I think this author is a must to avoid for me. Also, the fine print was so little, I felt like I needed to call my eye doctor.

this book need serious editing to make it readable
I was looking for a book about peptides, after having seen Candace Pert in What the Bleep, instead I found an annoying autobiography, read (waded through) only the first 50 pages that mostly were a string of "me, me, me and then maybe the way others see me" with little about peptides between the me
I respect Candace Pert as a scientist, that's why I'm giving two stars instead of one, but seriously, she's a self centered writer and that takes a lot away from the wonderful work she's done

Candace Pert's work helps confirm the energy work that I am doing through my massage therapy practice.

This book is such an thrilling read! ...no mean feat when you consider that much of the discussion is about the intricacies of scientific research. Pert blends an insider's view of medical research with real-life health implications so wonderfully that I found myself alternating between reading quickly (eager to see what was next) and slowly (wanting to savor the book). The implications of her research in terms of health and well being are profound. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who is looking for scientific support for the mind-body connection!

Amazing... I am humbled to have read this book. It is amazing with it's empowering and enlightening insight. Amazing that it has been ten years since it's release. Imagine what there is to learn now...

"Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel" is mostly about why Candace B. Pert feels the way she feels. This is more about her life and research than about how you feel. She briefly discusses alternative medicine and talks about who she has met while lecturing.

While the title of the book does not accurately describe the contents, this is by no means a boring read. Candace B. Pert describes her life as a neuroscientist and then explores her own spirituality. If you want to know more about Candace B. Pert then this is your book. She discusses her life in detail and explains her passion for curing AIDS.

This book was not what I expected it to be so I have to say I agree with many of the one-star and five-star reviews. This book is exciting but has little to do with the emotions you and I feel. The only real information on emotions included a brief discussion of how repressed anger can cause cancer. If you are looking for something fascinating to listen to then I can recommend Your Body Is Your Subconscious Mind by Candace B. Pert.

If you are ready to explore how you can control your health through your thoughts I can highly recommend:

The Wisdom of Your Cells: How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology

The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter And Miracles

~The Rebecca Review

Dr. Schwartz has worked with noted mediums such as George Anderson, John Edward, and Suzanne Northrop, as well as mediums with shorter professional practice.

His work is often cited as something that might approach a scientific "proof" of afterlife, mediumship contact, similar to what Dr. Ian Stevenson performed in his work related to the topic of reincarnation associated with the Univeristy of Virginia.

This book shows how hard it is to scientifically prove that there is an afterlife, but they do it well and the book was very helpful for my niece and myself to understand the paranormal.

What is valuable about this book is that two very skeptical scientists decided to try to prove that there is an after life and that souls on the other side can communicate with us here and now if we listen.

As a practical engineer who only gets paid if what I design works, I was impressed with the design of the experiments (that proved for me that people like John Edward are the real deal) and also with their reluctance to tell people what they were doing until they could not ignore the results.

Their work validated what I knew was true in my heart and soul.......it pushed me to begin energy healing studies and training.

Of course, some of my family still think that I am crazy, but now my 84 year old mother has let go of her fear (really uncertainty) about death, as I have, which is very liberating.

I was reading through this book at Barnes & Noble and jokingly thought, "Loved ones on the other side, let me know you like this book!" Sure enough, right then and there, someone tickled me on the back of my neck. I immediately turned around and nobody was there. Thanks, Other Side. This book got endorsed by the spirits around me, so it's the real deal! The book is very well written and I plan to buy one next week.

I don't really care about the background info on this man and his life, where he has worked...yadda yadda...it takes about 20 pages until it gets interesting and really into SUBJECT MATTER...unfortunately I've already lost interest...

A book that achieves the unattainable: to reconcile science with religion and philosophies on such complex issues such as: what happens after we die?, where do we come from?, where do we go to?, why is it that we are here?, what's life's sense?, does personality survive our death?, where is God?, Will I ever see my beloved departed ones? (by the way, you bet we all will!) etc...

This Deepak Chopra's masterpiece very clearly (and in simple terms) explains how is that conscience masters us and the whole cosmos. It goes on to explain with beautiful stories, metaphors and scientific evidence the mechanisms behind our brains and mind, our bodies, our souls and the definitive connections between us all and every single "thing" in the universe. We are and everything else, the expression of the cosmos!

This book prepares us all for an inevitable outcome... so, it's both, a consolation and an inspiring source of invaluable information... definitively the kind all human beings should receive as soon as we are capable of understanding that the day we are born is the day we begin to die, only to keep on living...

This book is yet another brilliant and deep read from one of the world's leading spiritual leaders. A scientific viewpoint which convinces even the deepest of skeptics that there is a world beyond the one we currently live in, this book gives hope and reassurance to all who want to believe in the paradise that is to come. I loved every word.

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I loved this book. Deepak is giving us a tour of different approaches to life a after death and it's quite objective. You can decide what you choose to believe, it's really a personal choice. Somehow, I felt compelled to investigate his proposed view on the subject because it's helping me out!
I come from a Christian background where sin was the main act. Unfortunately, I moved away from spirituality because it felt wrong...Deepak is helping me connect back with the source, the universal love that happens to flow everywhere in every one when not masked by fear, judgment, anxiety, guilt etc... A eye opening book for a better life.

I initially wanted to write this book off as yet another potboiler of spiritual materialism. I was predisposed to reject it as another cheapening of deep and profound matters in order to turn a buck. Then I forced myself to actually read it. I found that it fit with my own hard won views on the subject. There was certainly no cheapening of spiritual matters here. In fact, I wish to add a copy of this book to my personal library.

One thing that helped change my mind was the author's admission that his own mother died the year before this book was published. This is reflected by the obvious sincerity and depth of focus on the topic.

The author's background in Vedanta ties the book together. While he explores many avenues ancient and modern it is tied together by returning to the Vedas and the rishis. This appealed to me for I have found this to be the root of the perennial philosophy- the anchor of the Golden Thread. The teaching of the three domains (physical objects, subtle objects, and pure consciousness) within the interpenetrating Reality of the Akashic field resonates with truth. Moreover, the concept that you can switch your primary allegiance from the physical realm to the subtle in life- and be supported by it- has been satisfactorily verified in my own life. Similarly, over identification with the physical realm will hold you back from what is truly significant in life.

The author states that there will never be a definitive book on this subject. With people at so many different levels of development, how could there be? However, this book will open the door to the Mystery just enough, that those who are ready may possibly enter in.

When I'm not playing poker, I'm searching for the meaning of life I so often feel I'm missing the point of. So, this book was one I couldn't resist diving into. It's frustrating because you know you're not going to get the tangible proof the title promises, but it's definately like having a conversation with the wisest philosopher on this subject. As I was reading, it was hard to put down. I kept saying in my head, YES! This does make so much sense. In the end, I found peace during the pieces of time I read. However, I'm no more intelligent or insightful than before. I haven't converted to any new religion. If you miss your days of wasting hours on conversations like the subject of this book in the college dorms, this is the perfect pensive opus.

Outstanding look at the whacky, wonderful and seldom thought about behind the scenes life of a caddy on the pro tour.

Rick Reilly at his best--humor, sincerity, and warmth...a splice of life, the good life, the real life.

You will come away with a new and greater appreciation of those who play the greatest game of all, the "loopers" who help them play it, and, in the last chapter, the game itself, why we all love it so.

An excellent book...Don't miss this one!

As I finished the book, I realized that it annoyed me that Reilly took up caddying without really trying to learn how to do it. He started at the Masters with no experience and didn't do very well. He didn't seem to improve much . . . even with experience. I thought he showed a fundamental disrespect for his craft, the game and for the golfers he served by taking this approach. Thinking about my reaction, I thought about the responsibility we all have to do our best to serve others when that is our task. I'll try to do it much better after reading this book.

Who's your Caddy? By Rick Reilly - A Review.

Rick Reilly, the long time, highly popular sportswriter from the famous Sports Illustrated magazine, and author of "Missing Links" and "The Life of Reilly" hooks you like a stoutly struck drive off the first tee on a glorious summer's morning, in " Who's your Caddy?" his latest book.

Rather like the famous travel writer Bill Bryson, Rick is honest, normal and down to earth in his description and assessment of himself and regales us constantly with little jokes about all his monster mess-ups while researching for this book. To garner material for "Who's your Caddy?" Rick assumes the persona of a `caddy-for-a-day', to the "great, the near great and the reprobates of golf", getting into the skin of a "looper" (as caddies are known in the land of Mac Burgers and Coke) and thus, getting closer to the `larger than life heroes' of the golf course. Written in a semi hard-boiled, often irreverent and typical American style, Rick manages to infuse each page with a peculiar brand of humour, all his own.

The book moves at a fast pace through the golfing and other celebrity lives we all know about, read about, wonder about and hear about on the leader board and otherwise. Beginning with Grouchy old Tommy Aaron, the 1973 Masters Champion and moving to the humongous hamburger and diet coke swilling, but hugely capable John Daly, the book then picks up a great deal of speed, trumpeting loudly through the equally loud and ostentatious golfing life of Donald Trump, who it appears, habitually lives life at a 100 miles an hour and is as noisy about himself to boot! (Rather a cad and a crass sort of chap, I thought.)

We receive an interesting insight into the polite, gentlemanly and generous Tom Lehman, whose children really appear to be his life, panning then to a sensitive portrayal of the reclusive and garbo-esque David Duval and his long estranged father Bob with his apparent flamboyance and style which only exists in order to shield from the public gaze, the dark side of his terrible personal tragedy of losing his son, David's older brother Brent, to aplastic anemia.

There is an interesting series of anecdotes about the Las Vegas Hustler and super gamblin' man Dewey Tomko and his buddies who play stakes far beyond the dreams of avarice and indeed earn far more than the super golfers of competitive golf today but with a whole new twist to the Royal and Ancient Rule book! I learned here, a whole new meaning to the expression `greased lightnin' - apparently Dewey and his high rollin' pals grease up the grooves of their drivers, to enable really long and really straight shots, since the grease apparently cuts off the spin imparted to the ball on impact which causes a typical slice! (I may tell you by the way, that this doesn't really work - I tried it this morning and where normally I'd have thunked my trusty Cleveland straight down the middle, I ended up slicing it into some trees on the edge of the fairway, so according to me, it ain't such a good idea, after all and anyway it is a completely illegal practice.)

The chapter on one of my all-time personal favourites, the "Golden Bear" is one of Reilly's best, ever, extolling Nicklaus's legendary politeness with the press, his devotion to his kids, to the extent of missing tournaments to watch his kid play in a ball game and with a particularly moving anecdote about his generosity to his long time real life caddy, the perpetually improvident inveterate gambler, Angelo Argea.

Deepak Chopra on Golf, like most else about the New Age Guru, came across as, "Well, listen to him, sure, but hey, I'll kind of reserve my own opinion" and indeed, proves to have feet of clay, (as far as golf is concerned anyway), since apparently he needs to check with his coach Wendy Werley the former LPGA Pro, before he does anything, anything at all, including keeping his mind and eye on the ball, when he's on the course!

Appropriately named "Hell on Wheels", comes an excellent and sensitive series of snippets on the tragically physically disadvantaged but superbly resilient and spirited Casey Martin - a real moving chapter, I may say, with his frightful disability and having to battle against the insensitive attitudes of the powers that be on the PGA Tour, apart from the pressure to perform on the Golf course.




A whole raft of information on the famed and mysterious "Bel-Air Club" follows, with all its big timer celebrity members through the ages, information shared with Rick who is now caddying for the super polite, self-effacing Bob Newhart - so much so that you begin to wonder how such a diffident man as Bob is a such a celebrity under the arc lights as a TV Personality! The quintessential opposite of Donald Trump- (in this book the chapter is aptly named "The Anti-Trump" - Brilliant!)

The penultimate chapter on Jill McGill, the only top LPGA golfer Rick caddies for, comes as a bit of a surprise and a bit of a let down, because at first blush, while humorous, it appears just a tad chauvinistic. However, Rick contrives to redeem himself by sharing the truth with us about the fact that while the lady golfer may not hit very long, in a manner calculated to put the wind up a typical testosterone filled Macho Man, she is still incredibly accurate and that's what drops those vital strokes off her game, leaving Macho Man in the garage cleaning the old irons, as it were!

The best is saved until the last with Rick's glowing tribute in a deeply moving chapter on a blind Vietnam Veteran, Bob Andrews, his never-say-die spirit, his movie star good looks, tragically marred by his loss of sight, his beautiful manners on and off the tee, the enduring and endearing mutual devotion between Bob and his wife Tina and the fact that for a Blind golfer, the Caddy is the equivalent of a "seeing -eye dog".

The book is absolutely, side-splittingly funny and at the same time, achingly painful as well, with a healthy mix of both pathos and bathos liberally interspersed with a strange language called caddy -speak, which frankly sounds like Double-Dutch to the un-initiated, but thankfully, Rick provides the key below each such example.

Rather like a master conductor with his orchestra, Reilly manages to take you up and bring you down, with a touch as light as a feather and with the style unique to him, one of the most popular sports writers in the world!

All in all, a very good book, heartily recommended for your library list and I would certainly agree with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in that it goes down faster than a cool Bud on a 100-Degree day!

This was another gift for my grandson and he hasn't had a chance to read it yet but if it has to do with golf, he'll love it!

For years, I've been hearing that Sports Illustrated magazine features the crispest writing on the newsstand. I don't spend a lot of time watching or tracking sports, so SI wasn't exactly a "must read" for me.

Rick Reilly, it turns out, is one of SI's one of the reasons for the magazine's reputation. He's a terrific writer. Not only that, he's funny. Who's Your Caddy? serves as Reilly's journal as he "loops" for an impressive string of famous people from David Duvall to Bob Newhart on some of the most beautiful golf courses in the world.

The funniest chapter recounts the time Reilly spent with John Daly. You don't have to be a golfer to enjoy this book, but you should probably have a sense of humor.

MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI Who I wish ALL POSITIVE AND WEALTH, HEALTH AND WHAT EVER GOOD THINGS YOU THING that it EXISTS for HIM, HE easily gave the world the real technique of how to reach what ever you want, You want my opinion; "IT IS WORTH TO INVEST BUY it and give it to all the ones you LOVE! "

This is a wonderful book. I read it when I was 19 years old in the late 1970s because I was interested in spiritual ideas that would lead to a wider view of life, the world, the universe, etc. It certainly did that quite well. If all one wants to know is how to meditate transcendentally, just read the chapter titled "How to Contact Being"; it's really about the easiest thing a person can "learn" how to do. I use quotation marks around learn because most all people meditate in this way all the time; they just don't realize it, or do it systematically.

How do I know? When I was 21 my dear old mother paid $150 for me to take the transcendental meditation course. (She was a physician at a student health center and had seen her patients become healthier as they reduced their anxieties by meditating. Was the benefit psychosomatic, I asked her? Of course, she answered, the health benefits of anxiety/stress reduction are ALL psychosomatic but nonetheless real.) When I first "learned" I worried that "nothing was happening", so I asked my TM instructor. He basically answered that as long as my experience was consistent with the description of meditation in the book's chapter titled "How to Contact Being", then exactly what was supposed to be happening was indeed happening. In fact, as I continued to meditate over the next several days/months/years I became aware that what was happening during meditation was *exactly* as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi describes in the chapter.

As I recall Maharishi Mahesh Yogi points out in the book that meditation is completely natural in the sense people already know, subconsciously, how to do it and do it all the time without knowing it. About 10 years ago I tested this by teaching a friend of mine TM. The teaching consisted of explaining the ideas in the first 50-or-so pages of the book to him, then guiding him in the choice of a neutral mantra. He then practiced TM for several weeks and we had a few discussions where I confirmed his experiences were essentially the exactly the same as those I experienced in TM over about 15 years.

So ... the book provides an excellent explanation of what TM is, and why it's beneficial and important to us and society.

This book I found to be a difficult read. It says that this form of meditation needs to be taught to you, and it can eventually bring about world peace. Well, it neglects to say that it costs about $2,500 to do so. It also says that you cannot become enlightened unless you do nothing like business or run a household, so it is not for most people. How does the maharishi fit in here, being a man of business, if I am not mistaken?

This is confusing. You already need a lot of excess cash to learn TM; where does this money go? If they think TM is the cure to the world's ills, then why not make it more accessible, ie. make it affordable to the masses? I would think David Lynch has the right idea; his foundation is making it available to school children. Perhaps these children will one day decide that no one owns TM and it should be taught to anyone wo wants it for free.

i logged on to the site of this maharishi and and in just a few clicks i got to a point where i cannot go beyond if i couldnot spend few hundred bucks. i am in to meditation and its philosophy from my school and i am an indian.(so i know pretty much more about all meditation & hindu philosophy stuff than foreigners and its difficult to foolme) and i have never come across a so called teacher who asks for money to sell his so called secret.

the problem with the meditation is no one will take you in the arms and carry you. you have to walk on your own feet all alone. mark my words" anyone saying "give me some bucks and i will take you there" is only fooling you. money is necessary is for oranizations to spread knowledge. but one can always tell the difference between asking money for survival (in the form of donation and which usually small) or make money(2,500$).

meditation(zen, indian, buddhist) is a subjective science. it has survived from centuries even with out all those statistics these people give.

if you are insearch of a comprehensive book about hindu philosophy and meditation, read "Raja Yoga" by swami vivekananda.

he is the authority on meditation. his life says so. and this book is a beautiful explanation of the yoga sutras of "Patanjali"
the original ancient indian saint, who brought into existance the comprehensive system of yoga.(yoga here is not practising different postures. yoga literally means 'science to know oneself' meditation is but one step in it)( the popular meaning of yoga- which is practising different postures- is actually called 'hathayoga'; B.K.S.Iyengar is the authority here) no one can be a greater authority than sage patanjali in this area. the book has original sanskrit text, with beautiful explanation by a competent author in the form of swami vivekananda. it is the purest knowledge from ancient india. dont expect to understand every thing in the book in a few moments or days. many things seem irrelavant, but as you go further and every thing unfolds you can see the beauty. the bud blooms by itself when the time comes. you cannot hasten it.

For those curious about why TM is so "expensive":

Basically what happened was, in the 60's and 70's TM used be very reasonably priced ($50-150), and because of this many people used it and began to abuse it. Maharishi's response to this was to raise the price to filter out all those who didn't truly appreciate it. Unfortunately, Maharishi is thoroughly anti-capitalist and has a seemingly distorted view of western wealth (i.e. thinks everyone is rich), hence the hefty $2500 price tag on the technique in the west (it's dirt cheap in poorer countries). But, if you think of TM instruction as an educational course (it is), then $2,500 isn't that much to pay for a 3-day course and lifelong support checkups for the technique (colleges charge $40,000 a year now right?).

As for those who accuse Maharishi's technique of being a profiteering scam hear two things. First, even with the high price tags of its technique, the TM movement barely has enough money to maintain its own centers. Second, the organization's belief in the peace-creating impact of large group TM practice (as supported by studies in DC, Moscow, and Beirut) is so strong that they are currently offering free instruction in advanced TM techniques to those willing to meditate in these groups, and are even paying (yes paying$$) advanced meditators to participate in these groups. Would a group that promotes a "marketing scam" do that?

If I asked you if you'd pay $2500 to lower daily stress, your chance of heart disease, depression, and mental illness, increase your brain power, and likely lengthen your lifespan (many TM'ers look a good 15 years younger than they are) you'd probably throw down the cash in a heartbeat. But when it requires doing some "weird" technique that's claims thouroughly challenge the mainstream western societal paradigm, you naturally clutch your wallet and walk away. Well consider freeing yourself of that paradigm.

Read this book, but keep in mind that you don't have to subscribe to the more esoteric hindu-esque ideas to benefit from TM.

The botton line is that TM is a flexible technique that can benefit anyone from a conservative christian diabetic who wants to reduce his blood-sugar to a neospiritual hippie who wants to become an enlightened yogic master.

Try it, it can't hurt.

- 9-year practitioner who's thankful for every day of it.

(Also, for those curious about my subjective observation of TM'ers looking very youthful I can share one experience I had when I went to get my practice checked at a TM center. The center was run by a bright young couple. The wife was a beautiful girl who looked about 21 or 22, the husband looked early to mid thirties. I later found out that the woman was 33 and the husband was over fifty. That experience alone was enough to affirm my confindece in TM.)

This is not like the Deepak Chopra books I'm used to. I knew it was fiction, so that wasn't a problem. It was quite a confusing book though, and it is most definitely not a book you can pick up and put down and read the next day with any continuity. There is a lot of time hopping and altered reality and, hence, can be very confusing. However, when I picked it up and read it non-stop, it did have some sense of continuity to it and I enjoyed it after all.

Though deeply spiritual, it would be better listed as a science fiction story. If you expect it to be a sort of spiritual science fiction, then you will read and enjoy it far better. In the final analysis, I enjoyed it enough to borrow a copy of another book in this series - the Lords of Light - from the library.

It amazes me that I am the only person who decided to write a review after 5 years--all previous reviews are from 2000 and no one has reviewed this book since. I must say that this book came to me at the right time in my life. It has made a profound change in how I look at EVERYTHING. Perhaps timing is the key--it may have been published before most people could really grasp what the message really is (before 9-11, ground zero). I discovered this book in my library and almost gave it away, but upon reading it I found I couldn't put it down.

The truth is, not everyone will get this book because it goes to a place that makes you responsible for your own choices. It's "out there" in ways most people don't want to visit. That's the whole message. Like any review, take it with a grain of salt, read it for your self--no one can really tell you what you will get from it. If you like Deepak, OK, read it. If you like the title, OK read it. It doesn't matter one way or the other--you'll realize the effort will be rewarded one way or the other. If you were drawn to the book to begin with, there's a reason for you to read it....

Dr. Chopra & Mr. Greenberg's work is wonderful. A delight to read, entertaining, and laden with profound truth. Thank you both, I hope you write many more books together. Bill Douglas ...

This book was very bad. His other books are great skip this one.

And I positively disliked it! It is a poorly written 'action' novel interrupted at 4 or 5 places by one page 'voice of the angel' sections which are the only parts that remotely resemble Deepak's previous writings. I magine that the 'novel' part was written by his co-author. I was repelled by this book, and ended up returning it to Amazon. Normally I am a big fan of his and own most of his previous books.

Is this a new direction for Deepak? Is he trying to reach people who read junk novels? Or the 'angel' people? If so this is NOT good enough. Deepak, please stick to what you do best..