Deepak Chopra is a well-known author and author of numerous books on various subjects. He has written many best-selling books, including The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and The Most Powerful Force in the Universe. He is also a sought-after speaker, widely known for his advice to aid people in achieving their goals.
Here are his inspirational quotes that will help you maximize your potential on your terms.
73 Deepak Chopra Quotes That Will Inspire You
“When you make a choice, you change the future.”
“The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.”
“If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return.”
“There is no separation between mind and body… Self and other co-arise and fall away all the time.”
“Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.”
“So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that’s just silly.”
“Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given.”
“A risk-free life is far from being a healthy life.”
“You will be transformed by what you read.”
“Consciousness conceives, governs, constructs, and becomes the activity of the body.”
“Mature workers are less impulsive, less reactive, more creative and more centered.”
“The fear of death comes from limited awareness.”
“I’ve worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it’s awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.”
“The greatest mystery of existence is existence itself.”
“If you want something, give it.”
“Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.”
“To acquire true self-power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless.”
“No solution can ever be found by running in three different directions.”
“Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships.”
“Passivity is the same as defending injustice.”
“If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can’t do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings.”
“You alone are the judge of your worth, and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.”
“The fear of death comes from limited awareness.”
“Gratitude opens the door to…the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe.”
“There is no fixed physical reality, no single perception of the world, just numerous ways of interpreting world views as dictated by one’s nervous system and the specific environment of our planetary existence.”
“What happens is consciousness operates in mysterious ways. One of those ways is that the old paradigm suddenly starts to die.”
“If you consciously let your body take care of you, it will become your greatest ally.”
“You can’t make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.”
“Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it’s realistic or not.”
“You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.”
“Don’t try to steer the river.”
“The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.”
“We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity is.”
“You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.”
“Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It’s conscious.”
“Every negative belief weakens the partnership between mind and body.”
“In moments of transcendence, when time stands still, your biological clock will stop. The spirit is that domain of our awareness where there is no time.”
“I teach people that no matter what the situation is, no matter how chaotic, no matter how much drama is around you, you can heal by your presence if you just stay within your centre.”
“Once you’re more aware of people’s needs, you can create action plans for others to follow. That way, you’re responsible for your own well-being, too.”
“Negative emotions are like unwelcomed guests. Just because they show up on our doorsteps doesn’t mean they have a right to stay.”
“The highest levels of performance come to people who are centred, intuitive, creative, and reflective – people who know to see a problem as an opportunity.”
“All of us are living with dogmas that we accept as truths. When one of these is overturned, there’s an initial gasp, soon followed by a rush of exhilaration.”
“We must go beyond the constant clamour of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul.”
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
“When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself.”
“If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.”
“No matter what the situation is….close your eyes and think of all the things you could be grateful for in your life right now.”
“If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It’s very important to be aware of them every time they come up.”
“Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.”
“The best way to get rid of the pain is to fell the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.”
“The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing.”
“We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul.”
“You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices.”
“Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone.”
“I was always interested in going deeply into the life of the prophet.”
“The easiest way to get what you want is to help other get what they want.”
“You have to think of your brand as a kind of myth. A myth is a compelling story that is archetypal, if you know the teachings of Carl Jung. It has to have emotional content and all the themes of a great story: mystery, magic, adventure, intrigue, conflicts, contradiction, paradox.”
“We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism in public life.”
“Fear is the memory of pain. Addiction is the memory of pleasure. Freedom is beyond both.”
“The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective – people who know to see a problem as an opportunity.”
“Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box.”
All great changes are preceded by chaos.”
“If you live the questions, life will move you into the answers.”
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
“If you shift your awareness to your being, it will be your ticket to freedom.”
“There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.”
“To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.”
“Our thinking and our behavior are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based.”
“Step by step, as we become more and more loving to others, and ourselves, we become more and more wealthy.”
“Consciousness is the driver of evolution.”
“Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they’re all a projection of you.”
“The secret is to make other people happy.”
