Deepak Chopra

1. 1970A doctor in the United States

   He graduated in medicine in New Delhi in 1969, moved to the US in 1970 and trained in internal medicine around Boston.

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2. 1985Turn to Ayurveda

   He met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, left his hospital post and set up an Ayurvedic health centre.

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3. 1989Quantum Healing

   His book Quantum Healing launched his public career. He later said in a 2007 interview with Dawkins that he used the word quantum as a metaphor.

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4. 1993Ageless Body, Timeless Mind and Oprah

   He publishes Ageless Body, Timeless Mind. An interview on the Oprah show that year boosts his book sales.

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5. 1996The Chopra Center

   He co-founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California.

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6. 2005Debate with apologist Greg Koukl

   On the show Faith under Fire he said both Eastern and Western images of God are mostly mythical, and that we cannot know the truth for certain.

   In their words

   « I think personally both East and West versions of God are mostly mythical and not historical »In a debate with apologist Greg Koukl he says both Eastern and Western versions of God are mostly mythical. watch

   « I don't think we can in the relative ever know the truth unless we are willing to embrace our own uncertainty and take that leap of faith »He says we can taste the truth in stillness, but never know it for certain. watch

   « my faith doesn't come from a book »He says his faith does not come from a book. watch

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7. 2007Interview with Richard Dawkins

   In an interview with Dawkins he says he used 'quantum' as a metaphor, with little to do with quantum theory in physics.

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8. 2009A class on the mystery of consciousness

   At a retreat he taught that body, mind and world are inside consciousness, not the other way round.

   In their words

   « you are not in your body your body is in you you are not in your mind your mind is in you and you're not in the world the world is in you »He tells a retreat audience that body, mind and world are all inside consciousness. watch

   « in your brain there is no picture the picture that you just saw of the sunset of the Golden Flame or the golf course was in your consciousness »He argues the images we see are in consciousness, not in the brain's electrical activity. watch

   « I embrace uncertainty thank God cuz if you're certain then you're fixed »He lists 'I embrace uncertainty' among five principles he teaches. watch

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9. 2010Public debate on God's future

   With Jean Houston, he faced Michael Shermer and Sam Harris on the question Does God have a future? There he said science is overthrowing the 'superstition of materialism' and called God the potential behind all that exists.

   In their words

   « the essential nature of the physical world is that it's not physical that the essential stuff of the universe is non stuff »In the 2010 Nightline debate he says science is overthrowing materialism. watch

   « what is god if not the immeasurable potential of all that was all that is and all that will be »He defines God as the pure potential of all that was, is and will be. watch

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10. 2011War of the Worldviews

    With the physicist Leonard Mlodinow he writes War of the Worldviews on science and spirituality.

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11. 2013Debate with Richard Dawkins in Mexico

    At a conference in Puebla he debated Dawkins. The same year he published God: A Story of Revelation. He argued that evolution is guided by consciousness and has a purpose, maximum diversity.

    In their words

    « why the universe is fine tuned to so that we can have this conversation why are the laws so rational »In the 2013 Puebla debate he asks Dawkins why the universe is fine-tuned and its laws so rational. watch

    « Dr Dawkins looks at biological organisms as separate from the universe and not as activities of the universe »He replies that organisms are activities of the universe, and so express its purpose. watch

    « I think yes Evolution has a purpose it's Evolution itself evolution is Guided by awareness by Consciousness and the purpose of evolution is maximum diversity »He says evolution is guided by consciousness and that its purpose is maximum diversity. watch

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12. 2017You Are the Universe

    With the physicist Menas Kafatos he wrote a book arguing that consciousness is the foundation of reality, not a by-product of matter.

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13. 2023 Change of mindHe gives up debating

    He said he used to love winning debates, but that his debate with Dawkins left him feeling foolish: nobody changes their mind.

    In their words

    « I think the dream continues the dream continues in a different frequency domain of Consciousness »Asked what happens after death, he says the dream continues in another domain of consciousness. watch

    « I don't believe in belief but faith is something else faith is the knowingness of the invisible without which there is nothing visible »He separates belief from faith, which he describes as knowing the invisible source of what is visible. watch

    « I used to engage in debates it was like you know big high for me to win a debate »He says he used to love winning debates and gave them up. watch

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14. 2025 Change of mindCritics of his quantum language had a point

    Asked about critics, he said he used to argue with them and that they had a point: he is not a physicist.

    In their words

    « biology is an experience in Consciousness »He says there is no biological basis of consciousness: biology is itself an experience in consciousness. watch

    « I said no they address the hard problem of matter »Recalling a talk with David Chalmers, he says Indian philosophy addresses the hard problem of matter, not of consciousness. watch

    « I used to get really upset and pissed off and argue with them because and they had a point I'm not a physicist »Asked about critics of his use of quantum mechanics, he says he used to argue with them and admits they had a point. watch

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