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We hope to see you in Boston or at one of our upcoming Conferences! Namaste, The Yoga Journal Conference Team Thoughts from Deepak Chopra Editor's Note: Join us for a special Evening with Deepak Chopra at the Sheraton Boston, Thursday April 8th at 7:30pm. Click here for details. 
Nothing goes wrong in my life.When things seem not meet my expectations, I let go of how I think things should be. I let go of having any attachment to any fixed outcome. Happiness is a function of being fulfilled. When people can express their creativity, when they have meaning and purpose in their lives, when they have meaningful relationships and are able to make other people happy, then they are usually happy. If you win the lottery, you'll be very happy at the time, but in a year you'll be as happy or unhappy as you were before. Why am I so popular? It's my Indian accent. Some people are attracted to my celebrity connections, but others find it off-putting. I have never consciously given attention to celebrities. But if they show up, I don't refuse to see them. I arrived in the United States from India with a total of $8 in my pocket when I was 22. I'm 63 now, and obviously I've achieved a lot. But people overestimate my so-called wealth. I've never accumulated it in the traditional sense. But I consider myself extremely wealthy, because feeling wealthy is a state of consciousness; it is having the confidence that you can create abundance wherever and whenever you need to. You don't need to grasp. If you have billions of dollars but you're always thinking about money, then you're not a wealthy person. I always maintain an inner serenity. We have to change within to change the world outside. The world mirrors what is in us. We would be doomed to eternal senility without death. What's real? Anything that dies. A plastic flower is not real because it does not die. I wake up to meditate every half-hour during the night. I started doing that some years ago and found I was more rested in the morning if I did it. For the rest of the day I do what I am told to do. This is a prayer I taught to my children: "God, make today more uncertain than yesterday." -Then life will remain an adventure. I am like a person who is enjoying singing in the shower, and some people hear the song and they like it. I can live with criticism. I don't mind. The criticism draws attention to some things that need to be thought out and debated. So it's good. I would like begin to turn this world into a more peaceful, sustainable place. I think we are gradually reaching a critical mass of people seeking self-awareness who want to translate it into action in the arenas that are troubling the world. If we reached the tipping point, we'd actually have peace.   |
