---In [email protected], <mjackson74@...> wrote :
I used to love reading some of Deepak's books - I liked his auto-biography Return of the Rishi, and I absolutely loved his first fiction novel, the Return of Merlin. He wrote a novel? I'm down the library for that!. I was somewhat disturbed when I saw allegations that he has written most if not all of his books by employing a ghost writer! The allegations claim that no one in the media will report on this for fear of angering Chopra. Dunno how true or not true they may be. Really? I wonder if he just uses the http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/ http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/ To write his books. He might as well, I doubt anyone would notice. I was reading recently that Chopra is very powerful in the publishing world, he generally has 3 books out at once and all published by different companies, which is rare. So no one wants to annoy him in case he takes his rather lucrative scribblings elsewhere. I have a close friend who tied herself to his star in the sense of becoming a certified Chopra instructor of meditation, yoga and ayurveda. After a few years it became apparent that Chopra had no desire of supporting "his" instructors as he had initially said he would, by using his considerable fame to assist them in getting local students of their own. This led to a great deal of disaffection amongst the teachers. I have very little respect for Chopra anymore - he seems to have followed in Marshy's footsteps in becoming a self centered self-aggrandizing ass who is mainly interested in his own fame and money, lots and lots of money. It's a guru tradition, he was up front about it though. I think that's the reason he is public enemy number 1 at the TMO, making money for himself instead of giving it to the movement. Tsk, tsk. From: salyavin808 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2:20 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Chopra's Consciousness Challenge.... ---In [email protected], <mjackson74@...> wrote : So you don't like Ol' Deepak, eh? why, pray tell? Ooh, I didn't say I dislike him. I respect him for making so much money out of a few mantras and his ayurvedic snake oil. Much like his teacher Marshy he sure knows how to spin a few simple answers to life's problems and the more quantum bollocks you introduce the better for today's easily pleased seekers. He also has a way with inspirational quotes: "The web of life unfolds into human reality" "Your body grows through a jumble of opportunities" "The key to joy influences creative opportunity" "Intuition transcends unparalleled marvel" "Quantum physics experiences descriptions of sensations" "Emotional intelligence" heals a symphony of knowledge" So vague yet so familiar, even he couldn't tell them apart from the real thing. It's also fascinating that he used to be Marshy's right hand man and now you can't say his name in TM circles. Every TM centre has literally boxes full of tapes of Chopra and Deepak holding forth, they will never be seen again. But I don't dislike him in the way I dislike John Hagelin. Deepak knows nothing about physics but, like Marshy, wants to be taken seriously as a scientist. JH, on the other hand, is old enough to know better and his shameless misappropropriations of physical principles to flog rubbish like jyotish, yagyas and yogic "flying" ought to have him stripped of his PHD. By comparison, Deepak is a simpleton who just sells the same old stuff in the same old way. I still hope he loses his money though... and the sooner the better - for the good of real science we need an explanation of consciousness. From: salyavin808 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 5:30 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Chopra's Consciousness Challenge.... Worth a read. Woomeister Chopra challenges science to explain consciousness with a Randi style prize. The money suggests he feels confident that there is no scientific solution to the hard problem of consciousness- in the same way that James Randi feels confident there is no paranormal. The trouble for Chopra is that, while no one has managed to demonstrate even a tiny morsel of magical powers, we know quite a lot about consciousness already. Here's hoping for a swift solution to the hard problem as he's one bullshit artist I'd like to see with some egg on his face. And a million bucks would be a lot of egg..... Deepak Chopra embarrasses himself by offering a million-dollar prize http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/deepak-chopra-embarrasses-himself-by-offering-a-million-dollar-prize/ http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/deepak-chopra-embarrasses-himself-by-offering-a-million-dollar-prize/ Deepak Chopra embarrasses himself by offering a million-... http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/deepak-chopra-embarrasses-himself-by-offering-a-million-dollar-prize/ I realize now that Chopra's affliction with Maru's Syndrome—the condition described by Dr. Maru as "When I see a box, I cannot help but enter"—is ... View on whyevolutionistrue.wor... http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/deepak-chopra-embarrasses-himself-by-offering-a-million-dollar-prize/ Preview by Yahoo
