Deepack_Chopra

tintinr35 · 07-05-2006 11:04pm #1

what do ya think of this dude, my flatmate is really into his teachings, but to be honest it seems like a load of bollox to me!

lots of lovely "spiritually healing" stuff available on the official website at a "spiritually low price"*cough

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra

The Gnome · 07-05-2006 11:05pm

tintinr35 wrote:

seems like a load of bollox to me!

Agreed.

WexCan · 07-05-2006 11:08pm

I'd be sceptical the minute I see anything about "reverse aging".

tintinr35 · 07-05-2006 11:13pm

WexCan wrote:

I'd be sceptical the minute I see anything about "reverse aging".

ya me too!
my flatmate is into his whole hour a day meditation and all that homeopathic nonsence......anyone know any more about him, i know he did some show in the national concert hall a few weeks back!

WexCan · 07-05-2006 11:15pm

tintinr35 wrote:

ya me too!
my flatmate is into his whole hour a day meditation and all that homeopathic nonsence......anyone know any more about him, i know he did some show in the national concert hall a few weeks back!

Don't know anything myself.

Meditation isn't too bad - always good to have some quiet time for reflection and whatever, but the rest is a bit... much. lol.

tintinr35 · 07-05-2006 11:18pm

incidently this from the "Chopra Shop" is for diarrhea and its called SHATavari a ha ha ha gave me a laugh anyway the website is bizarre tho

WexCan · 07-05-2006 11:22pm

Oh good god that's scary.

This is exactly what I mean though. And incidentally, diarrhoea comes on very quickly, could anyone wait for the "medicine" to be shipped out.

tintinr35 · 07-05-2006 11:36pm

ya also that stuff says that its used for breastfeeding but in small print at the bottom it says if your pregnant or breastfeeding not to use it???

tintinr35 · 08-05-2006 8:19pm

has no one come across him then?

alleepally · 08-05-2006 10:06pm

tintinr35 wrote:

has no one come across him then?

Yes, have heard of him. If you think all this is a load of old bollox, you might enjoy the book

"SHAM - How the gurus of the self-help movement make us helpless" by Steve Salerno

There are plenty of copies in libraries around the country. If you are a member of a library do a search on borrowbooks.ie for Salerno, Steve and then enter your details and your local branch will get it in for you.

BuffyBot · 08-05-2006 10:29pm

Francis Wheen's "How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered The World" also has an interesting take on Mr Chopra's works..

turbot · 09-05-2006 5:50am

I know a few people who've studied with Deepak Chopra for ages...

They claim to have gotten a lot of ouf what they've learned from him.

Passing his teachings off as bollocks, based upon a lack of information / self importance of ones own opinion, grounded in what you've made up, seems dumber than exploring these and having good reasons for choosing. Much of his work is grounded in old indian texts, similar to the Vedas, and as I understand it, he makes such old wisdom more accessible.

tintinr35 · 10-05-2006 1:37am

turbot wrote:

I know a few people who've studied with Deepak Chopra for ages...

They claim to have gotten a lot of ouf what they've learned from him.

Passing his teachings off as bollocks, based upon a lack of information / self importance of ones own opinion, grounded in what you've made up, seems dumber than exploring these and having good reasons for choosing. Much of his work is grounded in old indian texts, similar to the Vedas, and as I understand it, he makes such old wisdom more accessible.

well i dont really know anything about him but tbh i would be skeptical due to the whole "anti ageing" thing and all that stuff for sale on his web page

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