Deepak Chopra-Modern Day Spiritual Guru

The first self-help book i ever read was Conversations With God in which God is supposedly speaking to Neale Donald Walsch. And while that fascinated me i needed someone to explain the meaning of life to me in more scientific terms. Not that i don't believe God was talking to Neale Donald Walsch, in fact i read the whole serious more then once!

In the CWG series God tells Neale that there is a certain individual who speaks very clearly about spiritual matters named Deepak Chopra. So i decided to check him out. Soon i was addicted to reading Chopra. I loved how he took complicated spiritual matters and made it simple for anyone with an open mind to understand, without lying to people as some conservative pessimists would like you to believe.

I remember a chapter in one of his books, i think it is Life After Death, which was titled 'The Burden of Proof'. This sums up for me what Deepak is about. In a time when science clearly doesn't have all the answers and there is a desperate need for meaning in life he took the burden of proof upon himself. Fearless would be one of the best words i can use to describe him.

He shows an absolute disregard for fundamentalism, conservatism and right-wing hypocrisy, and i wouldn't have it any other way. He is not scared to make his opinion heard no matter what the cost. Having said this he does this with a certain grace, not making the matter a personal one. You will find Deepak being ridiculed in many circles, scientific, religious, political, etc.

Any circle where people are still holding onto concepts and ideas you will probably find him ridiculed. This is because he is beyond ideas and concepts, he doesn't even believe they exist. You see we are still a primitive species in spiritual terms, which makes us primitive, period. Someone like Deepak will have his critics because he is not scared to question the status quo or any ideology.

Just look through the ages at how all our greatest teachers have been ridiculed and disregarded. Jesus Christ being the first that comes to mind. In a time where there seems to be an ever increasing search for meaning Deepak is making a stand no matter what the cost. Therefor i respect him. But i don't only respect him, i love him. Growing up without a farther wasn't much fun, but having Deepak around was always a comfort.

My deepest love and respect goes out to Deepak...