Remembrance

Some time ago, my cousin J, probably thinking I lacked spiritual guidance, passed me Deepak Chopra's "Seven spiritual laws of success" that she had borrowed for me from the library.

When I saw the title I did a double-take: You must be joking. But I decided to give it a go. It was a very slim book. I thought: who knows, maybe my salvation, if I needed deliverance, could very well come from its most beguilingly simple pages.

In the end, while I thought some of it was somewhat cartoonish and unrealistic—like really, how does he expect me to spend at least 30 minutes each day meditating and not doing anything (and ideally twice— 30 minutes in the morning before work and 30 minutes after!)—the basic messages were simple and reminded me of my younger, more innocent, and empowered days. When I used to think much more, feel more deeply, and breathe in the rich oxygen of life that kept me loving it all—the good and the bad, ups and downs, through the dark valleys and bright plains.

The seven laws:

1) Law of Pure Potentiality

2) Law of Giving and Receiving

3) Law of Karma

4) Law of least effort

5) Law of Intention and desire

6) Law of detachment

7) Law of Dharma


Reference:
http://www.meaningoflife.i12.com/Chopra.htm

http://deepakchopra.wwwhubs.com/chopra4.htm