“I don’t see any leader on the global scene who is actually doing anything other than power mongering, cronyism, corruption, influence peddling or bureaucracy,” he said. Deepak Chopra In an exclusive interview with MILLENNIUM.
The author of more than 90 books, guru of mindfulness and well-being, considered that a new generation of leaders is needed to create a more peaceful, just, sustainable, healthy and joyful world. To achieve this, he said, we must begin the change “with ourselves,” if we do not want to continue “sleepwalking to extinction.”
If you want peace in the world, “I have to be peaceful, if I want justice in the world, I have to be just. “If I want sustainability and a sustainable climate, I need to maintain my biological sustainability.”
The doctor has investigated the intersection between science and spirituality, and for his most recent book, Digital Dharmahas immersed himself in the artificial intelligence (AI) and created its digital twin.
AI “can help elevate our spiritual intelligence and well-being,” he said. Spirituality is self-awareness and while no digital technology gives access to self-awareness, it does allow us to know the ideas of all the thought leaders and luminaries that have ever existed.
Technology, then, “allows us to create a roadmap for the evolution of consciousness.” He pointed out that, although it is called artificial intelligence, “it is not intelligence because it has no consciousness, it is just a giant language model.”
The digital twin of Deepak Chopra Answers specific questions from online users in any language. “You can use it as a personal confidant, research assistant, physical and mental health coach, or spiritual guide.”
Raise awareness
Deepak Chopra It has been influenced by the teachings of traditional Indian scriptures such as Ayurveda.
Although he is a doctor by profession, he has proposed a holistic approach to well-being via therapies that are considered New Age such as yoga, meditation and nutrition.
“When we talk about raising consciousness we are talking about the most fundamental spiritual experience, which is also religious. It is finding our identity beyond space and time, it is transcendence,” he said.
The second step in raising consciousness is to “express Platonic values such as truth, harmony, love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.”
The third step involves understanding “that spiritual experience allows us to go beyond the fear of death.” To achieve this requires contemplative investigation, full attention to each experience, and qualities such as empathy, compassion, and kindness.
Abundance and purpose
For Deepak Chopra Wealth must generate value and be based on the generosity of the spirit. The path to abundance and wealth involves accessing intelligence in each of the seven chakras of human needs considered in traditional Eastern wisdom, and meditation, inquiry and metacognition are the practices required, he explained.
“The first level is survival and security. The second is sensual delight. The third is power and transformation. The fourth is love and belonging. The fifth is creative expression. The sixth is insight, intuition, imagination and intentionality. Then the seventh is transcendence,” he said, and assured that there is abundance at all levels.
The most relevant thing is that everything that is done is with a single purpose, joy, because this is the only measure of success, he stressed.
Resuscitation in the economy
In addition to a new generation of leaders, Deepak Chopra considered that “a new economy based on values has to be resurrected.”
The founder of the Chopra Center for Wellness and Mind-Body Medical Institute insisted that the world is in conflict; Money has become a cause of stress because it allows constant comparison with others.
“Money is relative,” he said, and unhappiness comes when net worth is confused with self-worth.
In the particular case of Mexico, he added, there is a more complex factor related to money: much of it is linked to organized crime, Chopra said.
The economic resuscitation it invites starts from the original meaning of money: value. “Money comes from value and that is why it is called the stock market, it is an exchange of values. So, if the values come from what we call integrity, authenticity and you have a higher purpose, you can be financially secure and happy.”
Your visit to Mexico
“Mexico is at a crucial point where people are ready to embrace the future of wellness, which is very bright, but they are also ready to embrace the future of spiritual awakening and I know that Mexicans are very, very spiritual,” he said. .
In December, Deepak Chopra will visit Mexico City and give a conference at Zen Experience. He emphasized that this is not his first visit, “I have been going to Mexico for the last 30 years, I know many of the country’s former presidents and the most influential people. It is a fascinating country with everything and its problems. “There is still a lot of spirit of celebration, there is a lot of joy and I think there is a lot of value in relationships.”
