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• November 09 2011

  Respect in Relationships

  Category:  Consciousness , Relationships , Ask Deepak

  Question:

  How does one respect one’s true and strong feelings of attachment and connection to a person who is also committed matrimonially, while feeling restricted (and hence not free to love) due to matrimonial commitments on both sides while still possessing deep respect for both those commitments?

  
  
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  • Deepak I truly respect your answer to this question. Acting on love sexually with another person while married is simply not acceptable. Many people have crushes during a lifetime of marriage and like you said channel those desires into the marriage for a stronger bond. Moreover if you are no longer in love with your married partner end it before violating the commitment.

    Kristyn Foxworth // 2011-11-09 11:07:10 // 37 Like(s) // Like

  • Tough one...

    Jann Dougherty // 2011-11-09 11:06:30 // 11 Like(s) // Like

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• November 10 2011

  Parents and Spirituality

  Category:  Consciousness , Relationships , Spirituality , Ask Deepak

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  Do you find that people that grew up missing things in their life such as a caring father or a loving mother tend to be more spiritual? If so do you think that sometimes spirituality brings comfort to them?

  
  
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  • Well, I pushed God away for the longest time because I could not understand how God could love me when my own father didn`t and, at times, my mother acted as though she did not want me. This went on until I was 19 when I accepted Jesus as my Savior. I still have a difficult time refering to God as "father" because of those issues and still question his love for me. I know I went to several churches trying to find that feeling because I felt as though something was missing but was unsure what it was

    Melissa Parr // 2011-11-10 09:33:18 // 8 Like(s) // Like

  • the less said about my father the better

    aurora001 // 2011-11-10 06:33:40 // 7 Like(s) // Like

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• November 11 2011

  Alcoholism

  Category:  Consciousness , Health , Spirituality , Ask Deepak

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  What is alcoholism? If there is no such thing as a disease, then must I conform to the thought forms of others regarding this subject, in order to be in acceptance of a former condition that no longer exists? It feels like a false identity to me as a spiritual being in my most pure form. Should I give in to the social hypnosis of the program, or should I let others call me crazy and work on my consciousness as an "Independent Thinker"?
  
  
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  • I am a recovering drug addict with 20 1/2 years clean. I am actively involved in Narcotic`s Anonymous, have a sponsor, attend meetings regularly and sponsor a dozen girls. I love Deepak and his teaching is changing my life in the most miraculous and wonderful ways. It is my belief that I can continue to grow and thrive spiritually and still remain steadfast in my commitment to the 12 steps and the fellowship. We keep what we have by giving it away. I feel it would be extremely selfish for me to no longer associate myself as an addict. I am a grateful, recovering addict and very proud to be one. I have never felt ashamed of being an addict/alcoholic. On the contrary, I love that my experience, strength and hope can help others recover.

    Marcia Burnett // 2011-11-11 17:56:49 // 26 Like(s) // Like

  • Deepak makes a good point about remaining vigilant in abstaining from alchohol. Even if a person knows they are healed and therefore don`t like to be labeled as an alchoholic must realize that anyone can sink back into depression. Before declaring that you are healed, stop and consider if and when you would have a drink, or two, how frequently, etc. If you don`t see the trap being set then go ahead and declare yourself healed. Just don`t undervalue the concerns of those who question your declaration. Some of them already know you and some of them have already been down that road. They are the one`s who are justifiably skeptical.

    Mark // 2011-11-11 06:14:10 // 14 Like(s) // Like

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• November 16 2011

  Pastor’s Wife

  Category:  Consciousness , Happiness , Relationships , Spirituality , Ask Deepak , Blog Talk Radio

  I'm a young South African woman who married at the age of 19 to a pastor who founded and is heading a Christian church. Over the last few years certain events have happened in my marriage that made me realize that I do not want to remain married to my husband and I do not see a future for myself as a leader in the traditional Christian church, but somehow my family and the elders around me are discouraging me from leaving my husband regardless of the fact that he has had a continuous extra marital affair, has anger problems which consists of a huge temper and pathological lying. Their message to me is that is how marriages are I just have to be a strong wife and hold on to my husband regardless because our marriage is ordained by God and therefore if I come out of it I will be diverting from the will of God. I’ve heard of a principle that you marry no one but yourself and I believe that if my husband is really a manifestation of the state of my consciousness then I have the right to step back even from my marriage and deal with those things within myself.
   I'm afraid to make a mistake and throw away what the people in my society see as important (marriage) and yet I have a yearning to live an authentic life being true to what I feel in my heart is right...., my husband is a good person and like everyone he has his weaknesses and mistakes but I feel I cannot live with him and I believe somehow my need to take a different direction in life might have brought forth every situation that has happened in our marriage thus far... What do I do?
  
  
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  • You absolutely have the right to step back from marriage to deal with those things within yourself. It sounds as if you are surrounded by people who care for only their own agendas rather than your well being. Don`t listen to anybody who tells you that your marriage is ordained. It is not. Trust what your feelings tell you. Beware of those closed-minded people who try to influence your decisions. They are trying to control you and are using their religion to back them. God is going to speak to you from inside your soul, not from the mouths of fools.

    Mark // 2011-11-16 04:54:10 // 49 Like(s) // Like

  • Aw, I totally understand this sweet young girl & hope she has all the strength she needs to decide on the path she`ll create for herself. ♥

    Ashley Owens Cave // 2011-11-17 10:20:05 // 6 Like(s) // Like

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• November 15 2011

  Alzheimer’s Disease: How to Face Fear With Knowledge (Part 1)

  Category:  Consciousness , Health , Spirituality , Science

  By Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP and Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D.,
  The Joseph P and Rose F. Kennedy, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director of Genetics and Aging, Massachusetts General Hospital

  
  Few people feel comfortable thinking about the aging process, but discomfort turns to fear when it comes to the brain. Medically, everyone’s brain slows down in some way as they age. This doesn’t have to be a source of fear – to be older is often to be calmer, wiser, more at peace. Those desirable states are mental. The brain is secondary. But the brain is primary when it comes to disease, and the most feared disease is Alzheimer’s.
  
  
  
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  • It is so wonderful to see the facts laid out as beautifully as they are here. My mother began exhibiting signs of early-onset Alzheimer`s disease 10 years ago and is still living in the advanced stage of the disease that you described so vividly. I wrote a book of poetry called "Searching For Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer`s" that will be released November 25th about Mom`s journey into Alzheimer`s and my own struggle to find peace. I wrote the poems over an eight year period in order to make sense out of a situation that seemed so out of control and frightening. Watching Mom today brings me a sense of peace. I have no idea what her journey is about here on earth and why she has had to suffer in this way, but there have been moments of great beauty and wisdom that I have had the privilege of witnessing in her interactions with others. She is extraordinary and brave and I am so very proud to be her daughter. Thanks for bringing awareness to a challenge that so many families are facing today.

    Judy Prescott, author of "Searching For Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer`s" // 2011-11-16 22:23:56 // 20 Like(s) // Like

  • I fear this for my husband and I more than any other disease.

    Judy Hoover // 2011-11-15 16:47:55 // 7 Like(s) // Like

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