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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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• December 22 2011

  The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities

  Category:  Consciousness , Blog Talk Radio

  Deepak hosts Russell Targ, physicist and author who has co authored 8 books dealing with the scientific investigation of psychic abilities, including Limitless Mind: A Guide to Remote Viewing, Transformation of Consciousness and his autobiography, Do You See What I See: Memoirs of a Blind Biker.
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  • I totally agree with the possibility of remote viewing and/or psychic ability and am pleased to have this acknowledgement from the scientific community.

    C Roach // 2011-12-22 17:30:29 // 12 Like(s) // Like

  • I would love to fully believe in psychic ability, but my question would be how come they couldn`t find osama bin laden for years?

    MN // 2011-12-22 22:19:43 // 5 Like(s) // Like

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• November 21 2011

  Why Do Bad Things Happen? (Part 3)

  Category:  Consciousness , Spirituality , Blog Talk Radio

  In the last post we arrived at a conclusion that will surprise many people: If the good parts of your life are to have meaning, the same must be true of the bad parts. This is a continual message delivered by the world's wisdom traditions. It's a fantasy to believe that being good will keep you from confronting the bad in life, or that there is ever enough pleasure to eradicate pain. The ills that visit every person's life exist for a reason. Yet each of us is fostering a different set of reasons in our heads.

   

  
  
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  • This is a beautiful article explaining the subtleties of how our mind works. In my experience, being non-judgmental and neutral to various moments and situations in our daily life, requires effort and spiritual growth. The change in the fundamentalist attitude is very disturbing because it is out of our comfort zone. However, once we do make such fundamental changes in our life and the more often we work towards re-inforcing them and growing as a person, the more free we become, and it is well worth the effort. We see things more clearly, and in a more real sense, rather than clouding it by our own judgments. It frees up a lot of energy for being more creative in our lives.

    Deepika // 2011-11-21 03:31:08 // 17 Like(s) // Like

  • There are two aspects of fundamentalism that are prevalent in our society. On one hand there are those who use their fundamentalist attitudes to control others. They use terms like `righteous` and `devout` to describe their moral authority. In this respect they are more intersested in judging and punishing other people for their transgressions then they are in understanding why bad things happen in the first place. On the other hand there are those who feel they are constantly being punished for their shortcomings. They are made to believe by the `moralists` that they deserve to be punished. They easily become sad and despondent because they are constantly being told that if they had been more faithful they would not be suffering the way they were. I don`t believe a fundamentalist approach to life is valid. In fact it seems to be a form of psychosis. I think Deepak describes it as such in a very compassionate way.

    Mark // 2011-11-21 04:58:37 // 8 Like(s) // Like

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• November 14 2011

  Real Recovery Means "Just Capitalism"

  Category:  Consciousness , Politics , Spirituality , Blog Talk Radio

  Although countless plans for job growth and solving the debt crisis are swirling around us, what would real recovery mean? One can see fairly clearly what it doesn't mean. Neither the left nor right is going to fight and win. As long as ideologies clash, any victory will leave scars and bitterness. Real recovery requires an answer that reshapes the issues so that society as a whole benefits. Occupy Wall Street deserves to see justice done. Free-market corporate interests need to be able to prosper.
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  • Great Post Deepak! I believe that the majority of Americans agree with what you have to say. Instead of occupying city parks and Wall Street, they need to rise up just like the Tea Partiers did. They should go to events attended by their representitives, write the letters, etc., and march on Washington D.C. If the Tea Party can create change then certainly this new movement can. Occupying Wall St. seems a lot more like complaining than being a legitimate movement. If there is to be change, it`s going to take threatening the jobs of our elected officials. All that energy is being wasted, it comes off like a fad.

    Mark // 2011-11-14 05:09:55 // 5 Like(s) // Like

  • I totally disagree( my right )Mark. Rightwing organizations like the Tea Party have financial back up...... For them it`s fairly easy to connect and make a statement...The Occupy Movement, wich I firmly support, is a worldwide peaceful complaint against and absolutely not negative!.... Writing letters is a part of what they can do and probably already did! History has proven that the greedy become more greedy and poor more poor!..... That`s has accumulated in to what happens now in America and a lot of other parts of our beautiful world!...... I sincerly hope from the deepest of my heart that Occupy grows in something real big! And by the way, as soon as officials are elected ( most of the time supported by major companies ) they pull back in their comfortable office and do what money told them to do! This is my humble opinion! Bound for Glory was one of my favorite books....... Lot of thanks mr. Chopra for your enlightning quotes and reading material. You are great!! Keep on doing that fantastic work! Kind regards from Kees den Boeft ( the Netherlands )

    Kees // 2011-11-14 13:54:05 // 5 Like(s) // Like

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• November 09 2011

  Respect in Relationships

  Category:  Consciousness , Relationships , Ask Deepak

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  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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