The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfilment of Your Dreams is a book originally published in the year 1994. This is a pocket-sized book that explores the genre of self-help. Through this book, Deepak Chopra advocates that achieving success is not the outcome of hard work or a driving ambition, but rather, an outcome of comprehending our basic nature as human beings and how we follow the laws of nature. According to the book, we can achieve everything we want, if we know how to apply these laws in our lives.
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Lesson 1. The Four Yogas.
The book begins by explaining what yoga is. The union of mind, body and spirit is known as yoga. The union of your individuality with the divineness of nature is what assembles the universe. Yoga connects your soul, your whole physical existence with the inner cosmos. Enhanced emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being can be experienced, once you establish yourself in this state. Your desires and Nature's desires become one when the union with the spirit takes place. A sense of lightheartedness, a sense of yourself, and a sense of relief can be felt once you can establish this connection of delight. There, you can find a spontaneous blossoming of intuition, creativity, insight, imagination, purpose and meaning. You will find yourself in between good decisions, the decisions that are going to benefit not only you but others surrounding you as well.
Traditionally, there are four forms of yoga: Gyan, Bhakti, Karma and Raja.
Gyan yoga is the yoga of understanding and as well as the yoga of science. Science should not be seen as an enemy of spiritual awakening. Instead, science should be considered as a potentially helpful friend. The yoga of knowledge can be very effective if we are mature enough to transcend beyond the temporary seduction of the diversion of intellect.
The second yoga is Bhakti. This is the yoga of decision. Bhakti means the love of God. The divine light of God exists in every living being on the face of this planet. We can discover our higher selves through our relationships with others. On this journey, we might run through phases of attraction, infatuation and intimacy until finally we once again reach our destination. We must not confuse the yoga of love with self-absorption or self-pity. If you are compassionate to everyone and choose love in every aspect of your life you are practising the yoga of love, the Bhakti yoga.
The third yoga is Karma yoga. Through this, you believe that all your actions belong to one Supreme Being. When you practice karma yoga in its truest form, you will become detached from the outcomes.
The fourth yoga is called Raja yoga. We will explore the subject of Raja yoga in this book. It is referred to as the Raja yoga as it is considered as the royal way to yoga. This yoga is evaluated as rich and abundant in knowledge and experience. Anyone with a little bit of training can practice Raja yoga. This yoga helps one practice the other yogas with effortlessness.
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Famous quotes from The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
- The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear. -Deepak Chopra
- The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called ‘the present’. -Deepak Chopra
- At the moment you consciously make a choice, pay attention to your body and ask your body, “If I make this choice, what happens?” If your body sends a message of comfort, that’s the right choice. If your body sends a message of discomfort, then it’s not the appropriate choice. -Deepak Chopra
- Attachment to money will always create insecurity no matter how much money you have in the bank. -Deepak Chopra
- Begin by asking yourself, “What message is the universe giving me? What can I learn from this experience, and how can I make it useful to my fellow human beings? -Deepak Chopra
- Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. -Deepak Chopra
- But first, become aware of the choices that you are making in every moment. The more you become aware of your choices, the more you will make choices that are spontaneously correct — both for you and for those around you. -Deepak Chopra
- I will release this list of my desires and surrender it to the womb of creation, trusting that when things don’t seem to go my way, there is a reason, and that the cosmic plan has designs for me much grander than even those that I have conceived. -Deepak Chopra
- I want to know God’s thoughts … the rest are details. -Deepak Chopra
- Least effort is expended when our actions are motivated by love, because nature is held together by the energy of love. -Deepak Chopra
- Witness the choices you make in every moment. The best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present. -Deepak Chopra
- If you want to transform your karma to a more desirable experience, look for the seed of opportunity within every adversity, and tie that seed of opportunity to your dharma, or purpose in life. This will enable you to convert the adversity into a benefit, and transform the karma into a new expression. -Deepak Chopra
- When you struggle against this moment, you’re actually struggling against the entire universe. -Deepak Chopra
- Consciously put your attention in the heart and ask your heart what to do -Deepak Chopra
- You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday. -Deepak Chopra
- Success in life could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals. -Deepak Chopra
- Every action is a karmic episode because action generates memory, memory generates desire, and desire generates action again. As you become conscious of these seeds of manifestation, you become a conscious choice maker, and the actions you generate will be evolutionary. -Deepak Chopra
- Whenever you make a choice, ask yourself two questions: “What are the consequences of this choice?” and “Will this choice bring happiness to me and to those who are affected by this choice? -Deepak Chopra
- Instead of thinking outside the box,Get rid of the box -Deepak Chopra
- This law is based on the fact that we are, in our essential state, pure consciousness. Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all possibilities and infinite creativity. Pure consciousness is our spiritual essence -Deepak Chopra
- The more you give, the more you will receive, because you will keep the abundance of the universe circulating in your life. In fact, anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given.” -Deepak Chopra
- Nature’s intelligence functions effortlessly, frictionlessly, spontaneously. It is non-linear; it is intuitive, holistic, and nourishing. And when you are in harmony with nature, when you are established in the knowledge of your true self, you can make use of the Law of Least Effort. -Deepak Chopra
- Intention is the real power behind desire. Intent alone is very powerful, because intent is desire without attachment to the outcome -Deepak Chopra
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- Lesson 1. The Four Yogas.
- Lesson 2. What Yoga Actually Does?
- Lesson 3. Karma in Yoga.
- Lesson 4. Prana in Yoga.
- Lesson 5. Breathing exercises.
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In the summary of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success book, there are 5 key lessons. These lessons include:
- Lesson 1. The Four Yogas.
- Lesson 2. What Yoga Actually Does?
- Lesson 3. Karma in Yoga.
- Lesson 4. Prana in Yoga.
- Lesson 5. Breathing exercises.