Summary and Reviews of How To Know God by Deepak Chopra M.D.

How To Know God by Deepak Chopra M.D.

How To Know God

The Soul's Journey Into The Mystery of Mysteries

by Deepak Chopra M.D.
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  • First Published:
  • Feb 1, 2000, 320 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Feb 2001, 336 pages
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Deepak Chopra's writing at its very best, an internationally celebrated blend of philosophy and science applied to the greatest subject of all.

You don't have to believe in God in order to experience God.
-- Deepak Chopra

The best-selling author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success has written his most ambitious and important work yet -- an exploration of the idea that everyone can have the direct experience of divinity. According to Chopra, the brain is hardwired to know God. The human nervous system has seven biological responses that correspond to seven levels of divine experience. These are shaped not by any one religion (they are shared by all), but by the brain's need to take an infinite, chaotic universe and find meaning in it. As we make sense of the swirling "quantum soup," we inevitably find the face of God. In this remarkable book Chopra shows us how. And along the way we delve into such mysteries as religious awakening, ecstasy, genius, telepathy, multiple personality, and clairvoyance -- all parts of the "mind field" that quantum physics discovered almost a hundred years ago. This invisible place, although it appears to be an empty void, is actually the womb of creation. Here God is our co-creator in the constant process of self-creation that is life itself. As we come to know God better, we gain direct access to healing, love, and miracles. How to Know God is Deepak Chopra's writing at its very best, an internationally celebrated blend of philosophy and science applied to the greatest subject of all. This is the quest each of us is on, whether we realize it or not. For, as Chopra writes, "God is our highest instinct to know ourselves." This book makes a dramatic and enduring contribution to that knowledge.

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Author Blurb Andrew Weil, M.D.
How to Know God is a profound and accessible exploration of the experience of God, including an understanding of it in biological and scientific terms. It is both fascinating and uplifting.

Author Blurb Candace Pert, Ph.D., research professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Deepak Chopra has really done it this time -- a brilliant, scholarly yet lyrical synthesis of neuroscience, quantum physics, personal reminiscence, and Eastern, Western, and spiritual thinking.

Author Blurb Ken Wilber, author of Integral Psychology
This book, which unfolds the knowledge of God-consciousness, is at once a map of Spirit and a map of your own deepest Self.

Author Blurb Larry King, host of Larry King Live, CNN
One of the best books ever written about a subject that more people think about than anything else.

Author Blurb Marianne Williamson, author of Return to Love
Just when I think he can't go any deeper, he does.

Author Blurb Robert Thurman, Ph.D., professor of religion, Columbia University
The most important book about God for our times. This book is a magical stairway to ascend to a life-changing experience of the sacred.

Author Blurb The Dalai Lama
I congratulate Dr. Deepak Chopra for this wonderful book, reaching out to many, many readers, on the subject of spirituality but with a scientific approach.

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