Deepak Chopra statement

[Guest guest]

Below is a statement by Deepak Chopra forwarded to me by my sister.

 

Jill

 

 

Years ago I saw, for an instant, that we should be judged by the quality of

our questions, not our answers. So much of our world is attempting to

answer...and so few are raising the right questions. Deepak Chopra, who is

scheduled to be in Muskegon on December 2, 2001, was to speak in Detroit on

9.11.01 Here is his response, which is being forwarded to you for your

wonderment. As for me, I am trying to remember the basic wisdom of all

the great religions of the world, which is that the life I wish to

experience, is the life I must create for others. You are a blessing, Andy

 

FROM DEEPAK CHOPRA

"As fate would have it, I was leaving New York

on a jet flight that took off 45 minutes

before the unthinkable happened. By the time

we landed in Detroit, chaos had broken out.

When I grasped the fact that American security

had broken down so tragically, I couldn't

respond at first.

 

My wife and son were also in the air on

separate flights, one to Los Angeles, one to

San Diego. My body went absolutely rigid with

fear. All I could think about was their safety,

and it took several hours before I found out

that their flights had been diverted and both

were safe.

 

Strangely, when the good news came, my body

still felt that it had been hit by a truck. Of

its own accord it seemed to feel a far greater

trauma that reached out to the thousands who

would not survive and the tens of thousands who

would survive only to live through months and

years of hell.

 

And I asked myself, Why didn't I feel this way

last week? Why didn't my body go stiff during

the bombing of Iraq or Bosnia? Around the world

my horror and worry are experienced every day.

Mothers weep over horrendous loss, civilians

are bombed mercilessly, refugees are ripped

from any sense of home or homeland. Why did I

not feel their anguish enough to call a halt to

it?

 

As we hear the calls for tightened American

security and a fierce military response to

terrorism, it is obvious that none of us has

any answers.

 

However, we feel compelled to ask some

questions. Everything has a cause, so we have

to ask, What was the root cause of this evil?

We must find out not superficially but at the

deepest level. There is no doubt that such evil

is alive all around the world and is even

celebrated.

 

Does this evil grow from the suffering and

anguish felt by people we don't know and

therefore ignore? Have they lived in this

condition for a long time?

 

One assumes that whoever did this attack feels

implacable hatred for America. Why were we

selected to be the focus of suffering around

the world?

 

All this hatred and anguish seems to have

religion at its basis. Isn't something

terribly wrong when jihads and wars develop in

the name of God? Isn't God invoked with hatred

in Ireland, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Israel,

Palestine, and even among the intolerant sects

of America?

 

Can any military response make the slightest

difference in the underlying cause? Is there not

a deep wound at the heart of humanity?

 

If there is a deep wound, doesn't it affect

everyone? When generations of suffering respond

with bombs, suicidal attacks, and biological

warfare, who first developed these weapons? Who

sells them? Who gave birth to the satanic

technologies now being turned against us?

 

If all of us are wounded, will revenge work?

Will punishment in any form toward anyone solve

the wound or aggravate it? Will an eye for an

eye, a tooth for a tooth, and limb for a limb,

leave us all blind, toothless and crippled?

 

Tribal warfare has been going on for two

thousand years and has now been magnified

globally. Can tribal warfare be brought to an

end? Is patriotism and nationalism even

relevant anymore, or is this another form of

tribalism?

 

What are you and I as persons going to do about

what is happening? Can we afford to let the

deeper wound fester any longer?

 

Everyone is calling this an attack on America,

but is it not a rift in our collective soul?

Isn't this an attack on civilization from

without that is also from within?

 

When we have secured our safety once more and

cared for the wounded, after the period of shock

and mourning is over, it will be time for soul

searching. I only hope that these questions are

confronted with the deepest spiritual intent.

 

None of us will feel safe again behind the

shield of military might and stockpiled arsenals.

There can be no safety until the root cause is

faced. In this moment of shock I don't think

anyone of us has the answers.

 

It is imperative that we pray and offer solace

and help to each other. But if you and I are

having a single thought of violence or hatred

against anyone in the world at this moment, we

are contributing to the wounding of the world."

-- Deepak Chopra

[Guest guest]

well, I would say that it would also be a very compassionate action,

if Mr. Chopra

would also lower the price for the mantra 'amrit'

from $700

(seven hundred dollars) to a bit less...

perhaps he can dilute the 'nectar' a bit ..

 

& the 'religions of the world' and their 'holy books', which you

respectfully consult, have been and ARE! the tools

of 'holy' Butchery, throughout millenia..

we love to play double games.. talk of peace/love and at same time

sow seeds of conflict..

we're so gullible,.. and our spiritual mouths start to water at the

smallest sweet and religious-sounding and good-willed&sentimental

verbalizations..

we'll never learn..

 

obviously

 

that's why, we cannot find out, what's cheap garbage and what is not.

 

 

 

 

, "Jill Eggers" <eggersj@g...> wrote:

> Below is a statement by Deepak Chopra forwarded to me by my

sister.

>

> Jill

>

>

> Years ago I saw, for an instant, that we should be judged by the

quality of

> our questions, not our answers. So much of our world is attempting

to

> answer...and so few are raising the right questions. Deepak

Chopra, who is

> scheduled to be in Muskegon on December 2, 2001, was to speak in

Detroit on

> 9.11.01 Here is his response, which is being forwarded to you for

your

> wonderment. As for me, I am trying to remember the basic wisdom

of all

> the great religions of the world, which is that the life I wish to

> experience, is the life I must create for others. You are a

blessing, Andy

>

> FROM DEEPAK CHOPRA

> "As fate would have it, I was leaving New York

> on a jet flight that took off 45 minutes

> before the unthinkable happened. By the time

> we landed in Detroit, chaos had broken out.

> When I grasped the fact that American security

> had broken down so tragically, I couldn't

> respond at first.

>

> My wife and son were also in the air on

> separate flights, one to Los Angeles, one to

> San Diego. My body went absolutely rigid with

> fear. All I could think about was their safety,

> and it took several hours before I found out

> that their flights had been diverted and both

> were safe.

>

> Strangely, when the good news came, my body

> still felt that it had been hit by a truck. Of

> its own accord it seemed to feel a far greater

> trauma that reached out to the thousands who

> would not survive and the tens of thousands who

> would survive only to live through months and

> years of hell.

>

> And I asked myself, Why didn't I feel this way

> last week? Why didn't my body go stiff during

> the bombing of Iraq or Bosnia? Around the world

> my horror and worry are experienced every day.

> Mothers weep over horrendous loss, civilians

> are bombed mercilessly, refugees are ripped

> from any sense of home or homeland. Why did I

> not feel their anguish enough to call a halt to

> it?

>

> As we hear the calls for tightened American

> security and a fierce military response to

> terrorism, it is obvious that none of us has

> any answers.

>

> However, we feel compelled to ask some

> questions. Everything has a cause, so we have

> to ask, What was the root cause of this evil?

> We must find out not superficially but at the

> deepest level. There is no doubt that such evil

> is alive all around the world and is even

> celebrated.

>

> Does this evil grow from the suffering and

> anguish felt by people we don't know and

> therefore ignore? Have they lived in this

> condition for a long time?

>

> One assumes that whoever did this attack feels

> implacable hatred for America. Why were we

> selected to be the focus of suffering around

> the world?

>

> All this hatred and anguish seems to have

> religion at its basis. Isn't something

> terribly wrong when jihads and wars develop in

> the name of God? Isn't God invoked with hatred

> in Ireland, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Israel,

> Palestine, and even among the intolerant sects

> of America?

>

> Can any military response make the slightest

> difference in the underlying cause? Is there not

> a deep wound at the heart of humanity?

>

> If there is a deep wound, doesn't it affect

> everyone? When generations of suffering respond

> with bombs, suicidal attacks, and biological

> warfare, who first developed these weapons? Who

> sells them? Who gave birth to the satanic

> technologies now being turned against us?

>

> If all of us are wounded, will revenge work?

> Will punishment in any form toward anyone solve

> the wound or aggravate it? Will an eye for an

> eye, a tooth for a tooth, and limb for a limb,

> leave us all blind, toothless and crippled?

>

> Tribal warfare has been going on for two

> thousand years and has now been magnified

> globally. Can tribal warfare be brought to an

> end? Is patriotism and nationalism even

> relevant anymore, or is this another form of

> tribalism?

>

> What are you and I as persons going to do about

> what is happening? Can we afford to let the

> deeper wound fester any longer?

>

> Everyone is calling this an attack on America,

> but is it not a rift in our collective soul?

> Isn't this an attack on civilization from

> without that is also from within?

>

> When we have secured our safety once more and

> cared for the wounded, after the period of shock

> and mourning is over, it will be time for soul

> searching. I only hope that these questions are

> confronted with the deepest spiritual intent.

>

> None of us will feel safe again behind the

> shield of military might and stockpiled arsenals.

> There can be no safety until the root cause is

> faced. In this moment of shock I don't think

> anyone of us has the answers.

>

> It is imperative that we pray and offer solace

> and help to each other. But if you and I are

> having a single thought of violence or hatred

> against anyone in the world at this moment, we

> are contributing to the wounding of the world."

> -- Deepak Chopra