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Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old
by Deepak Chopra
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Harmony (1993-06-15)
ISBN: 0517592576
EAN: 9780517592571
Dewy Decimal #: 612.68
Hardcover: 342 pages
Edition: 1
Release Date: 1993-06-15
SKU: 13952
Condition: Used: Very Good Firs
Comments: book in good condition.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
There is nothing inevitable about aging--that is the inspiring message from Dr. Deepak Chopra. "Once again Dr. Chopra presents us with information that can help us live long, healthy lives. For all those interested in a long, full life, this book is a valuable resource."--Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine and Miracles Over 1.5 million copies sold. National bestseller. Line drawings.
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Customer Reviews
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Kudos to Chopra for a Courageous Thesis
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-10-02
Chopra's "Ageless Body, Timeless Mind" is a truly courageous thesis. How well he manages to argue it is a different matter... After all, Chopra dared to take on the most fundamental axiom of humankind - that of mortality!
Page 53: "Inside everyone lies the hidden conviction "I must age, which operates so powerfully on us that our bodies conform to it." Citing the Indian sage, Shankara, he continues: "People grow old and die because they see others grow old and die." Chopra summarizes: the inevitability of aging is an artifact of cultural conditioning. This is the problem that he sets out to solve.
A gutsy proposition! Kudos to Chopra for this early 1990s effort. What's the relevance of the timeline? The early 90s were the time that the quantum physics was riding the high of its popularization. Chopra's arguments - taken in their scientifically historical context - are an eloquent intertwine of the Quantum Physics and the Buddhist doctrine of Sunyata (emptiness). He mounts an eloquent, encyclopedic-in-its-breadth argument, in a clear and engaging matter. In my reading of this argument, he redefines mind as a distributed neuronal network - mind isn't just brain, it is wherever the nerves are, and thus no province of body is potentially outside of the central command of mindful intention and awareness. He posits that whatever is withing the field of awareness is within conscious control and proposes a curriculum of awareness-building.
What a valiant, triumphant, daring dissertation on the mind-over-body possibilities!
The courage of this effort is in self-exposure: Chopra now has to become the Houdini that escapes time... What a mandate!
Regardless of what you think of Chopra's thesis at a glance, I encourage you to read the book. It's a great overview of mind-body research, of the interplay of physics/immunity/psychology, an inspiring big-picture, a poignant exploration of our entrappment in our cultural conditioning (even if age happens to be an exception to it).
The book has many a great line. "The effect of conditioning is always the same: choice becomes restricted." "To stimulate one cell is to stimulate all." "What is outside our awareness cannot be controlled." "Any appearance of separation is only the product of the limitation of our senses." "The dance is forever and the dance is you."
Medicine, psychology, poetry, epistemology, East-West synthesis!
Nice invigorating read but don't cancel your health insurance just yet.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.
Author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time" (New Harbinger, Nov. 2008)
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Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-12-30
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Some very interesting information and concepts in this book, however, I did not close this book feeling more enlightened that before reading the book. If you have a strong religous background, you probably know most of the concepts in this book although you may increase your terminology on subjects such as quantum healing and ayurveda. The book is good for anyone who wants has a negative view of aging and wants to improve the quality of their life as they age.
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New-age recycling.
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-12-11
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
How should I put it?
Take care of yourself.
Your body might last a bit longer.
Your mind might last a bit longer.
Does it have to be presented as mystical ancient knowledge?
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Bought This Book for My Father
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-07-23
I bought this book for my 82 year old Father after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
He told me the book was one of the best he had ever read. My father was a highly educated, intelligent man that gained inspiration from this book. I am grateful to Mr. Chopra for this.
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Light, airy, positive but not profound
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-05-08
If you believe in kharma, this book will help you create good kharma. If you don't believe in kharma, it's basically a book on how to create harmony in your life and exist in a positive way. Hence, three stars. If you want a light positive read, and some helpful advice on how to conduct your life in a positive way, try it. If you want something profound, this isn't it.
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