Summary Of The Book Deepak Chopra writes this very relevant self-help book that is primed to explain to readers the ways to attain success. He focuses on showing them an alternate path that is more considerate to the human spirit engaging the philosophies in Hinduism and spiritualism. According to Chopra, the deepest desires can be fulfilled by following the laws of nature and the excavation of this premise is the book’s triumph.
According to Chopra, a seed naturally unfolds into a tree through nature’s bidding and doesn’t struggle in its efforts. The same corollary should therefore hold for man and he seeks out exercises and techniques that are to lend some form of spiritual connection with the inner self so as to increase productivity and reach the full potential locked within his readers.
The seven principles are all discussed in this book and they all follow in the tenets of seven laws. The seven laws begin with the Law of Pure Potentiality where he seeks out silence for his readers. Then he expounds the Law of Giving, wherein he asks the readers to exchange gifts, after which he describes the Law of Karma. Both these chapters concentrate on the people surrounding us and seek out positive remuneration.
He then explains the Law of Least Effort where acceptance is the mainstay of his argument. After discussing the Law of Intention and Desire where readers are encouraged to tailor their desires into a list, he moves on to the Law of Detachment. Here, he eloquently lays out the premise of uncertainty in the path to success and freedom. He ends his seven spiritual lessons with the Law of Dharma where he tells us to discover our talents, and make best use of those talents to serve others.
Drawing from the concepts engaged in Hinduism and other spiritual doctrines, Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success: A Pocket Guide To Fulfilling Your Dreams found a wide readership upon publication in 1994. It has sold more than 3 million copies and has been a New York Times bestseller.
About Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra is an American physician, New Age guru and alternative medicine practitioner of Indian origins. His other books include Peace Is the Way, The Book of Secrets, The War Of The Worldviews, Super Brain and Spiritual Solutions.
He was born in New Delhi and graduated from AIIMS. He went abroad and taught medicine at the Tufts, Harvard and Boston University medical schools. He then became Chief of Staff at NEMH, Massachusetts before starting his private practice. He founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing and the Chopra Foundation following his initiation into alternate medicine. He has been honored with the Oceana Award, the Humanitarian Starlite Award and the GOI Peace Award in 2010. Chopra has written more than 70 books in the self help category. 21 of them have been bestsellers and his books have been translated in over 35 languages. His book, The Soul of Leadership went on become one of the best business books of 2011 by the Wall Street Journal. He has sold over 20 million books worldwide.