Super Soul Special: Deepak Chopra: Meditation 101

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🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Original Air Date: August 10, 2017 What is the best time of day to meditate? How much time should you meditate each day? What is a mantra? Listen as renowned spiritual pioneer Deepak Chopra demystifies meditation and answers the most frequently asked questions. Oprah has known Deepak for 25 years, and she says he has “inspired her to lead a more conscious life.”

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of the most
0:07.8	valuable gifts you can give yourself is time. Taking time to be more fully present. Your journey
0:16.5	to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.
0:24.5	Deepak Chopra says he's meditated every day for the past 40 years.
0:31.2	He began this spiritual practice while a student in medical school to relieve stress
0:36.0	and kick his pack a day smoking habit.
0:39.0	The effects of meditation on Deepak's life were so profound, it became a cornerstone of his
0:45.0	teachings.
0:46.1	Well, you're the only person I know who's as busy and busier than I. You're hard guy to get in this chair.
0:52.9	My body is busy. I'm not.
0:55.0	I love that.
0:57.0	I stay home. My body travels.
1:00.0	Really?
1:01.0	When we met in India, one of the things that you say,
1:04.0	there's not been a day when you haven't meditated?
1:06.0	In 40 years.
1:08.0	40 years. Wow. Not a day.
1:10.0	Not a day. Not a day.
1:11.1	This is a great opportunity for us to demystify meditation.
1:16.3	So we're going to do meditation 101.
1:18.6	Let's start with the basics.
1:19.8	How do you define meditation?
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