BSP 169: Abundance by Deepak Chopra

Dr. Deepak Chopra, author of Abundance: The Inner Path to
Wealth, sits down with host, Taryn Winter Brill to talk about
his latest book which is about the seven levels of fulfillment,
money being one of them. The “wealth” described involves material,
emotional, spiritual, and relationship wealth and the combination
of all areas is what creates a sense of well-being. Throughout the
book, there is a constant connection between wealth and yoga.
Chopra argues that yoga has four goals – money, pleasure, purpose,
and freedom, all of which also relate to money. As a long-time yoga
scholar, he says that if you connect with yourself, you have
infinite creativity, abundance, and are capable of finding
opportunities even in the midst of distress. Chopra says the book
took root in a Bob Marley lyric at the beginning of the pandemic,
“some people are so poor, all they have is money.” That resonated
with him and made him examine all the wealthy people he knew and
how many did not feel safe and secure in their current environment
despite having plenty of financial wealth. Money is the biggest
source of stress for most people because “they spend money they
haven’t earned, to buy things that they don’t need, to impress
people they don’t like.” Chopra explains how the key to wealth is
being in your ‘dharma’ – which stands for meaning, purpose, and
passion. He adds that people will know when they’re ‘on target’
when they get a PHD: Passion, Hunger, and Drive. During this
interview, the best-selling author also delves into the formula for
happiness, why “abundance is a state of awareness,” the two choices
we make every single day, and whether our personalities are shaped
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