Quotes From "Why Is God Laughing?: The Path To Joy And Spiritual Optimism" By Deepak Chopra

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When the pain of being the same becomes greater than the pain of being different, you change. Deepak Chopra
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How can you seek God if he's already here? It's like standing in the ocean and crying out, 'I want to get wet.' You want to get over the line to God. It turns out he was always there." Francisco's eyes began to gleam. "Grace comes to those who stop struggling. When it really sinks in that there's nothing you can do to find God, he suddenly appears. That's the deepest mystery, the only one that counts. Deepak Chopra
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God descends to earth like fresh spring rain, and at every level his grace is received differently. For some it feels like love, for others like salvation. It feels like safety and warmth at one level, like coming home at another. Deepak Chopra
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He (God) is right and always has been, because in reality God is only love. Deepak Chopra
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If you pay attention to those aspects of God that demonstrate love, truth, beauty, intelligence, order, and spiritual evolution, those aspects will begin to expand in your life. Bit by bit, like a mosaic, disparate fragments of grace will merge to form a complete picture. Eventually this picture will replace the ore threatening one you have carried around inside you since infancy. Deepak Chopra
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Commit yourself to the possibility that everything you see around you is far less real than God. You want to see the truth "with all your heart, with all you soul, and with all your mind, " as Jesus says. This is actually a commitment to joy. Deepak Chopra