Deepak Chopra

In your brain, there's no photo of this in your brain.

Now is not in space-time. So even when people say now is the present moment, that's misleading. Because the present moment is in time and in space-time. It's actually happening in a presence that's outside of space-time. So this experience, even though it appears to be here, is actually being processed outside of space-time. Every experience.

Now is not in space-time. So even when people say now is the present moment, that's misleading. Because the present moment is in time and in space-time. It's actually happening in a presence that's outside of space-time. So this experience, even though it appears to be here, is actually being processed outside of space-time. Every experience.

Now is not in space-time. So even when people say now is the present moment, that's misleading. Because the present moment is in time and in space-time. It's actually happening in a presence that's outside of space-time. So this experience, even though it appears to be here, is actually being processed outside of space-time. Every experience.

This experience of this jar, of this body, of this hand, of this sound, is happening outside of space-time. And that is incomprehensible.

This experience of this jar, of this body, of this hand, of this sound, is happening outside of space-time. And that is incomprehensible.

This experience of this jar, of this body, of this hand, of this sound, is happening outside of space-time. And that is incomprehensible.

is also an experience in consciousness. You see, when you say there are neural correlates, you're looking at them on a CAT scan or whatever technology, but that experience is happening in consciousness. So when people say science of consciousness, that's also misleading. There's no science of consciousness. Science is an activity in consciousness.

is also an experience in consciousness. You see, when you say there are neural correlates, you're looking at them on a CAT scan or whatever technology, but that experience is happening in consciousness. So when people say science of consciousness, that's also misleading. There's no science of consciousness. Science is an activity in consciousness.

is also an experience in consciousness. You see, when you say there are neural correlates, you're looking at them on a CAT scan or whatever technology, but that experience is happening in consciousness. So when people say science of consciousness, that's also misleading. There's no science of consciousness. Science is an activity in consciousness.

So science is a methodology in consciousness, and so is philosophy, so is religion, so is any system of thought. And here is something that is really very important for spiritual seekers is that it doesn't matter what you're reading, the Upanishads or the Rig Veda or, you know, Ramana Maharishi or Deepak Chopra or whoever, that's not going to give you any realization.

So science is a methodology in consciousness, and so is philosophy, so is religion, so is any system of thought. And here is something that is really very important for spiritual seekers is that it doesn't matter what you're reading, the Upanishads or the Rig Veda or, you know, Ramana Maharishi or Deepak Chopra or whoever, that's not going to give you any realization.

So science is a methodology in consciousness, and so is philosophy, so is religion, so is any system of thought. And here is something that is really very important for spiritual seekers is that it doesn't matter what you're reading, the Upanishads or the Rig Veda or, you know, Ramana Maharishi or Deepak Chopra or whoever, that's not going to give you any realization.

No system of thought is going to give you realization. No system. Religion, philosophy, science. Because they're systems of thought conceived in consciousness. So only direct experience can give you access to reality. Not religion, not philosophy, not science.

No system of thought is going to give you realization. No system. Religion, philosophy, science. Because they're systems of thought conceived in consciousness. So only direct experience can give you access to reality. Not religion, not philosophy, not science.

No system of thought is going to give you realization. No system. Religion, philosophy, science. Because they're systems of thought conceived in consciousness. So only direct experience can give you access to reality. Not religion, not philosophy, not science.

It's really important what you're saying because especially for spiritual seekers, those that study through philosophy, science, religion... It's good in the beginning because you see that people have wondered about these things and they've come to conclusions, but their conclusions will not help you. They might point the way, like a map, you know, so... Yeah, and there are many maps.

It's really important what you're saying because especially for spiritual seekers, those that study through philosophy, science, religion... It's good in the beginning because you see that people have wondered about these things and they've come to conclusions, but their conclusions will not help you. They might point the way, like a map, you know, so... Yeah, and there are many maps.

It's really important what you're saying because especially for spiritual seekers, those that study through philosophy, science, religion... It's good in the beginning because you see that people have wondered about these things and they've come to conclusions, but their conclusions will not help you. They might point the way, like a map, you know, so... Yeah, and there are many maps.

You know, if I want to go from New York to Boston, I can take a train, I can take the road, I can take a steamship, I can take a helicopter, I can take an airplane. But those are all maps. You have to experience the territory.