The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success – A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams is a 1994 self-help

Self-help

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, pocket-sized book from author and physician

Physician

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 Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...

, freely inspired in Hinduist

Hinduism

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 and spiritualistic

Spiritualism

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 concepts, which preaches the idea that personal success is not the outcome of hard work, precise plans or a driving ambition

Ambition

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, but rather of understanding our basic nature

Human nature

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 as human beings

Human

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 and how to follow the laws of nature

Nature

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. According to the book, when we comprehend and apply these laws in our lives, everything we want can be created, “because the same laws that nature uses to create a forest

Forest

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, a star

Star

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, or a human body

Human body

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 can also bring about the fulfillment of our deepest desires

Desire (emotion)

Desire is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome. Desire is the fire that sets action aflame. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as "craving" or "hankering". When a person desires something or someone, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment or the...

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• The Law of Pure Potentiality

Take time to be silent, to just BE. Meditate for 30 minutes twice a day. Silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. Practice non-judgment.

• The Law of Giving

Today, bring whoever you encounter a gift: a compliment or flower. Gratefully receive gifts. Keep wealth circulating by giving and receiving care, affection, appreciation and love.

• The Law of Karma

Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind. Choosing actions that bring happiness and success to others ensures the flow of happiness and success to you.

• The Law of Least Effort

Accept people, situations, and events as they occur. Take responsibility for your situation and for all events seen as problems. Relinquish the need to defend your point of view.

• The Law of Intention and Desire

Inherent in every intention and desire is the mechanics for its fulfillment. Make a list of desires. Trust that when things don’t seem to go your way, there is a reason.

• The Law of Detachment

Allow yourself and others the freedom to be who they are. Do not force solutions—allow solutions to spontaneously emerge. Uncertainty is essential, and your path to freedom.

• The Law of Dharma

Seek your higher Self. Discover your unique talents. Ask yourself how you are best suited to serve humanity. Using your unique talents and serving others brings unlimited bliss and abundance.
The book has sold 1.5 million copies in the United States

United States

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 alone and about 3 million abroad, and appeared in the top 10 list of New York Times.

External links

• The Chopra Center – The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (Official site)
• Excerpts from The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra (summarizes the concepts of the book)