Conversas Com o Meu Pai

by Deepak Chopra, Gotam Chopra

Overview

Imaginem que o vosso pai é médico, cientista, e um dos mais famosos mestres espirituais do mundo. Agora imaginem esse homem rigoroso, preocupado com as grandes questões da humanidade, a ser confrontado em casa com um cão travesso, trapalhão, e pouco dado à inteligência... Conversas Com o Meu Pai revela-nos a intimidade de uma família peculiar. Deepak Chopra, um dos mais conhecidos mestres espirituais do mundo, nunca foi um pai vulgar, e desde cedo começou a querer transmitir aos filhos os seus ensinamentos. O mais velho, Gotham Chopra, pouco se interessava pelos ensinamentos do pai - e o que queria era ter um cão. Anos mais tarde, quando a mãe vai para a Índia numa longa viagem, pai e filho reencontram-se. E todos os dias, ao passearem a cadela Cleo, falam sobre o passado, a família, a procura da felicidade. Desses longos passeios e conversas nasce este livro, uma evocação terna e tocante do que é viver na família de um guru mundialmente famoso. E de como um tão reputado mestre pode aprender tanto com uma rafeira chamada Cleo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789892311906
Publisher:	LUA DE PAPEL
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Sold by:	Grupos Editorial Leya
Format:	eBook
File size:	423 KB
Language:	Portuguese

About the Author

The practice of holistic and mind-body medicine has long been a controversial subject among medical professionals. Some view it as a healthy and natural alternative to chemical pharmaceuticals. Others see it as a system of placebos and new-age chicanery. No matter where one stands on this issue, there is no denying the influence that mind, body, and spirit practitioner Deepak Chopra has had on the world of medicine.

Chopra's bestselling books on a variety of topics have been translated into 35 languages. His lectures, seminars, and learning materials are immensely popular, as are his television specials for PBS. In addition, he has founded his own medical center called the Chopra Center for Well Being and has won fans amongst celebrities ranging from Prince Charles to Mikhail Gorbachev to Demi Moore to David Lynch. When financier/philanthropist Michael Milken was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he claimed that Chopra's holistic methods shrunk his lymph nodes by 90%.

Chopra's interest in alternative medicine initially grew out of concern for his own health. After moving from India to set up a practice medicine in Boston some 25 years ago, Chopra succumbed to many of the stresses that plague medical professionals. As a result, he guzzled coffee, chain-smoked, and drank heavily. Once he began studying eastern philosophies by way of Krishnamurti and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, he became aware of medical practices outside of the sometimes limited western perspective. This awakening changed his life.

While Chopra is viewed as a major proponent of the role of Eastern philosophies in healing, he does not reject western medicine. In fact, what makes his approach so unique is the way he incorporates the best aspects of western medical research into his theories. This amalgamation of medical philosophies is at the root of self-help volumes like Restful Sleep, Perfect Weight, and Boundless Energy. Elsewhere, Chopra has addressed such diverse issues as reversing the aging process (Ageless Body, Timeless Mind), perfecting personal relationships (The Path to Love), and achieving capitalist goals via Eastern philosophies (The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success).

Chopra has also become concerned with the causes of war and violence and the principles of Eastern religions, especially Buddhism, and his books on these subjects have garnered praise from such major international figures as the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Boutros-Boutros Ghali. Consequently, Chopra continues to play a significant role in world health and world politics in spite of detractors and skeptics. With an immense body of work behind him and more volumes of wisdom sure to follow, he continues to preach the simple philosophy he is certain is the key to understanding ourselves, mentally and physically: "We're not human beings that have occasional spiritual experiences, it's the other way around: we're spiritual beings that have occasional human experiences."

Hometown:

La Jolla, California

Date of Birth:

October 22, 1946

Place of Birth:

New Delhi, India

Education:

All India Institute of Medical Sciences