Deepak Chopra Quotes

Basically, my problem was attributed to stress more than anything. I don't know what that does and I guess doctors can tell you that there's chemicals that build up in your system when you go through a lot of stress and constant stress.

The more you worry, the more you throw off the delicate balance of hormones required for health.

Our mental state fuels our emotions, and our bodies reflect those emotions.

When the heart is dry the eye is dry.

When you're having a bad day at work, a lot of times it's your head. When you're having good days, a lot of times it's the absence of the mind.

I think, after about a week in, I started to get really down. I would feel better when I would eat.

Often, we ignore the fact that our spiritual condition and psychological state of mind are highly affected by what is happening to us physically. Sometimes depression is simply the result of exhaustion.

I'm not tortured and neurasthenic - I'm really not.

Sometimes I catch myself stooping, and whenever I am like that, I am sure something is not quite right.

Adrenaline is so strong that none of us understand it.

I am a very neurotic person all the time.

Chemically, if you are not happy, your body will not look or be happy.

If you're stressed out by someone, or if something is dragging you down, it will show on your skin.

The pancreas releases insulin to make you ready for fight or flight when you're scared. So if you don't fight or flight - if you stay onstage, telling jokes - then your body stores more fat in your tummy which makes you insulin resistant. All comedians have fat bellies, even if they exercise.

I think if you're stressed, it shows in every part of you; how you carry yourself, which then affects your pose, how you hold your face, which then makes you look stressed and so nothing looks relaxed.

As long as my brain and heart are working, I'm good.

Some people feel pressure; some people don't.

If you're running around with a negative attitude all the time, you're going to feel down; you're going to have negative results.

I get nervous when I don't get nervous.

Sometimes we complain without thinking much of it, but the frightening thing about complaining is that every time we do, a cloud descends over our heart, and our hope, appreciation and joy gradually wane.

People always like to hear that they're under stress, makes them feel better. You can imagine what they'd feel if they were told they weren't under stress.

Aloneness is a state of being, whereas loneliness is a state of feeling. It's like the difference between being broke and being poor.

Panic was the worst thing. When you panicked, you couldn't see possibilities. Then came despair.

Stress means there is something wrong, and you are not aligned with life.

I argued that physical discomfort is important only when the mood is wrong. Then you fasten on to whatever thing is uncomfortable and call that the cause. But if the mood is right, then physical discomfort doesn't mean much.