God: A Story of Revelation

by Deepak Chopra

Overview

Deepak Chopra, whose extraordinary Enlightenment series includes the phenomenal New York Times bestsellers Buddha and Jesus, delivers the most powerful installment yet: God. In this beautiful and thought-provoking teaching novel—a Story of Revelation—one of the Western World’s acknowledged master teachers of Eastern philosophy and preeminent influencers in the realm of spirituality and religion reveals the evolving nature of God. Here is truth and enlightenment for the next generation of spiritual seekers; a book Deepak Chopra’s millions of fans worldwide have been waiting for.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062201584
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/25/2012
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Deepak Chopra, MD is the author of more than eighty books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers in both fiction and nonfiction categories.

Hometown:

La Jolla, California

Date of Birth:

October 22, 1946

Place of Birth:

New Delhi, India

Education:

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Table of Contents

Prologue 1

1 Job: "I Am the Lord Thy God" (Biblical Times) 5

2 Socrates: "Know Thyself" (470-399 BCE) 44

3 St. Paul: "I Am the Light of the World" (4 BCE-64 CE) 88

4 Shankara: "Life Is a Dream" (700-750) 124

5 Rumi: "Come with Me, My Beloved" (1207-73) 166

6 Julian of Norwich: "All Shall Be Well" (1342-1416) 207

7 Giordano Bruno: "Everything Is Light" (1548-1600) 243

8 Anne Hutchinson: "Spirit Is Perfect in Every Believer" (1591-1643) 279

9 Baal Shem Tov: "To Live Is to Serve God" (1700-1760) 313

10 Rabindranath Tagore: "I Am the Endless Mystery" (1861-1941) 348

Epilogue: "Are You There?" 393

What People are Saying About This

Huston Smith

“Deepak Chopra has successfully blended ancient Vedanta Philosophy with his unique perspective on modern science to provide a vast audience with solutions that meet many needs for our modern age.”

Arvind Sharma

“The line is usually drawn from God to revelation but by drawing it from revelation to God in this astonishing book, Deepak achieves two startling results.”

Leonard Mlodinow

“Through his compelling fictionalization, Deepak Chopra offers an intriguing exposition of the evolution of human theological thought. He should have called the book ‘A Brief History of God’!”

Harvey Cox

“Spiritual traditions manifest themselves most clearly in the living human beings who embody them. In this highly readable volume Deepak Chopra has told the engaging stories of a dozen of these exemplary figures. The result is both inspiring and richly enjoyable.”

Maya Angelou

Deepak Chopra, the spiritual sage, has exhibited immense ambition…His attempt to explain God makes my bones shiver. His success in defining that life-long mystery brings tears to my eyes and humbles me in gratitude. He has probed through the ages in order to write a book for the ages.

Editorial Reviews

Spiritual traditions manifest themselves most clearly in the living human beings who embody them. In this highly readable volume Deepak Chopra has told the engaging stories of a dozen of these exemplary figures. The result is both inspiring and richly enjoyable.

Harvey Cox

Deepak Chopra has successfully blended ancient Vedanta Philosophy with his unique perspective on modern science to provide a vast audience with solutions that meet many needs for our modern age.

Huston Smith

Through his compelling fictionalization, Deepak Chopra offers an intriguing exposition of the evolution of human theological thought. He should have called the book ‘A Brief History of God’!

Leonard Mlodinow

Blending fictional accounts of ten extraordinary people in history he respects with commentary on their lives and works, Chopra has created a medium for us to ponder the evolution of God.

Spirituality and Practice

The line is usually drawn from God to revelation but by drawing it from revelation to God in this astonishing book, Deepak achieves two startling results.

Arvind Sharma

Deepak Chopra, the spiritual sage, has exhibited immense ambition…His attempt to explain God makes my bones shiver. His success in defining that life-long mystery brings tears to my eyes and humbles me in gratitude. He has probed through the ages in order to write a book for the ages.

Maya Angelou

Deepak Chopra, the spiritual sage, has exhibited immense ambition…His attempt to explain God makes my bones shiver. His success in defining that life-long mystery brings tears to my eyes and humbles me in gratitude. He has probed through the ages in order to write a book for the ages. — Maya Angelou

“Deepak Chopra has successfully blended ancient Vedanta Philosophy with his unique perspective on modern science to provide a vast audience with solutions that meet many needs for our modern age.” — Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

“The line is usually drawn from God to revelation but by drawing it from revelation to God in this astonishing book, Deepak achieves two startling results.” — Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion, McGill University

“Spiritual traditions manifest themselves most clearly in the living human beings who embody them. In this highly readable volume Deepak Chopra has told the engaging stories of a dozen of these exemplary figures. The result is both inspiring and richly enjoyable.” — Harvey Cox, author of The Future of Faith

“Through his compelling fictionalization, Deepak Chopra offers an intriguing exposition of the evolution of human theological thought. He should have called the book ‘A Brief History of God’!” — Leonard Mlodinow, co-author (with Stephen Hawking) of The Grand Design and A Briefer History of Time

Blending fictional accounts of ten extraordinary people in history he respects with commentary on their lives and works, Chopra has created a medium for us to ponder the evolution of God. — Spirituality and Practice

From the Publisher

As part of his Enlightenment series, physician Deepak Chopra showcases the nature of God using 10 historical figures. Chopra recounts fictional stories about these important figures with clarity, fluidity, and simplicity that forefront how the depiction of God has changed throughout time. He presents his wisdom by incorporating the characteristics and belief systems of such crucial influences as Socrates and St. Paul. When Chopra’s detailed thought process is heard out loud, it becomes a clearer and more powerful way to challenge one’s views and beliefs. Spiritual seekers will appreciate the historical accounts and examples of change in the human consciousness of God. D.Z. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2013 - AudioFile

Billed as a "teaching novel," this book uses examples from the lives of mystics of diverse traditions to pose questions about the origins, significance and reach of consciousness. Chopra is the founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, Calif. He has written numerous books (Spiritual Solutions, 2012, etc.) and has had several titles on bestseller lists. Here, Chopra profiles 10 historical figures in an effort to better understand God: Job, Socrates, St. Paul, Shankara, Rumi, Julian of Norwich, Giordano Bruno, Anne Hutchinson, Baal Shem Tov and Rabindranath Tagore. Along the way, Chopra offers his reflections, which occasionally drift into homily. The central question Chopra raises in each "Revealing the Vision" section is: "[W]here did consciousness come from?" Not all of the figures profiled are well-known. Hutchinson, for example, was an early, radical Puritan; Bruno, a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rome in 1600. Of particular interest are the humorous, humble Baal Shem, the brilliant, witty Shankara and the visionary Julian, a man Chopra calls "the most touching figure in this book." This book will appeal to the spiritually minded.

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