But even in medical school, there were signs of his destiny. The son of a prominent cardiologist in India, Chopra had taught at Tufts University and Boston University Schools of Medicine and was the chief of staff at the New York Memorial Hospital. Deepak Chopra, the pioneer of alternative medicine.” Chopra’s latest is a book titled How to Know God: The Soul’s Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries, which reflects this modern-day mystic’s own journey.Īs I interviewed him for this article, it was hard to believe that this promoter of the Vedanta was once a physician practicing Western medicine. According to Chopra’s web site, during his recent India visit, US President Bill Clinton said in one speech, “My country has been enriched by the contributions of more than a million Indian Americans, which includes Dr. Deepak Chopra is probably the most famous Indian living in the West, and just about everyone knows of the High Priest of Health and Happiness whose tapes, books and seminars have wrought a multimillion-dollar empire–estimated in a 1997 Newsweek article to bring in us$15 million a year.
But is he the Wise Man from the East or just a savvy communicator who’s capitalized on the West’s fascination with Indian spirituality? Dr. He’s the vedantic sage who’s a mouse click away (com).
