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Awakening: The Path to Freedom and Enlightenment
Are you sleepwalking through life?
New York Times
bestselling author Deepak Chopra offers an accessible, powerful guide to personal transformation so you can unlock the power of awakened consciousness and grasp your limitless potential.
In this groundbreaking guide to spiritual and personal wellness, Deepak Chopra unveils profound discoveries on how we can connect with our true self and construct a life free from fear. Building on decades of spiritual teachings, Chopra illustrates through enlightening sutras how to move from a state of simply surviving to leading an awakened life that unlocks the dormant potential within each of us. He also offers a Wellbeing Index by which we can track our progress on this journey towards awakening, helping increase intuition, access to insight, and a growing sense of ourselves as constantly changing beings which are part of a larger whole.
Awakening offers the power to free you from the limitations of ego into a life marked by inner and outer peace, purpose, and boundless possibility. Featuring mental exercises, meditations, and personal stories from his own spiritual journey, Chopra shakes us from the nightmare of a limited self, where worry and anxiety reign.
Chopra's Awakening not only invites you to embrace a new way of being—conscious reality—where miracles are everyday occurrences, but also offers visionary guidance to access the boundless potential of your soul, realized here and now. Ultimately, through the practices in Awakening, Chopra aims to propel all humanity toward an epoch of unprecedented transformation.
In this groundbreaking guide to spiritual and personal wellness, Deepak Chopra unveils profound discoveries on how we can connect with our true self and construct a life free from fear. Building on decades of spiritual teachings, Chopra illustrates through enlightening sutras how to move from a state of simply surviving to leading an awakened life that unlocks the dormant potential within each of us. He also offers a Wellbeing Index by which we can track our progress on this journey towards awakening, helping increase intuition, access to insight, and a growing sense of ourselves as constantly changing beings which are part of a larger whole.
Awakening offers the power to free you from the limitations of ego into a life marked by inner and outer peace, purpose, and boundless possibility. Featuring mental exercises, meditations, and personal stories from his own spiritual journey, Chopra shakes us from the nightmare of a limited self, where worry and anxiety reign.
Chopra's Awakening not only invites you to embrace a new way of being—conscious reality—where miracles are everyday occurrences, but also offers visionary guidance to access the boundless potential of your soul, realized here and now. Ultimately, through the practices in Awakening, Chopra aims to propel all humanity toward an epoch of unprecedented transformation.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published January 6, 2026
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About the author
Deepak Chopra
697 books19.1k followersDeepak Chopra, MD serves as the Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Foundation, and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.
As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Chopra transforms the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Known as a prolific author of eighty books books with twenty-two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty-three languages.
Chopra’s medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Chopra serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Founder of The Chopra Well on YouTube, Adjunct Professor of Executive Programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Family and Preventive Medicine Department at the University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, Faculty at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization.
GlobeIn acknowledges Chopra as "one of top ten most influential spiritual leaders around the world." TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."
As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Chopra transforms the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Known as a prolific author of eighty books books with twenty-two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty-three languages.
Chopra’s medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Chopra serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Founder of The Chopra Well on YouTube, Adjunct Professor of Executive Programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Family and Preventive Medicine Department at the University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, Faculty at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization.
GlobeIn acknowledges Chopra as "one of top ten most influential spiritual leaders around the world." TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."
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February 27, 2026
This man is a fraud and people need to unfollow ASAP
February 5, 2026
I think I do better with concise text book type learning. So when I read a book like this, which has a lot of great stories on reaching awareness, I kind of get lost in the monologue of it all.
While I did get some very helpful and mind opening thoughts and ideas,I know someone who needs this lengthy discussion to help learn about these concepts would really find this book quite enjoyable. It just wasn’t the best learning tool for me.
As always, I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
While I did get some very helpful and mind opening thoughts and ideas,I know someone who needs this lengthy discussion to help learn about these concepts would really find this book quite enjoyable. It just wasn’t the best learning tool for me.
As always, I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
March 4, 2026
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My spiritual book club had started to read this when the Epstien papers came out with Chopra's name. We stopped reading and didn't finish.
The above article tells more of the story that should be shared.
My spiritual book club had started to read this when the Epstien papers came out with Chopra's name. We stopped reading and didn't finish.
The above article tells more of the story that should be shared.
October 7, 2025
A deep introspective look into how to tap into the Awakening that is accessible to all of us.
It stresses the importance and beauty of the awakening experience and how it applies to daily life.
This book is a deep dive into seeing the progress in the awakening journey.
I love how Deepak makes spirituality simplistic enough to understand, yet important enough to honor.
I enjoyed this read
It stresses the importance and beauty of the awakening experience and how it applies to daily life.
This book is a deep dive into seeing the progress in the awakening journey.
I love how Deepak makes spirituality simplistic enough to understand, yet important enough to honor.
I enjoyed this read
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
In his latest book, Deepak Chopra explores the subject of self-awareness, the deep awareness, the one that leads to awakening.
Your daily obstacles are like a road map, showing you what to unblock, what needs to be improved with your behavior, in order to reach the deeper awareness. Fear seems to be the obstacle blocking most of us from achieving the higher awareness that leads to miracles (things you want to receive in life but you block it because fear makes you stay for example at the same workplace).
The sutras give you tools to handle different obstacles in life. As you start removing blockages, the fear starts losing its power. You start feeling safer with your decisions. Eventually, fear dissipates.
For example, Sutra 2 talks about projecting the world - illusion vs wholeness. Before awakening, you’re in a state of fragmentation (when you go through ups and downs), the opposite of wholeness. When you live in the illusion, life becomes reactive, compulsive, ego-driven, self-absorbed, insecure, and anxious. It’s a mind disconnected from the source. The isolated mind projects its own fragmented state onto a fragmented world.
Each chapter (sutra) shows further how to practice each sutra. For example, embracing the unknown. We often choose security, the known, the predictable, because there is fear behind unknown. But when you step into the unknown without anticipation or expectation, the burden falls away. You can practice doing something creative, and by embracing it that will help you with transforming the unknown into a source of inspiration, and give comfort with stepping into unknown.
The Sutras also give guidance how to know when you’re not aligned with the source. For example, to know effortlessly is the highest form of knowing. The intuition or ‘aha’ moments should arrive spontaneously. When you’re aligned with the source and have a question, the answer should come effortlessly. When you don’t know the answer or search for it, it means you’re not aligned with the source.
The ancient wisdom in its originality might be challenging to understand. The author beautifully transforms the ancient text into modern text to be accessible to all. In a respectful way, guiding the reader how to take steps in the transformation process. It is a process that takes time to fully understand and embrace. Clarity comes with engagement. As the saying goes, the teacher appears when the student is ready. Deepak Chopra is a wonderful teacher of ancient wisdom.
Source: ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Your daily obstacles are like a road map, showing you what to unblock, what needs to be improved with your behavior, in order to reach the deeper awareness. Fear seems to be the obstacle blocking most of us from achieving the higher awareness that leads to miracles (things you want to receive in life but you block it because fear makes you stay for example at the same workplace).
The sutras give you tools to handle different obstacles in life. As you start removing blockages, the fear starts losing its power. You start feeling safer with your decisions. Eventually, fear dissipates.
For example, Sutra 2 talks about projecting the world - illusion vs wholeness. Before awakening, you’re in a state of fragmentation (when you go through ups and downs), the opposite of wholeness. When you live in the illusion, life becomes reactive, compulsive, ego-driven, self-absorbed, insecure, and anxious. It’s a mind disconnected from the source. The isolated mind projects its own fragmented state onto a fragmented world.
Each chapter (sutra) shows further how to practice each sutra. For example, embracing the unknown. We often choose security, the known, the predictable, because there is fear behind unknown. But when you step into the unknown without anticipation or expectation, the burden falls away. You can practice doing something creative, and by embracing it that will help you with transforming the unknown into a source of inspiration, and give comfort with stepping into unknown.
The Sutras also give guidance how to know when you’re not aligned with the source. For example, to know effortlessly is the highest form of knowing. The intuition or ‘aha’ moments should arrive spontaneously. When you’re aligned with the source and have a question, the answer should come effortlessly. When you don’t know the answer or search for it, it means you’re not aligned with the source.
The ancient wisdom in its originality might be challenging to understand. The author beautifully transforms the ancient text into modern text to be accessible to all. In a respectful way, guiding the reader how to take steps in the transformation process. It is a process that takes time to fully understand and embrace. Clarity comes with engagement. As the saying goes, the teacher appears when the student is ready. Deepak Chopra is a wonderful teacher of ancient wisdom.
Source: ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
February 23, 2026
Recent disclosures of the Epstein Files have revealed that Dr. Deepak Chopra exchanged disturbing emails with Epstein that objectify and demean women and girls. Epstein was convicted of sexual abuse and implicated in human trafficking, financial manipulation, and exploitation of minors.
While Deepak Chopra has not been investigated or criminally charged, and I do not claim to know the full extent of his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, the lack of full accountability in Dr. Chopra’s most recent public statements and the lack of transparency regarding his association with Epstein do not adhere to the standards of integrity that guide my expectations of spiritual leaders.
I stand in unwavering solidarity with the victims and survivors of all forms of exploitation and abuse in their ongoing journey to seek justice and healing. No amount of status, wealth or influence should ever shield abuse or silence those who have suffered. I honor the immense courage it takes to speak truth in the face of power. Exploitation, abuse of power, and complicity are incompatible with my values.
I commit to fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and dignity where exploitation cannot be allowed and where every human being is regarded as sacred.
This moment reflects a broader global reckoning. Across sectors, systems built on concentrated power, status above scrutiny, and unchallenged deference to individuals are being questioned. Leadership rooted in personality and influence, rather than values and principles, does not serve the highest good. A recalibration is occurring in the world around us and within ourselves where we are more deeply recognizing and developing our own innate power and capacities.
Old patterns of imbalance, power, exploitation, silence, and misplaced trust are being made visible.
The unraveling is not the end. It is the beginning of something more honest, more enlightened, and more whole.
While Deepak Chopra has not been investigated or criminally charged, and I do not claim to know the full extent of his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, the lack of full accountability in Dr. Chopra’s most recent public statements and the lack of transparency regarding his association with Epstein do not adhere to the standards of integrity that guide my expectations of spiritual leaders.
I stand in unwavering solidarity with the victims and survivors of all forms of exploitation and abuse in their ongoing journey to seek justice and healing. No amount of status, wealth or influence should ever shield abuse or silence those who have suffered. I honor the immense courage it takes to speak truth in the face of power. Exploitation, abuse of power, and complicity are incompatible with my values.
I commit to fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and dignity where exploitation cannot be allowed and where every human being is regarded as sacred.
This moment reflects a broader global reckoning. Across sectors, systems built on concentrated power, status above scrutiny, and unchallenged deference to individuals are being questioned. Leadership rooted in personality and influence, rather than values and principles, does not serve the highest good. A recalibration is occurring in the world around us and within ourselves where we are more deeply recognizing and developing our own innate power and capacities.
Old patterns of imbalance, power, exploitation, silence, and misplaced trust are being made visible.
The unraveling is not the end. It is the beginning of something more honest, more enlightened, and more whole.
November 24, 2025
Awakening by Deepak Chopra MD
Awakening is the type of book that I like to read in small doses over an extended period of time. There is so much to contemplate in each chapter that I need to really give myself time to absorb before moving on.
This book covers a lot. Some of what I read is similar to things I've contemplated in the past, some is new. All is put together in a way that really flows and gets you to think. I especially like how many of the chapters have little, easy to follow, exercises at the end to help you see things in a new way.
This is a book that I can see myself reading at least one more time. There is just so much here.
One thing I will caution, although this book does not claim to be a religion or to go against any religions, it definitely would have gone against the region I was taught growing up. So, if you are 100% sure that your religion is the one and only way to think, believe, etc, you may not be ready for this book. If you are very open to what this life could be, this is a great book and I highly recommend it.
#bookreview #2025 #netgalley #wakeup
Awakening is the type of book that I like to read in small doses over an extended period of time. There is so much to contemplate in each chapter that I need to really give myself time to absorb before moving on.
This book covers a lot. Some of what I read is similar to things I've contemplated in the past, some is new. All is put together in a way that really flows and gets you to think. I especially like how many of the chapters have little, easy to follow, exercises at the end to help you see things in a new way.
This is a book that I can see myself reading at least one more time. There is just so much here.
One thing I will caution, although this book does not claim to be a religion or to go against any religions, it definitely would have gone against the region I was taught growing up. So, if you are 100% sure that your religion is the one and only way to think, believe, etc, you may not be ready for this book. If you are very open to what this life could be, this is a great book and I highly recommend it.
#bookreview #2025 #netgalley #wakeup
February 27, 2026
Not for me
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