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Metahumano: Libera tu potencial infinito
Is it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness? Deepak Chopra says that higher consciousness is available here and now. “Metahuman helps us harvest peak experiences so we can see our truth and mold the universe’s chaos into a form that brings light to the world.”—Dr. Mehmet Oz, attending physician, New York–Presbyterian, Columbia University New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. How does one do this? By becoming metahuman. To be metahuman, however, isn’t science fiction and is certainly not about being a superhero. To be metahuman means to move past the limitation constructed by the mind and enter a new state of awareness where we have deliberate and concrete access to peak experiences that can transform people’s lives from the inside out. Humans do this naturally—to a point. For centuries the great artists, scientists, writers, and many so-called ordinary people have gone beyond the everyday physical world. But if we could channel these often bewildering experiences, what would happen? Chopra argues we would wake up to experiences that would blow open your body, mind, and soul. Metahuman invites the reader to walk the path here and now. Waking up, we learn, isn’t just about mindfulness or meditation. Waking up, to become metahuman, is to expand our consciousness in all that we think, say, and do. By going beyond, we liberate ourselves from old conditioning and all the mental constructs that underlie anxiety, tension, and ego-driven demands. Waking up allows life to make sense as never before. To make this as practical as possible, Chopra ends the book with a 31-day guide to becoming metahuman. Once you wake up, he writes, life becomes transformed, because pure consciousness—which is the field of all possibilities—dawns in your life. Only then does your infinite potential become your personal reality.
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First published October 1, 2019
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Deepak Chopra
694 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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December 29, 2020
Love the title, Meta in Greek means beyond. So essentially the book is about being a human being beyond your wildest imaginations.
This book dives into the common mental constructs that we limit ourselves with, often by ourselves, the conditioning we have since we were born, the people around us and society. The book goes further in exploring the realm of meta-reality, a place that can be accessed via mindfulness and deliberate effort.
Love the examples of beings that we termed as geniuses as metahumans who have tapped onto the meta-reality essence. Some interesting examples are
- Bobby Fischer, Chess grandmaster at the age of 13 coining the Game of the Century
- Mozart creating infinite variations of musical notes
- Fryman distilled the vastness of the universe into tangible scientific principles
And simply to unlock this metahuman potential is possible by unlocking our consciousness. And this the author believes can be done by:
- unwind the interpretations you have and limiting belief you have upon yourself
- Trust your ability by shutting off your senses and move across the house (interesting)
- Try mentally conditioning the mind by creating a thought without a memory(why not give it a go)
- Believe that there is actually a source of reality that we can call on command to draw creativity, intelligence and potential. (Prolly will do so with the help of God on my end)
This book dives into the common mental constructs that we limit ourselves with, often by ourselves, the conditioning we have since we were born, the people around us and society. The book goes further in exploring the realm of meta-reality, a place that can be accessed via mindfulness and deliberate effort.
Love the examples of beings that we termed as geniuses as metahumans who have tapped onto the meta-reality essence. Some interesting examples are
- Bobby Fischer, Chess grandmaster at the age of 13 coining the Game of the Century
- Mozart creating infinite variations of musical notes
- Fryman distilled the vastness of the universe into tangible scientific principles
And simply to unlock this metahuman potential is possible by unlocking our consciousness. And this the author believes can be done by:
- unwind the interpretations you have and limiting belief you have upon yourself
- Trust your ability by shutting off your senses and move across the house (interesting)
- Try mentally conditioning the mind by creating a thought without a memory(why not give it a go)
- Believe that there is actually a source of reality that we can call on command to draw creativity, intelligence and potential. (Prolly will do so with the help of God on my end)
March 21, 2020
Very good. I could have done without all the science details in the beginning, but by chapter 8, the science lesson faded and I was completely engaged.
It seems Deepak feels the need to defend himself with scientific explanations that can be off putting to those of us who do not require (or understand) that much of an in-depth analysis, but I suppose it is the only way to help open up those who are hard core skeptics.
Anyhoo, I love it, but Synchrodestiny is my fav of his right now.
It seems Deepak feels the need to defend himself with scientific explanations that can be off putting to those of us who do not require (or understand) that much of an in-depth analysis, but I suppose it is the only way to help open up those who are hard core skeptics.
Anyhoo, I love it, but Synchrodestiny is my fav of his right now.
November 5, 2019
I’m all about unleashing myself to my infinite potential however this book didn’t do that to me.
Some of what I read was interesting, it just didn’t vibe with me.
On to the next delicious read.
Some of what I read was interesting, it just didn’t vibe with me.
On to the next delicious read.
May 19, 2020
"...there is no independent physical world..."
That's the crux of Deepak Chopra's book. One wonders, then, why he has published "over 85" books and is charging $27 for the privilege of that insight in this one. Why not give his wisdom away for free? Money, everything, is all an illusion anyway.
I received this book as a gift. Otherwise I would not have finished it. As it is, it took me a very long time to slog through it.
It's not that I disagree with some of what he says. But none of his ideas are new, or even that revelatory. Of course we all construct our own realities--sometimes quite deliberately, on a minute to minute basis--what does he think people are doing when then are busy staring at their screens?
Yes, we screen things out in order to function. Facts about something are not what that something is, anymore than words or a photograph are. It's probably impossible to pinpoint exactly the nature of anything. The tree you see is not the same one I see. But that doesn't mean there isn't a tree.
And he may think the bullet coming out of that gun is just an illusion, but it would kill him with as much reality as anyone else.
Should humans rethink their relationships to each other and the world? Should we give more and take less? Are we both shaped and warped by our cultures? No kidding. These are questions that have been posed for thousands of years. It's true that few take them to the end of where they lead, but they are not new thoughts.
Of course time is a construct--we all remember how long the school year and how short the summer. How a sleepless night stretches on forever and how it can seem that we just went to bed when the alarm clock goes off in the morning after a sound sleep. But that mean the school or the bed doesn't exist? That night and summer are just inventions of our mind?
Maybe we are just players in a giant video game--but would that change the existence of the game?
I agree that humans should consume less, be more open to other people and ideas, be less greedy and power hungry. But it's not the existence or non-existence of the physical world or the cosmos that makes us so. Instead of denying that they exist, we need to pay more attention to our planet, to the results of our actions, to how tiny a place we occupy in time and space. We need to acknowledge the fragility of life's net. Denying it exists is just another dead end, an excuse not to do what needs to be done to support the reciprocal universe in which we live.
That's the crux of Deepak Chopra's book. One wonders, then, why he has published "over 85" books and is charging $27 for the privilege of that insight in this one. Why not give his wisdom away for free? Money, everything, is all an illusion anyway.
I received this book as a gift. Otherwise I would not have finished it. As it is, it took me a very long time to slog through it.
It's not that I disagree with some of what he says. But none of his ideas are new, or even that revelatory. Of course we all construct our own realities--sometimes quite deliberately, on a minute to minute basis--what does he think people are doing when then are busy staring at their screens?
Yes, we screen things out in order to function. Facts about something are not what that something is, anymore than words or a photograph are. It's probably impossible to pinpoint exactly the nature of anything. The tree you see is not the same one I see. But that doesn't mean there isn't a tree.
And he may think the bullet coming out of that gun is just an illusion, but it would kill him with as much reality as anyone else.
Should humans rethink their relationships to each other and the world? Should we give more and take less? Are we both shaped and warped by our cultures? No kidding. These are questions that have been posed for thousands of years. It's true that few take them to the end of where they lead, but they are not new thoughts.
Of course time is a construct--we all remember how long the school year and how short the summer. How a sleepless night stretches on forever and how it can seem that we just went to bed when the alarm clock goes off in the morning after a sound sleep. But that mean the school or the bed doesn't exist? That night and summer are just inventions of our mind?
Maybe we are just players in a giant video game--but would that change the existence of the game?
I agree that humans should consume less, be more open to other people and ideas, be less greedy and power hungry. But it's not the existence or non-existence of the physical world or the cosmos that makes us so. Instead of denying that they exist, we need to pay more attention to our planet, to the results of our actions, to how tiny a place we occupy in time and space. We need to acknowledge the fragility of life's net. Denying it exists is just another dead end, an excuse not to do what needs to be done to support the reciprocal universe in which we live.
March 29, 2025
“To discover who you really are, you must go beyond who you think you are. To find peace, you must go beyond fear. To experience unconditional love, you must go beyond conditional love, the kind that comes and goes.”
Those are very grasping words, and that’s what this book explores, getting oneself to higher consciousness that allows us to realize our infinite potential. It’s about accessing a field of infinite possibilities. It’s about moving past the limitation constructed by the mind and to enter a new state of awareness.
Our experiences should be from inside out. If they come from outside, then they are conditioned. Whenever something is conditioned that will never make us happy. Have you dreamed of something that came true and then you realized that it didn’t really make you happy? Because nothing on the outside will make us happy until we’re happy on our own without any conditions.
I was familiar with the subject before reaching for this book and I’ve read many books by this author. However, those small pocket books which are very to the point is something I connect with much strongly. If you’re one of those who need more proof on the subject, then it might be the right book for you.
Those are very grasping words, and that’s what this book explores, getting oneself to higher consciousness that allows us to realize our infinite potential. It’s about accessing a field of infinite possibilities. It’s about moving past the limitation constructed by the mind and to enter a new state of awareness.
Our experiences should be from inside out. If they come from outside, then they are conditioned. Whenever something is conditioned that will never make us happy. Have you dreamed of something that came true and then you realized that it didn’t really make you happy? Because nothing on the outside will make us happy until we’re happy on our own without any conditions.
I was familiar with the subject before reaching for this book and I’ve read many books by this author. However, those small pocket books which are very to the point is something I connect with much strongly. If you’re one of those who need more proof on the subject, then it might be the right book for you.
February 21, 2021
I started reading Metahuman because it came recommended by a friend.
The premise sounded interesting to me. I have felt the experiences that the author describes as being on the track towards being metahuman, and was intrigued to read more about it, maybe even learn something new.
I was disappointed.
Chopra is awful at coming to the point. He meanders from analogy to analogy, failing every time to come to a convincing conclusion.
The many, many analogies he offers are of little value when used to prove his sweeping, all-encompassing theses.
His biggest sin is his misuse of science. Throughout his arguments, he refers to "researchers" that have proven this or that, but he doesn't even offer as much as a footnote.
He uses the research of a single scholar in a whole field of science to discredit that whole field of science, and then acts as if this proves the value of his whole philosophy.
I am interested to learn what anyone who saw some redeeming qualities in the book thinks of my review.
The premise sounded interesting to me. I have felt the experiences that the author describes as being on the track towards being metahuman, and was intrigued to read more about it, maybe even learn something new.
I was disappointed.
Chopra is awful at coming to the point. He meanders from analogy to analogy, failing every time to come to a convincing conclusion.
The many, many analogies he offers are of little value when used to prove his sweeping, all-encompassing theses.
His biggest sin is his misuse of science. Throughout his arguments, he refers to "researchers" that have proven this or that, but he doesn't even offer as much as a footnote.
He uses the research of a single scholar in a whole field of science to discredit that whole field of science, and then acts as if this proves the value of his whole philosophy.
I am interested to learn what anyone who saw some redeeming qualities in the book thinks of my review.
July 7, 2020
This is like when you start a meeting led by someone who keeps insisting they have something really, really cool to share - but first let me explain this. And then I need to explain that. And then this other thing. And so on and so on for hours. Punctuated by small and interesting anecdotes that wake you up and make you think, maybe this is about to go somewhere! Maybe it isn't going to be another circular repetition of a theme earlier explained! The secret sounds so cool, I will just be patient while they prattle on... and on... and on.
December 29, 2019
فرا انسان= فرا آگاهی
We exist in a matrix of human-made mental models.
Consciousness exists beyond the limits of the physical body.
The journey to metareality begins with cultivating the mind-body connection.
Learn to strip away mental conditioning, and you will meet your true self.
Our day-to-day reality is inauthentic, compromised by the limiting mental and social frameworks that humans have imposed upon it. Our true reality is metareality, which exists outside of all of the many interpretations that we human beings add to it. When we start to understand the limitations and illusions of perceived reality, we open a path to metareality. By shedding the constrictions of mind-made reality and activating the infinite potential of our own consciousness, we are able to access our own infinite, metahuman potential.
Actionable advice:
Free your mind from the construct of “clock time”
Time is a mind-made concept, but your true self is eternal. When we say, “I was born in 1973” or “World War Two ended in 1945,” we freeze constant, fluid processes into beginnings and endings. But beginnings and endings are mental constructs. So try to cultivate an awareness of timelessness by training your brain to step out of “clock time.”
(blinkist summary)
پ.ن.
درون توست اگر خلوتی و انجمنی است
برون زخویش کجا می روی جهان خالی است
« بیدل دهلوی »
September 14, 2020
Have been so thankful for Dr. Chopra's guided meditations over the years that I decided to give this book a read. So disappointed.
As a fact-based human, I don't necessarily think that just because you can't see a thing, it doesn't exist. Viruses and radiation quickly spring to mind, and they only became apparent during the 20th century when science allowed us to 'see' and 'measure' both. Still...
As with most New Age proponents, Dr. Chopra recombines a multitude of holistic parameters, then doles them out according to his own biases. The most crazy-making here? A weird and deep dive into solipsism that made my head spin. Solipsism is the belief that there is nothing outside one’s own mind. Yikes!
If this is your thing, have at it. Just glad my library loaned this book to me and it can be returned.
As a fact-based human, I don't necessarily think that just because you can't see a thing, it doesn't exist. Viruses and radiation quickly spring to mind, and they only became apparent during the 20th century when science allowed us to 'see' and 'measure' both. Still...
As with most New Age proponents, Dr. Chopra recombines a multitude of holistic parameters, then doles them out according to his own biases. The most crazy-making here? A weird and deep dive into solipsism that made my head spin. Solipsism is the belief that there is nothing outside one’s own mind. Yikes!
If this is your thing, have at it. Just glad my library loaned this book to me and it can be returned.
February 10, 2020
Too wordy for no particular reason.
April 15, 2021
Maybe I'm just not in a position to be ready for this, but I felt like he was talking in circles, and he didn't sell me on the advantages of being in a "higher consciousness." And I didn't need to be sold, I picked up the book because being Metahuman sounds bad ass. Who doesn't want to leave behind our trappings and be at peace and in union with what sounds a lot to me like God. The way it was expounded on sometimes left me wondering why I want that and how exactly do I get there? Bits of wisdom throughout, and like I said, maybe at a different time in life this will open up for me, but for now, not compelling.
February 27, 2020
Metahuman reads well and contains advice that will help you adopt a perspective closer to the author.
Deepak Chopra is clearly an authentic Finder/Seeker who is trying to deal with hard-to-analyze phenomena and help people attain more free, relaxed states of being (a la Jeffery Martin's The Finders).
There are many thought-provoking questions and illustrative depictions of what Persistent Non-Symbolic Experience (PNSE) can be like.
For example: am I my world-model?
---
Unfortunately, as is greatly expounded upon by RationalWiki, Deepak Chopra utterly fails as a coherent reasoner. He makes numerous "{arguments} -> conclusion" statements that plain and simply don't hold, not to mention strawmen type depictions of other views.
I find it ironic how Daniel Dennett also likes to describe things as illusion :'D
For example, he discusses how confusing topic/view A is, and then discusses how the opposite of A makes more sense. Except he leaves off the justification that his view makes any more sense, leaving the mystification of A as the only argument. Ouch.
Bro, this will only push "rational skeptic" types away from even trying your practical exercises and advice (which, to be fair, seem amusing and sound for effecting some changes if desired).
It's a common problem to analyze one's opponents' views with great rigor and enthusiasm, yet to lack the self-reflection to give one's own views the same honor. (And I'm sure this has an official cognitive bias name :-p)
Another example is the hypothesis that: "sudden onset savant syndrome is clearly a sign we can tap the infinite potential of consciousness, of meta-reality, where everything that has ever happened infinitely accumulates and is always accessible" (liberally paraphrased).
There's not really any argument presented. He does discuss how science has such a hard time explaining sudden onset savant syndrome, and offers his simple solution.
Gee, Deepak bro, why don't you tap into this infinite potential for some basic logical reasoning abilities?
Ah, well, you never really define what that means.
Something about the ability to shift oneself into a tabula rasa type state from which one can proceed 'anywhere imaginable' (comandeer thy world-model sensorium!). Thus one escapes the bonds of any preconceptions or habits learned in this life (called "virtual reality").
This is a legitimately interesting, profound point for self-reflective intelligent entities. Alas, "infinite potential" doesn't appear a good way to discuss it.
The other common, related, fallacy is the conclusion, "this is the only choice".
For someone who talks about the eternality of creativity, recourse to "the only choice" type arguments is very frequent.
To a large extent, the philosophy here is Advaita Vedanta repackaged.
I AM THAT is probably a cooler book to peruse.
One interesting idea is to define "timeless" as "living without regard for time".
A friend on facebook (Lucas Iston Redbury) described it more concisely, with something like, "if you want to live a timeless/eternal existence, then make all your choices without regard to time, i.e., with regard to the present situation alone."
Unfortunately, this can't quite be equivocated with the normal conception of "eternal".
This is the same slippery slope type of phenomena Deepak and Sri Nisargadatta Maharj and Open Individualism people make when arguing that "pure awareness" is who we truly are, that it is our "true Self".
Why my true Self is that which is present at all moments of my existence, all fantasy worlds in my head. That which is truly Real is that which doesn't fall away in any situation.
And the only thing meeting these criteria is "pure awareness" or "AM" or "the fact of being conscious == consciousness".
... They're subtly redefining what "self" means as they go.
The same argument is, of course, used to argue against a fixed, essential "self" over my whole lifetime. And, to be frank, that seems to be a more correct interpretation.
Nonetheless, setting aside philosophical accuracy, as Deepak advocates, choosing to identify as "pure awareness" will probably help you 'awaken' and live in some respective PNSE state if that is your wish.
Despite all the talk of infinite potential and realizing your role as co-creator and director of this virtual reality, Deepak admits near the end that going Metahuman won't protect this body when hit by a car (but maybe more is possible, such as levitation, than we normally think).
--
I recommended that Douglas Hofstadter stick to expounding his own philosophy, as he didn't do a very good job of critiquing and debunking others' philosophies. (Daniel Dennett didn't fare much better in the book I read of his.)
Likewise, I'd advice Deepak Chopra to let go of "logical/philosophical analysis".
He's simply not good at it.
His practical advice seems, to my eye, likely helpful and effective.
I'd recommend him to purse this direction without attempting to justify the methods in the full cosmic picture.
Deepak Chopra is clearly an authentic Finder/Seeker who is trying to deal with hard-to-analyze phenomena and help people attain more free, relaxed states of being (a la Jeffery Martin's The Finders).
There are many thought-provoking questions and illustrative depictions of what Persistent Non-Symbolic Experience (PNSE) can be like.
For example: am I my world-model?
---
Unfortunately, as is greatly expounded upon by RationalWiki, Deepak Chopra utterly fails as a coherent reasoner. He makes numerous "{arguments} -> conclusion" statements that plain and simply don't hold, not to mention strawmen type depictions of other views.
I find it ironic how Daniel Dennett also likes to describe things as illusion :'D
For example, he discusses how confusing topic/view A is, and then discusses how the opposite of A makes more sense. Except he leaves off the justification that his view makes any more sense, leaving the mystification of A as the only argument. Ouch.
Bro, this will only push "rational skeptic" types away from even trying your practical exercises and advice (which, to be fair, seem amusing and sound for effecting some changes if desired).
It's a common problem to analyze one's opponents' views with great rigor and enthusiasm, yet to lack the self-reflection to give one's own views the same honor. (And I'm sure this has an official cognitive bias name :-p)
Another example is the hypothesis that: "sudden onset savant syndrome is clearly a sign we can tap the infinite potential of consciousness, of meta-reality, where everything that has ever happened infinitely accumulates and is always accessible" (liberally paraphrased).
There's not really any argument presented. He does discuss how science has such a hard time explaining sudden onset savant syndrome, and offers his simple solution.
Gee, Deepak bro, why don't you tap into this infinite potential for some basic logical reasoning abilities?
Ah, well, you never really define what that means.
Something about the ability to shift oneself into a tabula rasa type state from which one can proceed 'anywhere imaginable' (comandeer thy world-model sensorium!). Thus one escapes the bonds of any preconceptions or habits learned in this life (called "virtual reality").
This is a legitimately interesting, profound point for self-reflective intelligent entities. Alas, "infinite potential" doesn't appear a good way to discuss it.
The other common, related, fallacy is the conclusion, "this is the only choice".
For someone who talks about the eternality of creativity, recourse to "the only choice" type arguments is very frequent.
To a large extent, the philosophy here is Advaita Vedanta repackaged.
I AM THAT is probably a cooler book to peruse.
One interesting idea is to define "timeless" as "living without regard for time".
A friend on facebook (Lucas Iston Redbury) described it more concisely, with something like, "if you want to live a timeless/eternal existence, then make all your choices without regard to time, i.e., with regard to the present situation alone."
Unfortunately, this can't quite be equivocated with the normal conception of "eternal".
This is the same slippery slope type of phenomena Deepak and Sri Nisargadatta Maharj and Open Individualism people make when arguing that "pure awareness" is who we truly are, that it is our "true Self".
Why my true Self is that which is present at all moments of my existence, all fantasy worlds in my head. That which is truly Real is that which doesn't fall away in any situation.
And the only thing meeting these criteria is "pure awareness" or "AM" or "the fact of being conscious == consciousness".
... They're subtly redefining what "self" means as they go.
The same argument is, of course, used to argue against a fixed, essential "self" over my whole lifetime. And, to be frank, that seems to be a more correct interpretation.
Nonetheless, setting aside philosophical accuracy, as Deepak advocates, choosing to identify as "pure awareness" will probably help you 'awaken' and live in some respective PNSE state if that is your wish.
Despite all the talk of infinite potential and realizing your role as co-creator and director of this virtual reality, Deepak admits near the end that going Metahuman won't protect this body when hit by a car (but maybe more is possible, such as levitation, than we normally think).
--
I recommended that Douglas Hofstadter stick to expounding his own philosophy, as he didn't do a very good job of critiquing and debunking others' philosophies. (Daniel Dennett didn't fare much better in the book I read of his.)
Likewise, I'd advice Deepak Chopra to let go of "logical/philosophical analysis".
He's simply not good at it.
His practical advice seems, to my eye, likely helpful and effective.
I'd recommend him to purse this direction without attempting to justify the methods in the full cosmic picture.
August 1, 2020
It truly has a lot of wisdom within the realm of creation, spirituality, and consciousness. A really good book by Deepak Chopra, however, even though I’ve finished it, I believe that my path in being - and understanding what it is - a “Metahuman” is nearly at the beginning.
February 2, 2021
The book has some interesting research and facts in it. However, most of it is so vague and pointless. The author explains that our minds shape our world, but he takes so many unnecessary turns to come to this conclusion.
November 9, 2019
Interesting at first... Mostly a bunch of jibberish
October 28, 2020
This man is a charlatan.
December 27, 2019
I read this book at the perfect time in my life. I’m a follower of Deepak and I’ve completed several of his meditation series. The holiday season and my daughter’s 2nd Birthday has me feeling a bit anxious. This helped me. I am henceforth freeing my mind from the construct of clock time.
The Gist per Blinkist:
“Our day-to-day reality is inauthentic, compromised by the limiting mental and social frameworks that humans have imposed upon it. Our true reality is metareality, which exists outside of all of the many interpretations that we human beings add to it. When we start to understand the limitations and illusions of perceived reality, we open a path to metareality. By shedding the constrictions of mind-made reality and activating the infinite potential of our own consciousness, we are able to access our own infinite, metahuman potential.
Actionable advice:
Free your mind from the construct of “clock time”
Time is a mind-made concept, but your true self is eternal. When we say, “I was born in 1973” or “World War Two ended in 1945,” we freeze constant, fluid processes into beginnings and endings. But beginnings and endings are mental constructs. So try to cultivate an awareness of timelessness by training your brain to step out of “clock time.”
The Gist per Blinkist:
“Our day-to-day reality is inauthentic, compromised by the limiting mental and social frameworks that humans have imposed upon it. Our true reality is metareality, which exists outside of all of the many interpretations that we human beings add to it. When we start to understand the limitations and illusions of perceived reality, we open a path to metareality. By shedding the constrictions of mind-made reality and activating the infinite potential of our own consciousness, we are able to access our own infinite, metahuman potential.
Actionable advice:
Free your mind from the construct of “clock time”
Time is a mind-made concept, but your true self is eternal. When we say, “I was born in 1973” or “World War Two ended in 1945,” we freeze constant, fluid processes into beginnings and endings. But beginnings and endings are mental constructs. So try to cultivate an awareness of timelessness by training your brain to step out of “clock time.”
June 1, 2022
6/10
I wish I had more positive things to say than negative about this book. This is my first book by Chopra & I really wasn’t impressed.
The last section of the book was the best. The first 2 sections of the book….absolute chaos.
His ideas were difficult to follow, his writing style is really longwinded & convoluted, & his lack of proper references bothered me
I know he referenced Homo Sapiens, poetry, & religion, but I would’ve loved to see more quantitative, science-based research to help enhance his premise.
EDIT: after rereading this book, he did have some scientific studies & research that he included.
I think I understand his general message but it’s also somewhat unclear
He talks about how virtual reality is an illusion that draws on the separation if the mind, body, soul, & overall collective
The only way to remove this illusion is to live in complete awareness
To be a metahuman means to live in metareality which is living BEYOND space and time (limitations)
I wish I had more positive things to say than negative about this book. This is my first book by Chopra & I really wasn’t impressed.
The last section of the book was the best. The first 2 sections of the book….absolute chaos.
His ideas were difficult to follow, his writing style is really longwinded & convoluted, & his lack of proper references bothered me
I know he referenced Homo Sapiens, poetry, & religion, but I would’ve loved to see more quantitative, science-based research to help enhance his premise.
EDIT: after rereading this book, he did have some scientific studies & research that he included.
I think I understand his general message but it’s also somewhat unclear
He talks about how virtual reality is an illusion that draws on the separation if the mind, body, soul, & overall collective
The only way to remove this illusion is to live in complete awareness
To be a metahuman means to live in metareality which is living BEYOND space and time (limitations)
December 26, 2019
Deepak is highly spiritual metahuman. I love how he breaks down our perceptions and ‘sophisticated mental simulations’. He suggests that our consciousness isn’t confined to our bodies, that it is limitless and exists beyond physical limits. And that’s how Sudden Genius principle works!
In the book, the layers of reification are discussed and how we limit ourselves through perceived reality. The book is full of practical exercises that could expand our consciousness...
In the book, the layers of reification are discussed and how we limit ourselves through perceived reality. The book is full of practical exercises that could expand our consciousness...
January 2, 2020
We have imposed frameworks to reality, making it inauthentic. So our true reality is metareality, which exists outside of interpretations that we add to it. When we understand that and activate the infinite potential of our own consciousness, we will become metahumans.
March 31, 2020
I enjoyed learning about going beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness and higher consciousness. Not a light read, I will probably read it again soon.
July 15, 2020
Really interesting concepts but found it very hard to read. Didn’t particularly enjoy the flow of the book, found it hard to follow.
December 3, 2023

Overall, I found this book enjoyable, inspiring, and intellectually stimulating. However, Chopra's writing style is notably long-winded, often veering off topic, which can be a bit jarring. The book starts to find its footing around Chapter 9, where it begins to converge towards a more clear and focused objective. This lack of early structure can make the journey through the initial chapters a bit cumbersome.
Chopra's extensive background in the scientific community is evident, as he goes to great lengths to substantiate his points, frequently using detailed examples. While this thoroughness is commendable, it does, at times, overshadow the core message of the book. Despite these stylistic quirks, the central theme of "MetaHuman" is compelling. It offers insightful perspectives on consciousness and its potential, making it a worthwhile read for those interested in exploring the deeper aspects of human awareness.
Overall, I found this book enjoyable, inspiring, and intellectually stimulating. However, Chopra's writing style is notably long-winded, often veering off topic, which can be a bit jarring. The book starts to find its footing around Chapter 9, where it begins to converge towards a more clear and focused objective. This lack of early structure can make the journey through the initial chapters a bit cumbersome.
Chopra's extensive background in the scientific community is evident, as he goes to great lengths to substantiate his points, frequently using detailed examples. While this thoroughness is commendable, it does, at times, overshadow the core message of the book. Despite these stylistic quirks, the central theme of "MetaHuman" is compelling. It offers insightful perspectives on consciousness and its potential, making it a worthwhile read for those interested in exploring the deeper aspects of human awareness.
June 24, 2023
Took me a bit to wrap my mind around this review and what I wanted to say. This book was everything I expected with bits of science thrown in that I wasn’t expecting. Overall interesting but nothing I didn’t already have an understanding of.
Chopra discusses finding awakening in that place where we can keep our mind free of thoughts. Where we are “self” but not “ego”. I’ll admit, finding that place can be challenging. I am an acupuncturist and there are times during a treatment where I can drop into that place. I think it’s important to experience how that feels.
I listened to this book on audio, read by the author. The last part of the book was daily exercises designed to help the mind wake up and tap into higher consciousness. I skipped that as *listening* to the daily expertises on my commute wasn’t the best method of receiving this information. I think eventually I’ll find a book copy that I can utilize as a workbook.
Chopra discusses finding awakening in that place where we can keep our mind free of thoughts. Where we are “self” but not “ego”. I’ll admit, finding that place can be challenging. I am an acupuncturist and there are times during a treatment where I can drop into that place. I think it’s important to experience how that feels.
I listened to this book on audio, read by the author. The last part of the book was daily exercises designed to help the mind wake up and tap into higher consciousness. I skipped that as *listening* to the daily expertises on my commute wasn’t the best method of receiving this information. I think eventually I’ll find a book copy that I can utilize as a workbook.
March 11, 2021
The author has written around 90 books. That is impressive, but I think it also means that books are starting to become repetitious. This one contained some interesting anecdotes but I thought that the core ideas were thin, and in places, incoherent.
I wondered at first whether the author might think that ‘making sense’ is unimportant. He tells us that rationality invented the atomic bomb (Kindle loc. 1792) and he opined about ‘escaping the exaltation of reason’ (1791). But later in the book he takes a different direction telling us that ‘asumptions aren’t the same as facts’ and they need to be tested (4193). He also gives rational arguments and conclusions to ‘prove’ points such as that timelessness cannot be measured with a clock (3470). So, I think that the author believes that making (rational) sense is important.
If that is the case, then I think three sets of problems arise in the book: problems of incoherence, factual errors and fandom claims. Hopefully, two examples of each will suffice
Problems of Coherence
Example 1: one of the author’s main claims is that reality is an illusion (367) which we construct by the way we think about it (415). It is a false assumption that objects are solid (445). Stars and cups of coffee only exist in your mind (2533). Even your body only ‘looks stable’ (968) because our minds ‘reify’ things (2645).
The first problem with this position is that the author also seems to say the opposite. He tells us that ‘we must not fall into the trap of saying that the mind creates reality’ (3502). The common sense world is always there when we wake up (2208). So, coffee cups do-not-exist outside of our minds, but they do also exist outside our minds? That sounds contradictory.
The second problem with the ‘everything is illusion’ argument is explained by the author himself. He justifies rejecting what scientists say because they are all part of the illusion and ‘why should we believe an illusion?’ (1826). But, if the author’s argument is right, then he too must be part of the illusion, so he has essentially presented an argument for readers to not believe what he is saying.
Example 2: the author claims that there is a single consciousness (2748) which is the totality of all that exists. It is ‘everything, always, and everywhere’ (1938). This means that ‘I’ do not exist as a person, as there is only a single consciousness in the whole universe. So, my sense of being an ‘I’ is a misleading mental construct (1095).
As there is only a single ‘life’ in the whole universe (4002), ‘you’ exist ‘everywhere, always and as everything’ (3279). This is just like the way all the electrons in the universe can be thought of as just one single electron (4106). Thus ‘it is entirely plausible that we inhabit a one-observer universe (4112).
So, to be clear, none of us actually exist as individual persons? Well, not quite! The author also wants to insist that there is a distinct ‘you and me’ (3820) and he tells us that we don’t need any of those ‘other’ persons as teachers (4186). So, there is both one and not-one conscious life ‘person’ in the universe. That sounds contradictory.
Factual Errors
Two examples of factual errors.
Firstly the author claims that Descartes argument ‘I think therefore I am’ is a argument to show that thinking causes our existence (2277). But that isn’t what Descartes said. He said that thinking enables us to ‘know’ that we exist (ie he is not saying that it causes us to exist).
Secondly, the author claims that the philosophical ‘theory of mind’ is a doctrine that people can read each other’s minds (1512). No, it is a claim that people can infer that other people have a similar mental life to their own (ie that they are not mindless automata). It is not a claim that we can actually know what is going on inside each other’s minds.
Random Claims
The author asserts that reverse causation exists, so the future can cause the past (2118). Really? Yes, people have claimed this, but it is a highly contentious claim. Where is the evidence for it? It is just asserted in the book as if it were a fact, but it is really just the author’s opinion.
Another example arises when the author writes ‘It is literally true that a brain cell knows it is a brain cell’ (3142). Really? It is hard enough for people to know what is going on inside another person’s head. How could anyone hope to know what a ‘cell’ is thinking (or even that it is thinking). Yet the author asserts it as a ‘literal truth,’ but with no evidence to justify doing so.
Conclusion
As far as I could tell, becoming a meta human is just about becoming a better human. It involves learning to chill, being positive (3663), meditating to ‘wake up’ (3200) and learning to be more self-aware (3266). I’m puzzled as to why it took more than 300 pages and convoluted incoherences, factual errors and random assertions to say so.
I wondered at first whether the author might think that ‘making sense’ is unimportant. He tells us that rationality invented the atomic bomb (Kindle loc. 1792) and he opined about ‘escaping the exaltation of reason’ (1791). But later in the book he takes a different direction telling us that ‘asumptions aren’t the same as facts’ and they need to be tested (4193). He also gives rational arguments and conclusions to ‘prove’ points such as that timelessness cannot be measured with a clock (3470). So, I think that the author believes that making (rational) sense is important.
If that is the case, then I think three sets of problems arise in the book: problems of incoherence, factual errors and fandom claims. Hopefully, two examples of each will suffice
Problems of Coherence
Example 1: one of the author’s main claims is that reality is an illusion (367) which we construct by the way we think about it (415). It is a false assumption that objects are solid (445). Stars and cups of coffee only exist in your mind (2533). Even your body only ‘looks stable’ (968) because our minds ‘reify’ things (2645).
The first problem with this position is that the author also seems to say the opposite. He tells us that ‘we must not fall into the trap of saying that the mind creates reality’ (3502). The common sense world is always there when we wake up (2208). So, coffee cups do-not-exist outside of our minds, but they do also exist outside our minds? That sounds contradictory.
The second problem with the ‘everything is illusion’ argument is explained by the author himself. He justifies rejecting what scientists say because they are all part of the illusion and ‘why should we believe an illusion?’ (1826). But, if the author’s argument is right, then he too must be part of the illusion, so he has essentially presented an argument for readers to not believe what he is saying.
Example 2: the author claims that there is a single consciousness (2748) which is the totality of all that exists. It is ‘everything, always, and everywhere’ (1938). This means that ‘I’ do not exist as a person, as there is only a single consciousness in the whole universe. So, my sense of being an ‘I’ is a misleading mental construct (1095).
As there is only a single ‘life’ in the whole universe (4002), ‘you’ exist ‘everywhere, always and as everything’ (3279). This is just like the way all the electrons in the universe can be thought of as just one single electron (4106). Thus ‘it is entirely plausible that we inhabit a one-observer universe (4112).
So, to be clear, none of us actually exist as individual persons? Well, not quite! The author also wants to insist that there is a distinct ‘you and me’ (3820) and he tells us that we don’t need any of those ‘other’ persons as teachers (4186). So, there is both one and not-one conscious life ‘person’ in the universe. That sounds contradictory.
Factual Errors
Two examples of factual errors.
Firstly the author claims that Descartes argument ‘I think therefore I am’ is a argument to show that thinking causes our existence (2277). But that isn’t what Descartes said. He said that thinking enables us to ‘know’ that we exist (ie he is not saying that it causes us to exist).
Secondly, the author claims that the philosophical ‘theory of mind’ is a doctrine that people can read each other’s minds (1512). No, it is a claim that people can infer that other people have a similar mental life to their own (ie that they are not mindless automata). It is not a claim that we can actually know what is going on inside each other’s minds.
Random Claims
The author asserts that reverse causation exists, so the future can cause the past (2118). Really? Yes, people have claimed this, but it is a highly contentious claim. Where is the evidence for it? It is just asserted in the book as if it were a fact, but it is really just the author’s opinion.
Another example arises when the author writes ‘It is literally true that a brain cell knows it is a brain cell’ (3142). Really? It is hard enough for people to know what is going on inside another person’s head. How could anyone hope to know what a ‘cell’ is thinking (or even that it is thinking). Yet the author asserts it as a ‘literal truth,’ but with no evidence to justify doing so.
Conclusion
As far as I could tell, becoming a meta human is just about becoming a better human. It involves learning to chill, being positive (3663), meditating to ‘wake up’ (3200) and learning to be more self-aware (3266). I’m puzzled as to why it took more than 300 pages and convoluted incoherences, factual errors and random assertions to say so.
December 29, 2019
Intense but so interesting
I loved the ideas in this book even though to me, some are just way to far out there. But the idea that we are like robots just going through motions makes sense. If you can be aware that you are making decisions then you chose where your life goes. I’ll have to read this again to let it sink in a little deeper but I’m going to let it sit for a few months before I do. I would definitely recommend this to anyone curious about waking up.
I loved the ideas in this book even though to me, some are just way to far out there. But the idea that we are like robots just going through motions makes sense. If you can be aware that you are making decisions then you chose where your life goes. I’ll have to read this again to let it sink in a little deeper but I’m going to let it sit for a few months before I do. I would definitely recommend this to anyone curious about waking up.
March 30, 2020
I have read many books in my long lifetime, many with similar content. Most of them feel like the same book over and over with different mix of the authors personal experiences, but this one was different. I thoroughly enjoyed the weave of words, the new spin on an old subject. I once again thank the author, Dr. Deepak Chopra for his heart and soul that always shines through. He gets it and he’s cheering for the reader! ❤️
June 12, 2022
For someone that has been on the path of awakening this book my help them to put life chapters into perspective and string unconnected concepts into a coherent whole. I believe the lower rating probably has more to do with a person not walking the path and the failure to find resonance within their personal life.
January 4, 2020
Lots and lots of big words that made it for me as a non-native speaker difficult to understand at times. But overall a highly recommendable read! I'm definitely going to order the German edition when it comes out in May and reread it.
June 30, 2020
One of the most mind blowing, consciousness expanding, mesmerizing works that I’ve read in awhile. Truly challenges the notion of meaning of life and how we should perceive reality.
Highly recommend to anyone growing to become the best version of themselves.
Highly recommend to anyone growing to become the best version of themselves.
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