God audiobook

A book that makes you stop and think, read some more, than stop and think some more.Deepak uses 10 historical figures to trace how the thinking of God has changed through the years. Naturally these stories are used to support his theory of consciousness.Chopra is one of the few writers who seems to truly understand both Eastern and Western philosophies and teachings, as well as the key fundamentals and foundations of the world's major religions. And he pulls these all together in an excellent summary of man's never-ending quest to try and understand God and the universe. It's a book I'll soon read again, only this time more slowly and deliberately.

I can't understand all of Deepak Chopra's tweets.But, being regarded as modern master of eastern philosophy and the link between science and religion, Deepak Chopra can't be ignored.Hence, I picked up this book - a first for me from the author.The book tries to interpret God with the help of 10 much revered historical figures and their iconoclastic stand that withstood time. The tales were wonderfully woven to keep the reader glued. The concluding summaries or 'revealing the vision' as the author calls it of each of these figures and their ideas are also enriching.Though acquainted, I was unaware of most of the tales of these figures."Job ('I'm the lord thy God')Socrates ('Know thyself')St. Paul ('I'm the light of the world')Shankara('Life is a dream')Rumi ('Come with me, my beloved')Julian of Norwich ('all shall be well')Giordano Bruno ('Everything is Light')Anne Hutchinson ('Spirit is perfect in every believer') Baal Shem Tov ('To Live is to Serve God')Rabindranath Tagore ('I'm the endless mystery')"I loved the tales and conversations of Socrates, Shankara, Rumi, Bruno and Tagore. I'd like to read more about them.This is undoubtedly a gem of a book for anyone who is in the path of discovering God, to get a glimpse of historical evolution of the concept of God. But yes, I, still, can't understand all of Deepak Chopra's tweets.

I bought the book on impulse and then took a long time to read it, because I thought it would be an arrogant explanation on God... Then I finally started reading and had an initial bad feeling that the author was fantasizing too much on the historical figures... But as I continued I was really drawn into the contemplations and interpretations he made. It is a really soft and delicate book to read, makes you think more deeply about God and spirituality. Besides, Deepak Chopra has a talent to share his visions and teachings without sounding patronizing, but keeping a simple style which yet is very touching. Highly recommendable.

I hope I remember to read this book again when I am older and wiser. I know i could not digest it all, even though I read it slowly. If I understood correctly, God is loving consciousness and we can connect through meditation. If I didn't understand correctly, this was an interesting introduction to sages and mystics throughout history.

Get to the epilogue. The 10 people and the stories beforehand connect humanity and their reason for God. It's the history. Deepak's epilogue describes our connection to the divine and how we have all chosen to seek it differently and why that is. Why we need to find God or why there is always that question. Finally something that makes sense to me.

Pretty deep reading but persevered.

Ho acquistato questo libro nella speranza di trovare una chiave di lettura verso una spiritualità più vera e libera. Un libro da leggere capitolo per capitolo, metabolizzandoli. Ne leggi uno, ti fermi e pensi... ne leggi un altro, ti fermi e pensi. Un libro sicuramente non facile e leggero, ma profondo.10 figure storiche, probabilmente raccontante in modo romanzato (ma non ho certezza di ciò), usate per tracciare come nel corso del tempo sia evoluto il pensiero su Dio.Chopra ha la capacità di districarsi tra filosofia, pensiero orientale e occidentale, traendone ciò che di “buono”e utile possa esserci per il nostro percorso sulla Terra.Alla fine siamo tutti alla ricerca di questa divinità di cui sentiamo parlare fin da piccini...

This is truly amazing read. It brought different contemplation and interpretation one could have in their belief and faith. God himself is different in everybody's mind is what i can sum it up from the book. Deepak has this peculiar way of attracting people to join him in the tale of finding God especially via perspective of the historical figures featured in the book. I never heard some of the names featured here in the book but I'm glad i know now after i finished this book.

Stories of 10 'seekers' of the spiritual from Socrates to Tagore, about 1/2 of whom I had previously heard about.Interesting stories, obviously many are fictional, but seem to follow what we know about the persons. Includes folks from Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Islam and other traditions.You may not agree with all of them (or Chopra's musings on their lives) but it will give you something to ponder.Highly recommended.

I am giving this 5 stars because it is very well written, even scholarly. The scholarly part is what got me--most of the writing in this book went way over my head. Maybe I need to reread all or parts of it, especially Socrates. Or, maybe I am just too simple-minded to understand it. (I barely passed my college philosophy class!) Anyway, well done, Deepak Chopra.

It's very hard to write a fictionalized account of parables and Bible stories that most people have grown up hearing one way. I appreciated Mr. Chopra's care in preserving the beauty of the original texts, in breathing his own characters to life, and in giving us new insight into these beautiful stories.

Mr. Chopra shows some examples of the many different angles from which God works. He uses different enlightened people, from different religions and different parts of the world to give you a more broad perspective of God. This was a very good read, and I'd recommend it to anyone who feels spiritually closed minded, and is ready to be opened to a whole new light!

Es fascinante este libro. Creo que se aprovecha mucho más teniendo nociones previas sobre espiritualidad y vidas pasadas. Es un análisis muy interesante a cómo la figura de Dios ha sido descifrada y modificada a lo largo del tiempo, encontrando puntos comunes a todas ellas, en un entendimiento no religioso de lo que es Dios.

Loved this. Multiple stories of searching for divinity and God that spans many time periods and many different types of religion/spirituality. Each story was followed by a break-down of what the story meant and why it was important.

Enjoyed the format of the book, with different historical figures through history. Deepak Chopra does a nice job of weaving common threads to connect these people from different time periods. Enjoyed it very much!

A lovely journey towards GodIt was really a lovely journey to discover the path to God, to re-establish the connection to God that was lost. The book includes 10 stories of visionaries who strived to find God.

A must read if you are into spirituality and want to find common ground between religions.

Interesting stories from prophets, sages and saints throughout the ages who have enlightened the way. Read by the author Deepak Chopra giving us a more realistic understanding of the stories.