Haven't seen those two in a long long time but I bet they are still beautiful!

Chopra is a real puzzle. If you look at the actual content of his work, he is a modern sage of the Upanishads (one of the three main ancient Yoga texts, along with the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutra). He comes across the same way in his presentations, which are just dripping in the one-with-the-universe message of the Upanishads and Gita.

“Ageless Body/Timeless Mind” is actually a well thought-out and deeply inspirational update of the philosophy of the ancient Yoga sages. “Timeless Mind” makes perfect sense in this context, because according to Yoga philosophy we are all part of the ocean already, not just a wave, and since the ocean (the universe) is timeless, so are we.

When you get inside the book “ageless body” means not living forever, but rather the fact that our molecules all turn into other things and continue on, with a lot of detail from modern quantum physics, and the fact that we might someday figure out how to arrest aging. Certainly not what’s implied by the cover.

I believe Chopra is, in fact, a modern Yoga sage, carrying on the central message of the ancient sages in a modern context. But he either creates or allows a marketing effort that can make him look like a lot of fluff.

I like his writing so much I’m willing to put up with the silly upfront hype. The books I’ve read so far are really terrific and not at all quackery.

I would love to hear other opinions about this, because I’ve only read a few of his many books.

Bob Weisenberg
http://YogaDemystified.com

It is as you point out, spiritual materialism. Whether it's ageless bodies or the easy promises of Law of Attraction, we look for completion outside, and these money-making authors count on that. Be awareness, and release, and the rest works out beautifully.

I feel older this year really for the first time, I'm 47. At the same time, I feel wiser spritually, and more aware. If I had to trade the second feeling for the first feeling, I'd turn it down. However, really focused living, yoga, healthy healthy food, and managing stress levels, retreating, and lifestyle activities, really does slow the aging process. I've SEEN it. The sooner it starts, the sooner the benefits kick in.

there's better stuff to do with our lives than steal meditation techniques that aren't yours, call them a new name, claim their yours and be a guru poser with a big heady clinic that caters to the celebrities. but i guess some haven't figured that one out either.