The Way of the Wizard (Deepak Chopra)

Warning: The following video is TLFW (Too long for work)

Stumbled upon a video by Deepak Chopra on the levels of consciousness that he describes in his book The Way of the Wizard. This was kind of a spiritual hit way back in 1995.

It’s easy to fall in love with Chopra’s intrinsic vocabulary filled with subtle words that express a universe of thoughts. Perhaps his secret lies in his ambiguity of expression and his abstractness of philosophical reflections.

If I watched this five years ago, I would’ve surely branded this as hocus-pocus or spiritual-rubbish and flush it drown the drain. Today with a fair amount of knowledge in NLP, Cognitivism and Zen, I would still brand this as hocus-pocus and spiritual propaganda.

As hard as it may seem to apply Chopra’s teachings to day-to-day life, the video gives the reader a glimpse of the power of self-awareness. Most people will go on to say that better self-help Gurus like Wayne Dyer, Tony Robbins, Robert Dilts or perhaps even Lama Surya Das would be more ideal to help breakaway from the frames & habits we tend to unconsciously hold on to.

But Dr. Chopra’s reference to the evolution of the mind got me thinking.

Is it truly possible for a society to exist with a bunch of yumans running around with absolutely no ego? (Maybe sitting down would be more appropriate I guess) Is it possible for a society filled with jealousy to transform into a one that of unconditional love? Any polygamist nearby will probably say yes, but that’s not the topic of discussion here….

If the answer to both questions is yes, then there in front of you would be instant brewed Utopia.

We’d all be suspended in perpetual bliss. No pun intended.

But the quantum probability of a Universe existing with transcended yumans void of ego would be very minute. More tangible would be the probability of a society elevated with the help of technology. Technology and systems tend to be much more stable than the swaying minds of a Gaussian society.

Much like what ICT is doing today to build a better community; nanotechnology might elevate our society one step close to Utopia tomorrow. And the subsequent technologies might elevate us further.

As for this video, watching it might not change who you are, it might not be influential enough to shift your flow of habits; but it may give you a moment of harmony, and maybe a foretaste of what society could become with a little help from Time. Provided that your imagination can keep up.