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Addiction is craving fulfillment from something that cannot provide fulfillment. In this sense it is not different than the basic mechanism of ignorance that keeps everyone in bondage. With substance addiction the mind/body sets up a vicious cycle that perpetuates the dependence.

Deepak Chopra

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Deepak Chopra
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 22
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Internist
Motivational Speaker
Physician
Writer
New Delhi district
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