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The purpose of meditation is to stop thinking for a time, wait for the fog of thought to thin, and glimpse the spirit within.

Deepak Chopra

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Deepak Chopra
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 22
Author
Internist
Motivational Speaker
Physician
Writer
New Delhi district
Thinking
Meditation
Stop
Waiting
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Purpose
Fog
Spirit
Glimpse
Thought
Thin
Time
Wait

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