THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL

LAWS OF SUCCESS
BASED ON THE BOOK BY
DEEPAK CHOPRA
These are practical guidelines for success in all areas of Life

The Laws by which we create the Universe around us

The whole Universe is a reflection of our Consciousness

There is nothing “out there” that’s not “in here”

WHAT DOES BEING SUCCESSFUL MEAN TO YOU?

OVERALL, DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A SUCCESSFUL

PERSON?

HAS SUCCESS BROUGHT YOU

HAPPINESS?

Let Bliss be your guide

 THE LAW OF PURE
POTENTIALITY
OUR ESSENCE IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS

KNOWING WHO WE ARE GIVES US THE ABILITY TO FULFILL

OUR DREAMS

ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE A REFLECTION OF OUR

RELATIONSHIP WITH OURSELF
 Rumi
“Awareness sleeps in minerals

It dreams in plants

It awakens in animals

Awareness becomes
Self-aware in humans”
 THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE
ALL ALREADY ENLIGHTENED

THE BAD NEWS IS WE’VE

FORGOTTEN IT
 In the silent spaces between thoughts is the
potential for anything and everything
Thought Thought Thought

Space Space

Silence Pure
Potential

By bringing this inner potential into our lives we

can have and create whatever we want
You have the power to make reality. Why make it inside boundaries, when the
boundless is so near?
Know that by which everything becomes known
How limited is you life?

Do you consider yourself a spiritual person?

When do you most feel Spirit in your life?

When do you feel Spirit is absent?

What is your spiritual goal(s)?

THE ETERNAL QUESTION
 I am Eternal
I am Immortal
I am Being
ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE A REFLECTION OF
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OURSELF

We attract who we are

Intimacy with the Self is the path to true healing
The purpose of any relationship is Enlightenment
 For just one minute out of the day
With all the rest of your time,
It would be best to try
Looking upon yourself more as God does.
For He knows your true royal nature.
God is never confused and can only see Himself in you. - Hafiz
APPLYING THE LAW

1. Take time every day to be silent

Meditation
Listen
Breathe, make space for Spirit
Humility
Present moment awareness

Silence is God’s language, learn to speak His tongue

Wherever you go, remain a hermit inwardly, then your world can never weaken
you
APPLYING THE LAW
2. Spend time communing with Nature
Get in tune with the rhythms of nature
Align with the abundance, joy and beauty of nature
Practice using all your senses

“ If you have no relationship with nature, you have

no relationship with man” - Krishnamurti

“When you are appreciating the creation as much

as the Creator, then the Creator will ask, “Who is
appreciating my creation as much as Me? Let Me
see this person” - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
APPLYING THE LAW
3. Practice non-judgment
Every relationship is a mirror
We attract who we are
See the Divine in everything and everyone
Be kind to yourself and others

Try to see everything as if for

the first time
Look for the miraculous in
everyday objects and events
 The Lord passed by
Then a great wind tore the mountains apart
and scattered the rocks before the Lord
But He was not in the wind
After that, there was an earthquake
But the Lord was not in the earthquake
After that came a fire
But the Lord was not in the fire
After the fire came a gentle whisper
- 1 Kings, 19
 THE LAW OF GIVING
OUR BODY, MIND AND THE UNIVERSE ARE IN CONSTANT
DYNAMIC EXCHANGE

WE MUST LEARN TO GIVE WHATEVER WE WISH TO RECEIVE

THE INTENTION BEHIND GIVING SHOULD ALWAYS BE TO

CREATE HAPPINESS
 The only things that stop us from being
generous are fear and ignorance

“There’s enough in this world for

everyone’s need but not everyone’s greed”
- Ghandi

“ I don’t think there’s such a thing as an intelligent, mega -rich person. For who
with a fine mind can look upon this world and hoard what can nourish a
thousand souls?” - Kabir
Life is the harmonious interaction of all the forces on all levels of
existence

Giving and receiving keep the exchange going

Give generously Receive graciously

God withholds nothing

What do you feel is lacking in your life?

Do you live in wealth or poverty consciousness?

Do you consider yourself generous?

Do you prefer to give or receive?

I am Abundance

I am Joy
WE MUST LEARN TO GIVE WHATEVER WE
WISH TO RECEIVE
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle and the life of the
candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared
- Lord Buddha

What am I grateful for?

 What can you give away that would benefit another?
“I saw sorrow holding a cup of pain, I said hey sorrow, sorry to see you this
way. What’s troubling you, what’s with the cup of pain? Sorrow said,
what else can I do, all this joy you have brought into this world has killed
my business completely.”
THE INTENTION BEHIND GIVING SHOULD
ALWAYS BE TO CREATE HAPPINESS

The tree laden with fruit bows low so we can pick it, the tree
without stands tall and proud

When we are grateful to the Divine, we receive the joy of Divine

Happiness
Every seed has the promise of a thousand forests but
you must plant the seed

What do I want?
 APPLYING THE LAW
1. Give a gift to everyone you meet
Be generous with yourself, be easy
Be humble in your giving
Be generous in your thoughts and words
Practice Seva
Think with your heart, love with your mind

“Happiness depends on what you can give, not on

what you can get” - Chinmayananda

“The more the sage gives to others, the greater his

abundance” - Loa Tzu
 APPLYING THE LAW
2.Gratefully receive the gifts offered you
Enjoy the gift of Life, be glad to be alive
Enjoy Nature’s bounty, thank the Universe
Be grateful to your family, your lineage
Don’t take things for granted, be grateful
Appreciate all that you already have, thank your body
The only mantra you need is “Thank you”
APPLYING THE LAW

3.Keep wealth circulating

Don’t hold on to things, everything has a sell by date
Make a list of the things you can give effortlessly and freely
Offer something from your list every day
Tap into the Cosmic wealth
Pay it forward
Live in wealth consciousness
 THE LAW OF KARMA
CAUSE AND EFFECT
AS YOU SOW SO SHALL YOU REAP

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO US IS THE RESULT OF OUR

PAST THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS

EVERY SITUATION IN LIFE CAN BE SEEN AS A PROBLEM OR

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH
 When the child emerges from the womb of its mother, one does
not find any garland around its neck. There are no jewels made
of pearls, nor are there glittering gold ornaments. There are no
necklaces studded with precious stones like emeralds and
diamonds. But there is one garland around its neck. Brahma
(the Creator) strings together the consequences of one’s past
deeds into a heavy garland and puts it around the neck at the
time of birth - Telagu poem
KARMIC SOFTWARE

ACTION MEMORY DESIRE ACTION

Three types of Karma

- contracted for this life
- left behind in the karmic sack
- new Karma created during this life

The seeds of Karma are stored within our Soul

The Soul’s evolutionary journey is to wash its Karma

Everything in the relative world
is the result of Karma collected
over millions of lives.

Everyone we meet, every

situation has a Karmic
significance.

Everything happens for a reason

The karmic curse is that we

have forgotten who we really are
 Do you feel responsible for your life? If not, who is?

Do you make choices from your head or your heart?

Do you make choices easily or worry about having to make them?

Are you happy with your life?

Karma can be:
released in kind - suffering
transmuted or transformed - conscious living
transcended - meditation

Every action has the cause and effect within it

the situation is the result of a previous action
how we respond determines future consequences

We can never know who is simply

delivering our Karma

Who do I need to forgive?

A successful man is one who can create a firm foundation from the bricks that others
throw at him
APPLYING THE LAW
1. Be conscious of the choices you make

Being fully conscious in the present allows us to best prepare for the
future

Become a Master not a reactionary

Take a breath

Listen to your body

“Our life is shaped by our mind, we become what we think. Suffering follows and evil
thought, joy follows a pure thought” - Buddha

My body is the most sacred place of pilgrimage I will ever come to. It is the dwelling
place of the Divine
APPLYING THE LAW
2. Ask yourself, “What are the consequences of my choices?”

Is the choice evolutionary, does it serve me and others?

What is the opportunity for growth?

Am I choosing from love or fear?

There is never a loss, only

transformation

“The mind creates the abyss and the

heart crosses over it” - Mother Teresa
APPLYING THE LAW
3. I will ask my heart or Higher
Self for guidance

Listen to the first impulse - intuition

Ask for advice but don’t let others

decide your life

Ask, “Is this my Higher Self or my

ego talking”

God is not bound by the Laws of

Karma, love keeps no record of
right and wrong

Have the courage to follow your

choices

Avert the danger which has not yet come - Yoga Sutras
 THE LAW OF LEAST
EFFORT
DO LESS AND ACCOMPLISH MORE. DO NOTHING AND
ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING

WHEN ACTIONS ARE MOTIVATED BY LOVE, THERE IS

NO EFFORT

THE MOMENT IS EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE

NATURE FUNCTIONS WITH EFFORTLESS EASE

Rivers don’t flow uphill Flowers don’t try to smell Grass doesn’t try to grow

When we align with the harmony and joy of Nature, we become

effortless

Be graceful Keep it simple Look for the path of least resistance

Meditation - do less accomplish more

 Love expands, fear contracts

Love is the path of least resistance

Love connects us with cosmic energy

Fear, ego and control deplete our

energy

Emotions are reactions to the rules

your personality has created. The stronger your absolutes
and expectations, the more emotional your life will be

“To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under
Heaven” - Ecclesiastes

Any fool can make something easy appear complicated but the wise
make the complicated look easy.
Is there someone in your life you feel you
need to change?

How do you feel when others try to change

you?

Are you defensive and argue a lot?

Do you often feel exhausted at the end of

the day?

When does your life flow effortlessly?

Instead of running after happiness, tap into the happiness that
surrounds you

My every thought and action, my very breathing and moving, come

from God and belong to God. Everything I do is a Divine movement of
the Eternal
What is my purpose?
“In this life we cannot do great things, we can only do small things
with great love” - Mother Teresa
APPLYING THE LAW
1. I will practice acceptance
Accept people and things as
they are

This moment is always as it

should be

You are eternal, you can wait forever

Being peaceful requires no effort

When you struggle against the moment, you struggle against

the Universe. The Universe always wins
“To find God you must welcome everything” - Tagore

Patience is the key to joy, haste is the key to sorrow - Arabic saying
APPLYING THE LAW
2. I will take responsibility for my life

Take responsibility for every situation and your emotions

No blame

Discover the opportunities

All relationships are a mirror,

learn from them

Make everyone your teacher

“In your hopelessness is the only hope, in your desirelessness is your

fulfillment and in your tremendous helplessness, suddenly the whole
existence starts helping you - Osho
APPLYING THE LAW
3. I will give up the need to defend my point of view
Be open to people, ideas, be open to life

Relinquish the need to control or convince

Be defenseless, stop resisting

Act from your heart

Practice humility

Pride and arrogance require a lot of energy

“Be like an imbecile twenty fours hours a day. Be spontaneous and buoyant, your mind like
space, year in year out. If anything is not forgotten, you’ve spent your life in vain” - Ch’ing-Tu
Happiness is not having to know what happens next
 THE LAW OF INTENTION
AND DESIRE
WHATEVER WE PUT OUR ATTENTION ON GROWS
STRONGER IN OUR LIVES

INTENTIONS AND DESIRES RELEASED INTO SILENCE

HAVE INFINITE ORGANIZING POWER

WE CAN CREATE THE FUTURE WE WANT BY LIVING

IN THE PRESENT
The field of Pure Potentiality has infinite organizing power
Releasing an intention into that field activates this power

Attention and Intention - power tools for

transformation

Attention brings the energy into the present

moment
Intention transforms it for future fulfillment
The future can only be created in the present

One-pointed attention is completely focused

and passionate

God gives her mysteries to those who allow

themselves to be transformed by them

When we tap into the Unified Field at any point, we instantly know
everything at every other point in the Field

“The whole Universe exists within us, ask all from yourself” - Rumi
We can fulfill our desires, transform them or move beyond them in
some way

We cannot suppress a desire, all disease is our inability to fulfill our

desires

What you put your attention on grows

Worrying is praying for what you don’t

want

“Faith is to believe what you do not see, the reward of faith is to see
what you believe” - Chinmayananda
 Do you spend a lot of time thinking about the past or the future?

Are your material desires more important than your spiritual ones?

Do your desires tend to be more selfish or selfless?

Is it easy to fulfill your desires?

What frustrates you the most?

It’s your creation
Command the laws of Nature to do your bidding

What will I create?

“What’s the use of a heavy shower of rain if you keep your bucket upside -
down?” - Sai Baba
APPLYING THE LAW
1. I will make a list of my desires and view it regularly
Knowing your desires brings focus to your life
Let Nature know what you’re thinking
Be bold, weak desires create a weak life

“If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth
will destroy you. If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring
forth will save you” - Jesus Christ
APPLYING THE LAW
2. I will release my desires to the Universe

Read your list before meditation and sleep

Plant the seeds of desire into the field of infinite organizing power
Let them go, don’t keep digging up the seeds
Allow the Universe to handle the details
Be open to greater fulfillments
Whatever lies behind us and whatever lies before us are tiny matters compared to
what lies within us
APPLYING THE LAW
3. I will practice present-moment awareness
I will be careful with whom I share my dreams
I will remain detached from the goals of my desires
I accept that the Universe may block
desires that don’t serve me
I will accept the present-moment as
always perfect
I accept that the Universe sometimes
has greater plans for me than I can
possibly imagine

Your desires are who you are

THE LAW OF DETACHMENT
DETACHMENT IS BASED ON OUR UNQUESTIONING
BELIEF IN THE POWER OF OUR OWN SELF

DETACHMENT IS TO LIVE IN WEALTH

CONSCIOUSNESS

THE WISDOM OF UNCERTAINTY ALLOWS US TO STEP

INTO THE FIELD OF ALL POSSIBILITIES
Live life with passion but be dispassionate about the outcome

The fear of not having, disguises the reality that we have everything

When we are connected to Self,we know

we have access to everything

Detachment means to live your life NOW

Trust in the infinite organizing power

of the Universe

Welcome everything with the sacred “Yes”

I want to sing like birds, not worrying about who is listening or what they think
- Rumi
The known is our prison, the unknown is freedom

Attachment is based on fear

and insecurity

Find your security within

Trust in the Divine but look

for the opportunities

It’s hard to be happy if you refuse to throw away all the things
that make you sad
 What is your greatest fear?

What makes you feel most secure?

What do you need to hold onto?

Do you create your own problems?

Do new ideas excite or frighten you?

Do you consider yourself stubborn or flexible?

If money and time weren’t an issue, what would you do?

 Don’t put things off.

Luck is when opportunity meets preparedness

Infinite flexibility is the key to immortality

What can I release?

If you love something, let it go. If it stays away, it was never yours. If
it returns, it’s yours forever.
THE
DELUSIONS

Space - we are here but not everywhere (we are non-local)

Time - there is a beginning, middle and end (time is a
concept)
Attachment - I need this to be complete (we already
have everything)
Knowledge - I know this but not that (we have access to
the Unified Field at any point)
Creativity - I can do this but not that (we are surrounded
by All Possibilities)
Fear - there are things to be afraid of (I am the Universe)
APPLYING THE LAW
1. I will not rigidly impose my idea of how things should be
I won’t force solutions on problems

I won’t try to control everything

I’ll stop trying to “understand”

everything

I have nothing to prove

“If you let go a little you’ll be a little happy. If you let go a lot, you’ll be
a lot happy. If you let go completely, you’ll be completely happy” Ajahn
Chah
Applying the Law
2. I will embrace the “Wisdom of Uncertainty”
I’ll become comfortable with the unknown

I’ll accept that there is a greater force

than me at work

I’ll look for creative solutions when

things seem confused and uncertain

I won’t blame myself or anyone for

my situation. I am doing the best I can

“ There is no joy in smallness, joy is in the infinite” - Upanishads

APPLYING THE LAW
3. I will remain open to an infinity of choices

I’ll do something everyday just for fun

I will give up ownership of everything

I’ll accept everything

I’ll accept that everything may be gone

tomorrow

The miracle is not to walk on water, it’s to walk on the green earth in
the present moment - Thich Nhat Hanh
 THE LAW OF DHARMA
PURPOSE IN LIFE
WE ALL HAVE UNIQUE TALENTS AND A UNIQUE WAY
TO EXPRESS THEM

WE ARE HERE TO REDISCOVER OUR HIGHER OR

SPIRITUAL SELF

SERVING HUMANITY TAKES US BEYOND THE EGO

AND REUNITES US WITH SPIRIT
 Dharma is the essence or
virtue of something

That which makes it what it is

Dharma means righteousness,

justice, honor, purpose rather than
choice

Dharma means truth in the sense of right action

“The seeker after Truth should be humbler than dust. The world
crushes the dust under its feet but the seeker after Truth should be so
humble that even the dust crushes him” - Gandhi
When we are in Dharma actions are spontaneously correct

We automatically know what to do in any situation

Our life is supported by everything around us

We are complete within ourselves

Life becomes effortless

 If there is light in the Soul,
There will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person,
There will be harmony in the home.
If there is harmony in the home,
There will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation,
There will be peace in the world.
- Chinese Proverb
What do you enjoy doing most?
Do you feel satisfied with what you do now?
Do you have any regrets?
What would you change in your life?
What is you best quality?
Do you take enough time to simply enjoy Life?
Are you glad to be alive?
The highest Dharma is non-violence

Discover your unique talents and use them to serve selflessly

Serving others brings untold rewards in all areas of life

Outward Dharma leads to inner Moksha (Freedom)

How can I serve?

Be a Master in everything you do
Awareness - Discernment- Focus - Realization

Qualities of a Spiritual Warrior - Carlos Castaneda

Ruthlessness without harshness - ruthless in destroying self-
importance and ego

Cunning without nastiness - only share your dreams with those

bonded in love

Patience without apathy - there is a season for everything

Sweetness without foolishness - we don’t have the luxury of losing

our temper

One-pointed focus

“Where there is Dharma, there will be victory” - Gita

APPLYING THE LAW
1. I will be awake to the energies
within me

I will identify the archetypes

with which I resonate

I will begin to nurture these

energies

I will get in touch with Spirit

through stillness

I will understand that I have

been HERE all the time

“The goal is to let go of being anyone special and meet each moment with a
beginner’s mind” - Suzuki Roshi
Applying the Law
2. I will make lists of my talents and
the things I love to do

Items on both list are clues to my

Dharma

Dharma is using my talents to serve

selflessly

I will look for my inner power, my

unlimited potential

In the process I will gain complete

knowledge of who I am
APPLYING THE LAW
3. I will ask, “How can I serve”

Whatever I do I will do it fully - full attention, full effort, full

passion
I will become a Master of everything I do
I will accept everyone without judgment
My true wealth will be the good I do in the world

Better one’s own Dharma though imperfect, than the Dharma of another well
performed. He who does the duty of his own nature incurs no sin (Karma) - Lord
Krishna
“Everyone has the birthright to enjoy abiding peace and unbounded joy, which
is the essential nature of our Soul. Everybody already possesses the capacity
of enjoying because it’s already there in the recess of everybody’s heart.
Nothing from outside can stop us from enjoying lasting peace and permanent
joy for life, that’s the essential nature of the Soul. The doors of Sat Chit
Ananda, pure, bliss, consciousness, are wide open for one and all.
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
NAMASTE