The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire

By: Deepak Chopra MD

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra MD

Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's Summary

As elegant as his best selling How to Know God and as practical as his phenomenal The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, this groundbreaking new book from Deepak Chopra contains a dramatic premise: Not only are everyday coincidences meaningful, they actually provide us with glimpses of the field of infinite possibilities that lies at the heart of all things. By gaining access to this wellspring of creation, we can literally rewrite our destinies in any way we wish. 

From this realm of pure potential we are connected to everything that exists and everything that is yet to come. "Coincidences" can then be recognized as containing precious clues about particular facets of our lives that require our attention. As you become more aware of coincidences and their meanings, you begin to connect more and more with the underlying field of infinite possibilities. This is when the magic begins. This is when you achieve the spontaneous fulfillment of desire.

At a time when world events may leave us feeling especially insignificant and vulnerable, Deepak Chopra restores our awareness of the awesome powers within us. And through specific principles and exercises he provides the tools with which to create the magnificent, miraculous life that is our birthright.

©2003 Deepak Chopra, M.D. (P)2003 Random House, Inc., Random House Audio, A Division Of Random House, Inc.

Fulfills my desires of an excellent audio book

Deepak shows us two things:
a) how to use "coincidences" in our lives to our benefit
b) how to lead a balanced, fulfilled life
relating interesting stories and insights as well as meditation techniques.
Deepak has a wonderful voice; I bet you won't put this audio book down before you've heard it all.

26 people found this helpful

Wow!

This book has made a profound impact on my life. Science meets Spirituality. I loved it so much, I bought it in paperback also. I highly recommend both.
It's a very "user friendly" explanation of quantum physics that I found simple and clear. I've always been very interested in quantum physics but could never wrap my head around it. Now I can.
It's also a very spiritual read. A guide to creating and harnessing the power of coincidence in your life and living every moment happily. Truly uplifting and wonderful.

~Doesn't read like Chopra. He can be complicated and/or hard to follow at times. This book was absolutely NOT like that.

22 people found this helpful

My Very Favorite Audible Book

I have read and listened to a lot of Deepak Chopra books, and this is my favorite. He narrates it well (and he doesn't read all of his Audible offerings), and his illustrative stories make sense. Having listened to it many times since last years purchase, I never get tired of this one. Profound, and useful.

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A great book that fits in any spiritual path

When I first heard Deepak Chopra I didn’t like what he had to say or like the book at all! Then years later I was led to another of his books by what can be described as ‘Spirit’. I listened and realized that he was teaching the same thing as SO many other authors that people are ignoring. I’ve read Edgar Casey, Mike Dooley, Wayne Dyer, and many more. I’ve did Buddhist training for 7 years and left it because the path wasn’t working for me at that time. Now I understand that we have to do this at times. Like in the book ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ and the work of Jack Kornfield you can’t attach to a ‘teacher’ or ‘path’. I read this book and did the exercises and I will keep using the exercises as I move forward, but not as in using dogma.

I’ve enjoyed this book and it would be nice if there was a PDF with all the meditations on it to make it easier to do them later rather than looking them up on the Internet! This would make this book perfect as it is!

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Powerful

This is one of the best books that I have ever experienced. I purchased the book, to use to more easily create the daily mediations - and am on the second listening of the audio book. It is astounding.

11 people found this helpful

My first Deepak

This book was the obvious follow-up to all of Eckhart Tolle's books that I've been reading for a year or so. Deepak gives scientific facts to support the miracles that are life all around us and the phenomena of "coincidences". I know he gets made fun of, but I feel he's sincere and speaking from the heart. I will be purchasing more of his books.

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Deepak Makes Sense Out of the Confusing

If you are an atheist and believe the universe is random and pointless; or if you pride yourself as a pragmatist, who avoids dullusions in spirituality; or if you are just struggling to find some proof that this mess of a life you are living has any meaning, then listen to this audiobook for factual proof that you truely are the essence of all purpose and proof that you can truely find passion in every moment of your life.

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Get the hardcopy

The gist of the book is great but it's not the kind of book that works well in audio format. There are exercises in meditation to be done so full, undivided attention is best. Get the hardcopy as you may also need to go back and forth between chapters to understand fully.

Whilst it's a nice touch to have an author read their own work, it's equally important to recognise that audiobook reading is a form of entertainment art and not everyone has the flair for it. Deepak Chopra may be a great writer but an audio performer he is not. The narration was monotonous and difficult to pay attention to completely. At best it was a forgettable performance and at worst, an irritating one.

That said I will keep this audiobook and have it as a companion to the hardcopy.

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Great Deepak Book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great book. Gives lots of insight and food for thought. It also gives basic meditation exercises to work on. Overall, if you're new to Deepak, it's a good intro to either his books or general Self-help books.

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Life changing!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire to be better than the print version?

The advantage to the audio book is that during my busy days, I can simply turn on the audio in the car, during exercise, or any other daily activity where as I do not have as much time to sit and read.

Have you listened to any of Deepak Chopra’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

yes, and this one is exceptional!

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire?

All of them!

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Beautiful meditation guide

Would you listen to The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire again? Why?

We are one with the universe. One part of the whole.This has a very well laid out meditation guide in chapter 4 which I have started listening to regularly.Deepak Chopra talks about the Sutras and what they mean in very simple terms. A good guide for starting a spiritual meditation to help combat stress. The rest of the book can be a bit of a heavy reading/listening at times. This might be because Deepak has read it in a monotone (I am used to listening to Louise Hays style of narration and find it more engaging) . That's the only reason I have taken one star off. But for chap 4 meditation guide alone I would think this book is worth reading and listening to again and again.

What did you like best about this story?

The part where he talks about how just as a plant grows in the direction of light (Heliotrophy) so do we move in the direction of the universal light

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Brilliant

Fascinating facts contained in this. A real eye-opener. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to it and would unhesitatingly recommend it.

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loved it

I really enjoy your books and meditation with your voice ..really appreciated and I am going for one of your other audio books

Worth persevering

Like some other reviewers, I think it is worth listening to this more than once. Each time I listen I feel like I understand more and the ideas make more sense. Deepak has a good reading voice and explains complex ideas well. I hope to benefit from the insights he has shared.