“Everyone has a purpose in life…a unique gift of special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.”
“Dharma” is defined by Chopra as being a Sanskrit word meaning “purpose in life”. This law states, “we have taken manifestation in physical form to fulfill a purpose.” Chopra goes on to say that we “have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it.”
Dr. Chopra says there are three components of this law:
1. You’re here to discover your true Self, so discover it.
2. Express your unique talents.
3. Service to humanity.
This sounds like Deepak has been reading Rick Warren’s mail! (Or vise versa). Purpose Driven Life meets The Seventh Spiritual Law of Success! What is my purpose in life really? Do I have a unique purpose? If you take away the afterlife(I said IF), what is the purpose? To be kind and loving to others? Without the threat of eternal damnation, what is your motivation in doing so? Is it fair to say that with out “purpose” in life, there is chaos? Think about this.
What if you were able to convince all the church going, happy go lucky, fundamentalists that a mansion is not their reward and that heaven may not even be a reality, in the traditional church’s understanding of heaven? There would be mass hysteria!
This is what I imagine some people would say, “What do you mean? I’ve been ‘loving’ this worthless bastard for 10 years and for what? No MANSION?!! You mean to tell me that all those dirty homos and bleeding heart liberals are not going to roasting in hell forever? Well, screw this…shit, I’m outta here!”
I believe there would be a mass exodus from the church like never before. If you can’t “guilt” them into submission, tell them they have a “cosmic purpose” and that should keep ’em coming back week after week.
Well, this concludes the break down of Deepak’s book of spiritual laws as compared to the traditional Christian model. I will admit, this is not a overly thorough compare/contrast. I felt there were some similarities between the two that I wanted to explore through writing. Thanks for reading.
Sim Church 
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