1947-
New Age Guru, Doctor, Author, Entrepreneur

"The Bearer of True Enlightenment."

One of the more influential New Age writers, educators, lecturers, and gurus to the rich and famous was Indian-born Deepak Chopra. A medical doctor by profession, Chopra, through a series of best-selling books, tapes, and lectures, made believers out of thousands of Americans with a message that combines medical and spiritual advice. His words have helped to soothe the sense of emptiness that many Americans confess is now a part of their lives.

Setting the Stage.

Chopra arrived in the United States in 1970 as a Western-trained medical doctor. Gradually, he became known as "The Lord of Immortality," a prominent spokesman for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation movement. Since that time he has emerged as a personality in his own right, having written nineteen books that have sold more than ten million copies and...