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Renowned speaker and M.D. Deepak Chopra, founder of the Chopra Center for Well Being, has authored fifty-five books on achieving health through mind and body wellness. Merging the concepts of spirituality and body, Chopra has written a book where he presents The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. By implementing these laws, every person can lead a life of happiness and success.

1. The Law of Pure Potentiality

Chopak's law of pure potentiality tells us that we are all pure energy, unbound consciousness. Because we are energy, we are also full of the potential to be anything. This energy binds us together, intertwining every piece of matter in the universe. It is the force of life, penetrating and surrounding everything. You can do anything, be anyone. It is this law upon which the others are built. May the force be with you.

2. The Law Of Giving

This law is really about giving and receiving. The energy of the world must continually flow, otherwise it becomes stagnant. That is not to say that you have to give your money to every vagabond you meet, or let your sister have your pearl earrings. It does mean that you should have a kind word, a smile, an understanding glance, for everyone that you meet - passing on the swine flue does not count.

3. The Law Of Karma

Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. When you are positive, sending good vibrations into space, then positive energy comes right back to you. Think of it as a boomerang: If you are an honest, happy person, and treat people with respect, you throw honesty, happiness, and respect out into the world, and those feelings will be returned to you. Send out negativity, and the boomerang might hit you in the head on its way back.

4. The Law Of Least Effort

The path of least resistance is usually also the high road, and the best way to obtain a goal. This is because being positive, taking the least difficult path, uses the least energy. Now, this does not mean you should sit on your backside, doing nothing all day, waiting for good thing to happen - they won't. It means that when faced with a decision to scream and yell over life's little inconveniences, it is easier, and more effective, to simply roll with the punches, and go on with your day.

5. The Law Of Intention And Desire

This law, again, begins with the understanding that everything in nature, including our bodies, is made up of energy, binding us together. If you focus on positive intentions and a strong desire, then this goes into the universe as a request, and the universe will answer. This concept is akin to the Law of Attraction, as defined in the bestselling book The Secret. Focus your positive intentions upon an idea or item, and work towards it, and the universe will provide. Now, that is not to say that staring at a picture of a Porsche all day will make it materialize in your garage magically.

6. The Law Of Detachment

While positive focus on our desires is important, we must also be detached from the end result. In this way, we trust in the universe to deliver what we need, rather than giving in to negative emotions such as fear, doubt, craving, and dissatisfaction. If you are obsessed with that new camera you want, take a step back, realize that your camera is fine for now, and the universe will provide a new one in time. Of course, if you are obsessed with the clerk at Walmart, buying a new pair of socks every day just to see her, then you need to do more than detach, you need to reattach yourself with reality - and maybe seek counseling before she gets a restraining order.

7. The Law Of Dharma

The final law is the Law of Dharma, with "dharma" being the ancient Sanskrit word for "purpose in life." Here, we must recognize that each of us has a special gift to share with the world. Dharma tells us that we each must discover our true Self, find a way to express our own special talents, and use our talent to serve mankind. Your purpose might be to heal people, write a great American novel, save the whales - whatever it is, through discovering your purpose, will you experience a more fulfilling life.

These laws are guidelines to live by. If you focus your energy on being positive, visualizing what you want out of life, working towards it in positive ways, that add to the world - if you regularly apply these 7 laws to your life - then you can achieve all that is important to you. Visualize yourself happy, in love, and wealthy. Of course, just visualizing yourself with the body of a god or goddess isn't going to take those love handles away, but if you employ these strategies, you can make steady progress on developing the body that you want to have, and the life you want to live.