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Prolific author and physician Deepak Chopra published an op-ed this week on the enduring importance of spirituality and wisdom in our society. <\/p>\n
Chopra said that while people cling to religion during a crisis, it is these deeper connections that sustain people long-term. <\/p>\n
\"In troubled times, when the world seems to be on fire, people think about God and the religion they were raised in - a source of solace and hope matters more in a crisis,\" he wrote in the Huffington Post. <\/p>\n
\"I don't find myself thinking about spirituality in those terms, however. Like a winter coat that's put away in spring, for many people spirituality, in the sense of going to church or praying to God, gets put away when the crisis has passed. <\/p>\n
\"Crises by their nature, come and go, but the deeper need for spirituality remains. This need is rooted deeper than solace and hope. It's the need for wisdom.\" <\/p>\n
The alternative medicine advocate said that wisdom is often poorly understood, but necessary to understanding one's purpose. <\/p>\n
\"Wisdom gives you a vision of possibilities that are found in consciousness, bridging all ages and circumstances,\" he wrote. <\/p>\n
\"It gets at the heart of reality. Ultimately the search for reality is what binds a loose coalition of people who want to reach beyond organised religion and its perceived drawbacks.\" <\/p>\n
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