The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Plot Summary

Introduction

Success is often perceived as a destination, marked by material wealth and external recognition. However, true success extends far beyond the accumulation of possessions or achievements. It encompasses good health, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional stability, and spiritual well-being. The spiritual approach to success offers a profound shift in perspective – it views success as a journey of continuous expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals. The spiritual laws that govern our universe operate with the same precision and consistency as physical laws like gravity. When we align ourselves with these universal principles, we create success with carefreeness, joy, and love rather than struggle and effort. These seven fundamental laws reveal how nature creates everything in material existence and show us how to harness the power of pure consciousness to fulfill our desires. By understanding and applying these principles, we can tap into the field of all possibilities and experience success as the miraculous unfolding of our divine nature.

Chapter 1: The Law of Pure Potentiality: Accessing Infinite Possibilities

The Law of Pure Potentiality establishes that our essential nature is pure consciousness – a field of all possibilities and infinite creativity. This law recognizes that beneath our social masks and ego identifications lies our true self, which is unbounded, eternal, and connected to the infinite intelligence of the universe. When we access this field of pure potentiality, we gain the ability to manifest our deepest desires with effortless ease. The key distinction this law introduces is between self-referral and object-referral. In self-referral, our internal reference point is our own spirit, which is immune to criticism, beneath no one, and unfearful of challenges. Object-referral, conversely, means we are influenced by things outside ourselves – constantly seeking approval, attempting to control, and pursuing external power. This ego-based power is inherently unstable, as it depends on external conditions, whereas self-power is permanent because it emerges from knowing the self. To access the field of pure potentiality requires specific practices: silence, meditation, and non-judgment. By committing to periods of silence and meditation, we quiet the internal dialogue that creates turbulence in our consciousness. When we experience profound stillness, we connect to the field of infinite correlation and organizing power. Similarly, practicing non-judgment allows us to stop the constant evaluation of experiences as good or bad, which restricts the flow of energy between us and the field of pure potentiality. As Kafka observed, "You need not leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked." Communing with nature represents another pathway to access pure potentiality. Nature exemplifies the harmonious interaction of all elements and forces of life, giving us a sense of unity with all existence. Whether beside a stream, within a forest, or at the seashore, this connection with nature's intelligence helps us access the field of infinite creativity. Through these practices, we experience the exquisite combination of stillness and dynamism – the silent, unbounded mind coexisting with the active, individual mind – that enables us to create whatever we desire with the power of attention.

Chapter 2: The Law of Giving: Creating Dynamic Exchange

The Law of Giving illuminates that the universe operates through dynamic exchange – a constant flow of energy that maintains the harmony and balance of all existence. Just as our bodies continuously exchange molecules with the universe, our lives flourish through the circulation of giving and receiving. This principle explains why the word "affluence" derives from the Latin "affluere," meaning "to flow to" – true abundance emerges not from hoarding energy but from keeping it in circulation. This law operates through three fundamental principles. First, giving and receiving are different aspects of the same flow – you cannot have one without the other. Second, when we give with joy and gratitude, we multiply the energy behind the giving exponentially. Third, the intention behind giving matters more than the gift itself – when we give with the intention to create happiness, we support and sustain life, generating increase in all forms. The practice of this law requires conscious giving in every interaction. When we meet someone, we can give a material gift, a compliment, appreciation, a prayer, or simply a silent blessing. These non-material gifts – attention, affection, recognition, and love – often represent the most precious forms of giving. By making giving a habit, we activate a powerful cycle: the more we give, the more we receive, and as we receive more, our capacity to give increases further. A business executive once transformed her struggling company by implementing this principle. Instead of focusing on what the company could gain from clients, she redirected the organization's energy toward how they could better serve customers' needs. This shift from "What's in it for us?" to "How can we help?" not only revitalized client relationships but dramatically improved financial performance. The law demonstrates that by participating in this eternal dance of giving and receiving – whether in business, relationships, or personal development – we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives and experience the joy that comes from contributing to others' well-being.

Chapter 3: The Law of Karma: Understanding Cause and Effect

The Law of Karma embodies the principle that every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind – essentially, what we sow is what we reap. This universal law of cause and effect operates with unfailing precision, ensuring that our choices inevitably create corresponding consequences. Unlike fatalistic interpretations, the Law of Karma emphasizes conscious choice-making and personal responsibility, positioning us as infinite choice-makers in every moment of existence. Most people make choices unconsciously, responding to stimuli with conditioned reflexes much like Pavlov's dogs. When someone offers an insult, we automatically feel offended; when complimented, we feel flattered. Yet these reactions represent choices, albeit unconscious ones. The transformative power of this law activates when we witness our choices as we make them, bringing the process from the unconscious into conscious awareness. This simple act of witnessing empowers us to make deliberate decisions rather than react reflexively. Conscious choice-making involves asking two essential questions: "What are the consequences of this choice?" and "Will this choice bring happiness to me and those around me?" When we consistently make choices that create happiness for ourselves and others, we generate spontaneous right action – the right response to every situation as it unfolds. Our bodies provide guidance through sensations of comfort or discomfort, particularly in the heart area, which possesses an intuitive computing ability far more precise than rational thought. A corporate leader implemented this principle by pausing before important decisions to consciously consider their broader impacts rather than just immediate benefits. The result was more ethical choices that built trust, improved employee satisfaction, and ultimately created sustainable success. For past karma that has already manifested, we have three options: pay the karmic debts, transform karma into a more positive experience by learning from it, or transcend karma through meditation and spiritual practice. By becoming conscious choice-makers who consider the well-being of all, we generate actions that are evolutionary for ourselves and those around us, ensuring that our karma yields happiness and success.

Chapter 4: The Law of Least Effort: Working with Nature's Intelligence

The Law of Least Effort reveals that nature functions with effortless ease, abandoned carefreeness, and perfect efficiency. Grass doesn't try to grow, fish don't try to swim, and flowers don't try to bloom—they simply express their intrinsic nature. This principle, known in Vedic science as "do less and accomplish more," teaches us that when we align with nature's intelligence, we can fulfill our desires without struggle or resistance. This law operates through three essential components: acceptance, responsibility, and defenselessness. Acceptance means embracing the present moment exactly as it is, recognizing that the current moment is the culmination of all past moments and the entire universe as it is. When we resist this moment, we essentially fight against the whole universe. Responsibility involves not blaming anyone or anything for our situation and instead recognizing our ability to respond creatively to life as it unfolds. Defenselessness requires relinquishing the need to convince others of our point of view, which frees enormous amounts of energy previously wasted on defending positions. The practical application of this law transforms how we approach challenges. Instead of forcing solutions, which inevitably creates new problems, we operate from a state of present-moment awareness that allows solutions to emerge organically. Like a reed that bends with the storm rather than a rigid oak that breaks, we remain flexible and adaptable. This approach conserves energy that would otherwise be lost in resistance and struggle. A remarkable example comes from a physician who adopted this principle in her medical practice. Rather than battling her patients' resistance to lifestyle changes, she accepted their current states, took responsibility for communicating more effectively, and stopped defending her medical authority. She discovered that patients became more receptive to her guidance, healing accelerated, and her own work satisfaction increased dramatically. The law demonstrates that when our actions are motivated by love rather than ego-driven desires for power or control, we participate in the efficiency of nature itself, experiencing life flowing with effortless ease and accomplishing more by doing less.

Chapter 5: The Law of Intention and Desire: Harnessing Organizing Power

The Law of Intention and Desire illuminates how consciousness influences the quantum field of pure potentiality. At the quantum level, everything consists of energy and information, and this field is directly affected by our intentions and desires. Our bodies and the universe engage in constant exchange—the only difference between us and other elements of nature lies not in our physical components but in our unique energy and informational content. The human nervous system possesses a remarkable capability: we can consciously change the informational content that gives rise to our physical body, thereby influencing our extended body—the environment around us. This transformation occurs through two inherent qualities of consciousness: attention and intention. Attention energizes and grows whatever we focus on, while intention triggers transformation and organizes fulfillment. When properly directed, intention in the fertile ground of attention possesses infinite organizing power—the ability to arrange countless space-time events simultaneously to manifest our desires. Applying this law effectively requires several specific steps. First, one must slip into the gap of silence between thoughts, the pure field of awareness. Second, at the junction between the gap and thought, one releases intentions and desires, planting them in the fertile ground of pure potentiality. Third, one maintains self-referral, remaining established in true self-awareness rather than being influenced by external opinions. Fourth, one relinquishes attachment to specific outcomes, embracing the wisdom of uncertainty. Finally, one trusts the universe to handle the details of manifestation. A writer struggling with creative blocks implemented this law by meditating daily to access the gap, releasing her intention to complete her novel, focusing on her inner creative voice rather than external critics, detaching from specific expectations about the book's reception, and trusting the creative process. The result was not only the successful completion of her work but a spontaneous flow of inspiration and opportunities she couldn't have consciously planned. This example illustrates how intention combined with present-moment awareness creates the most effective action—the future is created in the present, allowing us to accept what is while intentionally shaping what will be.

Chapter 6: The Law of Detachment: Embracing Uncertainty for Freedom

The Law of Detachment reveals a paradoxical truth: to acquire anything in the physical universe, we must relinquish our attachment to it. This doesn't mean abandoning our desires or intentions, but rather releasing our rigid fixation on how and when they must manifest. When we combine one-pointed intention with detachment, we activate our true power to create what we desire. The essence of this law lies in understanding the distinction between attachment and detachment. Attachment stems from fear and insecurity, representing a desperate clinging to symbols rather than substance. We become attached to money, titles, or recognition because we don't recognize our true self. Detachment, conversely, emerges from wealth consciousness – a state of being where we can have anything we want with minimal effort because we're grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty. This uncertainty, far from being something to fear, is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Implementing this law requires three key practices. First, we commit to detachment by allowing ourselves and others the freedom to be as they are, without imposing rigid expectations. Second, we embrace uncertainty as an essential ingredient of experience, recognizing that in uncertainty lies our path to freedom. Third, we step into the field of all possibilities, anticipating the excitement of infinite choices rather than limiting ourselves to predetermined outcomes. A venture capitalist transformed his business approach through this principle. Rather than fixating on specific returns from investments, he focused on finding promising innovations while remaining open to how they might evolve. This detached involvement allowed him to provide better guidance to entrepreneurs, adapt to market changes, and ultimately achieve greater success than competitors who rigidly pursued predetermined exits. The law shows us that when we relinquish our attachment to fixed outcomes, we open ourselves to the whole range of possibilities the universe offers. We become like water flowing around obstacles rather than struggling against them, allowing solutions to emerge spontaneously from chaos and confusion, and experiencing the adventure, magic, and mystery of life that comes from remaining open to infinite choices.

Chapter 7: The Law of Dharma: Discovering Your Life's Purpose

The Law of Dharma illuminates that each person has incarnated to fulfill a specific purpose. The Sanskrit word "dharma" literally means "purpose in life," and this law reveals that we are spiritual beings who have taken physical form to express our divine nature through service to humanity. When we align our unique talents with the needs of our fellow beings, we create unlimited abundance and experience the ecstasy of our own spirit. This powerful law operates through three interrelated components. First, we must discover our true spiritual nature, recognizing that we are not human beings having occasional spiritual experiences, but spiritual beings having human experiences. Second, we must express our unique talents – those abilities that we perform better than anyone else and that take us into timeless awareness when we're engaged in them. Third, we must serve humanity by asking, "How can I help?" rather than "What's in it for me?" This shift from ego-centered to spirit-centered thinking transforms our relationship with the world. The practical application of dharma requires making three commitments: to seek our higher self through spiritual practice, to discover and express our unique talents, and to use those talents in service to humanity. We can begin by asking ourselves two illuminating questions: "If money was no concern and I had all the time in the world, what would I do?" and "How am I best suited to serve humanity?" The answers provide guidance toward our dharma. A schoolteacher discovered her dharma when she realized her unique talent was not just teaching mathematics but inspiring confidence in students who believed they couldn't succeed. By focusing on this gift rather than merely covering curriculum, she transformed not only her students' academic performance but their self-perception and life trajectories. Her work became effortless and joyful, attracting resources and opportunities she had never anticipated. This example demonstrates how following our dharma creates a life of purpose, meaning, and abundance. When we express our unique talents in service to others, we experience the true joy of success – the exultation of our own spirit.

Summary

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success reveal a profound truth: the universe operates through perfect, orderly principles that govern everything from atoms to galaxies. These laws are not abstract concepts but practical tools for living that can transform our experience of life when applied with consistency and awareness. Just as a single cell in the human body demonstrates all seven laws in its functioning – expressing pure potentiality, giving and receiving energy, responding appropriately to stimuli, operating with effortless efficiency, organizing with intention, remaining detached while fulfilling its purpose, and serving the whole organism – we too can align with these universal principles. The most transformative insight these laws offer is that success is not something we chase but something we attract by the person we become. When we align our thoughts, words, and actions with the spiritual laws that govern the universe, we naturally create a life of abundance, joy, and meaning. As we shift our focus from external acquisition to internal growth, from competition to contribution, and from fear to love, we discover that true success is the spontaneous outcome of our expanded awareness. The fulfillment of our dreams becomes not the end goal but a natural byproduct of living in harmony with the universal intelligence that orchestrates the infinite dance of creation.

About Author

Loading...

Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra, MD serves as the Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Foundation, and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Chopra transforms the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Known as a prolific author of eighty books books with twenty-two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty-three languages. Chopra’s medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Chopra serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Founder of The Chopra Well on YouTube, Adjunct Professor of Executive Programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Family and Preventive Medicine Department at the University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, Faculty at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization. GlobeIn acknowledges Chopra as "one of top ten most influential spiritual leaders around the world." TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."

Read more

Related Books by Deepak Chopra

Loading...

Abundance

Deepak Chopra

The Inner Path to Wealth

★★★½☆3.8

Loading...

Super Brain

Deepak Chopra

Unleash the Explosive Power of Your Mind

★★★½☆3.9