Return of the Rishi: A Doctor's Story of Spiritual Transformation and Ayurvedic Healing

"Please read this book so you can expirience a real fraud and the snake oil seller this man really is.The books starts out interestingly enough and certainly captured my attention -I had already read his first book and Quantum Healing and thought of them as the real thing until I read this one. Its starts out as an interesting autobiography, goes into his "spiritual awakening" and once he has your attention he begins talking about the supernatural abilities the yogis have. He talks about how yogis can levitate, actually he says they have "levitating contests" -I'm not kidding- like a form of Olympics of levitation. What evidence does he show -non what so ever-. After this I realized what a quack this man is. He has a billion books, a "healing center" in San Diego -and it's not free or cheap- and a lot of people that buy his "self-help" advice that make him rich.
I have to admit I believe in yoga and its unique health benefits but this man is using and abusing people to make himself rich. His autlandish claims of levitation contests through meditation and other things like that are just a pack of lies. Please don't waste your good money on a fraud like Deepak Chopra. "
~ Written on 2005-08-28

"What could be more delightful than not wishing for a book to end? I look forward to a sequal to Dr. Chopra's thoroughly engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking story of his life in Western medicine and the ancient knowledge of Ayurvedic medicine. It makes me wish he was my doctor or better yet, friend. More, please!"
~ Written on 2000-01-10

"Having heard Deepak speak a number of times I found this in some ways a surprising book. I had not realised that the Rishi he speaks of is the Maharishi Maresh Yogi - 'the Beatles Maharishi'.I found the book a slow starter, found however that my efforts were rewarded. The Net has a number of sites which offer somewhat critical comment on those refered to as 'gurus'. I feel that Deepak's motive for this book can only be to sincerely chart his path for us. Not an easy book - not an immediate book - intellectual and of its best use to those perhaps like me who had knowledge of Yoga and Ayurveda before coming across this author. Like all good communicators, Deepak's best purpose is served in being a codifier, populariser and proponent of these philosphies. He is honest - some of the thoughts are his - but most come from ancient sources. His service is to provide them to us in an interesting and digestible way"
~ Written on 1997-06-26