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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/god-construct-cute-girls-real-230728032.html
Deepak Chopra has spent decades teaching millions of people how to transcend the material world. His 95 books promise spiritual enlightenment through meditation, higher consciousness, and connection to the divine. He's built a wellness empire worth hundreds of millions by positioning himself as a bridge between ancient Eastern wisdom and modern seekers looking for meaning beyond the physical. Then there are the emails to Jeffrey Epstein. "God is a construct," Chopra wrote to the convicted sex offender in March 2017. "Cute girls are real." It's one of dozens of emails showing Chopra maintained regular contact with Epstein from at least 2016 through 2019 — years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. The correspondence reveals a relationship that went well beyond casual acquaintance. CBS News reported that Epstein's calendar showed about a dozen meetings with Chopra during those years. The emails show Chopra turning to Epstein for financial advice, using him as a social connector to celebrities and diplomats, and joining him for late-night hangouts that Chopra described as "a blast." This is so upsetting. I really liked Chopra. It turns out he is a gross pedo. So disappointed!! |
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People surprised at who is the files were not paying attention.
Chopra is a proto-grifter. If he were a movie character, he'd be toned down to be more "realistic". If you didn't see through Chopra, I'm at a loss to understand. |
“In February 2017, Chopra invited Epstein to join him in Israel. The email didn't mince words. "Come to Israel with us. Relax and have fun with interesting people. If you want use a fake name. Bring your girls. It will be fun to have you." The invitation came nine years after Epstein's conviction. It came with an offer to help Epstein travel under an assumed identity. And it came with an explicit request: bring your girls.“ Bring a grifter is way different than having a close relationship with Epstein and being a pedophile. Pp, were you aware of this situation with Chopra and Epstein when it was happening? How did you know? I am at a loss. I didn’t know or expect this. |
| All of the neo-spiritualists are charlatans. Look at Rhonda Byrne, for crying out loud, and each and every one of the “experts” in The Secret. Joel Osteen. Anyone preaching the Prosperity Gospel, manifestation, or monetized paths to enlightenment. |
This. The south asian gurus are especially sleazy. |
NP. People haven't been paying attention to how corrupt an evil a place Israel is. We know Saudi and much of the Arab gulf is evil, but for some reason people still believe Israel is just dandy. It's insane. It's basically a playground for the morally defunct. And no, that's not anti-Semitic - (see Deepak Chopra). The morally bankrupt of all backgrounds are using the "Jewish homeland' as a cover. |
This is a genuine, non-snarky response: In my limited experience in this world, I have observed that the venn diagram of these characteristics is pretty damn near a circle: -spiritual guru -qualifications exaggerater (e.g., spoke once at Oxford union becomes "visiting professor at Oxford") -sexual abuser. I am not going to pretend to understand why, but I encourage you to look around at your real-life social circle and at media. If a person has the first two characteristics, you can be damn near certain that the third will be uncovered eventually. |
Virtually everyone who has that charismatic or "I know what's best for you" approach is a smarmy scumbag. I'm not surprised in the least. I was also not remotely surprised about Matt Lauer, and other dirtbags. |
I don’t like Joel Osteen, but is his named in the Epstein files? |
Being smarmy is one thing. Not agreeing with someone’s views is one thing. Actively having a close relationship with Epstein and asking him to bring his “cute girls” to see you is way different. Did anyone know Chopra was friends with Epstein? How? Am I missing a huge chunk of news and information somewhere, somehow? Yes, I get it, grifting is bad. But it is different than being friends with a pedophile and abusing young girls and sex trafficking victims, which Chopra seems to have done. |
That is a false premise. The types of people who do these things are very similar to one another. Obviously one sin is far worse than the other, but the cynicism and self-aggrandizement is one and the same. You see the grifting and the other thing is not far behind. |
If I see the the grifting without the abuse, I only assume that a) it hasn't been revealed yet or b) the grifter has lacked opportunity so far. |
This thread isn’t about grifting. It’s about a spiritual leader abusing young girls and having a close and disgusting/criminal relationship with Epstein. If you want to discuss grifting please make another thread to discuss it. “One of the earliest emails in the newly unsealed set shows Chopra, 79, asking Epstein whether he knows Marla Maples, US President Donald Trump’s ex-wife.“ WHAT THE HECK!! In the same exchange, Chopra talks of confidentiality, writing that whatever they share is “between us” and that he shares nothing with anyone else. On 5 February, Chopra issued a public statement on X responding to the release of the emails, saying he was “deeply saddened by the suffering of the victims”, adding that he condemns “abuse and exploitation in all forms.” He also issued a clarification: “I want to be clear: I was never involved in, nor did I participate in, any criminal or exploitative conduct. Any contact I had was limited and unrelated to abusive activity. Some past email exchanges have surfaced that reflect poor judgment in tone. I regret that and understand how they read today, given what was publicly known at the time.” |
I didn’t say he was. I said he was a charlatan. I stand by that. You don’t have to be in the Epstein files to be a total low-life. |
Oh. You think Chopra is a legitimate spiritual leader. And that it is not obvious that he is a grifter. No further comments. |