![]() Karma (cause and effect) and dharma (purpose in life) have been with us for eons, and they form two of Chopra's seven laws. Identifying immutable laws of success is the great challenge of the self-help literature. Chopra goes beyond money to show us what abundance means. ![]() While Napoleon Hill's work arose out of the simple American obsession with money, The Seven Spiritual Laws draws from Eastern thought and quantum physics, and the notion that power derives from stillness. Chopra's 'Field of Pure Potentiality' and Napoleon Hill's 'Infinite Intelligence', for instance, are quite similar concepts, emphasizing attunement with the non-material realm as the key to worldly success. In being both a devotional tract and a prosperity manual, The Seven Spiritual Laws acknowledges this, and is therefore an emblematic work of our times.ĭespite its source in Vedic philosophy, Chopra's short masterpiece could with some reason be called the Think and Grow Rich of the 1990s. ![]() If you are not a self-sufficient hermit then you are an economic actor who must be able to reconcile wealth generation with the spirit. With an effortless power and simplicity, The Seven Spiritual Laws is a supreme example of contemporary self-help writing. The emphasis on success and prosperity may not seem 'spiritual' enough for some, but this is the very point of the book.
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