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JUNE 2010 | UNITED.COM
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The Places I Go:
Deepak Chopra
THE SELF-HELP MASTER FINDS
INNER PEACE IN GOA, INDIA.
“Goa is one of my favorite places to
visit. Part of it is still frozen in the
sixties, so it’s the hippies and the
clubs and the Beatles playing, which
is what I grew up with. It’s also very
historical. Vasco da Gama went there
on a Portuguese expedition in 1498,
and the body of St. Francis Xavier
was entombed there. So it’s this very
surreal mix of time periods, cultures
and religions, accented by the
fragrance of the atmosphere. It just
feels very exotic.
“Whenever I go, I stay at the Taj Fort
Aguada Beach Resort. It’s a beautiful
fi ve-star hotel that they update
every few years. I love it for its
majesty. It also serves the best Goa
fi sh curry, which is the local delicacy.
If you drive along the shore, you can
fi nd all kinds of little stands serving
the same dish, but I fi nd the Taj’s to
be the best.”
Hear Deepak Chopra narrate his books
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
and Creating Your World the Way
You Really Want It to Be, among others,
as part of June is Audiobook Month at
audiobookcommunity.com.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID MIDDLETON