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A Critical Approach to Human Position… H. A. Islaminasab & H. Moridian (61

            topics  of  divine  and  non-                Most  of  Deepak  Chopra's
            divine religions, philosophical           statements  are  based  on  the
            schools,  religious  and  non-            teachings       of     Ayurveda.

            religious  spiritualities,  etc.          Ayurveda meaning science of
            Each  of  them  has  a  special           life, is an ancient science that
            view of man and his place in              originated  in  India  and  is
            the Universe.                             especially popular in India.
               From        Mulla       Sadra's           Explaining Ayurveda, Chopra
            viewpoint,  man  is  a  creation          says:
            of the Almighty God and has                  More  than  four  thousand
            an  attachment  and  poverty                 years have passed since the
            relation  with  the  Almighty                birth  of  this  title  and  it
            God. Chopra considers man to                 means  science  of  living  in
            be  a  being  next  to  the                  Sanskrit, and the traditional
            Almighty  God  who  has  a  lot              and  folk  medicine  systems
            of  mental  power  and  can  be              of  the  Eastern  world,  such
            considered  the  partner  of  the            as  acupuncture  in  China,
            Almighty God in the creation                 which is also popular in the
            of the Universe.                             West were founded thousands
               Transcendent Philosophy is a              of  years  ago  based  on  the
            philosophical system founded                 principles of Ayurveda.
            by  Mulla  Sadra.  In  this
            philosophical  system,  Mulla                The  main  issue  of  the
            Sadra  built  his  philosophical          article  is  that  according  to
            foundations by using rational,            Sadra's opinions, the criticisms
            transmitted       or     revealed         of Chopra's views on man and
            sciences, and mystic intuitive            his relationship with  God are
            sciences,  and  explained  and            a result.
            justified  the  problems  of                 In  response  to  the  above-
            philosophy based on them.                 mentioned question, no book,
                                                      thesis  or  independent  article
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