The book is a smallish hardcover book with a little over 100 pages, all set in large type and generous spacing on smallish pages. In these pages, Deepak Chopra goes through seven "laws" of behavior and thinking that he promises, among other things, will "make your dreams come true" and bring you "unlimited wealth".

In reality, the "laws" are quite arbitrary and simplistic, such as being aware of what you're doing or giving to people. The text is mostly feelgood rubbish peppered with some psychological discoveries (to lend it some credibility no doubt) and quotes taken from various places that seem to support his notions, mostly from similar new age works such as A Course in Miracles, and some I think are taken out of context or made to look like they agree. He talks about "quantum fields", "field of pure potential", "tapping into the cosmic computer", and says things like "In the ecstacy of my own silence, and by communing with nature, I will enjoy the life throb of ages, the field of pure potentiality and unbounded creativity."

Unsurprisingly, he has no evidence to support his claims, and the book is written with the confidence that it must be true merely because he says it is. While some of the (albeit little) psychological advice is useful, some advice I find unreasonable or potentially harmful. For example, he says that you should _always_ bring a gift when you visit someone. Another example is that the method of decision making he promotes is thinking of the choices and their consequences (this part is obvious), but then taking the one that makes you feel best and "plunge ahead with abandon". Not exactly good decision making.

All in all, this book is a lot of fluff with little substance, hence the title of my review. It might appeal to people whose emotional needs these sorts of promises and concepts cater to, but for lasting and substantial change without the self-delusion, look towards books based on real psychology, which do away with the hokum but instead include reasoning and research.

I have read almost all of Deepak Chopra's books. From some I gained much, from some I gained little, but from this one I gained the most. It's filled with 7 common-sense principles for attaining your goals and being happy. All the principles presented are profound yet simple - some more practical than others. All are concepts most of us already believe in but don't know exactly how to express. This book clears it up. If you're going to buy just one Deepak Chopra book, let this be the one. I also highly recommend "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Book of Eastern Wisdom" by Taro Gold which is a collection of hundreds of thoughts from Eastern wisdom. "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life" and "The Seven Spiritual Laws" are my two favorite books of wisdom of all time. Excellent!

This book is not for the closed minded materialistic person whose only measure of success is the amount of material possessions he/she has. This book is also not for closed minded individuals who are behind in their spiritual evolution that they can't see beyond the "crude matter" of our bodies and the physical world. This book is for those open-minded individuals who want to live happy lives from a higher perspective. A perspective which goes far beyond the material dictates of our society and the dogmatic dictates of organized religions.

True success is being able to be thankful for what you have and accomplishing those things which you set your mind and effort to. When you live without attachment, you know from a higher perspective that the final outcome will be to your benefit, even if the immediate outcome isn't what you want.

True success is living a life of balance and harmony. This book's true message is about living in balance and from a higher perspective where the only limits you have are set by yourself.

I wonder if anybody could really follow up what this book tried to deliver. Obviously, this was only a book written by two white-shoe scholars who never met any realistic danger in the streets but reading dangerous happenings everyday on the newspapers. If I really bought what this books theories(only theories), and really got into trouble with some attackers or assailants and trying to use the techniques(if they are techniques), I definitely would get killed right on the spot! This was a one-way-thought-so, or think-to-be personal safety textbook, but would only get people killed. I also almost got killed by the authors' zigzagging, circling-around-at-the-same-spot writing style, and felt dizzy all the time tring very hard not to lose focus. A terrible, horrible read! By the way, if I follow what the guy said in his foreword to blindly praise this book and really giving this book to everyone I know, I may lose their friendship permanently

This book was absolutely fascinating and filled with exceptionally practical, great advice. I didn't read the book for the physical safety part, although I felt it does a great job there. I read it for the inner, emotional safety part. It provides practical advice in a clear, concise manner on how to maintain energy, alertness and effectively handle negative emotions and negative people. It's well worth the money.