he was genius. >> i spoke with depack chopra while he was in new york. >> you have been called an author, . >> i think if you define yourself you limit yourself so none of them. >> or all of them. >> you were a practicing physician. when you came to the united states you were a practicing physician, what was that experience like? >> experience was interesting because i trained in internal medicine, an and i was studying the molecules of emotion. that got me interested in our how ou biology is influenced. >> in the beginning ther you were living a different lifestyle. >> there was smoking and alcohol on different occasion. >> why did you need that? >> everybody did it. we do life resuscitation, take care of cardiac arrest, go out an everything. when i came during conferences all the doctors used to smoke. so i just joined the club. >> being part of the club meant smoking cigarettes and drinking whiskey. i understand that your beliefs in medicine even though you were still living in the states started to turn eastward again. >> i started exploring as a result of my training, actually, i me