"I remained totally at peace. I requested they leave me my credit cards, because they wouldn't be able to use them anyway, and not pull the trigger," Chopra said. He said the robbers complied.
Chopra said his success in confronting these two situations showed that the most appropriate response is often unplanned.
"We can't plan our responses because we live and breathe in the unknown. My action was the spontaneous right action," he said.
One audience member said she found this account particularly compelling.
"I came because I'm trying to get to know God myself," she said. "I thought his discussion of the 'spontaneous right action' was his most powerful point."
Cox introduced Chopra and then asked questions throughout the dialogue.
"The 21st century in religion will be the age of dialogue," he said as he opened the discussion. "We are now entering the creative stage of learning from each other."
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