Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra, the celebrity alternative medicine advocate and author, maintained an active intellectual correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein spanning from 2013 to 2022 — remarkably continuing more than three years after Epstein's 2019 death, suggesting either archived emails or correspondence with Epstein associates. The archive contains 6,335 emails across 2,797 threads, making Chopra one of Epstein's most frequent correspondents. Their relationship centered on consciousness studies, quantum physics, meditation research, and neuroscience, with Chopra regularly visiting Epstein's Manhattan townhouse for meetings that were carefully coordinated through assistants. Chopra also introduced Epstein to scientists and invited him to exclusive academic and social events. Epstein offered financial support for Chopra's research projects and appeared genuinely engaged in their philosophical discussions. While their correspondence reveals no evidence of knowledge of or participation in Epstein's criminal activity, it documents how a convicted sex offender cultivated relationships with prominent intellectuals to rehabilitate his reputation.

Background#

Deepak Chopra is a physician-turned-spiritual guru who built a multimedia empire around alternative medicine, consciousness studies, and integrative health. He founded the Chopra Foundation, Jiyo (a wellness technology company), and the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California. His work blends quantum physics concepts with Eastern spirituality, attracting both devoted followers and scientific critics. By the time of his correspondence with Epstein, Chopra was a household name, regularly appearing on PBS, speaking at major corporations like Google and Morgan Stanley, and publishing bestselling books including "The Healing Self." His email signature consistently promoted his various ventures and latest publications, suggesting an entrepreneurial approach to his spiritual brand.

Correspondence with Epstein#

The relationship began no later than December 2013 and intensified over subsequent years. Their exchanges reveal Epstein as an earnest student of Chopra's ideas about consciousness and reality. Chopra would send Epstein philosophical reflections — "The universe is an experience in consciousness, known in consciousness and made out of modifications of consciousness" — alongside links to his YouTube videos on "Meta Human" philosophy and articles arguing that genes don't control human destiny.

Epstein engaged seriously with this material. When Chopra shared information about telepathy research in autistic children and "non local mind," Epstein responded with interest. In August 2017, Epstein wrote: "Happy to wire money to begin project non local" — offering to fund Chopra's consciousness research. Chopra replied cautiously, suggesting they "meet first to discuss protocol."

Their meetings were frequent and carefully scheduled. In October 2016, Chopra attended a gathering at Epstein's townhouse alongside Ariane de Rothschild and mathematician Misha Gromov, with Epstein's assistant coordinating the timing. On October 15, 2016, Chopra had a 1:45pm appointment at the townhouse. In March 2018, Chopra visited for a 10am meeting, with his assistant noting "It's dangerous when those to fellas start talking" about keeping their schedule straight. In October 2018, Chopra had multiple appointments at 9 East 71st Street, with times shifting to accommodate Epstein's conference calls. In April 2019, they met for lunch at 12:30pm, with Chopra responding "fabulous!" to the confirmation.

Epstein also visited Chopra's California headquarters. In February 2017, Chopra invited Epstein and "Anna or others" to visit the Chopra Center during a week-long course called "Journey into Healing," offering that his "scientists MDs and researchers" could give Epstein a presentation, and mentioning that "Anna or others could get massages." Chopra's assistant explained the offering included various spa treatments and emphasized the professional medical focus. In February 2017, Chopra visited Epstein's Palm Beach home, with Epstein's driver picking him up from the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami.

Chopra actively integrated Epstein into his social and intellectual circles. In September 2017, he invited Epstein as his guest to a public debate with Michael Shermer at YouTube Space for Skeptic Magazine's 25th anniversary, noting Epstein was "welcome to bring as many friends as you want." Epstein attended with at least five guests. Chopra invited Epstein to a March 2018 Intelligence Squared debate titled "The More We Evolve, The Less We Need God." In June 2017, Epstein invited Chopra to "Dinner with Woody?" — presumably Woody Allen — telling him to "Bring anyone you like."

Chopra facilitated introductions between Epstein and scientists. In April 2019, Epstein proposed dinner with Chopra and Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Richard Axel, with Chopra responding enthusiastically and asking Axel for his wife's email to invite her to a conference. In November 2018, Epstein invited Chopra to join him for lunch with Harvard geneticist George Church at "my istittue at harvard" [sic]. In December 2018, Chopra participated in discussions at MIT about virtual reality, consciousness, and artificial intelligence, with Epstein commenting on the "body mind" connections.

Their correspondence occasionally touched on personal matters. In July 2017, Chopra wrote "I'm deeply grateful for our friendship" when trying to arrange a meeting. In January 2017, after a woman (possibly introduced by Epstein) sent Chopra a grateful message, Chopra forwarded it to Epstein with the mystical note: "YOU GOD UNIVERSE ALL ONE." In August 2018, when Epstein checked in, Chopra replied: "Much to tell you / All good / I'm in flow and happy / The world seems to be falling apart / Hope to see you soon / All love from California."

Epstein sought Chopra's counsel on public appearances. When Chopra was invited to speak at Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Misk Global Forum in October 2018, Epstein advised: "tricky. I dont think you can go. . how are you? the upside vs the down , not there" — revealing Epstein's awareness of reputational risks just weeks after Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

Connections#

Chopra's primary correspondent was Jeffrey Epstein himself (3,992 shared emails). His assistant Carolyn Rangel coordinated extensively (245 shared emails) with Epstein's assistants, particularly Lesley Groff (279 shared emails), to schedule visits and events. Within Chopra's own circle, Poonacha Machaiah (116 emails) worked on projects including an insurance wellness program that Epstein expressed interest in funding.

Chopra connected Epstein to a network of scientists and intellectuals including Barnaby Marsh (71 emails), Michael Shermer (46 emails), Rudolph Tanzi (40 emails), neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran (39 emails), and physicists Brian Josephson (33 emails) and David Kaiser (33 emails). Through Chopra, Epstein gained access to consciousness researchers and quantum physics theorists who lent intellectual legitimacy to his carefully curated image.

Document References#

No court documents, depositions, or law enforcement records in the archive directly mention Deepak Chopra's connection to Epstein. His name appears only in email threads preserved as PDFs in DOJ volumes, documenting the scheduling and content of their meetings. Several documents show Chopra being invited to or attending events with Epstein, including the September 2017 Skeptic Magazine event where Julie Taymor declined Epstein's invitation, and coordination around the September 2017 YouTube event requiring guest registration. An email chain about insurance wellness programs shows Epstein offering support for Chopra's Jiyo health technology platform. A forwarded message about consciousness research documents Chopra sharing updates on savant syndrome and telepathy studies with Epstein.

Criminal Exposure Assessment#

Visits to Epstein properties:

• Manhattan townhouse (9 East 71st Street): At least 8 confirmed visits or scheduled appointments:

  1. October 9, 2016 — meeting with Ariane de Rothschild and Misha Gromov
  2. October 15, 2016 — 1:45pm appointment
  3. January 3, 2017 — 11:00am visit on way to airport
  4. March 23, 2018 — 10:00am meeting
  5. October 16, 2018 — 4:00pm appointment
  6. September 3, 2018 — 3:00pm appointment
  7. April 3, 2019 — 12:30pm lunch
  8. April 4, 2019 — 4:30pm meeting

• Palm Beach residence: 1 confirmed visit:

  1. February 11, 2017 — picked up from Miami hotel by Epstein's driver, stayed overnight

• Little St. James island: 0 confirmed visits (no evidence found)

• New Mexico ranch: 0 confirmed visits (no evidence found)

• Paris apartment: 0 confirmed visits (no evidence found)

Knowledge of trafficking or criminal activity: None. The archive contains no evidence that Chopra had any awareness of Epstein's sexual abuse of minors. Their correspondence is relentlessly philosophical — consciousness studies, quantum mechanics, meditation research, virtual reality applications, genetics, and wellness technology. There are no references to young women, parties with questionable overtones, travel to Epstein's island, or anything remotely sexual in nature. The mention of "massages" in the February 2017 exchange refers explicitly to professional spa treatments at the Chopra Center, a licensed wellness facility.

Overall assessment: Deepak Chopra maintained a sustained intellectual friendship with a convicted sex offender from 2013 through at least 2019, visiting his home repeatedly and introducing him to prominent scientists. This relationship served Epstein's transparent goal of image rehabilitation through association with respected intellectuals. The correspondence suggests Chopra viewed Epstein as a wealthy patron genuinely interested in consciousness research — Epstein offered funding and engaged substantively with philosophical questions.

The most damning element is simply that this continued. After Epstein's 2008 conviction, after years of public reporting on his crimes, Chopra kept meeting with him, kept inviting him to events, kept treating him as a legitimate intellectual interlocutor. When Chopra wrote "I'm deeply grateful for our friendship" in 2017, Epstein had been a registered sex offender for nine years. Whether this reflects willful blindness, misplaced faith in redemption, or attraction to Epstein's wealth and connections, it demonstrates how Epstein successfully leveraged his resources to maintain relationships with celebrities who provided social legitimacy — even as he continued to present a danger to young women.