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What is the best way to live? Sadhguru says, people should enjoy living with you. When you die, they should miss you!
Sadhguru and oscar award-winning filmmaker Shekhar Kapur discuss how the fundamental life energy within every being is just seeking to find expression to its fullest possibility.
"Logic will filter out so much of your life, without which you cannot live," Sadhguru says, indicating that human perception can be taken far beyond the limitations of logic.
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In this conversation with Sadhguru, Shekhar Kapur wonders how to cross the distance between intellectual understanding and experience. Sadhguru explains that the nature of the intellect is like a trap that one builds for himself, and then longs to escape.
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A seeker asks, Sadhguru about the intellect and mind. Sadhguru, discusses respective aspects of the workings of the intellect.
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A seeker asks Sadhguru to discuss the transcendence of body, mind & emotions.
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Sadhguru, discusses our attachment to the body and mind.
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Sadhguru explains that fundamentally all yogic practices are devised to bring awareness that we are not the body and we are not the mind.
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Sadhguru answers a question about relationships and past lifetimes. "See if you can find some value in the human being who is sitting in front of you for what he or she is now; not for what they were somewhere," he says.
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Question - I'm Anita's other half. Everyday she plays a video of something you have said. What comes into your mind that makes you say these words of wisdom? How does it come about?
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While playing a game might bring you joy for a while, Sadhguru asks, what if you were trapped in a game you couldn’t stop playing? This scenario reflects the many ways in which we trap ourselves in our own psychological drama of thoughts and emotions. This drama, says Sadhguru, is like a cloud blocking the sun – it prevents us from experiencing life the way it is.
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Sadhguru shares his views on Mentalism, Tantra and on how thoughts can be empowered with life energy to impact reality. Follow on : https://www.instagram.com/sadhguru_pada/?hl=en
Sadhguru says that there is nothing pure or impure on this planet, it is only the way we perceive it through past experiences that makes it so. Thoughts are only needed for our simple survival, beyond that life is neither pure nor impure, it is just the way it is. In unawareness, life will turn into a suffering - only awareness is needed to make life beautiful.
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The power of thoughts begins with understanding that thought is not always the ultimate solution. Sadhguru explains how existence is bigger than thought, and what others think of you has no existential relevance to you. Generating thought allows you to create powerful and physical situations but does not put you closer to the ultimate because it only has social and psychological relevance to life.
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Don’t try to stop negative thoughts, says Sadhguru, as there is no such thing as a positive or negative thought. Fighting your thoughts is like fighting your own ghosts – you make them and then fight against them. If you win, explains Sadhguru, then you’ve really lost it!
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38th year of Sadhguru's Enlightenment, Sadhguru shares his experience for all these 38 years and the level of activity taken care of, by the people who worked for this level of success to spread out spirituality as well as in various aspects.
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During a panel conversation at MIT, Sadhguru responds to a question on the brain and consciousness, and he gives a yogic perspective on the 4 layers of mind – Manas, a memory storehouse; Buddhi, the intellect; Ahankara, one’s identity; and Chitta, an intelligence which is beyond bounds.
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Sadhguru looks at how in the yogic system, the mind is seen as having 16 parts. He looks at four fundamental parts - the buddhi or intellect, the ahankara or identity, the manas or memory and chitta, which is pure intelligence. He explains how modern societies have given too much significance to the intellect, which has led to a skewed way of approaching life. He also explains that if we can touch chitta, we have access to the source of creation.
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Sadhguru discusses the cause and effect of becoming identified with things we are not. He discloses that when one is identified with things they are not such as material possessions, family, education, etc., a quiet mind becomes an impossibility.
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Sadhguru explains, in the process of becoming silent, shutting one’s mouth is only half the job. Those too enamored with their own thought process will only catch themselves in a loop of recycled memories.
Ever wondered why life just seems to work out for some people, while for others it never seems to work out. Sadhguru gives us a simple process through which one can live a blessed life.
Sadhguru explains how Mahalaya Amavasya is a day in the yogic culture that is set aside to honor our ancestors through Pitru Paksha or Paksha Tarpanam and impact the recently deceased in a positive way, even after they have shed their mortal coil.
Sadhguru discusses the 5 elements of creation and the importance of purifying them within the body. This purification process, called Bhuta Shuddhi, allows one to get to the root of the karmic imprint.
Looking at the nature of karma, Sadhguru characterizes karma as a coiled spring within that must release itself. He explains how this coiled spring makes it difficult to sit still and that it's important that a person's life energy which is allocated for activity gets expended quickly so this stillness can become a reality.
Kangana Ranaut Asks Sadhguru, whether it is possible to break karmic bondages while still being involved and inclusive.
Question- What is the relationship between karmic body and mind? Is karmic body created out of the action of mind?
In response to a question about karma and the mind, Sadhguru reminds us that spiritual process should not be an academic subject, but an experiential longing to know. Drop any esoteric ideas of karma, he says, as karma or memory is not the problem. The real problem is that we lack the discretion to pick what we want when we want.
How much of our life is determined by karma, and how much by our free will? Sadhguru explains, while the residue of the past has an impact, the karma of this moment is always in our hands.
Question: Sadhguru, I'm not happy with the fact that compulsions have been popping up, especially during the Samyama practice. How do I get rid of my compulsions?
A student at Boston’s Harvard University asks Sadhguru if one’s good karma will cancel out bad karma. Watch Sadhguru’s witty and profound answer.
What is Karma? Sadhguru speaks on the nature of memory and how it influences not just our mind and emotion, but also our body and genetic make-up. He also relates memory to the karmic structure in the human system and how to go beyond this.
“Runanubandha” is the physical memory carried by the body. Sadhguru explains the consciousness of not building bondage which has become ingrained in Indian culture. He also elaborates several yogic processes to cleanse the system and bring the body to ease.
People may think they are suffering what happened in their past or what will happen in future, but all that is happening is that they are suffering their faculties of memory and imagination. Sadhguru explains that these two faculties are tremendous possibilities, not problems.
Is memory a blessing or a bondage? Sadhguru explains, memory is just a doorway – if doors are opening for you, it can be a wonderful thing, but if they are closing in your face, you see it as horrible.
"Sadhguru Jayanti", Sadhguru's wish and his blessing to create a conscious planet, where an elaborate explanation is given in his speech on how to do so. Pranam, for showing the path.
Sadhguru explains that action should always be the way the situation requires it, but whatever our action, we can remain joyful within us. Life is not a trap, "everything that you do is actually an act", Sadhguru says. Either you do it consciously or compulsively. If you do it compulsively, you think it is real. If you do it consciously, then it becomes beautiful.
How to handle the large issues of life? Sadhguru answers, there are no large issues - for every experience of life, you can choose to make it enriching or turn it into a curse. Before you can live joyfully, he says, you must learn to stop making a misery out of everything.
Sadhguru, looks at the mechanics of how the human system is structured and what happens when the physical body falls dead.
Union finds expression on many levels – from the simple process of ingestion and digestion, to sexuality, love, devotion and beyond. Sadhguru explains how to set the fundamentals in place to experience the highest possible union.
During a Youth & Truth event at Prathima Institute Of Medical Sciences, Sadhguru explains how Yogis are able to live without food and water when they are in deep meditative states.
We can either look at everything in the existence as a miracle, or everything as mundane and explainable. Sadhguru speaks of how the existence is both mundane and magical at once, and that is the beauty of it.
No other creature on the planet can choose to be joyful or miserable, explains Sadhguru. Only human beings have been empowered with this freedom to create either blissfulness or agony within. If this choice becomes conscious, he says, obviously one would choose bliss.
Want to experience your life to the maximum? A “Party Every Day” philosophy won’t take you very far, as Sadhguru explains. By remaining dedicated to regular sadhana, one can gradually access new levels of intensity, while periodically investing oneself full time can provide a push to unfold life at a faster pace.
Question - My brother passed away 7 years ago, and I cannot begin to describe the kind of pain my mother went through. What can one do, when the only thing that can heal you is the Divine - at the same time there is a deep hatred towards the whole thing...
How to handle pain and grief following the death of a loved one? The key, Sadhguru explains, is to understand the rules of life. Otherwise, we’ll render ourselves unfit to live.
For one who is aware, life and death are not separate occurrences – rather, Sadhguru explains, they exist in every breath and every moment. Those who do not embrace death will never know life.
Should you pray to God? Sadhguru’s answer might be a total surprise, whether you’re the praying kind or “not praying” kind.
Sadhguru answers a question from a college student about what he should do to live a life of truth, involvement and fulfillment.
Sadhguru answers a question on why the mind seems to have a mind of its own! He looks at how terms such as "no-mind" and "stop the mind" have been used over the years, and asks why one would want to stop the mind - the product of millions of years of evolution. The problem, he reminds us, is not the mind, but that the mind is "telling its own story." He describes how the powerful kriya, Shambhavi Mahamudra, is one big step towards changing this.
Sadhguru answers a question about hard work and looks at how unfortunately, society seems to think hard work will bring results. It is knowing what to do at the appropriate time that matters.
In this conversation, Piyush Pandey asks Sadhguru what one should do if he feels his efforts are not being recognized. Sadhguru explains, when what you are doing is useful to others, they will see it is wonderful. If your work is an expression of your joy, he says, your work time can be the best moments of your life.
Renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty asks Sadhguru about the significance of human touch in diagnosis and treatment. Sadhguru explains that touch is very significant, and it not need just be physical touch. He speaks of the importance of being touched by life and being absolutely involved with life.
Renowned cardiac surgeon, Dr. Devi Shetty, asks Sadhguru about the role talent and hard work play in enhancing our capabilities. Sadhguru looks at how a human being is immensely capable if we break the many barriers that we have set upon ourselves.
Sadhguru, explains that what the body needs is rest, and not necessarily sleep. If the body is at ease while you are awake, the sleep quota will go down. He also looks at how the quality of sleep is connected to the quality of life. If you wake up well, you will sleep well he says.
On the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day, Sadhguru urges Indians to use the nation's phenomenal diversity as an engine for the nation's growth and development.
Sadhguru, looks at what yoga truly means and explains how scientific deductions are very much in line with what is in a yogi’s experience.
Sadhguru shares his wisdom on how to make decisions when our heart seems to say one thing and the head seems to say another thing.
Sadhguru answers five questions from young people across the world, and looks at how we can make even the most trying situations into opportunities for growth.
Addressing a group of students and faculty at the IIT campus in Chennai, India, Sadhguru answers a question on how to maintain joy and happiness regardless of the external circumstances.
Sadhguru speaks about stability as an absolute necessity to live exuberantly without crashing. Find out how to establish stability, why it has nothing to do with control but with clarity, and how identifications play in.
Sadhguru explains why the next 10-15 years are critical in creating spiritual infrastructure for the blossoming of human beings.
Sadhguru opens up on why he is so tough on people, why he has no time for drama, and how most people are unconsciously enslaved to physical and psychological needs.