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The youth of tomorrow | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #13
Synopsis: What worries you the most about the youth of tomorrow?
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January 7, 2021
What is the role of our biological identity? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #12
Synopsis: My question is actually also about identity. You’ve spoken about the need or benefit of detaching from a biological identity. And I’m curious, I think there’s a lot of people in the room and this question came up again and again. If somebody wants to act positively in society, there’s an instinct to start from the biological community, from the people that you...
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Synopsis: My question is actually also about identity. You’ve spoken about the...
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January 7, 2021
What advice would you give someone with healing gifts?| Sadhguru at Columbia University | #11
Synopsis: What advice would you give someone with healing gifts? Someone who can help people create miracles in their lives to grow in service to the world.
Synopsis: What advice would you give someone with healing gifts? Someone who can...
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January 7, 2021
Why is global identity only given to the privileged? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #10
Synopsis: My question is about this idea of a cosmic or global identity. I think it’s no secret that many of us here, no matter where we came from before this, we now have a certain level of privilege studying in a place like Columbia. And I think, I’m confused as to whether this notion of a global or a cosmic identity almost is predicated on a sense of privilege. And that...
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Synopsis: My question is about this idea of a cosmic or global identity. I think...
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January 7, 2021
Why is there so much disparity? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #9
Synopsis: There’s so much suffering in the world. Like when I travel on work, or otherwise, one observes that on one hand there is lack of basic peace, or there is so much violence. And on the other hand, there is even a lack of basic resources and abject poverty. So I would be curious to hear your perspective on, why does every single person have such different starting points...
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Synopsis: There’s so much suffering in the world. Like when I travel on work,...
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January 7, 2021
How do you reconcile your own goals and principles versus the person you love? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #8
Synopsis: Changing here slightly, I have a question submitted by the prolific anonymous. How do you, Sadhguru, decide between your principles/ goals/ priorities versus the person you like the most? The goals and principles both come from the same mind/ heart. And our anonymous used the word like but we can also use love in there too. But I guess the question is, how do you reconcile...
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Synopsis: Changing here slightly, I have a question submitted by the prolific anonymous....
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January 7, 2021
What’s the solution to addiction? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #7
Synopsis: On the note of what we’re consuming and what we’re putting in our bodies, one of the things that I would like to know the truth about is the increase in addiction. I would say, in the US, is the length that I’m looking at. It’s something that has personally touched a lot of the loved ones in my family and friends. And I see it as a growing trend amongst my generation...
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Synopsis: On the note of what we’re consuming and what we’re putting in our...
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January 7, 2021
The importance of food | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #6
Synopsis: You cook yourself. I believe Isha has also published a cookbook. Can you talk a little bit about food from the yogic diet perspective? Or what are things that we should be actively doing on a daily basis when it comes to food? What are tenants of the diet that we should be looking at? And, if you have a favourite recipe.
Synopsis: You cook yourself. I believe Isha has also published a cookbook. Can...
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January 7, 2021
How do religion and sexuality play a role in justice? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #5
Synopsis: So, I understand, you know, the pursuit of freedom and justice. But oftentimes what I’ve dealt with in regards to religion, I grew up Catholic, I’m Catholic, is it’s view and limited acceptance of the lgbtq community. And the fact that I am lgbtq, and just trying to understand how I fit in. And oftentimes I was not accepted. It depended on how progressive a church...
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Synopsis: So, I understand, you know, the pursuit of freedom and justice. But oftentimes...
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January 7, 2021
What’s our role in the world? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #4
Synopsis: What role can we play, when people aren’t as enlightened as the people in this room? We can’t really make the same connections as you because we do agency. Right, we are people that want to make a difference and are willing to kind of have the courage to, I guess, have compassion or pity, depending on the mood we’re in. How do we do this? Because that’s something...
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Synopsis: What role can we play, when people aren’t as enlightened as the people...
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January 7, 2021
How do we bring people together? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #3
Synopsis: Politics. In America we’re more and more divided than before and quite polarised. For me, this is something that troubles me. As someone who has some less than popular opinion sometimes, I’m conscious of how I’m received. Because of people who are passionate about these identities. How can I and others that share, I guess, my desire to bring people together in...
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Synopsis: Politics. In America we’re more and more divided than before and quite...
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January 7, 2021
How do we know what’s most important? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #2
Synopsis: So, on the note of purpose, one thing that I think that I’m constantly chasing is, and I would say I don’t know when I’ve reached it, the pursuit of happiness. I think everyone in this room at some point, maybe now you’re asking yourself, or if you ask yourself like have you reached your pursuit of happiness in kind of understanding why it can be elusive? For...
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Synopsis: So, on the note of purpose, one thing that I think that I’m constantly...
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January 7, 2021
How do we find purpose? | Sadhguru at Columbia University | #1
Synopsis: When it comes to purpose, what has defined what your purpose is in this world? As it has led to you being here at Columbia Business School in the youth and truth program. But, as well as if you have any words for other people in the audience or just me, would be fine as well. Around, how do we find purpose in this world?
Synopsis: When it comes to purpose, what has defined what your purpose is in this...
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January 7, 2021
Why do people lie? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #12
Synopsis: My question is, why do people lie all the time?
Synopsis: My question is, why do people lie all the time?
January 4, 2021
Adiyogi is not light, he’s darkness | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #11
Synopsis: My question to you is, since I’ve come here, I’ve had to explain my way of upbringing, my culture, or the way I do certain things. And, you have said, Adiyogi is not light, he’s darkness. Darkness is something which is associated with evil in certain cultures. I understood when you said Adiyogi is darkness, not light. But when I’m explaining it to my friend,...
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Synopsis: My question to you is, since I’ve come here, I’ve had to explain...
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January 4, 2021
How can wars be stopped? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #10
Synopsis: My question is about India. India currently is a shining star on the global map, its economy is thriving, people are flourishing. All things are great, and going good. And in the last four and a half years, we’ve seen a serious government which is taking us into this development path. But my question is about this gruesome, you know, horrible act that happened yesterday...
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Synopsis: My question is about India. India currently is a shining star on the...
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January 4, 2021
How to give back to your country? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #9
Synopsis: Since this auditorium is filled with Indian expats. So one of the questions we wanted to ask was how do you recommend that we, the Indian youth here in the US, start thinking about contributing back to India while they are living their American dream. Because these two pursuits are very diverse, they might not coincide.
Synopsis: Since this auditorium is filled with Indian expats. So one of the questions...
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January 4, 2021
How to live life at its fullest? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #8
Synopsis: The question has to be asked. That, okay, I don’t have to have passion at this moment, or any ambition. I just want to live my life at its fullest. Full on happiness, joyful, and I just want to live at the fullest of my potential. How can I do it? What’s the step for it?
Synopsis: The question has to be asked. That, okay, I don’t have to have passion...
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January 4, 2021
How does one find their values? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #7
Synopsis: How does one truly find their values, and then eventually stick by their values? Or should they even be sticking by those values that they find throughout their life?
Synopsis: How does one truly find their values, and then eventually stick by their...
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January 4, 2021
How do we balance between the present and future? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #6
Synopsis: So in working towards our ambitions, we sometimes forget to enjoy the present, experience life as it is. And we strive towards making a beautiful future. Now how do you recommend that we think about balancing the two? That is, enjoying the present versus working towards a future.
Synopsis: So in working towards our ambitions, we sometimes forget to enjoy the...
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January 4, 2021
How to expand one’s horizon? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #5
Synopsis: So the summary of that will be that, as people, we choose to learn those things that we think have value in it, not things that transform them. Correct? So how do you suggest that one can expand his or her horizon to see beyond what his/her logic tells them to do or not do?
Synopsis: So the summary of that will be that, as people, we choose to learn those...
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January 4, 2021
Should you do what you love, or love what you do? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #4
Synopsis: As we graduate from school and leave university, and go into the corporate world. A lot of people follow their passion and take an unconventional path. My question is, should you do what you love, or should you love what you do?
Synopsis: As we graduate from school and leave university, and go into the corporate...
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January 4, 2021
How do you define the clarity of purpose in life? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #3
Synopsis: So, one of the questions that keeps popping up in everyone’s mind is, how do you define the clarity of purpose in your life? And that’s something that you’ve probably been asked multiple times before. But this is something that we still struggle with. And we easily get influenced by people around us, and we get distracted from what we truly are passionate about....
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Synopsis: So, one of the questions that keeps popping up in everyone’s mind is,...
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January 4, 2021
Is human being a lifelong learning machine? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #2
Synopsis: I tend to follow the same thing, that you mentioned that the education system needs to be changed. So on the same note, that the education system needs to be changed. It’s more to say that learning and adapting, it’s anyone’s life’s integral part. You need to adapt with how it’s happening around you. Also, Charlie Munger said that human being needs to be a...
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Synopsis: I tend to follow the same thing, that you mentioned that the education...
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January 4, 2021
How should we adapt to the changes in the world? | Sadhguru at University of Michigan | #1
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Synopsis: In the past couple of years we’ve seen that change is coming in multiple...
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January 4, 2021
Should happiness be given more importance than any other emotion? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #15
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Synopsis: You were talking about how important happiness is. And to be happy, so...
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January 1, 2021
Sadhguru, what is your opinion on present day art? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #14
Synopsis: I would like to know your opinion on present day art. Like, the modern art, the films, the videos. And its influence on the present day generation.
Synopsis: I would like to know your opinion on present day art. Like, the modern...
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January 1, 2021
How to learn to accept the truth? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #13
Synopsis: How to learn to accept the truth? Because most of the time, truth is bitter and it is a hard path. So I always tend to make few adjustments and assumptions, which will make my life little easy, but I’m far from the truth. So how do I start learning to accept the truth?
Synopsis: How to learn to accept the truth? Because most of the time, truth is...
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January 1, 2021
How will I know if my decision is right or wrong? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #12
Synopsis: There’s always the right or wrong decision. Whether the decision is right or wrong, is only eventually realized. How will I know if I’m taking the right decision or wrong decision?
Synopsis: There’s always the right or wrong decision. Whether the decision is...
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January 1, 2021
How do I see Adiyogi as self-born and unborn? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #11
Synopsis: How do I see or understand Adiyogi as a swayambhu, which is self born, and aja, as unborn, since both are contradictory. Also, he’s referred to as limitless, and nothingness. So can you please state your opinion?
Synopsis: How do I see or understand Adiyogi as a swayambhu, which is self born,...
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January 1, 2021
What is the right age to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #10
Synopsis: What is the right age to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend?
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January 1, 2021
Is it alright to be ordinary? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #9
Synopsis: Is it alright to be ordinary? Or should I be special in something?
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January 1, 2021
How are we expected to live a simple life with such a complex body? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #8
Synopsis: Human body is made up of an unimaginable number of atoms, particles, and molecules. And, even the mind is really very complicated. With these two complicated instruments, how is one expected to live a simple life?
Synopsis: Human body is made up of an unimaginable number of atoms, particles,...
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January 1, 2021
Is man prudent enough to pull the plug? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #7
Synopsis: Speaking about how it is very important to realize about life and death. So, because I did not decide to be born. A lot of us, we did not decide to be born. But certain countries have taken up this issue of euthanasia very seriously. And they have legalized this, pulling off the plug. So do...
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Synopsis: Speaking about how it is very important to realize about life and death....
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January 1, 2021
How do we make time for yoga? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #6
Synopsis: Sadhguru, a lot of us youth, how do we make time for it? How do we make time to do sadhana? Because, we’re so tied up. We probably stay up a little late completing projects and assignments. Not just the youth, a lot of the seniors also. They probably stay up till 12 O’clock, 1 O’clock and then wake up again by 6 O’clock in the morning, and then rush to their...
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Synopsis: Sadhguru, a lot of us youth, how do we make time for it? How do we make...
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January 1, 2021
How to help those who are unwilling to do yoga? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #5
Synopsis: In helplessness, many youngsters start thinking about taking the extreme step of ending their life. On this topic, many questions were asked. One of them is, many of my close friends are suicidal. What could I do to help my friends to get rid of this thought? And, they don’t want to do yoga.
Synopsis: In helplessness, many youngsters start thinking about taking the extreme...
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January 1, 2021
How can we get back our interest and enthusiasm in life? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #4
Synopsis: There are times when you feel worn out. It might be because of the external pressure, or emotional trauma that we’re going through. Or because of the lack of inner strength. In such a situation, or such a circumstance, what do you think would help us get back our interest and enthusiasm in life?
Synopsis: There are times when you feel worn out. It might be because of the external...
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January 1, 2021
If not studies, then what? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #3
Synopsis: I’m sure many of my friends will relate to this question. We find no purpose in what we’re studying. And we feel we’re studying just for the sake of marks. We feel, most of the time, we regret the decisions we have made. We feel trapped sitting inside the classroom. We want to go outside, explore the world, learn, and do a lot of things outside the classroom. But...
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Synopsis: I’m sure many of my friends will relate to this question. We find no...
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January 1, 2021
How to build self-esteem? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #2
Synopsis: I often find myself in a situation where I’m not happy with myself. I compare my abilities, achievements, and even my appearance, with that of others. Also, I think since I’m a humanities student, people around me constantly compare me with my other friends who have taken up medicine or engineering. And that really puts me off. And I think that’s one reason for...
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Synopsis: I often find myself in a situation where I’m not happy with myself....
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January 1, 2021
How do we balance between rights and responsibilities? | Sadhguru at Christ University | #1
Synopsis: I, being a law student, give a lot of importance to the rights that I possess. Which is, basically the fundamental rights, that’s what we’re talking about here. So I think I should probably be allowed to sleep during classes because that comes under Article 21, right to life and liberty. But, I also have a sense of responsibility, that I should stay awake and focus...
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Synopsis: I, being a law student, give a lot of importance to the rights that I...
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January 1, 2021
How can we give back to society? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #8
Synopsis: I just wanted to ask you about how we can contribute back to society and give back? Because everyone keeps talking about contributing and contributing, but it’s really hard for each person to come up. I just want to hear your thoughts on that.
Synopsis: I just wanted to ask you about how we can contribute back to society...
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December 31, 2020
What is the relevance of Mahashivaratri? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #7
Synopsis: Sadhguru, you speak so logically and it makes sense to me. But at the same time, you’re celebrating the religious festival of Mahashivaratri in a grand way at the Isha Yoga Centre. For a young person like me, these religious festivals seem like outdated rituals. So I want to know what is the relevance of Mahashivaratri to the youth?
Synopsis: Sadhguru, you speak so logically and it makes sense to me. But at the...
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December 31, 2020
What is the role of a spiritual leader in politics? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #6
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Synopsis: So, in today’s society, many influential people, judges or senior civil...
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December 31, 2020
How can we change the sense of pride to a sense of shame? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #5
Synopsis: I personally feel, Sadhguru, that there’s this phenomenon of castration anxiety in India. Castration anxiety, something related to male ego. We see that this male ego has been somewhere hidden behind rapes that happen, sexual harassment that happens. A lot of gender disparity. I wouldn’t say this is the only reason, but somewhere hidden behind. And we never address...
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Synopsis: I personally feel, Sadhguru, that there’s this phenomenon of castration...
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December 31, 2020
What are the arguments that you would give for a woman who doesn’t want to bear a child? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #4
Synopsis: For a woman who chooses not to be a mother. So she has chosen you as an advocate for her case. And you have to fight the case. What are the arguments that you would give for a woman who doesn’t want to bear a child?
Synopsis: For a woman who chooses not to be a mother. So she has chosen you as...
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December 31, 2020
What is good karma? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #3
Synopsis: So, can good karma cancel out bad karma? And is our life predestined or can we change it by karma? And what is good karma?
Synopsis: So, can good karma cancel out bad karma? And is our life predestined...
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December 31, 2020
What is the relationship between work that I need to do within myself and work that I need to do outside? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #2
Synopsis: Taking forward the theme, Sadhguru, about the process inside and work outside. When we look around the country today, we see so many problems affecting our fellow Indians. Poverty, discrimination on the basis of religion and caste, and inequality. And of course, when I look inside myself also there are problems. I’m very far from having a good process, I’m definitely...
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Synopsis: Taking forward the theme, Sadhguru, about the process inside and work...
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December 31, 2020
How do we put in effort without being attached to the results? | Sadhguru at Harvard University | #1
Synopsis: In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna advises us to keep putting in effort without being attached to the results. But, I find it incredibly hard to keep working and not obsess over the results. And, I would love to know how we can better practice putting in effort while being detached to the results.
Synopsis: In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna advises us to keep putting in effort...
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December 31, 2020
Are rituals still relevant? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #9
Synopsis: My question today is, in the world that we live in today, there exists a multitude of paths to traverse, both, spiritually and religiously. For instance, in Hinduism, there is both, Veda and Vedanta. I can make a conscious choice as to what I would like to take up. But I’m confused. As a millennial I’m really doubting if a ritualistic approach is relevant today....
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Synopsis: My question today is, in the world that we live in today, there exists...
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December 31, 2020
Where do we draw the line between religion, culture, and art? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #8
Synopsis: I am interested in, or I learn, Carnatic music in my pass time. Around the same time, last year, 2013, there was a controversy that broke out about four Carnatic musicians, famous ones, who sang kritis, which were not related to Hinduism or Jesus Christ. The common folk believe that Carnatic music is sacred of Hindu origin and should remain so. My question is, is Carnatic...
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Synopsis: I am interested in, or I learn, Carnatic music in my pass time. Around...
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December 31, 2020
Sadhguru, why did you get enlightened and not anyone else? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #7
Synopsis: You said in one of your speeches that Shiva entered your life and enslaved you. Why did it happen to you? Why not others? The consciousness of the truth that you have, that is because of the seeking that you did. But this thing, why did it happen?
Synopsis: You said in one of your speeches that Shiva entered your life and enslaved...
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December 31, 2020
Sadhguru, when you were pursuing this path, were you not scared? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #6
Synopsis: So I had finished my inner engineering program three years back, through Isha. So I felt really blissful, I’ll be very honest. So I just wanted to ask you this question that many decades back, when you were pursuing the path, the philosophical path to find the solution, were you not even a little scared that you might have gone wrong?
Synopsis: So I had finished my inner engineering program three years back, through...
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December 31, 2020
Isn’t it the government’s job to fix problems like the water crisis? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #5
Synopsis: Shouldn’t this be the government’s job? Why should I pay 42 rupees when I already pay taxes? I don’t even live near Chennai.
Synopsis: Shouldn’t this be the government’s job? Why should I pay 42 rupees...
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December 31, 2020
How can we fix the problem of water crisis? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #4
Synopsis: So Sadhguru, speaking of Chennai and change. All of us here are undergoing one of the biggest changes in our lives. Because up until now, we haven’t really faced the shortage of a basic necessity, that is like, water, or food, or shelter. But now Chennai is facing one of the biggest water crises, I think in history. Where they predict in 10 years the city’s going...
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Synopsis: So Sadhguru, speaking of Chennai and change. All of us here are undergoing...
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December 31, 2020
Is it better to be selfish or selfless in this world? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #3
Synopsis: I consider myself very against littering. So what I do is, I generally take all my trash and I put it in my bag. At the end of the day I go to the trash can and I dump it there. And it hurts me when I see someone else littering. In this case, I’m taking a selfless effort to make the world a better place. And that effort is made worthless because of one selfish person....
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Synopsis: I consider myself very against littering. So what I do is, I generally...
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December 31, 2020
Suppose humanity makes it past this tumultuous phase, what would we do? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #2
Synopsis: It feels like at every point in human history, for society, there’s always been this one challenge or one recurring. For instance, for most of human history, a society’s main issue would have been to protect itself from outsiders. In my opinion, right now, humanity’s or society’s issue is climate change or nuclear war. So, it feels like solving this has been...
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Synopsis: It feels like at every point in human history, for society, there’s...
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December 31, 2020
Why not live in a world without religion? | Sadhguru at Shiva Nadar College | #1
Synopsis: A significant population in our world identifies as religious. And they do so for a number of reasons. Some of them say it is for peace, or a way of life, or some direction. And they bring up their children with religion. They sort of imbibe values and principles using religion as a channel. But on the other hand, we have some people whose values are so deeply entrenched...
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Synopsis: A significant population in our world identifies as religious. And they...
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December 31, 2020
How do we maintain a balance between inter-personal promises and intra-personal promises? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #10
Synopsis: With respect to inter-personal promises and intra-personal promises, seeing that there are two types of promises that we make; to others and to ourselves. How do we balance both of those? Specially, considering, sometimes we have to keep the inter-personal promises at the cost of your intra-personal promises.
Synopsis: With respect to inter-personal promises and intra-personal promises,...
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August 26, 2020
How do we go about learning a human body’s sophisticated machinery? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #11
Synopsis: So my question is, that we learn that we are sophisticated machinery and that we must learn how sophisticated machinery works. But how do we approach that? How do we go about learning how this sophisticated machinery works?
Synopsis: So my question is, that we learn that we are sophisticated machinery...
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August 26, 2020
How do we counter-balance the power of social structures put on by popular culture? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #12
Synopsis: How do we counter-balance the power of social structures put on by popular culture? It feels like it sometimes holds youth in ignorance and has them carry out a sweet perception of self-worth. And can also lead people to destructive behaviours, drugs, and alcohol, because it’s ‘cool’. This is the most common thing amongst us young people. Marijuana, alcohol, bad...
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Synopsis: How do we counter-balance the power of social structures put on by popular...
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August 26, 2020
How can we heal ourselves from our past pain? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #1
Synopsis: Nobody goes through life unscarred. Everybody has had a past experience with a person or a situation that left a permanent scar on them. Such that, whenever we are reminded of this, the sadness, or loneliness, or pain associated with the memory comes back regardless of how much time has passed. Is there truly a way for us to move on from things that have hurt us in the...
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Synopsis: Nobody goes through life unscarred. Everybody has had a past experience...
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August 26, 2020
How do you take care of yourself when you are usually the one taking care of others? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #2
Synopsis: So Sadhguru, a lot of our students take leadership roles at school. A lot of them are just good friends, and are part of families where problems do exist. And they take the caretaker role a lot. So, what they’ve asked is, how do you take care of yourself when you are usually the one taking care of others?
Synopsis: So Sadhguru, a lot of our students take leadership roles at school. A...
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August 26, 2020
How do I live in the moment? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #3
Synopsis: So Sadhguru, going back to what you were saying, that we need to be part of the solution. And going back to what Daniel was saying that mental health is such a problem here. At UofT we are constantly challenged by new ideas, by some of the great minds in the world. And in such a competitive environment, which I sometimes describe as a rollercoaster ride we got onto knowingly...
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Synopsis: So Sadhguru, going back to what you were saying, that we need to be part...
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August 26, 2020
What does it mean to love someone? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #4
Synopsis: So, love is like a universal topic. It’s in movies, songs, it seems like such a basic component of life. Yet, it’s really hard for us to define it. Really hard for us to truly know when we’re in love, to truly know if it’s the right kind of love. If it actually is love. If it’s just infatuation. If you feel really strongly, it must be love, because you can’t...
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Synopsis: So, love is like a universal topic. It’s in movies, songs, it seems...
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August 26, 2020
How do we understand our authentic truths? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #5
Synopsis: So, I’m a diaspora, I’m Canadian born, my family is from Tanzania but originally from Gujarat. So I’ve always struggled to identify who I am in the Canadian context. So when I went to school, I had to eat my lunch. So I would take my butter chicken and go on the side because I didn’t want my white friends to smell my food. But when I was with my family at a mosque,...
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Synopsis: So, I’m a diaspora, I’m Canadian born, my family is from Tanzania...
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August 26, 2020
How do we learn to see the bigger picture when we fail at something? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #6
Synopsis: When we’re all in this journey of life, we tend to set a lot of short-term goals. And when we don’t achieve them, we don’t know how to deal with failure. And that is something we deal with a lot at UofT in specific. But, in that moment when we can look back and say, ya this is fine. But in that moment, how do we hold our ground and how do we learn to see the bigger...
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Synopsis: When we’re all in this journey of life, we tend to set a lot of short-term...
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August 26, 2020
Why do we do pooja? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #7
Synopsis: My question is why do we do pooja? Or, any kind of ritual in our Hindu religion?
Synopsis: My question is why do we do pooja? Or, any kind of ritual in our Hindu...
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August 26, 2020
Can one have multiple gurus? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #8
Synopsis: I always thought that in order to be spiritual and liberated, you need to find yourself a guru. And in the process of doing so, I’ve travelled to Nepal and India looking for a guru. I’ve read an article that you published online where you said that, how do you know when you find your guru. And you’ve mentioned that if you meet someone who almost threatens you and...
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Synopsis: I always thought that in order to be spiritual and liberated, you need...
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August 26, 2020
What or who is god? | Sadhguru at University of Toronto | #9
Synopsis: So I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time. And, you know, you’ve made an interesting comment, that when you think of god, most people think of him as an old man sitting up there with a big beard. So my question was, I was curious to understand what in your definition would be god?
Synopsis: So I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time. And, you know,...
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August 26, 2020
Does my Karma control my destiny? What is the role of luck and fate?
Synopsis: At Youth and Truth event at the London School of Economics, someone asks Sadhguru - "We meet people [whom] we are meant to meet, or is it destiny, luck or fate?" Sadhguru tells about Karma, and that we have the ability to create life the way we want.
Synopsis: At Youth and Truth event at the London School of Economics, someone asks Sadhguru - "We meet people [whom]...
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July 16, 2020
If You Get Everything You Ever Wanted – What Next?
Synopsis: As part of Sadhguru's Youth & Truth series of conversation at Universities, a student asks Sadhguru - "My question is, suppose humanity makes it past it's very tumultuous phase we are in right now - what would we do. If we reach an ideal society, where everyone is peaceful and together, what would our 'end-game' be, what would we strive towards?". In response, Sadhguru asks him - "If everything...
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Synopsis: As part of Sadhguru's Youth & Truth series of conversation at Universities, a student asks Sadhguru...
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March 18, 2020
How to avoid the suede seduction of doing drugs and alcohol – it’s so “cool”
Synopsis: As part of the Youth & Truth series of conversation, a student at the University of Toronto asks Sadhguru, "How do we counterbalance the power of social structures put on by popular culture. It feels like it sometimes holds youth in ignorance and has them carry out a suede perception of self-worth, and can also lead people to destructive behaviors, like drugs and alcohol because its so "cool"....
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Synopsis: As part of the Youth & Truth series of conversation, a student at the University of Toronto asks...
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March 11, 2020
Should Abortion be a Woman’s right?
Synopsis: Should there be laws governing Abortion or is it a women's right to decide? Is abortion not the same as terminating a life and hence a criminal act? How long into pregnancy should you allow it? Sadhguru's response on this tricky and controversial topic leaves everyone applauding.....
Synopsis: Should there be laws governing Abortion or is it a women's right to decide? Is abortion not the same...
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October 21, 2019
Anger – Are you poisoning your own body?
Synopsis: Anger, resentment, hatred are strong negative emotions and cause significant harm to your system, which you may not be aware of. Addressing Law students at NALSAR University, India, as part of "Youth and Truth" campaign , Sadhguru explains why Anger is such a bad thing and how to deal with it.
Synopsis: Anger, resentment, hatred are strong negative emotions and cause significant harm to your system, which...
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July 29, 2019
How to overcome suicidal thoughts?
Synopsis: During a Youth & Truth event, a student asks sadhguru - "In helplessness, many youngsters start thinking of ending their life. On this topic many questions were asked. One of them is - many of my close friends are suicidal. What could I do, to help them to get rid of this thought. And, they don't want to do yoga." Sadhguru first explains that yoga is not about impossible postures. He says - yoga...
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Synopsis: During a Youth & Truth event, a student asks sadhguru - "In helplessness, many youngsters start thinking...
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May 22, 2019
What to eat – to stay alert, focused and efficient
Synopsis: What is the right food to eat? In response to a question by a student, Sadhguru explains the impact of food on human system. Elaborating on the human digestion process, he tells us the right kind of food to eat to sleep less, stay alert, focused and efficient.
Synopsis: What is the right food to eat? In response to a question by a student, Sadhguru explains the impact of...
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February 15, 2019
Are Role Models important in life?
Synopsis: During the Youth and Truth event at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, a student asks Sadhguru - "Sadhguriji, What I understand is, we should not find similarities of our self to someone else, then why do we have role models?"
Synopsis: During the Youth and Truth event at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, a student...
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January 30, 2019
Does The Design Of A Building Affect Me?
Synopsis: The ancient Indian architecture exudes amazing aesthetics, and one aspect of this is Geometry. Today, we copy everything that is Western, from architecture to the color of our hair - just because we think that is superior. In the physical world, the most important aspect is geometric perfection. Sadhguru says that Architecture is about dwellings and usable structures that we build, and they must find...
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Synopsis: The ancient Indian architecture exudes amazing aesthetics, and one aspect of this is Geometry. Today,...
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January 23, 2019
How do I deal with my insecurities?
Synopsis: In the talk Sadhguru tells us what is the basis of our insecurity. The most important thing is to come to terms with mortality. There is no security in life. But the basis of insecurity is that we have forgotten about our mortality. Once we are aware that we are mortal, and that we are here only for a certain amount of time, then there will be no insecurity. Because there is nothing to gain and nothing...
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Synopsis: In the talk Sadhguru tells us what is the basis of our insecurity. The most important thing is to come...
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January 22, 2019
Why Can’t I Have Multiple Partners?
Synopsis: In our society why is it considered inappropriate to have multiple partners? What are the social and spiritual implications if one has multiple partners? Sadhguru explains that in older times more Men died than Women. So, in all societies the ratio of Male to Female was skewed, and to fulfill the basic human needs the society ended up with a Man having multiple partners. However, today, the ratio...
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Synopsis: In our society why is it considered inappropriate to have multiple partners? What are the social and...
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December 27, 2018
Is It Natural To Be Jealous?
Synopsis: If your way of being is determined by how others are - then the only way you can be is 'a mess'. If you don't take charge of yourself, very easily you can fall back in the evolutionary scheme of things. Sadhguru says - don't be in a self defeating mode. Life is about you, not about someone else. If your joy, your happiness, your misery is determined by someone else, then chances of you being joyful...
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Synopsis: If your way of being is determined by how others are - then the only way you can be is 'a mess'. If you...
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December 17, 2018
Is It Alright To Masturbate?
Synopsis: Is it alright to Masturbate ? Is it harmful and reduces once capability as a human being? This question bothers many a Youths and during a Youth and Truth session at JNU, New Delhi, Sadhguru gives a straight answer bringing his insight and Yogic Wisdom to help guide the Youths.
Synopsis: Is it alright to Masturbate ? Is it harmful and reduces once capability as a human being? This question...
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November 30, 2018
How Do I Make My Parents Not Worry About Me?
Synopsis: Responding to a young girls concern, that parents have 'tension' about their kids - Sadhguru tells us that we have created a world, where people are suffering everything! So, it is not because of children, or anything else, that they are stressed, it is because human beings have not figured how to handle themselves. Sadhguru shared his unique experience of school - and his and his fathers relationship...
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Synopsis: Responding to a young girls concern, that parents have 'tension' about their kids - Sadhguru tells us...
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November 14, 2018
Will Artificial Intelligence Take Away Our Jobs?
Synopsis: Sadhguru was intrigued as to why he is invited to Artificial Intelligence conferences. When he asked - they said, they are worried that once this technology becomes mainstream, they will have nothing to do! Accumulation, analysis and projection of information will no more be valuable - because the machines will do it better. So, knowledge and professions as we know it today, will become meaningless...
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Synopsis: Sadhguru was intrigued as to why he is invited to Artificial Intelligence conferences. When he asked...
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November 2, 2018
How to find the balance between materialism and spirituality?
Synopsis: How do we draw the balance between materialistic world and the spiritual world? Spirituality has become the most "corrupted" word! There is no such thing as material or spiritual. Sadhguru says, for a moment lets leave the word spirituality aside. Lets just look at it just like life. Body and Mind (impressions), are gathered from outside, they can be yours, but not you. You are only...
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Synopsis: How do we draw the balance between materialistic world and the spiritual world? Spirituality has become...
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October 29, 2018
Are Ramayana and Mahabharata Myths?
Synopsis: This is an absolutely fascinating debate between IIM Ahemadabad students and Sadhguru. Writing any summary would be a spoiler! Watch this to get an amazing insight into Indian history, into the life of Rama, and why we worship him - and above all, to see how patiently Sadhguru addresses contrarian perspectives.
Synopsis: This is an absolutely fascinating debate between IIM Ahemadabad students and Sadhguru. Writing any summary...
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October 28, 2018
Mahadev, Mountains & Music – Any Connection?
Synopsis: Mohit Chauhan asks - I grew up in the hills in Himachal Pradesh and I'm extremely attached to the mountains and the beauty and the silence that I found out there. And of course a lot of inspiration came to me from Mahadev and Music. Would love if you can shed some light on the connection between these three - Mahadev, Mountains and Music and their significance in our lives. Sadhguru reveals...
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Synopsis: Mohit Chauhan asks - I grew up in the hills in Himachal Pradesh and I'm extremely attached to the...
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October 13, 2018
Is God White, Black or Brown?
Synopsis: In this captivating talk, where you won't be able to stop laughing, Sadhguru solves the mysteries around God! What is the difference between seeking and believing? People who worship, looking up, are believers. Belief systems have cultural relevance, and no existential relevance. India is a godless culture; here we bow down to everything; we bow down to people, who enhance our lives, we bow down to...
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Synopsis: In this captivating talk, where you won't be able to stop laughing, Sadhguru solves the mysteries around...
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October 12, 2018
Where Is Heaven & Hell?
Synopsis: Only those who have made hell of their lives; they want to go to heaven! In his distinctive humorous style, peppered with jokes, Sadhguru destroys the notion of heaven and hell. We need to understand, that traditionally, heaven and hell was a way of managing humanity - as a means of solace - as a means of psychological tool for those who are in a deep state of suffering. Sadhguru also shares the reason...
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Synopsis: Only those who have made hell of their lives; they want to go to heaven! In his distinctive humorous...
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September 27, 2018
What Is Time, And Can I Travel Time?
Synopsis: There are three dimensions of experience in our life - past, present and future. But most human beings are not clearly distinguishing these three things - this is why one still suffers what may have happened ten years ago, or what may happen one month from today. This is time travel! In Yoga, Kala means time, and also means emptiness or darkness. Sadhguru elaborates on the difference between kala...
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Synopsis: There are three dimensions of experience in our life - past, present and future. But most human beings...
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September 22, 2018
Should I Become An Entrepreneur?
Synopsis: A student at IIM-B asks Sadhguru - we students sitting over here are among the top percentile in the country in terms of education that we are receiving, yet all of us are wondering about what jobs we will get; we want just the best campus placements over here. If that's the scenario with all of us, and we are not willing to take risks, and have become risk averse - from where will the jobs...
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Synopsis: A student at IIM-B asks Sadhguru - we students sitting over here are among the top percentile in...
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September 19, 2018
Six Key Lessons For The Youth
In this article, Sadhguru guides us on six key aspects, especially relevant for the Youth. How to use the social media? How to live life effortlessly? How to decide whom to vote for? What is an ideal educational system? As a lawyer, is it ok to defend someone who is guilty? How to make the right choices in life?
November 19, 2018
Do I Follow My Dreams Or Listen To My Parents?
Whatever we may want to do, there is a price to pay. Isn't it unrealistic to expect that every time everyone, including our parents approve of what we want to do? Sadhguru says, such a thing does not happen. So, first step is to try and convince them. If that doesn't work, then you need to see how deep and with what clarity is your desire and what is the price you are willing to pay.
October 25, 2018
How To Make Important Decisions?
It is important to have clarity about what you want to invest your life into. So, what you find truly worthwhile, you do that. If you only focus on earning money, or trying to get something, you may end up doing silly things. Earning a living is not a big thing for human beings. So, you must invest your life into what really matters to you. In this article, Sadhguru tells us a simple method by which we can discover and get clarity about what matters to us as.
October 22, 2018
Are We Alienating People From North East India?
Sadhguru says, this feeling of alienation will go away in the next five years. After India's independence, it was a conscious decision to not industrialize the North East region of India, to preserve the pristine nature and the native culture. To a certain extent this resulted in a feeling of alienation. But today, because of technology, everyone aspires to Western ways of life. Now, the government is putting infrastructure in place in North East, and soon, rest of India will be visiting all over the North East, and the feeling of alienation will go away.
October 18, 2018
Why Is Adiyogi Statue 112ft?
Sadhguru tells us that among all the senses that a human being has the visual perception has the most significant impact. Also, to get the geometry absolutely right the statue it had to be a certain size. Above all, Sadhguru wanted to the face to exude three dimensions; Exuberance, Stillness and Intoxication. To achieve all this, the statue had to be a minimum of 80 - 90 feet. That's when Sadhguru decided to make it 112 feet, since Adiyogi gave 112 ways in which a human being can achieve to their highest.
September 14, 2018
Six Key Lessons For The Youth
November 19, 2018
Do I Follow My Dreams Or Listen To My Parents?
October 25, 2018
How To Make Important Decisions?
October 22, 2018
Are We Alienating People From North East India?
October 18, 2018
Why Is Adiyogi Statue 112ft?
September 14, 2018
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