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Being better will not make you successful

Being better will not make you successful

If your idea of success is you’re doing little better than your neighbour, I call that sickness. That is not success... This happened in your school, maybe later in your university, later in your work - it’s happening to people. Maybe not everyone but a whole lot of people. ...

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Can machines become intuitive & emotional?

Can machines become intuitive & emotional?

Experts say that human intuitions are essentially biochemical responses of our body. It is like an inherent and inbuilt biochemical algorithm. If that is so, can artificial intelligence can be powered to recreate human emotions? Are human intuitions truly biochemical algorithms ...

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3 words of deception

3 words of deception

Namaskram Sadhguru. In one of your quotes, you say that, we should not judge a person's spiritual evolution based on their behaviour. I'm unable to understand that, because I have always believed people who are kind and compassionate are spiritually evolved. Could you please ...

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Parenting Radhe

Parenting Radhe

So first four years she grew up in the car with me. And in many people’s homes. And by the time she was three years of age, she at least knew a thousand people by name. Whom she considered her friends. I thought I won’t send her to school, because I never liked to go to school ...

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There is no time for yoga

There is no time for yoga

Question: Pranams Sadhguru. I get up at 6 am, hurry burry cooking. Get the children ready. Start by 8.30 am to the office. Back from the office by 6.30. Then freshening up the children, myself, prayer, cook food, homework, sleep. In this hectic schedule, where can I fit yoga ...

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Is Kamasutra pornography?

Is Kamasutra pornography?

They don’t, they did not think it’s pornography. You understand? They’re just describing life as it is. So today’s eyes look at Kamasutra as an authentication of pornography. Okay? No. That’s not what it is. They’re just talking about it like they would have talked ...

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How to deal with confusion

How to deal with confusion

Confused mind is good. If you know how to organise your confusion, if you know how to handle your confusion, if you know how to increase the enormity of your confusion consciously, if you can handle your confusion consciously – mind is a very productive instrument. If you are ...

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When to ‘break up’?

When to ‘break up’?

Romance means, that you are looking at the beautiful side of life. Human relationships are still need based. Physical needs, psychological needs, emotional needs, social needs, financial needs, variety of needs are there. To fulfil those needs, people come together. Now whether ...

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Is it ok to use ‘dating apps’?

Is it ok to use ‘dating apps’?

Namaskaram Sadhguru. My name is Kshitij. And, in this big jigsaw puzzle that we are navigating, a small part of it is our dating life, and our relationships. And, that's what we as a company help the youth, let's say from 18-40, 45 years of age. Help them navigate. And, one of ...

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Sadhguru’s skydiving adventure

Sadhguru’s skydiving adventure

Sadhguru shares his experience of skydiving. Sadhguru shares a 'shankaran Pillai' joke to illustrate that life is only in the 'now. He also gives a simple experiment to demonstrate that life is only in the 'now'! You should measure life in terms of experiences, not in terms ...

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Science Vs Spirituality

Science Vs Spirituality

Science should be just a quest to know, not a tool for unbridled exploitation. The scientific approach to life essentially means, no assumptions made, no conclusions made, we are constantly searching for the truth about different aspects and dimensions of life. The same is true ...

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Is your ‘organic food’ really organic?

Is your ‘organic food’ really organic?

There is no such thing as 'inorganic' food. All food is 'organic'. What is important is to know the richness of the soil that the food comes from. So, instead of marking food as 'organic', you should mark it that - 'this food comes from a field that has x% organic content'. The ...

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What is happiness?

What is happiness?

What is wellbeing? When do you really feel well in your life? When do you truly feel well? When you are very happy, you are well. Even if you are physically ill, you are still well, isn't it? What is happiness? When you are happy, your life energies are happening in a more exuberant ...

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Is ignorance really a bliss?

Is ignorance really a bliss?

So, if ignorance does not bring suffering to you, I would be disappointed with life. I would be very disappointed. Then all my striving, and who I am doesn't mean anything. If you are in ignorance, you must suffer. If ignorance doesn't bring suffering to you, why would you seek ...

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How to become master of your own destiny

How to become master of your own destiny

'Destiny' a simple escape from all the nonsense you have done to your life. For all the nonsense that you have done to your life, destiny is a simple escape. Oh! It’s my destiny, that’s why I’m like this. Now whatever you call as your destiny is also self-created. You are ...

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How to reach your full potential?

How to reach your full potential?

To be a full-fledged human being is to respond to every life around you to the best of your ability. ...

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What is the key to freedom?

What is the key to freedom?

Having expectations of others means you're trying to fix their lives. Fix your own life, that is freedom. ...

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What is the significance of volunteering?

What is the significance of volunteering?

If you want to get involved but not entangled, volunteering is a powerful tool. You should make use of it to make activity a tool for your liberation. ...

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What is the secret of life?

What is the secret of life?

The secret of life is to see everything with a non-serious eye, but to be absolutely involved. Like a sport. ...

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‘Doubt’ is good, but ‘suspicion’ is sickness

‘Doubt’ is good, but ‘suspicion’ is sickness

Doubt is Good - it means you are searching for truth. Suspicion is sickness. What is the difference between doubt and suspicion? Doubt is a consequence of realising that you do not know. Suspicion means you have assumed negative aspects to everything. And now you’re suspicious, ...

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The ‘right’ way to intoxicate yourself

The ‘right’ way to intoxicate yourself

I am not against intoxication. But it should come from an endless source, which can only happen from within. So if you’re generating your own intoxicant within the system, it is very good because this will make you, or enable you to be functional irrespective of what you’re ...

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Why does human ingenuity unfolds during challenging times?

Why does human ingenuity unfolds during challenging times?

It is in challenging times that human genius and ingenuity unfolds. So in challenging times a concretised psychological framework becomes a crippling factor, and hence many people manage or learn to break that structure that is there in our mind, built by us. The moment you open ...

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How to resolve internal conflicts?

How to resolve internal conflicts?

The fight against corruption has to start within you, as integrity is an inner quality. When we say corruption, most tend to think in terms of a government official, a clerk asking for money to do his duty, or a politician, or a policeman, or that kind of stuff. We have to look ...

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How to deal with difficult times?

How to deal with difficult times?

Especially when we face hard times, it is all the more important that we remain balanced and focused on what matters to us. The most important thing is to first identify what is it that truly matters to us, irrespective of the situations in which we exist. What is it that is ...

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How to access the boundless energy of the cosmos?

How to access the boundless energy of the cosmos?

There is boundless energy in the existence for those who are willing to open their doors. What we see as life as a whole, creation as a whole, is just a vast space of energy. Cosmos is a vast space of living energy. This cosmic energy is available to you, if only you willing ...

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Have you taken charge of your life?

Have you taken charge of your life?

Everyone deserves a pleasant experience of life. The best gift you can give anyone is to offer them the tools to engineer themselves into joyful human beings. We must understand, never ever will life and the world will happen 100% the way you want it. The only thing that can ...

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How to understand your thoughts?

How to understand your thoughts?

If you look at your thoughts in the context of the whole cosmos, they do not mean anything. If you realise that, you will naturally create a distance from your thought process. So if you create a little distance - when I say create a little distance from the thought process, ...

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How to always stay young?

How to always stay young?

Youth is a time of tremendous energy. You should look at the possibilities, not problems. Every possibility, if mishandled becomes a problem. Every problem, if handled well becomes a great possibility. Youthfulness happens on the mental level, because you have not made conclusions ...

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How to craft your own destiny?

How to craft your own destiny?

Whether it is happiness or unhappiness, pain or pleasure, agony or ecstasy, essentially it happens from within. The seat of human experience is within us. The cameras may be outside, the microphones may be outside, but the drama happens only within us. So we must understand this ...

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How to handle unpleasant situations?

How to handle unpleasant situations?

Especially if unpleasant things have happened in your life, you should become wise, not wounded. Painful experiences of life, were painful at that moment, not because of what they were, simply because of how deeply we were invested in that situation. Now what painful experiences ...

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What is boundless love?

What is boundless love?

Once you experience all life forms as a part of yourself, you cannot help but fall in love with everything around you. It is only by generating this profound sense of love in millions of people, can we genuinely transform this world. Love not born out of personal relationship, ...

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The trap of Metaverse

The trap of Metaverse

I have a question about consciousness. We are moving towards this metaverse and this virtual reality, blockchain kind of global society, faster and faster. So, like in this world, will consciousness be able to exist positively in that world? Or is that going to be almost like ...