Synopsis: This is a concern we all have. How to achieve balance between spirituality and life? Will being spiritual take me away from life as I know it? Isn't spirituality something I should work towards once I have taken care of my social and material responsibilities? Sadhguru reveals that our top priority should be about enhancing ourselves - our inner nature. Every step we take should be for our inner growth....

Synopsis: This is a profound talk, where Sadhguru tells us the fundamental purpose of Yoga. Sadhguru says that Yoga as a process, as a technology, as a science - is essentially to break the personality. It is to evolve from being a 'person' to a 'presence'. Now, it is scientifically proven fact, that the fundamentals of the activity of your brain, your chemistry, even the genetics can be altered by practicing...

Synopsis: In this short talk, Sadhguru reveals the simplest way to deal with your Karma. He explains that it is good to have a complex and humongous mountain of Karma. It's only because of this complexity you will come out with solutions, otherwise you will be a simpleton. But how to deal with this huge Karmic baggage - Sadhguru gives a very very simple way, a sure way of release!

Synopsis: In this talk, Sadhguru explains, that an enlightened being as immense amount of Karma. In fact, much more than others. In most cases, enlightenment and leaving the body happens at the same time. In order to retain the body, one has to consciously take on the weight of Karma. If you know how to use it, Karma is not negative. Karma has many dimensions; there is evolutionary karma, elemental karma, genetic...

Synopsis: In this talk, #Sadhguru says - "The way you are is your #Karma, that means, it is your doing". So, your Karma, the way you are is not God's creation, but it is 100% your own doing. "Your life is your business, and nobody's business. You can make whatever out of it". The whether you are joyful, or you are miserable - it's your own doing - it is your Karma. Your life is entirely your making, you can...

Synopsis: In this talk, Sadhguru tells us that mind can not work without memory. There can not be any thought, without the karmic memory. Karma means, "just the residual impact of all the actions that you have performed". There is another way to look at it, that actually there is no mind - there is only a discriminatory intellect and there is Karma. Because the discriminatory intellect has not been sufficiently...

Synopsis: Someone asks Sadhguru - "How much of our life is governed by Karma, and how much is free will?..." Sadhguru explains that contrary to popular belief, Karma is not a 'reward and punishment'. Karma is the residual impact of whatever action you do with your body, mind and emotions - you can not control that, but this moment's Karma is entirely in your hand. If you are conscious in this moment, then you...

Synopsis: During a Youth & Truth event at Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University in the US, a student asks Sadhguru - "One question on Karma - Can good karma cancel our bad karma? Is our life predestined, or can we change it by Karma? And, what is good karma?" Sadhguru explains what Karma really means. He says, this is not about 'good karma', or 'bad karma', what is important is that how much of your...

Synopsis: In this talk, Sadhguru simplifies this profound and often misunderstood word - 'Karma'. He explains that the way we see with our eyes, it is influenced by our memory. Without memory, the eye can not see. Memory means it is accumulated information. Everything in a human life is run by memory. Looking at life through this memory is traditionally called as 'Karma'. To get rid of Karma, is a long process....

Transcript: When you say rebirth, you're essentially asking what happens after death. Well, some things you know best only by experience. I'm sure you're not ready for that, nor do I want you to go in that direction. If I tell you there is reincarnation, what is the option that you have? To believe it or disbelieve it. Isn't it? If you believe what I say, you just have a fancy story going for yourself. If you...

Synopsis: Sadhguru says - "Every form has a hidden sound within itself." When you strike something, what one hears is the surface sound. If one knows the hidden sound of any object, you will find a certain access to that form. It was on this understanding, that in the Indian culture, children were given their names. Every time his name is uttered, the sound would open up the person somewhere deep inside.

Synopsis: In this short 2 min talk, Sadhguru explains the science of Mantras, and how the important aspect of the mantra is the sound and not its meaning. Meaning is made up by us, it is only a psychological reality and does not have any existential relevance. But the sound of the mantra is like a 'key' which can open doors.

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Synopsis: Just like we have family doctor today, there was a time that every family in India had a witch doctor! Because these arts were so common, so everyone had someone to consult. It has survived most in West Bengal, Kerala, North East states, parts of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, and some tribes in North America. Occult is a certain technology - that you can use your energies to create a certain impact. It...

Synopsis: The mere mention of word 'Ghosts' generates emotions ranging from fear to intrigue and disbelief. Are they real or is it just figment of imagination? Can the dead come alive again? How do dead people's objects move on their own even after a few days after they are gone? Sadhguru reveals the truth and explains why it is important that you leave the dead to the dead and not explore this dimension unless...

Synopsis: Someone asks Sadhguru - "In one of your quotes, you say that, we should not judge a person's spiritual evolution based on their behavior. I am unable to understand that, because I have always believed, people who are kind and compassionate, are spiritually evolved. Could you please help me understand the context of that quote?" Sadhguru tells us that without an inner experience, the three magic words...

Synopsis: Agastya muni was one of the Saptarishis. In this talk Sadhguru looks at his immense contribution and also explores a few of the many places that Agastya muni spent time at. Kailash, Kantisarovar (lake of grace), where the first yoga program happened; Guptakashi; Vindhyachal Mountains; Biligiri Rangana Betta; Nattatreeswarar Temple; Sathuragiri Hills. Sadhguru says, in many ways, Agastya muni can be...

Synopsis: Sadhguru tells about Mayamma, a pious woman who lived in Kanyakumari. She lived like a beggar woman on the streets of Kanyakumari. Always surrounded by street dogs who became her friends. Because of her ways, many times she got harshly treated by society - because people saw her as a thief and not as a saintly person. Sadhguru tells an absolutely incredible fact about a devotee of...

Synopsis: Can a butcher be a Guru? Sadhguru tells us that any job you do can become spiritual. He shares a story of Sage Kaushik and his first meeting with his Guru, a butcher, to impress upon this point.

Synopsis: Is Mahashivratri just a religious belief and ritual or something more phenomenal happens on this day? What is the science behind its celebration and how can you benefit from this cosmic gift ? As Sadhguru explains, this day is not about any god or religion, but simply making use of nature's gift to us.

Synopsis: Adi Shankaracharya was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. Many consider him Hinduism's greatest thinker. Sadhguru narrates a captivating incidence from his life, when he drank a pot full of arrack (a local Indian brew)!

Synopsis: Sadhguru tells what happens in the last 40 seconds of your life. For whatever reason one may be dying, whether of old age or disease, the last 40 seconds this will happen to everyone. It is an opportunity for everyone - no matter how you have lived your life, he tells if you live your last 40 seconds of life in a certain way, you will be liberated.