Synopsis: So I wanted to know about the duration of women's birth cycle. And how does it affect the next birth? Like people say, good karma will affect the next birth, and bad karma will affect the next birth. 

Synopsis: Near death experience is a phenomenon by which we hear that the memories of previous births are awakened and people gain extra sensory perceptions. As a person, since you have undergone a near death experience, so can you please share what near death experience is to us? How does it awaken consciousness within us?  

Synopsis: You’ve said that, you know, death is going to come. Is that the thought you have when you are speeding in a car? When you are being the rider that you are, standing on the bike and you’re going through smokeland, hilly, dangerous regions.  

Synopsis: Can I ask your thoughts on this? In many ways we are the inheritors of our traditions. And they do influence us and shape us. Is there a positive role for the traditions from when we come? For example, if I’m going to try to inner engineer my inner life and try to get some direction, and meaning, and faith, and hope, and values, I can’t do it alone. And there are...

Synopsis: Namaskaram Sadhguru. I would like to know about the science of consecration. And, if I’m worthy of knowing it, how do I go about it?  

Synopsis: In Kali Yuga, is it possible to take the advaitic meditative route to try and get in touch with your consciousness, without a guru and the gurumantra? Or, should one pursue namasmarana and bhaktimarga as the way?  

Synopsis: Are you saying that we are living in the best time in history?  

Synopsis: Is it possible to shed or leave behind memory?  

Synopsis: You just said, the worst thing that can happen is if you live forever. But what if that death is, then imposed on you? So, I go back to what happened on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. And the attacks on various churches across Columbo, where 310 people were killed. I mean, what goes through your mind when you see this. Some would say, a level of evil inflicted on man by...

Synopsis: Sadhguru, I’ve heard in your talks, and read in your books that you talk a lot about death. You have even experienced it. When we are at the border, we also see and experience death. So how is it similar or different? And how do we deal with it?  

Synopsis: What I get from Isha’s philosophy, if I may say there is, is that you need to see internally. You need to fix it internally before fixing your external situation. But is it also not right, is it also not very important to do the right thing externally?  

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Synopsis: In today’s competitive world. Or where people really think that you need to, you know, there’s cut throat competition. And you’re working towards it. And then there’s negativity. And say if someone is, for example, I’ll take an example of myself. I believe in completely just working towards your goal and being positive about it and not looking around on what’s...

Synopsis: So I want to hear your thoughts on near death experiences. A lot of people in surgery have said that, in the middle of the surgery they could come out and see what’s happening, see the conversation, what the doctor is doing. So just a thought, you know when, do people really die at the time or they reach some heaven and come back?   

Synopsis: My question is why do we do pooja? Or, any kind of ritual in our Hindu religion?  

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,...

Synopsis: This is an exhaustive compilation of talks by Sadhguru on Kumb Mela. Sadhguru explains the science behind the Kumbh Mela. Sadhguru also explains, why it happens only at specific places after every 12 and a quarter years, and how some scientific studies have shown that, phenomenal physiological changes in people who stayed for 40 days at the Kumbh mela and took a dip in the water everyday. Unfortunately...

Transcript: Well, see the way the question is asked and also the way, normally it's addressed is, people think there is something called as negative thought and positive thought. They want to remove the negative thoughts and have only positive thoughts. For such people, I would ask them to just experiment for 10-15 seconds. Let them forcefully remove one thought from their mind. For example, next 10 seconds, just...

Synopsis: I got a little technical question in terms of boundaries. Memory is one of the biggest boundaries, and you mentioned Patanjali earlier. Patanjali, in a funny way he says, anubhuta vishaya asambha moshaha sutaya. As a part of a chittah. And again, at the same time he says, shraddha veerya smuti samati pratna poorva kaitaray sha. So, he wants for you to have the memory,...

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...

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: 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....

Synopsis: How can one master all the Chakras ? How does one feel after achieving that? During a 'Darshan' meet with residents at the Isha Yoga Centre, Sadhguru explains basics of Chakras and how Yoga helps achieve mastery over Chakras. Drawing parallels between human energy system and electricity, he unravels a complex topic in captivating style.

Transcript: You must understand, whatever stimulants, whatever stimulus you may take from outside, essentially human experience of all kinds is caused only from within. The question is only are you on push-start, or are you on self-start. Which is better, technologically? Self-start. So if I teach you, suppose I teach you that you can simply sit here and be totally blissed out, more stoned than anybody on the...

Transcript: We are at a time of the year which is considered significant for those who are on the spiritual path. The terminal month of margazhi starts from 16th. What is the significance of this month? It is at this time of the year that the planet earth is closest to the sun. So this should have been the hottest month. But, this is a time when the planet is shy of the sun and the northern face faces away from...

Transcript: This will be very hard for your viewers to digest, but let them have little indigestion. Let them sit up and think about this. As I sit here, I'm talking to you, am I talking sensibly? Yes. Do I look focused? Very. Nobody has ever seen me unfocused on anything, but at the same time I have at least 12-14 tracks running in my mind all the time. So I may be talking to you, but I'm sorting out many, many...

Synopsis: Why humans dominate this planet is because of our ability to use mind. But are you harnessing your capability to the fullest? There are 5 major points of receptivity in one's mind - centres of memory, imagination, perception, perversion and sleep.  There are people (called Avadhanis) who can perform upto 100 different acts at the same time because of their mastery over these centres. Find out how...

Synopsis: The power of the mind is such that if you visualize something very intensely, it will manifest in real world. The entire Yogic Science of 'Tantras' is about making mental process just like a physical process. Sadhguru narrates a real life story on how he created a physical world using mental visualization.

Transcript: So you need to understand what's colour, first of all. The colour of any substance is not because of what it is. It is what it rejects, or what it gives away, or what it reflects. Something looks red not because it's red. Because of the seven colors, that the white light contains, it holds back everything and reflects red. So it looks red. So red does not mean it is red. Red means it is not red. Do...

Synopsis: 'May you have a long life' is a much sought after blessing in the Indian tradition and not without a reason. If one has witnessed 1008 full moons, something miraculous happens in the human energy system freeing oneself from the cycles of birth and death, even if one had no spiritual inclination or any kind of spiritual practices the entire life. In this talk, Sadhguru explains the science and rationale...

Synopsis: There are many recorded instances of increased brain activity or some other physical movement/twitching long after someone has been declared medically 'dead'. Why is this and what actually happens when one is dead? Sadhguru unravels the mystical aspects of death while addressing a large gathering of doctors at a prominent medical institute.

Transcript: I want to know truth about our Indian caste system. How can we ensure more inclusiveness and equality? Namaskaram Viru. This system essentially began as division of labour. For a society to function, a certain number of people in the population must do variety of skills and artisans. Somebody should take care of administration somebody should take care of education and spiritual process for the community....

Transcript: See, what is big and small is according to people's perceptions. All the people in the yoga center, they say, Sadhguru, we should have made it little bigger, it's looking so small compared to the mountain behind. So what is small and big is always people's perception. But, there is something called as visual impact. Of all the five sensory organs that you have of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting,...

Transcript: Suppose you're here, but you don't have a body. Whether this satsang is two hours, or two millenials, would it matter to you? Only because you have a body, two hours. If you did not have a body, this is for 2,000 years, what's the problem? So only because of your physicality, time exists. Isn't it? Only because you have a physical structure, time exists in your experience. If there was no physical...

Transcript: He kept his fist just three inches away from the journalist's body and hoo! The man went and fell in the pool. Because you're using the Manipuraka, hoo. The man will just fly. Bruce Lee, heard of him? He was not a yogi, okay? He gave a demo. So a journalist came and asked him, he was still not yet so famous in Hollywood, he had just come to Hollywood and talks were going on because he gave some demonstrations...

Transcript: See, for me personally, the last three lives, it's the same work, same place. We're in the same place now once again. To some extent, same people. There are situations where, many times, I end up calling them by their old names. We have taken them to those places. A past life experience where they clearly experienced what it is and they're very much with us and they know it is so. This is not somebody's...

Transcript: Astrology. What is it that you're trying to do? You're trying to look at the positions of the planet and make certain predictions, right? I want you to understand. Most of the time, people who make good predictions, or people who, you know, tell you about the past very clearly, or some people tell you tomorrow what's going to happen very clearly, they're not doing it looking at the planets. They're...

Transcript: The fanatic range that is there in Indian languages is such, it stimulates every aspect of who you are. English language has a very narrow fanatic range. So this ability to use sounds to stimulate and trigger one's intelligence and energy within ourselves is something that we should not give up. Every child must know one more language other than English. Whatever that is, because anyway, our states...

Transcript: Sadhguru, one question I keep thinking about is, if there were no numbers in life. We didn't know the concept of numbers, would I be more in rhythm with the nature in life? Namaskaram Prasoon. I know you're a magician of words. You don't like numbers. Well, once you say, me and you, well there are two. Or even if you say, myself, then there is one. Once there is one, then ten, hundred, thousand, million,...

Transcript: Sadhguru ji pranam. You know, we've been composing music for the last 23 years now. As Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy. One thing that's fascinating me is always in the conept of 3. I see the association of the number 3 with various aspects, like neutron, proton, electron. Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh. And, you now, we are also, three of us composing music. So what is the relevance of 3? What is the importance of 3?...

Transcript: Triangle is the basic form in the existence, in many ways. The most integrated form is a triangle. Before all this material came, like, concrete, and steel, and all this tar. Even now, I think in United States, particularly, any home has a triangular roof, isn't it? In India we've all gone for flat roofs. Because they use concrete roofs, and the weather permits a flat roof. So here still almost every...

Synopsis: My question is why do we do pooja? Or, any kind of ritual in our Hindu religion?

Synopsis: Thoughtlessness, no-mind are terms which are being used very often these days. Sadhguru says - "it took millions of years of evolution to get to a mind of this kind of capability". So, why would you want to stop it? It's because this mind is producing unpleasantness, that's why you want to stop it - if it was producing pleasantness then you wouldn't want it to stop. What is important is to bring a...

Transcript: Even without doing any activity, you can still manifest what you want. If you organize these four dimensions in one direction, and keep it unwavering in that direction for a certain period of time. Now he believes Shiva will do it for him, and it will happen. So is Shiva going to come and build your house? No. I want you to understand, God will not lift his little finger for you. What has not happened...

Synopsis: Bhuta Shuddhi is a process to cleanse the five elements within our system. Sadhguru explains that cleansing the five elements within is the basis for achieving ultimate health and wellbeing. It not only enhances the capabilities of the human body, mind and energies, but also sets the basis to gain complete mastery over one's system.

Synopsis: Is there a secret #Mantra to end all your miseries and bring permanent #bliss? Sadhguru narrates an interesting story about a man from South India in search of a Mantra to gain magical powers, who traveled all the way to Tibet. What did the wise, old #Buddhist Monk tell him? Did he give him the Mantra? Is it possible for you to get it?

Synopsis: Sadhguru tells us that for one to explore mystical dimensions, enhancing akash is a very vital and necessary aspect. The entire creation, is a magical play of just five elements! For physical wellbeing - the element Earth would be important. For those on spiritual path, or those who want to enhance their perception, the most important element is akash. Sadhguru explains why this...

Synopsis: Sadhguru tells us, that it is very easy to bring water and air in our control. If we take care of this, along with a little bit of care of what we eat, we may never need to see a doctor. Today, scientific experiments show that water has tremendous memory. Just with emotion, and the way one touches it, it's molecular structure changes. So, how we treat water, the memory remains for a long time. And,...

Synopsis: Sadhguru explains that the body is just a play of 5 elements, and so is the world, and so is the existence. Sadhguru says - "How well organized the five elements are in your system decides how firm and stable and organically strong this body is." 72% of the body is just Water, 12% is Earth, 6% is Air, 4% is Fire and the remaining 6% is Space. Sadhguru explains the significance of each of these elements,...

Synopsis: This is a very powerful and insightful talk by Sadhguru. He explains that anything that we want to manifest in the world, needs to be first clearly manifested in the mind. For that to happen, one needs to transition from a monkey mind, full of unnecessary thoughts and imitation, to a well established mind. Kalpavriksha, is not a tree - a well established mind, a mind which is in a state of 'samyukti'...

Transcript: Hello, this is Sumona Chakravarti. Namaskaram Sadhguru. Sadhguru, I want to know the truth about astrology. I mean I know it is a science, but you know when one has to match horoscopes before a wedding. Or a Manglik girl who is supposed to wed a tree first, you know, before she marries the guy. Or the fact that, you know one has to wear particular stones to help various things in life. So what is the...

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.

Synopsis: During an in-conversation event with Pt Jasraj, someone asked Sadhguru - "I read in mystics musings, that you clapped at the time of Dhyanalinga consecration and there was a crack on the linga. Can you explain the significance behind that. And is it the sound, or is it something else?" Sadhguru explains, that wasn't because of sound, but sound has tremendous power. When, there is sound in unison, which...

Synopsis: In this old video, Sadhguru says - "Now, we must name your child in such a way, that every time you call that name, something within them should open up". Sadhguru explains, that each form has a sound attached to it, and the sound has a corresponding form attached to it. This is the science of Yantra and Mantra. So, when a child is born, depending on the geometry of the solar system, one determines...

Synopsis: Sadhguru says - "music is a certain arrangement of sounds. If you arrange sound in a certain way, it will become noise. If you arrange sound in a different way, it will become music." Music has the power to set moods in people, even without words. So, music without words is very significant. And sound is existential structure, the meaning of words is a psychological structure. Most of the Indian classical...

Synopsis: This is a profound must watch talk by Sadhguru. He explains that there are only 3 basic sounds in the existence - 'aa', 'oo' and 'mm'. Without the use of tongue once can only make these 3 sounds. Wherever there is a realized being the sound 'aum' reverberates, however, over a period of time it gets distorted as 'om', 'amen', 'ameen'. He explains the right way of uttering the sound aum, and also the...

Synopsis: Vak Shuddhi means cleansing the sounds that one utters. Humans can utter complex sounds. In the Indian culture, language like Sanskrit were created in such a way that simply using the language would cleanse the system, because of the reverberation they created within the system. Sadhguru explains that both the sound, and the intention of the sound will have a bearing on what impact it has on the system....

Synopsis: Sadhguru says that - "everything that you are doing... essentially all that you are looking for is that you want a bigger experience in life". And this can only be achieved if you enhance your perception. Sadhguru explains the 'Koorma Naadi' in the human system - this is the Naadi that conducts the breath in the human system. Mastery of this can significantly enhance ones perception.

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Synopsis: In this profound talk Sadhguru explains that life and death are not two different things. He says - "Death is not something that happens to you in future. It's happening to you all the time.... In every moment, both life and death are involved... You will notice, with every inhalation there is life, with every exhalation there is death." Only if you embrace death can one lead a full fledged life!

Transcript: In the way the planet is spinning and what is happening, something very fundamental changes somewhere between 3:20AM to 3:40AM. This is called Brahma Muhurtam. This is relevant only upto 33 degrees latitude. Your system, human system functions in a certain way. It is a possibility. So, there has been an awareness about making use of this possibility. Your life is a product of many things that we call...

Synopsis: During an interaction someone asked Sadhguru - "Sadhguru, you may not be aware of this, but in the last few days after the eclipse, there have been lot of people on social media referring to your observation that food becomes unfit for consumption during [solar or lunar] eclipse. They are saying, they had food and they did not die.. they are even calling you superstitious and unscientific. So, just...

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 us that when we are fast asleep, we are in perfect tune with the existence. He says - "every day you have free enlightenment, when you go to sleep". Sadhguru shares, that if we can sleep in a certain way, and come awake in a certain way, then one can achieve a state of turya, which means you have become deathless, or mrityunjaya. Sadhguru tells us that life and death...