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Try this mind experiment to get insight into how the mind works

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...

... don't think of a monkey. Try not to think of a monkey for next 10 seconds, you will see you will be full of monkeys. So what I'm saying is, this is the nature of your mind. Because, in this mind, all the three pedals are throttle. There is no break, there is no clutch, whatever you touch, it will only go faster. In this kind of mind, people have been taught, from moral teachers and religious teachers, do not think about bad things. Well, since then it's been a full-time job. So there is no way you can handle the mind like this. This doesn't need any great enlightenment. If you spend two minutes with your eyes closed, you will realize you cannot do anything forcefully with this mind. So, I want to remove negative thoughts. Do not ever go in this direction because what you want to remove will become your quality. Always you will be on it. So what should I do? The thing is this, without understanding the fundamental mechanism of this mind, because our mind, human mind is the most soft sophisticated computer on the planet. Even all the super computers have come out of this. When this is the case, is it not important that we understand the mechanics of how it functions? One simplistic aspect of how it functions is, there are no subtractions and divisions in our mind. There is only addition and multiplication. If you try to do something with it, it will say one more. If you try hard, it will multiply into many more. In this mind, you don't try to identify what is positive, what is negative, and try to remove it. First of all, one needs to understand, this mind of yours, this body of yours is supposed to serve you. The life that you are is important. Body and mind are vehicles, that must serve us. If you sit in a vehicle, it must go where you want to go. If it goes to its own destination, what is the point of such a vehicle? It's just a nuisance. Right now, most human beings are unfortunately experiencing this fantastic possibility of human mind as a nuisance, as a troublesome thing. Well, this is the most beautiful thing you have.

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 don't think of a monkey. Try not to think of a monkey for next 10 seconds, you will see you will be full of monkeys. So what I'm saying is, this is the nature of your mind. Because, in this mind, all the three pedals are throttle. There is no break, there is no clutch, whatever you touch, it will only go faster. In this kind of mind, people have been taught, from moral teachers and religious teachers, do not think about bad things. Well, since then it's been a full-time job. So there is no way you can handle the mind like this. This doesn't need any great enlightenment. If you spend two minutes with your eyes closed, you will realize you cannot do anything forcefully with this mind. So, I want to remove negative thoughts. Do not ever go in this direction because what you want to remove will become your quality. Always you will be on it. So what should I do? The thing is this, without understanding the fundamental mechanism of this mind, because our mind, human mind is the most soft sophisticated computer on the planet. Even all the super computers have come out of this. When this is the case, is it not important that we understand the mechanics of how it functions? One simplistic aspect of how it functions is, there are no subtractions and divisions in our mind. There is only addition and multiplication. If you try to do something with it, it will say one more. If you try hard, it will multiply into many more. In this mind, you don't try to identify what is positive, what is negative, and try to remove it. First of all, one needs to understand, this mind of yours, this body of yours is supposed to serve you. The life that you are is important. Body and mind are vehicles, that must serve us. If you sit in a vehicle, it must go where you want to go. If it goes to its own destination, what is the point of such a vehicle? It's just a nuisance. Right now, most human beings are unfortunately experiencing this fantastic possibility of human mind as a nuisance, as a troublesome thing. Well, this is the most beautiful thing you have.

January 14, 2021

3:23

Mind / Video

Is memory a boundary? | Sadhguru in Conversation with Matthew Hayden | #11

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,...

... at the same time it is a boundary we have to come out of. Can you please explain?

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, at the same time it is a boundary we have to come out of. Can you please explain?

January 2, 2021

17:24

Mind / Video

How to harness the full capabilities of your mind ?

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...

... they do it?

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 they do it?

December 6, 2020

09:41

Mind / Video

When using the power of the mind Sadhguru took his cousin to the zoo

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.

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.

December 4, 2020

03:42

Mind / Video

How to stop the minds chatter? Can the mind really become thoughtless?

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...

... little space between the you and your mind - once that happens then whatever is happening in your mind will not bother you.

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 little space between the you and your mind - once that happens then whatever is happening in your mind will not bother you.

August 5, 2020

5:52

Mind / Success / Video

You can manifest whatever you want by doing this one simple thing

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...

... till now on this planet, can happen tomorrow. Human beings are capable of making it happen tomorrow. Everything we, as human beings, have created on this planet, was essentially first created in our minds. All that you see, which is human work on this planet. First found expression in the mind, then it got manifested in the outside world. The wonderful things that we have done on this planet and the horrible things that we have done on this planet, both have come from the human mind. So if you're concerned as to what we create in this world, it's extremely important that first of all we learn to create the right things in our mind. How we keep our minds. If we do not have the power to keep our minds the way we want it, what we create in the world is also going to be very accidental and haphazard. So learning to create our minds the way we want is the basis of creating the world the way we want. A well established mind, a mind which is in the state of Samyukti is referred to as a KalpaVriksha. If you organize your mind to a certain level of organization, it in turn, organizes the whole system. Your body, your emotion, your energies, everything gets organized in that direction. Once all these four dimensions of you, your physical body, your mind, your emotion, and the fundamental life energies are organized in one direction. Once you're like this, anything that you wish happens, without even lifting a little finger actually. Right now the problem with your mind is, every moment it is changing its direction. It is like you want to travel somewhere and every two steps if you keep changing your direction, the question of you reaching the destination is very remote. Unless it happens by chance. So organizing our minds and in turn, organizing the whole system, and these four basic dimensions of who you are right now, in one direction. If you do this, you are a KalpaVriksha yourself. Anything that you wish will happen.

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 till now on this planet, can happen tomorrow. Human beings are capable of making it happen tomorrow. Everything we, as human beings, have created on this planet, was essentially first created in our minds. All that you see, which is human work on this planet. First found expression in the mind, then it got manifested in the outside world. The wonderful things that we have done on this planet and the horrible things that we have done on this planet, both have come from the human mind. So if you're concerned as to what we create in this world, it's extremely important that first of all we learn to create the right things in our mind. How we keep our minds. If we do not have the power to keep our minds the way we want it, what we create in the world is also going to be very accidental and haphazard. So learning to create our minds the way we want is the basis of creating the world the way we want. A well established mind, a mind which is in the state of Samyukti is referred to as a KalpaVriksha. If you organize your mind to a certain level of organization, it in turn, organizes the whole system. Your body, your emotion, your energies, everything gets organized in that direction. Once all these four dimensions of you, your physical body, your mind, your emotion, and the fundamental life energies are organized in one direction. Once you're like this, anything that you wish happens, without even lifting a little finger actually. Right now the problem with your mind is, every moment it is changing its direction. It is like you want to travel somewhere and every two steps if you keep changing your direction, the question of you reaching the destination is very remote. Unless it happens by chance. So organizing our minds and in turn, organizing the whole system, and these four basic dimensions of who you are right now, in one direction. If you do this, you are a KalpaVriksha yourself. Anything that you wish will happen.

July 28, 2020

3:18

Mind / Storytelling / Video

Storytelling – The man who wanted supernatural powers

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: 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?

July 23, 2020

10:31

Mind / Video

The power of the mind – Manifest whatever you want

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'...

... is referred as a kalpavriksha. Sadhguru says - "If you organize your mind to a certain level of organization, it in turns organizes the system, your body, your emotion, your energy - everything gets organized in that direction." Once all these four aspects get aligned, then anything that you wish will manifest.

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' is referred as a kalpavriksha. Sadhguru says - "If you organize your mind to a certain level of organization, it in turns organizes the system, your body, your emotion, your energy - everything gets organized in that direction." Once all these four aspects get aligned, then anything that you wish will manifest.

July 20, 2020

16:38

Be Inspired / Mind / Video

Your Mind Should Work For You – Not Against You

Synopsis: Sadhguru says - the being within you is totally helpless. You don't have any right to torture this being. So, it's very important that you handle your mind in a way, that it works for you, and not against you. He says - "After all your mind is your employee, why have you made it your enemy?"

Synopsis: Sadhguru says - the being within you is totally helpless. You don't have any right to torture this being....

... So, it's very important that you handle your mind in a way, that it works for you, and not against you. He says - "After all your mind is your employee, why have you made it your enemy?"

November 28, 2019

8:46

Indian Culture / Mind / Video

Why is Devi depicted standing on a buffalo?

Synopsis: Sadhguru reveals many aspects in this short video. How the human mind evolved, and that the animal nature is still very much present in our brain. Modern neurologists tell us that one part of our brain is reptilian - which is instinctive. And over that a flower of cerebral cortex developed. Devi killing Mashishasura and his Buffalo, symbolizes that one has transcended the animal nature,...

... and your brain has fully blossomed. Sadhguru also tells us the significance of Navratri. And that out of 28 days of a moon cycle, 1 day is neutral, 9 days feminine and 18 days masculine. He also tells us that at one point many centuries ago feminine worship was dominant in Kashmir.

Synopsis: Sadhguru reveals many aspects in this short video. How the human mind evolved, and that the animal nature...

... is still very much present in our brain. Modern neurologists tell us that one part of our brain is reptilian - which is instinctive. And over that a flower of cerebral cortex developed. Devi killing Mashishasura and his Buffalo, symbolizes that one has transcended the animal nature, and your brain has fully blossomed. Sadhguru also tells us the significance of Navratri. And that out of 28 days of a moon cycle, 1 day is neutral, 9 days feminine and 18 days masculine. He also tells us that at one point many centuries ago feminine worship was dominant in Kashmir.

October 9, 2018

14:30

Mind / Video

Four Parts of The Mind, A Yogic Perspective

Synopsis: Dr David Frawley talks about how modern medicine and modern science looks at consciousness, mind and brain. He asks Sadhguru to talk about the nature of brain, mind and consciousness. Sadhguru explains that in yogic sciences, brain is just part of the body. Yogic sciences looks at human mind in 16 parts, which are in 4 categories. First is buddhi (intellect), Second is Ahankara (Identity...

... - it is usually misunderstood as ego), Third is manas (memory - there are many dimensions of memory, elemental, atomic, evolutionary, karmic, conscious, unconscious, articulate, inarticulate memory), and the fourth dimension is chitta (dimension of intelligence without bounds, unsullied by memory). Sadhguru elaborates on each of these four parts.

Synopsis: Dr David Frawley talks about how modern medicine and modern science looks at consciousness, mind and...

... brain. He asks Sadhguru to talk about the nature of brain, mind and consciousness. Sadhguru explains that in yogic sciences, brain is just part of the body. Yogic sciences looks at human mind in 16 parts, which are in 4 categories. First is buddhi (intellect), Second is Ahankara (Identity - it is usually misunderstood as ego), Third is manas (memory - there are many dimensions of memory, elemental, atomic, evolutionary, karmic, conscious, unconscious, articulate, inarticulate memory), and the fourth dimension is chitta (dimension of intelligence without bounds, unsullied by memory). Sadhguru elaborates on each of these four parts.

August 24, 2017

16:16

Articles

Article / Mind / Success

What is Kalpvriksha – Manifest What You Want

In Yogic culture, a well established mind is referred as kalpvriksha. For anything to manifest in the world, first it gets created in the mind. Sadhguru says - "If you organize your mind to a certain level, it in turn organizes your whole system; your body, emotions and energies get organized in that direction. If this happens, you are a Kalpavriksha yourself. Anything that you wish will happen". For this to happen, the most important thing is clarity - you must be clear where you want to go.

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February 14, 2020

7 min read

Article / Mind

What Are Dreams? Is it Different from a Vision?

Dreams and Visions are two different things. Vision means, your ability to see and perceive. When you can see what others can't yet see, you are a visionary. Dreams are nothing but unconscious imagination. They can be used to access certain dimensions of mind to which normally you don't have access. In fact certain cultures have used it for occult purposes. Though many people misunderstand this as mysticism - mysticism is only when you go beyond the physical dimension of body and mind. Dreams are just a manifestation of a false world within.

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April 17, 2018

4 min read

Article / Mind

What is Prana (Energy), and The Benefits of Pranayama?

Prana, or life energies determine how the whole human system functions. Sadhguru says - "Since prana has the karmic memory of the individual imprinted on it, it functions in each person in a unique manner". There are five basic pranas in the system, and through yogic practices, one can take charge of these. Once you take charge of your prana, you will retain your psychological balance, regardless of the external situation. Sadhguru also tells us about Shakti Chalana Kriya, and Shambhavi Mahamudra, and how they relate to Prana.

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September 22, 2017

7 min read

Article / Mind

What Is Chitta?

What is referred as information, is nothing but a certain memory. The body and mind have accumulated memory over a period of time. There is a dimension of intelligence within a human being, which is free from memory. Sadhguru says - "Yet, there is a dimension of intelligence within you that is free, unsullied by memory. In yoga, we call this chitta.... This is not yours or mine. This is a cosmic intelligence – the source of creation."

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May 11, 2017

3 min read

Article / Mind

Is There Any Relation Between Psychological And Existential?

This is a profound article, where Sadhguru delves into the domain of the psychological. He says - "All these things that you are talking about – your love, your poetry, your lunacy, your rage – are just different manifestations of the mind". In context of, whether the psychological has any relevance, he says - "The psychological has nothing to do with the reality. So, does the psychological have any value at all? This is just like asking if your clothes have any value at all. As long as you are alive, as long as you live in a society, they have a value and a meaning. The meaning is contextual."

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April 11, 2017

9 min read

Article / Meditation / Mind

Meditation – How Does It Affect The Brain?

Sadhguru tells us that shambhavi kriya leads to left brain and right brain coherence, which leads to phenomenal capabilities. He says - "Your ability to function in the world can be greatly enhanced – almost super-enhanced. Physically and mentally, it will set you apart in any crowd of people if you give yourself to the practice sufficiently". He narrates a very interesting incidence, where he was subjected to some tests, and based on the readings, was pronounced dead!

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July 8, 2016

6 min read

Article / Mind

Limitations of The Logical Mind

The logical mind is essential for survival needs, but not to address all aspects of life. Someone who becomes extremely logical, will become depressed and self-destructive. Logical mind is an instrument to handle the duality of existence, and it is building up a certain tension within the system. Sadhguru says - "If you become extremely logical, you become horribly argumentative about everything in your life. So meditation is a way of unstringing this."

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July 30, 2012

5 min read

Article / Mind / Success