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Vivekananda’s Dilemma: Mother or Guru

Vivekananda’s Dilemma: Mother or Guru

You have told us a beautiful story of Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramahansa. Swami Vivekananda's mother was seriously ill and Ramakrishna told him that had Vivekananda prayed to Kali for his mother's health, Ramakrishna would never see him again. Sadhguru, what is so ...

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Krishna – a complete incarnation of God

Krishna – a complete incarnation of God

Krishna a complete incarnation of God, - an irrepressible child, a terrible prankster, an enchanting flute player, a graceful dancer, an irresistible lover, a truly valiant warrior, a man who vanquished his foes, a man who left a broken heart in every home, an astute statesman ...

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Gurdjieff – The Whacky Master

Gurdjieff – The Whacky Master

Gurdjieff was an enlightened mystic born in Russia, but his teaching was so mystical and irrational that the world would not have understood him directly. Sadhguru tels the story of the rascal Guru. ...

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Ramakrishna Paramhansa and his obsession with food

Ramakrishna Paramhansa and his obsession with food

Namaskaram Sadhguru. When realization is a beautiful and ecstatic experience, why do enlightened beings choose to leave their bodies and go away? ...

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Vivekananda – Can you prove there is God?

Vivekananda – Can you prove there is God?

Swami Vivekananda, when he was a fiery youth, still not a spiritual seeker, went to Ramakrishna Paramhansa and asked, "Can you prove there is God?". Sadhguru tells the story of Ramakrishna's response and how he made Vivekananda experience a state of Samadhi. ...

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Sadhguru on Agastyamuni

Sadhguru on Agastyamuni

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; ...

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Why Matsyendranath punished Gorakhnath?

Why Matsyendranath punished Gorakhnath?

Gorakhnath's guru - Matsyendranath, considered by many as Shiva himself, was a realised being. What did Gorakhnath do to earn his guru's ire that he had to be punished? What is the story behind one of the most difficult Yoga posture called 'Gorakhnath asnaa' and what has it got ...

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The Story of Sage Kaushik & the Butcher Guru

The Story of Sage Kaushik & the Butcher Guru

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. ...

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A beautiful incidence from Swami Vivekanada’s life

A beautiful incidence from Swami Vivekanada’s life

Sadhguru tells the beautiful incidence from the life of Swami Vivekananda. After his guru, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, attained samadhi, Vivekananda wanted to take his masters message to the west. He wants the permission of Sharada Devi, Ramakrishna's wife. Sadhguru narrates the ...

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How Dattatreya made Parasurama his disciple

How Dattatreya made Parasurama his disciple

Dattatreya is considered one of the most enigmatic and capable yogi ever. Parashuram was a very intense, but emotionally wayward being. Sadhguru tells the story of how Parashuram became Dattatrey's disciple. Sadhguru also tells about the 3 types of Yogis. ...

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Sadhguru on Milarepa, the great Tibetan Tantric

Sadhguru on Milarepa, the great Tibetan Tantric

In this captivating talk, Sadhguru tells us about Milarepa's life, a Tibetan siddha, who used occult to take revenge, and then turned to Buddhism to become an accomplished buddhist disciple despite his past. He is generally considered as one of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets, ...

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The strange ways Ashtavakra

The strange ways Ashtavakra

Sadhguru tells the story of how Ashtavakra's own father cursed him, and he was born with eight deformities. One day, his father took him to king Janaka's court. The king was an accomplished yogi, looking for enlightenment. Sadhguru tells how Ashtavakra used strange ways to make ...

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Sadhguru on Jiddu Krishnamurti

Sadhguru on Jiddu Krishnamurti

Sadhguru speaks about Jiddu Krishnamurti's life and Sadhguru's brief association with him. Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher, speaker and writer. His interests included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, ...

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What does Kabir’s couplet (Maati Kahe…) mean?

What does Kabir’s couplet (Maati Kahe…) mean?

This video starts with Sadhguru's beautiful rendition of Kabir's 'song of the soil'. Don't we all know that one day we are going to become one with the earth? Knowing that, what are we doing... getting entangled, celebrating limitations... or wanting to find out where the dimensions ...

7 min Watch / Listen • 5 min Read

How Guru Nanak gave a lesson to a rich man?

How Guru Nanak gave a lesson to a rich man?

Sadhguru tells us an incident from the life of Guru Nanak. He explains the message that Guru Nanak gave through the story. ...

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Sadhguru on Adi Shankaracharya

Sadhguru on Adi Shankaracharya

Shankara, an intellectual giant, a genius of linguistics, above all, a spiritual light. Pride of India. But we have special pride that he is from the south. A seamless sense of wisdom, knowledge and a shining light for humanity. ...

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When Buddha sent Ananda to a prostitute

When Buddha sent Ananda to a prostitute

Sadhguru narrates the story about Gautama the Buddha. Gautama had made a rule for monks - they can not stay at any host for more than 2 days. But during the monsoon season, due to severity of the they weather, could stay at one place for up to 2 months. During, one such stay, ...

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The story of Gautama the Buddha

The story of Gautama the Buddha

The journey of Gautama - 'The Buddha' from being born as a prince of a small kingdom in India to becoming an enlightened being is nothing short of drama.  Did the astrological prediction of a seer about Gautam's future had anything to do with Gautama's spiritual quest? Sadhguru ...

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The story of Lord Rama, and why we worship him

The story of Lord Rama, and why we worship him

Lord Rama, is revered and worshiped as one of the most sacred Hindu gods. A born prince and a heir to large empire, his life was not exactly a smooth easy going success story. What exactly are we worshiping when we bow down to him in respect? In this talk, Sadhguru explains what ...

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The story of Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment

The story of Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment

Gautama went to every known master of the time. He was intellectually so brilliant and his longing so great - if he went to a place, what normally somebody would pick it up in years, he would do it in weeks. The eight types of Samadhis, he achieved all eight of them, but still ...