7:12 min Watch

Is there an end to need?

Is there an end to need?

Fundamentally, there is always a need. A need for so many things, even when you’re in your professional process. Or where you garner wealth, or income. And you keep going. There’s a need to constantly get more than what you have. There’s ...

4:56 min Watch

Should we have low expectations from everything?

Should we have low expectations from everything?

Well that brings me to I think, I believe the mother of a virus that plagues a large part of humanity, is expectation. I have a simple theory that I try to expect less because then I feel that I’ll be disappointed less. And I feel that to curtail ...

7:05 min Watch

Ego or self-respect?

Ego or self-respect?

What has always, Sadhguru, has also left me in wonderment at times, about the usage of two words, which I’m going to say to you right now. Terminology sometimes has a tendency of making you even receive an emotion from within. Two words being, ...

15:43 min Watch

How to deal with mental health issues?

How to deal with mental health issues?

What I believe surrounds us all is urban angst. That seems to be the terminology that comes out of mental health solutions, etc. And that seems to be trampened in many parts of the world now, including now slowly penetrating in India. When people ...

8:02 min Watch

Why is there a distance between the father and the son?

Why is there a distance between the father and the son?

Which is what you said, to draw from within. To find your solutions. Because the most exciting line that I read was that, you know, life can’t touch you, can’t scratch you. It can’t harm you. You create your own energy in your own life. You’re ...

3:21 min Watch

Self Pity

Self Pity

When you speak about suffering. Sadhguru, it is definitely something that I believe, that self-pity sometimes is like a luxury spa. It’s somewhere where your comfort lies. Self-pity is, I believe, the most indulgent emotion. And it gets you nowhere, ...

6:09 min Watch

What will you say to people who are desperate for any sign of hope?

What will you say to people who are desperate for any sign of hope?

I was at a crossroad about 13 years ago. And my father was very critically ill. And at that juncture of my life, and before that, religion was organized in my life. It was what was taught to me. It was what I thought the right thing to do was. ...

7:42 min Watch

Religion versus spirituality

Religion versus spirituality

I think we bottle it down to some spiritual inquiries, some religious ones. There’s always been a debate about these two terms. Religion, and then spirituality. There are people who feel like, I’m not religious, I’m spiritual. And I’m not ...

7:14 min Watch

Why are so many youngsters committing suicide?

Why are so many youngsters committing suicide?

My last question is about our youth. Apparently the statistics say that every one hour, actually less than an hour, one person below 25 is committing suicide. Why is that? I mean there’s a time to die and you can utilize Mahasamadhi for that. ...

6:52 min Watch

What should be done about refugees?

What should be done about refugees?

These days, the common discussion which is going on is about the refugees. And we being celebrities, we get these questions asked. And this is the most conflicting question ever. Because as a nation, being a part of this country, and knowing so ...

3:07 min Watch

Should criminals be associated to religions?

Should criminals be associated to religions?

I'm Rajput myself, and when the whole Padmavat episode took place, you know cutting one of my contemporary’s nose. I was embarrassed. And also when the rape took place in Kashmir, to be pointing out things. But criminals are not religions. Criminals ...

9:47 min Watch

Liberals versus Skeptics

Liberals versus Skeptics

I personally feel that this whole dichotomy of what’s happening in today’s society and today’s world, that we are individuals and we need to be organized as well. But what we face everyday is something completely different. I mean, I’ll ...

9:23 min Watch

What can bind the citizens of India together?

What can bind the citizens of India together?

But, we have such diversity in our country. There are different languages, traditions, religions, and food and all sorts of diversity which is beautiful. Like what you said about difference and discrimination. Differences are beautiful. You know, ...

3:02 min Watch

What do you have to say about the way society is handling things?

What do you have to say about the way society is handling things?

The way society has also been handling things is not great. It’s not really the best thing. We can’t rely on a system like that. You mean, we’re largely being organized by society, but that’s not the most appropriate way. I mean, authority ...

8:15 min Watch

Is it dangerous to strongly identify with your country?

Is it dangerous to strongly identify with your country?

So, Sadhguru, talking about spirituality and like I questioned how practical is it in today’s world? Where as like the whole philosophy of spirituality. I know yoga is the ultimate union and everything that we do in yoga is supposed to make us ...

5:19 min Watch

Why does everyone judge people who are on the spiritual path?

Why does everyone judge people who are on the spiritual path?

When I first heard about you many years ago, I rolled my eyes and I muttered something about guru types. And until a few months ago, when my sister gave me your book, Inner Engineering, which happens to be a New York Times bestseller, it changed ...

5:25 min Watch

How do I achieve my goals?

How do I achieve my goals?

I just want to ask, that there are goals that I want to achieve, and I also know that there are certain things I shouldn’t do that will hinder my progress. So I’m trying to find methods of accountability for myself where I can push myself and ...

7:25 min Watch

Is it more important to be right or be persistent?

Is it more important to be right or be persistent?

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4:50 min Watch

What is your advice to youngsters addicted to drugs and alcohol?

What is your advice to youngsters addicted to drugs and alcohol?

Sadhguru, my question is, I have seen youngsters. They are addicted to drugs or alcohol. They smoke. And I have even heard one of my friends saying, if I recollect correctly, that even Lord Shiva used to consume substance. And they take it as an ...

4:04 min Watch

What is the difference between the youth of your time and the youth of this generation?

What is the difference between the youth of your time and the youth of this generation?

Hello Sadhguru. I wanted to know, what is the one major difference you see between the youth of your time and the youth of this generation? What’s one major difference? And what’s one quality you would want of that youth to be imbibed in this ...

2:43 min Watch

What’s the responsibility of YouTubers?

What’s the responsibility of YouTubers?

I wanted to ask you one thing. As young entertainers, as you know we all have youtube channels and there are millions of people following us. Do you think there’s some sort of responsibility on us? Like, how to go about it? Or we should just ...

8:19 min Watch

What’s the difference between belief and faith?

What’s the difference between belief and faith?

My question is touching back to the point which you brought up about the belief. Can you tell a little bit more about what’s the difference between belief and faith?   ...

20:16 min Watch

The critique of modern medicine

The critique of modern medicine

So when I was a medical student, I was a pastor of a church here at the time. And I would write my sermons on a hospital note paper. This was before EMRs. So I’m writing my sermon at the nurse’s station, and my attending physician came to me. ...

14:40 min Watch

Is anger good if it’s at the injustice of the world?

Is anger good if it’s at the injustice of the world?

I actually want to talk about being a prophet. Let’s go there. Because one of the things about being mindful of the inner life. So, I wouldn’t say you’re a prophet. I’m talking about the Judail Christian tradition of prophecy. So, in the ...

10:12 min Watch

How should healthcare professionals deal with giving bad news to families?

How should healthcare professionals deal with giving bad news to families?

So let’s talk about making soup. So this soup of life, if you will. You know, tonight, there is a nurse, or a physician, who has come home. And they told a family member that their loved one just died. Or they treated a child who’s undergoing ...

8:49 min Watch

Is there a final thought or mantra that you can leave our audience with?

Is there a final thought or mantra that you can leave our audience with?

I wonder if there was some final thought or mantra that you can leave our audience with, before they go home.   ...

2:35 min Watch

Organized religion

Organized religion

So what do you think of organized religion?   ...

5:13 min Watch

Are you worried about the global leadership?

Are you worried about the global leadership?

Are you worried about global leadership though? I mean, you say, we’re living in the best time in terms of survival and technology. But, if we look at the global phenomenons at the moment. Even if we look at what’s happening in this country, ...

5:07 min Watch

Are we living in the best time in history?

Are we living in the best time in history?

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

8:48 min Watch

How do we get to a point of consciousness?

How do we get to a point of consciousness?

Then tell us, how do we get to a point of consciousness? How do we not take our impulse from smoking to something else?   ...

5:41 min Watch

Is technology good or bad?

Is technology good or bad?

Do you think that technology is a good thing or a bad thing?   ...

8:11 min Watch

What if death is imposed on you?

What if death is imposed on you?

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 ...