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Are illuminati & secret societies ruling our world?

Are illuminati & secret societies ruling our world?

Sadhguru, thank you so much for the elaboration. It was extremely valuable and precious for us. The different reflections that you had on the various aspects of life that came up in our questions and also in your answers. Before we open this house for the wonderful audience tonight, ...

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How do I resolve this ethical dilemma of wasting food that I don’t like?

How do I resolve this ethical dilemma of wasting food that I don’t like?

I am Kimsi Sonkar. I am sitting outside. I am a PhD scholar in JNU. And, I always have an ethical dilemma that when I eat the mess food, it is always not in the standard of eating. We don't want to eat. And, I end up wasting a lot of food. So I want a solution, how do I make ...

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If I detach from my biological identity, where do I start if I want to help?

If I detach from my biological identity, where do I start if I want to help?

Sadhguru, thank you for being here. My name is Mathaan, I am a first year MBA student. My question is also about identity. Youve spoken about the need or the benefit of detaching from a biological identity. And, I am curious, and I think there are lot of people in the room, and ...

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What advice do you give to someone who has healing powers and can help people?

What advice do you give to someone who has healing powers and can help people?

So, Sadhguru, thank you for being here. What advice would you give someone with healing gifts? Someone who can help people create miracles in their lives to grow in service to the world.   ...

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How do we find purpose in this world?

How do we find purpose in this world?

There are two different buckets. One is about the self, and the other is self's context within the society. Between those two, there is a very common theme of figuring out what our purpose is, within self and society. I think, this is something that a lot of our generation faces, ...

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How can we bring people together in such a divided world?

How can we bring people together in such a divided world?

You touched on a lot of things that are quite pressing for us at Columbia, in the US, in the world at large. You went around the issue, but I think, I'll kind of bring it in. Politics. In America, we are more and more divided than before, quote polarised. For me, this is something ...

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As business leaders, what role can we play to unite this world?

As business leaders, what role can we play to unite this world?

What role can we play, when people aren’t as enlightened as I guess the people in this room? We can’t really make the same connections as you because we do have agency. Right, we are people that want to make a difference and are willing to kind of have the courage to, I guess, ...

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Do you see religion playing a role in justice?

Do you see religion playing a role in justice?

I think, it's a very related question, but really targeted towards organized religion. Something that I have struggled with. So, I understand, you know, the pursuit of freedom, justice, but often times, what I have struggled with regards to religion. I grew up Catholic, I’m ...

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How can we expand our identities to help less privileged people?

How can we expand our identities to help less privileged people?

Thank you so much for having this event. My name is Prem. I am a sophomore student studying History. And, my question is about this idea of cosmic or global identity. I think its no secret that many of us here, no matter where we came from before this, we now have a certain level ...

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Why is there so much disparity & strife in the world?

Why is there so much disparity & strife in the world?

Namaskar Sadhguru. My name is Radha Kulkarni, and I am a Columbia alum. And studied policy here, and not business. And I work at the United Nations now. But before I get to my question, your talks are both inspiring and grounding at the same time - and that's a difficult balance. ...

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What worries you the most about the youth of tomorrow?

What worries you the most about the youth of tomorrow?

The last thing that we are going to close with, this Youth & Truth. What worries you the most about the youth of tomorrow?   ...

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How to deal with identity crisis?

How to deal with identity crisis?

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, I was always stuck between these two identities constantly, and these are things I did as a child six, seven, eight, nine. ...

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What, or who, is God?

What, or who, is God?

you've made an interesting comment that you know, when you think of god, most people think of him as an old man sitting up there with a big beard, you know passing judge... And so, my question was, I was curious to understand what in your definition would be ...

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How not to get swayed by social & peer pressures?

How not to get swayed by social & peer pressures?

How do we counter balance the power of social structures put on by popular culture? It feels like it sometimes holds youth in ignorance and has them carry out a suede perception of self-worth, and can also lead people to destructive behaviors like drugs and alcohol because it's ...

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How can we stop rapes and sexual harassment?

How can we stop rapes and sexual harassment?

I personally feel, Sadhguru, that there’s this phenomenon of castration anxiety in India. Castration anxiety, something related to male ego. We see that this male ego has been somewhere hidden behind rapes that happen, sexual harassment that happen. A lot of gender disparity. ...

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How can we justify a woman not wanting a child?

How can we justify a woman not wanting a child?

For a woman who chooses not to be a mother. So she has chosen you as an advocate for her case. And you have to fight the case. What are the arguments that you would give for a woman who doesn’t want to bear a child? ...

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What is the role of a spiritual leader in politics?

What is the role of a spiritual leader in politics?

So, last question Sadhguru. So, in today’s society, many influential people, judges or senior civil services, armed forces officials - they don’t express their personal political views in public, because the thinking is that they hold a post which should be beyond any political ...

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How can we give back to society?

How can we give back to society?

Thank you so much for coming here. I just wanted to ask you about how we can contribute back to society and give back? Because everyone keeps talking about contributing and contributing, but it’s really hard for each person to come up. I just want to hear your thoughts on that. ...

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How do we youth balance between rights and responsibilities?

How do we youth balance between rights and responsibilities?

First question for today Sadhguru. I being a law student, give a lot of importance to the 'rights' that I posess, which is basically the fundamental rights that we are talking about. So, I think I should probably be allowed to sleep during classes, because that comes under the ...

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I find no purpose in studying. What else to do?

I find no purpose in studying. What else to do?

And, the next question is - I am sure many of my friends will relate to this question. We find no purpose in what we are studying, and we feel we’re studying just for the sake of marks. And, we feel, most of the time, we regret the decisions we have made. We feel trapped sitting ...

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Is euthanasia ok?

Is euthanasia ok?

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 ...

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What are your views on present day art?

What are your views on present day art?

Good evening. I am Sindhuja from department of Life Sciences. I would like to know your opinion on present day art. Like, the modern art, the films, the videos. And its influence on the present day generation.   ...

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Should I stick to my values & morals?

Should I stick to my values & morals?

So, in speaking of this, how does one truly find their values, and then eventually stick by their values? Or should they even be sticking by those values that they find throughout their life? Values meaning, it could be things that you believe ...

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Will India and Pakistan ever reconcile?

Will India and Pakistan ever reconcile?

My question is about India. India currently is a shining star on the global map, its economy is thriving, people are flourishing. All things are great, and going good. And in the last four and a half years, we’ve seen a serious government which ...

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American dream Vs Giving back to India

American dream Vs Giving back to India

Since this auditorium is filled with Indian expats. So one of the questions we wanted to ask was how do you recommend that we, the Indian youth here in the US, start thinking about contributing back to India while they are living their American ...

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How to change the perception of ‘Dark’ as Evil?

How to change the perception of ‘Dark’ as Evil?

My question to you is, since I’ve come here, I’ve had to explain my way of upbringing, my culture, or the way I do certain things. And, you have said, Adiyogi is not light, he’s darkness. Darkness is something which is associated with evil ...

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Is sex the original sin?

Is sex the original sin?

Something so fundamental as the menstrual cycles in a women, she has to feel guilty about it, and she’s impure. Her existence is impure. Unfortunately, I want you and all the teachers of the world to understand - if your mother did not have menstrual cycles, you wouldn’t ...

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A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

Sadhguru speaks at 'Santati: A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi' at the 'National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai'. Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world. ...

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Why do people lie all the time?

Why do people lie all the time?

My question is, why do people lie all the time?   ...