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Are asanas a form of greed?

Are asanas a form of greed?

My question is about asanas. It’s my point of view. I mean, maybe I’m completely wrong. But I feel there is too much greed in that, to learn from other animals. You know, why a snake is doing like this, why are you doing it like a dog, why ...

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Sabyasachi, have you considered doing a yoga clothing line?

Sabyasachi, have you considered doing a yoga clothing line?

Namaskaram. Have you heard of LuluLemon? I’m from Canada. In North American have you heard of the LuluLemon, the yoga brand? Okay, so it’s all about sex appeal. Anyone who knows what LuluLemon is, will understand if not check it out. We really ...

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Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery

It’s about plastic surgery and yoga. So what I wanted to find out was, my cousin said that with the type of cesarean I had, to do plastic surgery in order to cut off the excess fat. For me, I just thought, I’m on the path of yoga, it doesn’t ...

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Is there chaos in yoga?

Is there chaos in yoga?

But Sadhguru, yoga often feels like a very rigorous discipline. Where does chaos fit into that? ...

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Where do I learn disciplined yoga that will help me achieve my goals?

Where do I learn disciplined yoga that will help me achieve my goals?

So my question is, I would like to space dive. It’s basically going all the way up to space and diving from there. And the thing is, I’ve knocked on a 100 doors only to be turned down every single time. Even ISRO turned me down saying they ...

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Sadhguru, why are you obsessed with Adiyogi?

Sadhguru, why are you obsessed with Adiyogi?

We’ll move to your favourite topic. Now we move to Shiva. So Shiva is what I got from reading and doing my practices and spending time with you, Shiva is not somebody sitting up there and looking at us. Shiva is a dimension. It is, what they ...

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What has yoga and spirituality given us as a country?

What has yoga and spirituality given us as a country?

That brings me to a question about our roots ingrained in yoga, and spirituality. But where has it got us? As a nation. As a country. As a continent. What has it given us? I know what you say about karma bondage and I quote you, if somebody breaks ...

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How to seek internal peace?

How to seek internal peace?

How to seek internal peace?   ...

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Are physical ailments cured by yoga?

Are physical ailments cured by yoga?

I was wondering if physical ailments are cured, or at least helped by yoga?   ...

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The inner life and the outer life

The inner life and the outer life

Let’s talk about the inner life and the outer life. One thing that strikes me as so powerful about your mission in the world is that you seem to successfully broker both of those worlds. You successfully pursue both of those worlds, if you will. ...

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What does ‘Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy’ mean?

What does ‘Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy’ mean?

So, I was really interested in the title of your book. ‘Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy’. And, those are some words that you don’t usually see often so close together. I’m thinking about engineering and joy. And a yogi. Right. ...

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About Adiyogi

About Adiyogi

I wanted to know about Adiyogi. Because I've learned and I studied some yoga for years. And I never heard about Adiyogi, except from you.   ...

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Kali Yuga

Kali Yuga

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?   ...

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What does the Jananam Sukhadam chant mean?

What does the Jananam Sukhadam chant mean?

Sadhguru, can you tell us a little bit about that chant and what it means?   ...

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Sadhguru, what was the influence of Adiyogi in shaping your path of enlightenment?

Sadhguru, what was the influence of Adiyogi in shaping your path of enlightenment?

Your life has really mesmerized billions, the collage is so colourful. And we would like to know more about it. Specially the influence of Adiyogi, in shaping your entire being towards becoming an enlightened yogi.   ...

21:43 min Watch

What happens if you learn yoga from an inexperienced teacher?

What happens if you learn yoga from an inexperienced teacher?

My question is about yoga and of course, ahead of international yoga day, we’re very privileged to have you here in Nairobi. My question is about the benefits of yoga which everybody talks about. And everybody knows that yoga has great benefits ...

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How did you discover yoga?

How did you discover yoga?

You were 13 when you first, quite accidentally, discovered yoga. Tell us how did you discover yoga?   ...

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Is Inner Engineering only for those who believe?

Is Inner Engineering only for those who believe?

If your technology of Inner Engineering is available to all of us to, in a sense, find strength within ourselves, then does that mean that the atheist and the agnostic and the skeptic, can also embrace spirituality? Is Inner Engineering only for ...

21:21 min Watch

What are the barriers in the path of devotion?

What are the barriers in the path of devotion?

Dr. Chopra, you have spoken about the different forms of yoga. The RajaYoga, the PapaYoga, the path of devotion. And we know that’s been spoken about in the Gita. So what’s so difficult? What is the barrier? That people haven’t seen it yet. ...

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What is the right place to meditate?

What is the right place to meditate?

Questioner: Namaskaram Sadhguru. How significant is the place or the location where we sit for meditation? ...

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Which is the best material for yoga mat?

Which is the best material for yoga mat?

Above all, when you’re doing yoga, your first relationship of being one, is with the earth. To be in touch with the earth is important. A proper yogi means - for Hatha Yoga, if you can afford to do this, you must make a room with packed mud, with packed clay. And on top of ...

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The four ways of becoming meditative

The four ways of becoming meditative

There are four ways to become meditative. So you can use the body to reach your ultimate nature, this is called Karma yoga. If you use your intelligence to reach your ultimate nature, we call this Gnana yoga. If you use your emotion to reach your ultimate nature, we call this ...

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You can not ‘do’ meditation

You can not ‘do’ meditation

When we utter the word meditation, people think it's some kind of an act. Meditation is not an act. Meditation is a certain quality. ...

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One day the whole world will do yoga

One day the whole world will do yoga

Thousands of years ago, when Adiyogi looked at or, transmitted the tools of transformation, which got labelled as yoga. When this was transmitted, Adiyogi firmly believed that one day the entire world will take to it. There are scraps of information here and there of him talking ...

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Is there an intersection of Technology and Yoga / Meditation?

Is there an intersection of Technology and Yoga / Meditation?

So, in today’s technological world, we know that artificial intelligence and robotics are taking over. Those are the cutting-edge technologies. So what is your take on the intersection of such technologies with the ancient practices such as meditation and yoga? ...

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How much time do we really have?

How much time do we really have?

Sadhguru, my question is about boundlessness. Earlier today you mentioned that there is something within us that is seeking to express in different ways and it comes as different forms. Every morning when I get up, there are always two voices at ...

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Most of the yoga being taught in the world is not right

Most of the yoga being taught in the world is not right

The Yoga you teach is so unique and powerful. Even though on the outside it looks similar to what I learnt elsewhere. What is the trick? ...

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What is samadhi?

What is samadhi?

I want to say that I am very previliged to finally see you in person. Your book ‘Mystics Musings’, which I read many years ago when I lost my brother, my younger brother. It was a great tragedy in the family and something that I was finding difficult to cope with. It gave ...

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Why did Shiva enslave you and not anyone else?

Why did Shiva enslave you and not anyone else?

Vannakam Sadhguru. You said in one of your speeches that Shiva has entered your life and enslaved you. Why did it happen to you? Why not others? The consciousness of the truth that you have, that is because of the seeking that you did. But this thing, why did it happen? ...

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Isn’t Mahashivaratri an outdated religious festival?

Isn’t Mahashivaratri an outdated religious festival?

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 ...

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How do I see Adiyogi both as self-born and unborn?

How do I see Adiyogi both as self-born and unborn?

My name is Anjana, from the department of management studies. So, my question is, how do I see or understand Adiyogi as a swayambhu, which is self born, and aja, as unborn, since both are contradictory. Also, he’s referred to as limitless, and nothingness. So can you please ...