The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

Answering a question on how to control anger, Sadhguru clarifies that anger is not an entity somewhere that we have to control or avoid. The fundamental reason why anger is a problem is because our minds are not in our control, which is what needs to be addressed. [divider] Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru explains, in the process of becoming silent, shutting one’s mouth is only half the job. Those too enamored with their own thought process will only catch themselves in a loop of recycled memories. [divider] Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Responding to a question on turning inward, Sadhguru asks, are we even sure what is inside and what is outside of ourselves? The first step in understanding, he explains, is to leave aside things we don’t know and work towards clarity of perception. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru looks at the reason behind the widespread manifestation of thyroid imbalance in the world today. [divider] Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru discusses the cause and effect of becoming identified with things we are not. He discloses that when one is identified with things they are not such as material possessions, family, education, etc., a quiet mind becomes an impossibility. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to running for office, do spirituality and politics mix? Find out what Sadhguru has to say about it in this audio. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru speaks of the creator and creation and how people tend to divide between the two by thinking that the creator is great, but the creation is filthy. [divider] Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru points out the connection between thought and emotion, which he describes as the juicier part of thought, and he explains how thought is both measurable and physical. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Through the 5 minute practice for inner exploration, Sadhguru finds yoga as a way to purify the five elements which make up who we are – earth, water, fire, wind and space. Explore Tools For Transformation. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru answers a question about expectations, and looks at how it is important to establish ourselves in a state of joy and pleasantness, before performing action in the world. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru speaks about how acceptance facilitates a free flow of life. He dares us to try total acceptance, at least for twenty-four hours. Are you up for the challenge? Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Spot, Sadhguru gives an update on the incredible amount of initiatives and events he has been engaged in recently. Find out some little-known facts about how widespread and far-reaching Sadhguru’s activities actually are. And then, get ready for Guru Purnima! Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the miracle of your mind has turned into a misery manufacturing machine, Sadhguru says, the first step towards a solution is to find balance. One you see that the quality of your life is 100% your making, he explains, then balance will naturally happen, and only with this stable foundation will the possibility to build greater things open up. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything you do, says Sadhguru, is actually an act; however, you have the choice to act consciously or compulsively. He explains that your action should always be taken as per the situation, but you can always choose how you want to be within yourself. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of years ago, Agastya Muni spread the seeds of spirituality throughout southern India, which can still be recognized in the daily life and culture of the region. Sadhguru discusses the contributions of Agastya Muni and Adiyogi, explaining the present need to invest towards raising human consciousness, as we are empowered today like never before to make the world either horrible or wonderful. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The human body, as well as the entire cosmos, is essentially made of just five elements, says Sadhguru. He explains that every yogic practice finds its roots in Bhuta Shuddhi, the cleansing of these elements. If we succeed at this cleansing, he says, we can move towards Bhuta Siddhi, or mastery of the elements. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Spot, Sadhguru recaps his past week’s activities and opens up about his love for the month of March, why the Isha Foundation won the “Green Crusader of the Year” award, and how the Rally for Rivers initiative is progressing. In view of the upcoming International Women’s Day, Sadhguru shares his view on the question of gender equality. He also announces the launch of FREESadhgurudownloads.org. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we ask what is the nature of life and death, Sadhguru says, essentially we are wondering “Who am I?” If these questions are genuine and not just for entertainment or solace, then spirituality can provide a path towards a solution. He discusses sanyas and the hormonal “hijack”, explaining that suppression is not a solution, but transcendence is a solution that goes far beyond the problem. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our own likes and dislikes lead to our bondage, says Sadhguru. But can we make ourselves in such a way that everything in the existence – plants, trees, stones and every atom – can’t help but like us? Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru outlines the human predicament of boundless desire. If you try to become infinite through physical means, he says, it is a hopeless case – the solution lies only beyond the limitations of the physical. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Indian culture, Sadhguru explains, God was not seen as the goal, but as a stepping stone to one’s liberation. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru personally updates us with a spoken message on his past week. In view of the ever-increasing, overwhelming response he receives wherever he goes, Sadhguru also states his mission and vision for humanity at this point in time. Editor's Note: Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you searching for the meaning of life? The greatest aspect of life, says Sadhguru, is that it has no meaning to it, and there is no need for it to have meaning. He explains that it takes a certain freedom from one’s psychological structure to simply be here without any purpose. Connect with Sadhguru! Download the Sadhguru App and get access to Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily quotes, program info and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debating about morality, virtue and sin, Sadhguru says, is just a circus invented in the human mind to fill the empty slot when a connection with the Divine is missing. He explains that the greatest virtue is not in morality, but in becoming in tune with life. Connect with Sadhguru by downloading the Sadhguru App and get access to exclusive content - Sadhguru’s articles, videos, daily mystic quote, programs and much more. Available on Android and iOS. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru describes Indian temples as tools which can open up the possibility to experience the Divine. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emotion, Sadhguru says, is a strong aspect of being human. For many, a moment of love has been the most intense experience in life. However, Sadhguru cautions, don’t try to be loving - just make yourself pleasant in body, mind, emotion and energy. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A seeker asks Sadhguru how to make himself available to Grace. Sadhguru explains that there is no question whether you are in Grace or not, only whether you are exuding Grace or transforming it into something nasty. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us, Sadhguru says, are not even using the full capability of the simple gadgets in our lives, such as our phones. So imagine how much we are missing out on the possibility offered by the greatest gadget of all, the human mechanism! For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intelligence, says Sadhguru, is not in confusing people, but about making them understand what they could not understand. He explains that the way to know is not in thinking up philosophies, but in being in touch with reality. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the moment of enlightenment come, how to recognize it? Sadhguru explains that enlightenment is something that blossoms when one's mind, body, emotion and energy are cultivated to their peak potential. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to do something for someone, says Sadhguru, the best thing is to do what they want, not what you want. Similarly, he explains, the best thing you can do for your guru is to drop your nonsense and grow. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every form, Sadhguru explains, contains a hidden sound within. He describes this sound as a sacred key and explains the various possibilities that can be unlocked if one grasps it. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perceiving life goes far beyond using the logical mind, says Sadhguru. He offers an example from the life of Vivekananda to illustrate the immense possibility to enhance one’s perception. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though many people turn to substances like cannabis for their “high”, the human system, says Sadhguru, is capable of producing bliss-inducing chemicals all on its own. Activating the pineal gland, he says, is a fundamental part of yogic practices, through which one can be "stoned" by his own nature - without side effects. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What separates humans from other animals, Sadhguru explains, is that we can be whichever way we choose. However, today, most people are suffering this freedom. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Which is more important for a spiritual seeker, effort or grace? Sadhguru explains that, like baking bread, a combination of doing things and allowing things to happen is needed. The sadhana offered as Isha Yoga, he says, is a phenomenal tool to keep one’s system open to new possibilities. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t try to surrender, says Sadhguru, as it is only out of a certain realization that surrender happens. Going beyond striving for confidence and self-worth, when a person transcends his longing for self-preservation, then there is a possibility of surrender. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For one who is seeking peace and blissfulness, Sadhguru explains, when you are able to take charge and determine the nature of your experience, you will naturally create pleasantness for yourself and others. He explains that Grace is like a lubricant for life to happen smoothly. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though nearly every individual has the necessary brain power to conduct their life, why does one sparkle with genius while another suffers from stress and anxiety? Sadhguru explains that the most important aspect is balance. Only when balance comes, then anything can be built. To bring this balance, he says, you must understand that your life and the experience of your life are entirely your making. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru speaks about how spirituality is a natural process for anyone, as long as they use their mind as a tool of perception rather than a means to become identified with different aspects of life. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using the example of a mango tree, Sadhguru explains the nature of the spiritual process and the ultimate flowering of a human being, which is known as enlightenment. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The body, says Sadhguru, knows only two things – survival and procreation. While there is nothing wrong with the way of the body, it is limited – it is not the ultimate. He explains that if you try to make the limited into the unlimited, suffering is inevitable. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The body, says Sadhguru, knows only two things – survival and procreation. While there is nothing wrong with the way of the body, it is limited – it is not the ultimate. He explains that if you try to make the limited into the unlimited, suffering is inevitable. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru expounds on the various traps one gets into when using only the intellect to perceive life. He narrates a story from the life of Aristotle which reminds us that our thoughts, logic and intellect are not enough to know life in its immensity. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though we often hear advice to “believe in yourself,” Sadhguru explains that by strengthening our personalities, we also cause our energies to become more rigid. This in turn hampers our possibility to transcend into higher dimensions of life. Spirituality, he says, allows one to become malleable by dissolving the personality and enhancing the presence of life within. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A seeker wonders about the line between being trustful and being naïve - how to know if one is just being taken for a ride? The guru is constantly taking his disciples or devotees for a ride, Sadhguru explains, because if you really tell them what they are supposed to swallow, they will just say this is impossible and run away. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though tradition tells us that, should we find ourselves in the presence of a higher being, it is wise to ask for our heart’s desires without hesitation, Sadhguru cautions us that receiving a gift for which one is not evolved enough to receive will only bring trouble for both giver and receiver. If you give a ton of gold to an ant, he explains, it will not make him rich – it will crush him. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While achieving external pleasantness requires a certain capability and cooperation from others, Sadhguru says, when it comes to inner experience, nobody can be denied. While everyone is capable of touching joy, bliss, and ecstasy, sustaining the same requires building the necessary foundation. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadhguru and award-winning actor Anupam Kher discuss the sense of wonder that used to be synonymous with childhood, and how this is fast disappearing in today’s youngsters. Wonder does not come from innocence, Sadhguru explains, but from paying substantial attention and realizing the nature of the existence. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices