Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev)

1. 1982A first spiritual experience

   He had an experience on Chamundi Hill, near Mysore, and said everything had become himself. Weeks later he closed his businesses.

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2. 1983First yoga class

   He taught his first yoga class in Mysore.

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3. 1992Isha Foundation

   He established the Isha Foundation. In 1994 he opened the Isha Yoga Center near Coimbatore.

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4. 2012Belief and disbelief in God, same boat

   In a talk built on the story of the Buddha and two questioners, he says believing there is a God and believing there is none are the same: both claim to know what one does not.

   In their words

   « if you believe there is God, or if you believe there is no God, you are in the same boat. You believe something that you do not know. »Says believing in God and believing there is no God are the same: both claim to know what one does not know. watch

   « If you see I do not know, the longing to know will arise within you. »Says honest ignorance makes the longing to know arise, then seeking, then the possibility of knowing. watch

   Video 2012 · Does God Exist? - Sadhguru
5. 2016Life has no meaning

   In a talk on the purpose of life he said life has no meaning and that this is its greatest feature.

   Video 2016 · What is the purpose of life?
6. 2017Where does the idea of God come from?

   Asked if we were created by God, he says we did not create ourselves, and that ideas of God come from our need for an explanation. He asks whether we want an explanation to believe or want to explore.

   In their words

   « the most wonderful thing in human intelligence is to recognize what you do not know as you do not know »Says the finest thing in human intelligence is to admit what you do not know, instead of believing it. watch

   « If you believe it, you will become confident. It'll not bring any clarity. It'll bring you confidence. »Explains that believing an explanation of creation gives confidence, not clarity. watch

   « Everything that you do not know you believe. This is serious problem. »Warns that people believe what they do not know, and have done terrible things to each other over rival beliefs. watch

   Video 2017 · Were We Really Created by God? -…
7. 2019Science and the inward turn

   In a talk with neuroscientist David Eagleman, he says science has moved from exploring to using everything, and that believing a thing one does not know destroys the possibility of knowing it.

   In their words

   « whatever you gather you can only claim it's mine you cannot say it's me »Says we can call what we gather our own, but not ourselves; identifying with it distorts perception. watch

   « This is all I did in my life to remain uneducated not to be influenced by parents by family by religion that's happening around you »Says his whole effort was to stay free of inherited influences so as to see life as it is. watch

   « death is a great compassion if it comes at the right time »Explaining a chant: birth is sweet, death is a great compassion if it comes at the right time, and without death life would be a problem. watch

   Video 2019 · Unlocking the Mysteries of Mind…2
8. 2020Mind and brain with a neurologist

   In a talk with neurologist Steven Laureys, he says yoga sees the brain as one more part of the body and consciousness as one living consciousness, not each person's own.

   In their words

   « We see brain just as body. It is just body, it is one more aspect of the body. »Says yoga does not give the brain the special status modern physiology does; mind is spread through a mental body, memory and intelligence in every cell. watch

   « See if a belief you need flock. Unconnected people, you can check hundred people who are not connected with each other »Answers a scientist's doubt by saying that the same inner experience in unconnected people is repeatable evidence, unlike belief, which needs a flock. watch

   « there is no such thing as my consciousness and your consciousness. This is a living consciousness. »Says individual bodies and minds are like separate soap bubbles, but consciousness is not mine or yours; he prefers to call it life. watch

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9. 2022Journey to Save Soil

   In May 2022 he addresses leaders of 195 countries at a United Nations desertification convention on soil.

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10. 2023Is consciousness a miracle?

    In a discussion with Steven Pinker, he says he is not using 'miracle' to dupe people, and that nobody, religious or scientist, knows where existence begins or ends.

    In their words

    « anything accumulated diminishes your perception »Says education and civilization are accumulated things that impair the ability to see life as it is; he has tried to remain uneducated and uncivilized. watch

    « Miracle is a way of duping people I'm not talking about the word miracle in that context »Replying to Pinker's attack on miracles, says he and Pinker come from two different contexts and that he does not use the word 'miracle' to dupe people. watch

    « nobody can claim they have data about everything that's life and the whole phenomena of creation »Says neither the religious nor scientists know where existence begins or ends; one explains it all by one person, the other collects pieces of an ever-expanding puzzle. watch

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11. 2024Can you live without God?

    He wrote that belief is not experience of the Divine, and that one can live without awareness of the source of creation, but not too well.

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