'Worse Than Holocaust': Sadhguru On 800 Years Of Muslim Rule In India | Watch

Hindustan Times2 minutes read

Sadhguru focuses on promoting people and planet health, avoiding discussions on religion while emphasizing the importance of people doing well. He advocates for seeing life as it is, discussing the distinction between physical pain and mental suffering, and the need for clarity and inner engineering for well-being.

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  • Sadhguru shifts focus from yoga to promoting people and planet health, emphasizing practical solutions over titles or legacies.
  • He advocates for seeing life clearly, distinguishing between physical pain and mental suffering, and promoting inner engineering for scientific well-being, predicting a move away from religious beliefs towards a scientific approach in the future.

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Sadhguru: Promoting Health, Clarity, and Well-being

  • Sadhguru, also known as Jagadish Vasudev, shifted his focus from teaching yoga to promoting people and planet health.
  • He avoids discussing religion but is referred to as a guru, not a title but a description fitting him.
  • Sadhguru emphasizes not wasting time on what people call him or his legacy, focusing on people doing well.
  • He believes that once a solution works, there is no need for a guru, as the goal is for people to do well.
  • Sadhguru highlights the importance of seeing life as it is, removing hallucinations and navigating effortlessly.
  • He explains the distinction between physical pain, necessary for survival, and mental suffering, a product of imagination.
  • Sadhguru stresses the need to navigate life by seeing it as it is, not clouded by memory or imagination.
  • He discusses the confusion between oneself and what one gathers, emphasizing the importance of clarity.
  • Sadhguru mentions the concept of inner engineering, combining yoga and engineering for addressing inner well-being scientifically.
  • He predicts a shift towards a more scientific approach to inner well-being in future generations, moving away from religious beliefs.

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"Ram's Temple: Supreme Court Resolution and Controversy"

  • Ram faced problems in his life, leading to the desire to build a temple to settle his real estate, which was resolved by the Supreme Court.
  • Over the past 800 years, India has witnessed significant bloodshed, surpassing other historical atrocities like the Holocaust or Native American genocide.
  • The construction of the temple is viewed as divisive due to its historical and communal implications, despite being a sacred real estate for devotees.
  • The temple construction involves unique steel sculpting techniques, taking two and a half years to design and being cost-effective compared to traditional methods.
  • Despite negative connotations surrounding gurus and ashrams, Sadhguru's Isha Foundation remains popular and free from controversies.
  • The Isha Foundation emphasizes the importance of sitting quietly in temples to absorb the energies and dimensions of life offered by consecrated deities.
  • In Hindu culture, the aspiration is not to reach God but to become divine, exemplified by figures like Tendulkar being revered as cricketing gods.
  • The G20 summit at the ashram highlighted the potential for world leaders to change the world positively by embracing unity and a shared future.
  • While acknowledging some complaints against the government, including control of Hindu temples, education policy, and agricultural concerns, Sadhguru praises Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and vision for India's progress.
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