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Entries from March 2010

“Unfortunately, when you utter the word ‘yoga’ in the West, people always think of impossible physical postures.”

March 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments

Actually among the 2000-and-odd sutras Patanjali wrote, only one sutra, which contains only five words, is dedicated for the physical postures. But today, in the Western part of the world, when you utter the word “yoga,” people think it is just that. It is a miniscule of yoga. Another excerpt from Sadhguru’s Sacred Awakening Series [...]

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Tags: empowerment · health & well-being · human development · Isha US · spirituality

Sadhguru’s Talk at TEDIndia 2009

March 30th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s a shame that TED.com hasn’t published any video or transcript from Sadhguru’s talk at TEDIndia in November. Below is the excerpted version as published by the Isha Foundation Forest Flower, and in the Isha US online newsletter: The Making of a Mystic I am generally referred to as a mystic. What is that supposed [...]

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Tags: Enlightenment · human development · leadership · spirituality

“For the common public it’s very important that we redefine spirituality”

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Please listen to the full conversation of Sadhguru in the Sacred Awakening Series with Stephen Dinan of the Shift Network. You can do this via streaming or downloading. One passage I would like to highlight (from 16:44 onwards): The word “spiritual” is being used very loosely… When we say spiritual, today, I know in the United Satates there [...]

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Tags: culture · health & well-being · human development · Isha US · spirituality

More thoughts on Sadhguru in the US

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments

[youtube Pek4AG6n0oE] This article on the Weeklong Sathsang with Sadhguru at the III center in Tennesse is from 2 years ago, but very relevant now that Sadhguru is back in the US: Participants were treated to a sneak preview of the upcoming film that was produced in conjunction with the new book Midnights with the Mystic. Sadhguru told [...]

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Tags: culture · empowerment · health & well-being · human development · Isha US · spirituality

In honor of Sadhguru’s US visit

March 28th, 2010 · No Comments

“Individual transformation is the way to global transformation.”–Sadhguru For those of you who may not recognize this icon, it was popularized by Obama during his campaign for ‘change’ in America. Sadhguru has said, though, that change is temporary whereas transformation is permanent. “If I show you a seed and say, this will become a great tree, [...]

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