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S ADHGU RUA Co l l ecti o n o f p rin tab l e Arti c l es fro m th e I sh a-Bl o g“Simply being does not come easy. So, be with something that supportsyour being. Something that is always striving to energetically destroy yourboundaries. In that sense, I am telling you, ‘Be with me.’ Wherever youare, try and Be with me, for a specific time. Six twenty in the morning andevening is best. Use a picture if necessary or just close your eyes and Bewith me. As I have already invested a large volume of Energy for this purpose, you shall find it Supportive, Exhilarating, or even Ecstatic. Try Me.“1
The Meaning of a Guru – The Master's Role inOne's Life. 37Krishna’s Guru Dakshina: Why Couldn’tSandhipani Save His Son. 38The View from the Projection Room . 39Ramakrishna and the Proof of God . 39Patanjali – The Father of Modern Yoga . 40Ashtavakra and the Enlightened King . 42When Buddha Said “Drop It” . 44The Heavenly Needle: A Story About Guru Nanak44Why Do We Celebrate Guru Purnima? . 45Once the Guru Leaves . 46Stories of Gurdjieff, the Rascal Saint . 47T ABLE OF C ONTENTSOn Relationships . 4Making Life Decisions . 4Anxiety-free Relationships – Are They Possible?. 4Are Relationships and Spirituality Incompatible? . 5A Seeker’s Relationship Blues . 6How to Make Marriage Work . 7How to Love Unconditionally? . 8Vivaha – A Profound Marriage Process for OurTimes . 9Spouse and Sadhana – Is There a Conflict?. 10To Remarry or Not To Remarry? . 11The Beauty of Motherhood . 11Weeding out the Lies . 12How To Be A Good Friend and Avoid Being A BadOne . 13Friendship – An Overlapping of Life . 14Internal Affairs .48Getting Distracted? Just Get Involved!. 48How India Can Shape The Future . 49What is the Significance of Brahmacharya?. 50The Side-Effects of Meditation & Why They Don’tMatter Much! . 51The Breath, Passage to Liberation . 52Not the Body, Not the Mind . 53Kriya Yoga – A Powerful Way To Walk TheSpiritual Path . 54Are You A Fan of Positive Thinking? . 56Indian Classical Music and Activating the Chakras56Don’t Overdo Criticism . 58Spirituality – Not a Moral Code . 58Why Do People Go on Pilgrimages? . 59Keep the Wheels Spinning: The Purpose ofSadhana . 60What Happens When You’re Blessed BySomeone? . 61Remembering the Mahatma . 61The Next 15 – 30 Years are Crucial for Humanity62How To Be Intense?. 64Intensity on the Spiritual Path – The Story ofNachiketa. 65Evaluating Growth on the Spiritual Path . 66The Subtlety of the Spiritual Path . 67Becoming Free from Karmic Structure . 68Shedding the Burden of the Past . 68The Power of the Mind: Making Your ThoughtTruly Powerful . 69A Powerful Way to Transform Yourself . 70Ojas – A Passage to Effortless Living . 70What Is Spirituality? . 72A Rollercoaster Life. 73Satsang – When the Creator is Your Friend . 74Is Celibacy a Necessity on the Spiritual Path? . 75Begging – A Tool for Growth . 76That Quality Will Become You . 77You Got to Die . 78A Burning Piece of Life. 79The Magic of Life . 80Soul Soup . 81The Journey is Not Hard, You Are . 82Parenting and Education . 15Is Childlessness a Bad Omen or a Blessing? . 15Pregnancy Care – A Holistic View . 16Becoming a Parent? Are You Ready? . 16How Should Our Parents Influence Our Lives? . 176 Tips to Be a Truly Great Parent . 17Educating for Ignorance . 19Education is not a Production Line . 19The Privilege & Responsibility of A Teacher . 20Why Does My Education Seem Pointless? . 21Children and Discipline: What’s the Best Way? . 22How Sports Can Build the Nation . 23Empowering India Through Isha Vidhya . 24Isha Samskriti: Cultivating Human Potential . 24How Much Freedom Should Kids Have? . 26On Leadership . 26The Essence of Leadership. 26Leadership – A Labor of Love . 27Sports for Leadership . 27Transformative Leadership. 28Is Spirituality Relevant to Leadership?. 29Sadhguru Quotes. 30Leadership – Finding the Order in Chaos . 30How Meditation Can Save the Earth. 31My Ishta Devata . 31On Youth.32Youth and Indian Culture . 32Why are Youth Turning to Alcohol and Drugs . 33Sex: Sacred or Sinful? . 34Is It Normal to Think About Sex? . 34On the Guru .36Is A Guru Essential For Spiritual Transformation?36Limitless Emptiness: Sadhguru on What MakesHim a Guru . 36A Rare Expression from Sadhguru about His Guru372
How Long Will You Take? . 83Why Acceptance is Freedom . 84About Fear. 84What is ego? Does it need to be destroyed? . 123The Arithmetic of Life . 123Karma And Memory . 124More Real than the Real (Maya). 126How to Deal with the Loss of a Loved One? . 127How To Deal With Anxiety When Meeting People?128What Living in the Ashram Really Means. 128Creating Your Own Shrine at Home . 129What is a Mantra? . 130Old Age Can Be a Great Blessing . 130Should I Read Scriptures?. 131Importance of the spine . 131The Best Time to Meditate and Do Yoga . 132Brahmarandhra: A Passage for Life. 133Build a Culture of Peace. 134Violence – The Humanity Within. 135The Types of Yoga: Understanding the FourEssential Paths . 136Benefits of Meditation: Shambhavi Mahamudra137Sin and Virtue . 140The Importance of Being in the Right Company141The Significance of Cleanliness. 142PILGRIMAGE TO KAILASH . 142Kshetra Sanyasa . 143Doorway to the Beyond . 144What Makes a Home. 145On the Threshold of a Golden Age . 147On Tradition .85Indian culture: A tool for wellbeing . 85The Forgotten Essence of India . 86Why Are Traditions Important? . 87Indian Culture & Tradition – The Basis Behind . 88Why Were Temples Built? . 89How the Spiritual Process Lost its QualityControl? . 90What is the Reason for Rape? . 91Should Women Work & Pursue Careers? . 92Religion, as we know it, will go down in 100 years92Occult and Spirituality . 93Why Do We Immerse the Ashes of the Dead inthe Ganga? . 93The Stages of Death and the Significance ofShraddh . 94What is the Meaning of Namaskar or Namaste? 96Classical Yoga. 97The Science of Hatha Yoga . 97The Right Conditions . 98Upa Yoga – Understanding Your Body . 99Angamardana – Mastering Your Limbs . 100Kundalini Yoga: Beneficial or Dangerous? . 100Surya Kriya and Surya Shakti. 102Conduct of Life. 148I don’t even pass an opinion on my dogs . 148Kalabhairava Karma – Death Process at Ashram149Making Corruption Cosmic . 150Offering. 150Don’t Let Your Problems Go. 151Vanaprastha: Becoming Conscious of YourMortality . 152A Profound Sense of Life . 154There’s More to Life than This . 154Make Your Life Spectacular . 155On the Elements. 102The Element of Fire . 102Vayu, The Element of Air . 104The Element of Earth . 106The Elemental Dimension of Gender . 107Tips To Cleanse the Five Elements: EssentialBhuta Shuddhi . 108On the Body . 1105 Reasons Why You Should Not Be SnackingBetween Meals . 110Is There Any Benefit to Fasting? . 112Sleeping Positions: Why North Is Not The BestDirection . 112Ayurveda, Siddha or Allopathy – What to ChooseWhen . 1133 Fundamentals For Good Health . 115The Body Remembers All . 116Cleansing With Fire – Klesha Nashana Kriya . 117Leave the Dead to the Dead . 118Yoga and Breast Cancer Prevention . 118Strong as Life Should Be . 119Perception or Inertia – Your Choice. 120Why Eating Food During Lunar Eclipse is Harmful121Devi, Adiyogi and Dhyanalinga . 157What is Consecration? . 157The Science and History of Creating Lingas . 158Devi is a Living Entity . 159Why is Meditation the Quality of Dhyanalinga? 160Dhyanalinga: Sowing the Seed of SpiritualLiberation . 160Dhyanalinga – A Live Guru. 162Sixteen Years of Dhyanalinga . 162Recognizing the Adiyogi . 163Adiyogi – An Iconic Presence . 163Sadhguru About Himself . 166Sadhguru on His Full Potential . 166Be with Me . 167Miscellaneous . 122What is Tantra Yoga? Definitely Orgasmic, ButNot Sexual . 1223
O N R ELATIONSHIPSHow to get out of the barbed wire fence? Thethorns are illusory. It is only because of youridentifications that so many aspects of your lifewhich should have been a pleasure have becomethorns. Your wife, husband, children, friends, andfamily are simple pleasures that you probablyalways wanted. They only have become painsbecause you have gotten too identified with them.Every simple process of life is hurting. If you areidentified with so many things that you are not,and at the same time, you do not want anything tohurt you, it means you do not want life to happen.You are setting up a self-defeating situation foryourself. If you are not identified with your ownbody, you will never be identified with anybody oranything. Being with someone and creating bondage are two different aspects altogether. In beingwith someone, you shall build life. In creatingbondage, you are seeking the death of the individual.Making Life DecisionsOn a daily basis, people approach me for adviceon decisions in their lives that they are havingdifficulty with – for example about career choices,marriage, children, spiritual involvement, orwhether they should file for divorce or not. Let’slook at life on an existential level. The fact is thatyou were bor
Making Life Decisions which should have been a pleasure have become On a daily basis, people approach me for advice on decisions in their lives that they are having
