Sadhguru – Wise Words and Teachings from a Yogi Guru

 

Who is Sadhguru? 🧘

 

Sadhguru (born Jagadish ‘Jaggi’ Vasudev, 3 September 1957) is described as a wise teacher with a logical and practical demeanour. He is the founder and head of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India, established in 1992. The foundation operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He holds he is a yogi and doesn’t identify with s religion because he feels that religious identities are not healthy.

He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers ‘Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy‘ and ‘Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny‘, and has a portfolio of highly acclaimed books here. He a frequent speaker at international forums, traveling the world speaking at places like Google, Microsoft, Harvard, Oxford and the United Nations. 

 

Who was Sadhguru Sri Brahma? 🔥

Sadhguru Sri Brahma was a powerful yogi and mystic who lived over 400 years ago in the Velliangiri Hills (Tamil Nadu, India). He is said to have been a fierce ascetic and an enlightened being who worked intensely to raise human consciousness. According to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Sadhguru Sri Brahma was his spiritual predecessor and had a significant role in shaping the spiritual energy of the Dhyanalinga, a powerful meditative space consecrated by Sadhguru in Coimbatore.

Sadhguru narrates that Sadhguru Sri Brahma attempted to create the Dhyanalinga, but could not complete the process due to various reasons. Sadhguru claims that he took up this unfinished task in this lifetime and successfully consecrated the Dhyanalinga in 1999.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev regards Sadhguru Sri Brahma as a reminder of the importance of balancing inner intensity with external adaptability. While acknowledging his own fiery nature, Sadhguru emphasizes maintaining a controlled flame to effectively fulfill his mission without alienating society, a lesson drawn from Sadhguru Sri Brahma’s experiences.

Sadhguru’s Teachings 🧠

 

Here are some of his main teachings:

1. Give your conclusions
2. Don’t talk about anything that is not in your experience
3. Don’t be positive or negative – just see it the way it is
4. Look at what binds you
5. Change yourself – don’t try to change anyone else
6. Get rid of your ‘but’
7. You have to do it the way it works
8. Act consciously, not compulsively
9. Don’t take your mind too seriously
10. Find out for yourself

Sadhguru’s Videos 🎥

 

Check out the Sadhguru YouTube videos below for more on his teachings:

Sadhguru also discusses his research on the foods that have positive and negative influence on the body’s health:

More can be read on Sadhguru via his category here or on Sadhguru’s website here.