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Krishna and Sudama: Sudama’s gift was greater
Questioner : You say that persons like krishna don’t make friends nor do they make foes. Then how is it that he as a king comes running down to the...
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Rajiv Malhotra at Bhabha Atomic Research Center: Why Indian Civilizational challenge to Western Universalism is required
Rajeev Malhotra’s work on Indic civilization is unique and without parallel. He has written two books – Breaking India and Being Different. And in the latter specifically, he discusses how...
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Handling your loneliness and ignoring the “Tiger”
We are all alone. And we cannot handle that. When I see the world around me, I find the toughest issue with people is not material well being, but handling...
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From Hinduism to Sanatana Dharma: A Critical Journey whose time has come
Hinduism is a moniker given by the invaders to the practices that were followed in the land beyond Indus, which they couldn’t understand. Those who had been colored in Beliefs...
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Donna Karan celebrates Mahashivrathri at Isha Center
Donna Karan, the legendary designer and owner of the designer label after her name, was in India, celebrating Mahashivarathri at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore. When you spot her...
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Sadhguru Jaggi on What India is and What it needs
What is India? And, what does it need? We have heard politicians and “intellectuals”, think tanks and analysts. But except for high sounding gibberish, we hardly get much. Here is...
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Bhagwad Gita is not a Message. Not a book. It is a Process.
Unlike popular belief and suggestions by the great “thinkers” and intellectuals, Bhagwad Gita is not a message. It is certainly not a book. It is a process. A process of...
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How a being blossoms the Isha way
Sometimes one does not fully understand the import of things that Sadhguru says until you see it in a radical way. He keeps emphasizing upon the ability of the Isha...
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Meera and Krishna: All are women except He.
There is a beautiful story about a great woman mystic of India, Meera. She was really a mad devotee, a mad BHAKTA, in tremendous love and ecstasy with God. She...
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What is Truth?
The very idea of “Truth” is so restricted and incompletely understood. Truth, in real Spiritual sense, is existential in nature. In this video Sadhguru re-defines truth in existential terms, not...
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Shaolin Kung Fu: Making Monk Warriors beyond compare
Shaolin Kung Fu is a martial art form that dates back to somewhere in 500 AD. The South Indian monk, Bodhidharma is supposed to have left behind his knowledge in...
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Amazing Maha Kumbh pictures
Disclaimer: Drishtikone does not own the copyright of these pictures. Have taken this from around the web and many thanks to the excellent photographers who brought Maha Kumbh to all...
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In The Present Is The Whole Of Time
Washington D.C. 1st Public Talk 20th April 1985: ‘In The Present Is The Whole Of Time’ This is not a lecture on any particular subject according to certain disciplines, scientific...
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My Mother is “no more”
Death is a strange phenomenon. Specifically for a Spiritual seeker. During the Mahabharat War, Bhishma had been put on a bed of arrows by Arjun – having shot him many...
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Stop “Being Good”. Be Human
Stop being good! Just be. We have this whole mechanism in the world where Morality and Being Good has been given over importance. It is nonsensical. “When our humanity overflows,...
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The Joy of Silence
A talk about silence? — seems to be difficult, doesn’t it? Let us have a look how Osho manages. – “The moon reflected in the water is not the real...
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“Wait for me”: Looking for a Wandering Soul
Just 3 minutes film but it says a lot. A lot about life’s journey, a soul’s longing, and its understanding of its goal (success) albeit unarticulated. Transformational in its own...
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How Kung Fu originated from Martial Arts practices of Hinduism
Bodhidharma was a South Indian prince who became a Monk and went to China over 1500 years ago. He taught ways to strengthen one’s body through certain intense exercises. These...
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Sky Burial: Tibetan Practice where the Dead are cut into pieces and offered to Vultures
Watch the video with the practice. Unfortunately, these westerners cannot understand the significance of the practice and end up with proclaiming primacy of Jesus and their own beliefs. The problem...
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Why do Aghoris smoke Marijuana and eat Human Meat?
Many people have strange ideas about things that they don’t know anything about. Specifically those which are outside their definition of “normal”. But beyond the physicality, life does not manifest...
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Sadhguru speaks to Dr. Sanjeev K. Chaudhry, CEO of Religare on health
Sadhguru spoke with Dr. Sanjeev K. Chaudhry, CEO of Super Religare Laboratories (SRL), in a recent event in New Delhi. Sadhguru started off by speaking about his own experience with...
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Prasoon Joshi’s rant on Krishna: When artists abuse artistic freedom by judging others’ art with their prejudices
Krishna is said to have played Raas and danced with the Gopis – or cow-herd girls – in Vrindavan. Radha was also amongst them. His magic is said to have...
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Do we think because we exist or we exist because we think?
Am I what I think? Do I exist because I think? Or do I think because I exist? Have we taken the role of thought to ridiculous extremes? A seeker...
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Is my life Pre-destined?
If everything is pre-destined, then why should one make any effort? This question – that if God has designed and decided everything – then why should I do anything on...
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Responsibility leads to Freedom
“Freedom is not a concept, freedom will happen to you only when your compulsiveness is gone.” Question to Sadhguru: Could you tell us all how we could help young people...
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Why is Divorce so Painful?
Why is Divorce so Painful? Someone asks this question, which Sadhguru addresses in a profound way for the meditator. How the body memory creates pain and suffering.
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Harvard Research team in India to study Maha Kumbh 2013; Gather, analyze “Big Data” from the largest human gathering
A team from Harvard is in town at the Mahakumbh. In a bid to understand the dynamics of the largest human gathering on planet. It also presents interesting opportunities for...
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Picture of the Day: Pilgrims wait to take the holy dip at MahaKumbh 2013
The scene is absolutely amazing. One can only admire the patience of the pilgrims and the longing in their hearts that takes them to such lengths to take one dip....
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How should one handle Sexuality?
People think so much about Sex and the opposite gender, so how to deal with it; asks a seeker. Sadhguru discusses what sexual urges are and how they impact your...
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Vedas were Pre-Harrappan, Sunken Cities, their Architectures and Archeological Finds confirm a Great Indian Civilization
Was Harrappa Civilization Pre-Vedic, or was the, now completely rubbished “Aryan” Civilization, Vedic? Or were the people after the Indus Valley Vedic? This documentary goes in to detail of the...
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Can a Woman be a Guru?
A lady meditator asks a question – Is it better for a woman to go to a female Guru? Sadhguru answers the question and speaks about the role, or lack...
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Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after the event
The MahaKumbh 2013 has been talked about a lot as it started this week. It has attracted attention for its Naked Sadhus – the Nagas; the crowds, the celebs who...
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What happens after Death?
What really happens after Death? It is a question that a lot of people have. Sadhguru answers the question for a person in detail.
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Listen To Yourself And Find the Answers
Krishnamurti discusses what awareness is. Most of us think that awareness is a mysterious something to be practised, and that we should get together day after day to talk about...