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Beyond Just Talking Spirituality

by Sadhguru Jaggi

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Sadhguru answers a question about moving beyond just talking or reading about spirituality and taking a step towards our ultimate wellbeing. No book can be spiritual, Sadhguru says, but it can be inspirational, and can create a longing within. Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

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Transcript

Namaste,

Sadhguru.

My name is Deepesh.

I'm coming from Kerala.

I have been reading books,

Almost a hundred books about spirituality.

I like talking spirituality.

I like philosophizing about spirituality,

About Buddhism,

Anapanasati,

Everything.

But when coming to practice,

I postpone it.

How to avoid laziness?

So you cannot think about it,

You cannot talk about it,

Because whatever you think and talk about is not spirituality.

It's not even good literature.

Really,

Believe me,

There's better literature in the world than spiritual books.

If hundred books that you read did not create enough thirst in you to do something about it,

There is nothing spiritual about these books.

If it created a longing within you that you couldn't help doing something about it,

Then that book is okay.

Even that book is not spiritual,

At least it's inspirational.

It inspired you enough to take a step and a million words that you read are of no consequence.

If you take one little step,

It's worth all the scriptures on the planet.

So,

Before it's too late,

Take at least one small step.

Now that you're here,

At least start one,

Twelve minutes,

Isha Kriya.

And I've specially designed this for people like you.

It has got words in the meditation.

Because those who live on words,

Those who feed upon words,

Without words they cannot live,

You know.

There are enough beautiful things in this planet and in this existence.

If you paid enough attention,

You would become wordless.

But a whole lot of people thrive on words because they have never paid enough attention to anything.

So,

If you pay enough attention,

You will become wordless.

For days on end,

As a growing boy,

I never said a word because what's there to say?

You can't drink in the world around you,

It's too much.

These two eyes and these five senses are not enough to grasp.

It hardly gives you any sense.

So,

When you don't pay attention to life,

You will get hugely enamored by words.

And I'm sure you said Buddhism and also you're repeating what Gautama said or whatever they printed in his name.

Yes,

Because if I speak something today,

By tomorrow morning it becomes hundred different versions.

If Gautama spoke,

Poor man,

Twenty-five hundred years ago,

What all they should have said in his name?

They have said too many things which are not his words.

And that is why it becomes an ism.

It has become an ism means… that means it has nothing to do with the Buddha.

Buddhism means all the people around created a whole lot of things.

Buddha is a different thing.

Buddhism is another thing.

So with everything else.

So,

Don't feed on those isms.

Just start one simple process with words.

That's for you.

Please do it.

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Recent Reviews

🌻Beda🌻

December 31, 2019

Wow. Just....wow! Talk about seeing thru to the real issue. Amazing!🌺🙏🌺

Ahimsa

January 9, 2019

Fabulous distinctions between “spiritual” verses “inspirational” verses “blah, blah, blah”! So sweet to be constantly reminded by Sadhguru that less is more regarding EVERYthing, especially when “talking” about spirituality! In gratitude, ahimsa

Fia

March 13, 2017

💎👌✨Inspiring✨👌💎

Leonardo

March 10, 2017

The guy who ask for advice, everyone laughted on him. Don't think is fair. He was honest, humble, brave and got little. Thanks

Maja

March 9, 2017

Thank you.★★ ★

Ingka

March 9, 2017

..wisdom beyond words..

Carol

March 9, 2017

So simply wise-thank you!

Uma

March 9, 2017

Jus what I needed to hear today! Namaste 💛🙏

Cynthia

March 9, 2017

Moi❓You mean I might have to sit down and BE, instead of looking for it in words❓‼ I know, I know, I know.....time for the timer🙏🏼 Thanks

Kate

March 9, 2017

Listening to the miracle today 🙏🏻💕

Sue

March 9, 2017

Totally understand.

Edele

March 9, 2017

Amazing thank u 💖

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