#123 Sadhguru on Embracing Pain
Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory - A podcast by Impact Theory
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Yogi, mystic, and spiritual leader Sadhguru understands what’s preventing so many people from a living a pleasant life. Through spiritual reflection and Inner Engineering he’s connected the dots between bad habits and continuous cycles of suffering. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, the founder of the Isha Foundation explains why looking inward is the only way to achieve the potential of a peaceful, joyful, and balanced life.
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SHOW NOTES:
Sadhguru speaks on the vastness of human potential and habits that limit it. [3:03]
Sadhguru outlines how to break compulsive patterns and cycles. [8:15]
Sadhguru and Tom discuss the roles joy and growth play in reaching potential. [9:30]
Sadhguru describes how to pursue the path of joy. [11:50]
Sadhguru explains how to raise kids without hindering their potential. [13:58]
Sadhguru discusses the danger and power of adopting beliefs. [16:45]
Sadhguru breaks down the process and struggle of looking inward.[18:26]
Sadhguru describes the difference between seekers and believers. [24:47]
Sadhguru speaks about responsibility. [26:01]
Sadhguru reveals what he wants people to get out of his teachings. [28:18]
Sadhguru defines true focus and shares ways to practice it. [30:51]
Sadhguru differentiates between pain and suffering [34:00]
Sadhguru explores why anxiety, depression, suicide are so much more common these days. [36:43]
Sadhguru details the approach and application of Inner Engineering. [41:02]
Sadhguru shares the impact he wants to have on the world. [45:42]
QUOTES:
“When we say unleashing human potential it is not about reaching the peak. It is a trajectory.” [5:04]
“If you are a little sensitive to life you will realize you’re the biggest issue in your life.” [7:12]
“If you have the fear of falling down and suffering you will not go very high. [11:45]
“The privileges of the nature of your experience must be in your hand.” [12:43]
“A child is not a legacy. It’s a life. And it’s an individual life. It has to be what it has to be.” [15:37]
“Death is a closure. Life is a possibility.” [26:36]
“Your experience is entirely determined by you.” [29:15]
“Only when your attention and involvement is indiscriminate does the universe open up to you.” [31:30]
“The content of our life will not change our life. It is the context of our life which changes our life.” [43:55]
“This, this is a living cosmos. Everybody's free to capture as much as they want. If you capture a substantial amount of life, your very presence will become a significant life. Otherwise, you will become a mediocre life. This is the important thing. It's not the knowledge you gather in your head. It's not the muscle that you gather in your body. It's the life.” [44:45]
FOLLOW SADHGURU:
WEBSITE - https://bit.ly/2HuY6mX
FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/28LgANv
TWITTER - https://bit.ly/1JoTe0I
INSTAGRAM - https://bit.ly/2VaF3UO
YOUTUBE - https://bit.ly/2m9Djvb
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy - https://amzn.to/2vwHxUy [1:58]
Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga - https://amzn.to/2vwHxUy [2:02]
ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Isha Foundation - https://bit.ly/2JpyZWL [1:40]
