Sadhguru's Blog, page 27

Self-Doubt

For many of us, self-doubt creeps into our lives at one point or another. It can be a time when we question whether we are doing well enough or are capable of facing the situation that lies before us. We might doubt our decisions and the choices we made, or simply feel that we’re not good enough.

Self-doubt occurs when we lack confidence or feel incapable of doing the things we need to do. People who doubt themselves experience uncertainties concerning things they can’t control, or they worry a...

Is It Okay to Be Alone?

Solitude is often not a person’s first choice. Most cultures extol the virtues of social connectivity and communities are structured accordingly. Many people even believe that being alone can lead to depression.

However, many people find a real benefit in doing some things alone. It allows one to enjoy an activity at your own pace, doing it in your own way. It also allows for a quiet focus without having to engage in conversation. Being alone, however, does not seem to be the goal of most peopl...

Working with the Planet, Not Against It

All living things, from one-celled microbes to large mammals, depend on the earth’s resources for survival. When pollution hits an area, it affects all life forms, not just human beings. Countless products that we produce and use daily cause pollution, such as cars with their noxious fumes, sewage wastes that are increasing yearly, and numerous industrial products.

Working with Mother Earth has become more essential than at any other time. Because societies around the world have made material g...

How to Take Charge of Your Life

There is an old saying: “in life, the only thing you can control is your own reaction.” This adage points to the fact that we cannot entirely control what happens to us, but we may be able to control how we feel about and respond to events in our lives. Yet, most feel that controlling their reaction is difficult or even impossible, especially when things do not go their way. In such situations, it can be difficult not to feel angry, stressed, anxious or afraid. Is it possible to take control of...

Can You Sleep and Still Be Aware?

Do you dream when you sleep? Do your dreams prevent you from having a full and deep sleep? Do you wake up periodically and check your cell phone? Do you find that you had a struggle while sleeping, as was evident by the position of your pillow, sheets, and blankets?

Many people struggle with their sleep habits. Do you regularly hit the snooze alarm because you just aren’t ready to get up? Maybe you felt you did not get a sufficiently restful sleep. How many times in a year can you say you had a...

What Is the Significance of Turning 33?

Do you celebrate a particular milestone in your life? Was it when you left home and got your own residence? Maybe it was the date of your first paycheck or when you got married? Most people celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, graduations from school, and even certain sports events as they are believed to be life-changing moments that affect even our future destiny.

Similarly, can turning a specific age be a milestone? For some, turning 33 means that a burst of energy and success happens in life...

Our Connection with the Earth

Young children often naturally throw off their shoes and play happily in the grass or on a beach. They give little thought to getting “messy”, as might occur to an adult. Just being immersed in nature elicits many joyous moments, as is often evident by their smiles and giggles.

Have you ever noticed how good you feel after going for a walk in a forest? You might even feel your stressful worries ease as you sit in a park, work in a garden, or romp at a beach. Why is being in nature so important ...

Take Charge of Your Experience & Craft Your Destiny

Do you want the power to control your destiny? Most people would easily answer yes, but if so, why is it that most of us haven’t yet fully developed that capacity? What’s missing? Why do so many people wake up in the morning determined to make a change, but by the end of the day, we may feel we’ve just succumbed to the same patterns and habits yet again? How can we take genuine control of the things that matter most?

In this video, Sadhguru suggests that one key lies in the very space between a...

Making Health Part of Your Culture

Back in the day, your mother or grandmother would often use home remedies for common aliments for their children that their mothers had passed on to them. Sometimes the origin of these miraculous remedies is unknown, but they seemed to have had some validity and often produced positive results. Later, as modern medicine, in conjunction with technological advances, grew in scope, many of these traditional remedies were debunked or discouraged.

A culture of health means enabling awareness and pol...

Do Good Intentions Equal Good Karma?

A boy once came upon a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. He sat and watched the butterfly for many hours. There was a small hole in the outer lining and the butterfly seemed to be struggling to make it through. If left alone, the boy feared there was no hope for it to ever fly. He decided to help it along and, with a pair of scissors, widened the opening to aid the butterfly. And just as he had expected, it finally emerged, but fell onto the ground, weak and with crumpled wings. The boy wa...