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Why Isn't Everyone Doing This? with Emily Fletcher

105. Why Isn’t Everyone Living Their True Purpose? with Sadhvi Bhagawati

Why Isn't Everyone Doing This? with Emily Fletcher

Emily Fletcher

Education

4.9529 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

What if your purpose isn’t something you need to find, but something you remember by letting go of who you thought you were supposed to be? In this episode of Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?, Emily sits down with Sadhvi Bhagawati, spiritual leader, humanitarian, and longtime resident of Rishikesh, India, for a conversation that spans identity, dharma, devotion, service, and the quiet joy of surrender. Sadhviji shares her journey from a successful Western life to answering an inner call that led her to the banks of the Ganges more than three decades ago, not as an escape from the world, but as a deeper way of being in it. Together, they explore what dharma really means beyond career or calling, why success so often leaves people feeling empty, and how purpose emerges naturally when we stop striving and start listening. The conversation moves into the profound collective experience of the Maha Kumbh Mela, where hundreds of millions of people gather not around identity, politics, or achievement, but shared remembrance. Sadhviji explains how these ancient gatherings dissolve the illusion of separation and offer a lived experience of unity that can’t be understood intellectually, only felt. Emily and Sadhviji also explore the Vedic understanding of immortality, not as something physical, but as the wisdom of knowing yourself beyond the body, the story, and the personal narrative. They talk about releasing identity without abandoning responsibility, how service becomes effortless when it’s aligned, and why happiness isn’t something we earn, it’s what remains when we stop resisting life. This episode is not about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you already are. In This Episode, We Explore: • What dharma really means beyond career or productivity • Why success often fails to deliver fulfillment • Surrender as strength, not passivity • The Maha Kumbh Mela and collective remembrance • Identity, ego, and the freedom of letting go • Immortality as consciousness, not the body • Service as a natural expression of alignment • Finding peace without bypassing responsibility About Sadhvi Bhagawati: Sadhvi Bhagawati is a spiritual leader, author, and humanitarian based in Rishikesh, India. She is President of the Divine Shakti Foundation, Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, and a key organizer of the Kumbh Mela. She is the author of Hollywood to the Himalayas and Come Home to Yourself, and is known worldwide for bridging Eastern wisdom with modern life through service, devotion, and interfaith leadership. Where This Work Continues The themes in this episode — dharma, embodiment, service, and lived wisdom — are central to the work we do inside Level 3, an advanced mastermind designed to support deep integration, regulation, and spiritual leadership, with initiatory experiences that include pilgrimage in Greece. 👉 Explore Level 3: https://zivameditation.com/pages/nextlevelMORE FROM EMILY & ZIVA: •Join Ziva Magic: https://zivameditation.com/pages/zivamagic •Learn Ziva Meditation: https://preview.zivameditation.com •Free masterclass: https://learn.zivameditation.com •Get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: https://whythis.zivameditation.com •Follow us on Instagram: @zivameditation •Visit https://upgradedformulas.com/emily and use code EMILY for 20% off everything at UpgradedFormulas.comThese statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider if pregnant/nursing, on medication, or have a medical condition.

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0:00.0

Why isn't everyone living their true purpose?

0:02.0

The dilemma is that because we don't know who we are, people are searching, they're seeking,

0:09.0

they're looking for it. It's not about you. It's about that which needs to flow through you.

0:17.0

Even when it's not fun, when it's not romantic, when it's not glamorous, but when it's difficult

0:21.9

and challenging. We've got a lot of cultural projection of what our purpose should be. Sometimes

0:28.9

our darling is kind of amorphous like that. It's not always, oh, I am meant to be a speaker or a writer or a doctor or a this or a that.

0:41.2

Sometimes it's just, what is it that comes through?

0:44.3

So the first thing to do.

0:48.0

Welcome to why isn't everyone doing this?

0:50.3

Today's episode is for anyone who's ever felt the ache of success without peace or wondered

0:55.5

if the life they've actually built is the one they're meant to live. So my guest,

0:59.8

Sadi Bagavati Sarasvati, also known as Sadviji, is a spiritual leader who left her Western life

1:07.4

of achievement to live on the banks of the Ganges River in Rishikesh over 30 years ago.

1:13.0

She didn't walk away from the world because she was broken.

1:15.5

She walked towards something deeper because she was listening.

1:18.7

Her story of her awakening on the banks of the Ganges is one of the most wild tales I've ever

1:23.5

heard.

1:24.2

You're going to hear what happens when your identity falls away, how to remember who

1:28.5

you truly are, and why fear, anger, and division dissolve when we shift from seeing ourselves

1:33.9

as bodies to remember ourselves as a soul. So if you've been feeling overwhelmed with the state

1:38.8

of the world questioning who you are beneath all the roles and the personas or longing to come home to yourself.

1:45.7

This episode is not only a permission slip, but a map.

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