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The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

#1087 - Exclusive Episode - Difference Between Devotion and Addiction

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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Religion, Society & Culture, Science, How To, Life Sciences, Hinduism, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Education

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this video, Sadhguru responds to a seeker asking about the difference between devotion and addiction: "Addiction is usually to substances. Devotion is towards something that you hold -- you can only be devout towards something that you hold way above yourself."  Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:57.0

Register now at Sadkuru.org.

1:00.0

slash i.e.e.e.

1:03.0

e. Welcome to the podcast, Sad-Gour of Mystics and Mistakes.

1:17.0

Sad-Gour, what is the difference between devotion and addiction?

1:25.0

In devotion also, one is in a state where he cannot live without his object of devotion.

1:31.0

So what is the difference?

1:35.0

Addiction is usually to substances.

1:41.0

Devotion is towards something that you hold. You can only be devote towards something that you hold way above yourself.

1:49.0

Devotion cannot be practiced. It cannot be cultivated or cultured when you are overwhelmed by something or somebody

1:59.8

that you see something or somebody way above yourself far beyond yourself

2:07.0

naturally devotion comes very natural.

2:20.0

Addiction comes because you taste something and you like the taste of it or the experience of it, you want to do it little more and little more and little more after sometime you're trapped in it.

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