#1396 - Mechanics of Success # 4 Mechanics of Success & Victory

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In an address to the Indian Hockey Federation, Sadhguru decodes the mechanics of victory and success. He also narrates an anecdote from the Mahabharat to elucidate the importance of organizing one’s faculties in one direction to win any game. Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Welcome to the podcast,
0:39.3	Sadguru of Mystics and Mistakes.
0:46.3	Sadguru, how can I be focused on my goals without getting distracted?
0:53.3	Now, modern world is always goal-oriented in the sense we want to win the game.
1:01.0	Whether it's life or game, they're only thinking about winning.
1:05.0	I feel that's a big mistake.
1:11.6	If you, people don't win a game because they want to win a game.
1:16.6	Who doesn't want to win?
1:17.6	Everybody wants to win.
1:19.6	People win a game because they play well, isn't you?
1:22.6	Any team wins because they play well, not because they want to win.
1:28.3	Who doesn't want to win?
1:30.3	You know, we say in yoga, if you keep one eye on the goal,
1:35.3	you have only one eye to find your way.
1:38.3	That's not a good way to play a game.
1:41.3	It's better both your eyes are the king. The winning, the cup and the accolades are things which happen because we play a game well.
1:50.0	It's not because we want them, it'll happen.
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