#1427 - Why Did Jesus Say "Love Thy Neighbor?"

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Sadhguru clears the air about what Jesus really meant when he said, “Love thy neighbor.” 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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0:00.0	Welcome to the podcast,
0:09.0	Sadguru of Mystics and Mistakes.
0:16.0	Sub-Guru, why does Jesus say love thy neighbor?
0:23.6	Neighbor does not mean somebody who lives next door.
0:26.6	Whatever is right next to you right now.
0:29.6	One who is next to you right now is your neighbor.
0:33.6	If Jesus had said,
0:36.6	love somebody who is in the other side of the planet,
0:40.3	they would have loved them.
0:43.3	Going easy.
0:45.3	Your neighbor,
0:47.3	he is not good.
0:51.3	Isn't it?
0:55.0	This moment, whoever is next to you,
0:58.0	if you learn to love him,
1:00.0	you will become loving by your own nature, isn't it?
1:03.0	Yes?
1:04.0	Because this moment this person is there, another moment another person is there,
1:08.0	next moment an insect is there,
1:09.0	next moment somebody is there.
1:11.6	If you just learn to love anything that is next to you right now, your nature will become
1:17.6	loving.
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