#1487 - Take This Simple Step for a Great Year

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Sadhguru narrates the story of a washerman who wanted his donkey transformed into a human being, to explain why there is no limit to human potential. He also shares two simple practices that will outlast New Year's resolutions and deeply transform one's life. 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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0:37.8	People came, thrashed him nicely.
0:39.6	The man became totally bitter and dejected.
0:42.7	Oh, Guru said...
0:48.4	This happened.
0:52.8	There was a guru.
1:02.0	A man came to him and, uh, at his doorstep, he came and said, Oh master, I have a son who is 20 years of age. He's good for nothing, he's a donkey.
1:15.6	And this donkey, can you make a man out of him, something out of him?
1:22.6	The guru laughed and said, okay, bring your donkey. I will make a man out of him.
1:30.3	On the street, Adobe was passing.
1:34.3	For those of you who are not from Indian origin,
1:38.3	Adobe means a washman in India.
1:41.3	Traditionally, Indian washmen always used a donkey as a, as their pickup truck.
1:50.0	All their cargo or clothes were always transported on a donkey.
1:56.0	And he heard this. Wow!
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