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The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

The Teaspoon, the Ocean and Aristotle

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

Sadhguru Official

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

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Sadhguru expounds on the various traps one gets into when using only the intellect to perceive life. He narrates a story from the life of Aristotle which reminds us that our thoughts, logic and intellect are not enough to know life in its immensity. For more Sadhguru's insights, follow him on twitter and facebook. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org  Sadhguru App (Download): http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: http://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

My name is Abilash. I'm an engineer. I was very curious when I first heard about Inner Engineering

0:07.2

online program because as an engineer I was taught how to engineer the outside world, but this program was talking about

0:15.8

how to engineer yourself and transform yourself. Then I was wondering how an online course can

0:21.5

transform me.

0:23.0

But as I went through the program,

0:25.0

even though it was online, I felt like I was in a session with something.

0:29.0

I could see improvement every day, every session.

0:32.0

My mind became calmer, my mental glitter went down. There are many online

0:35.9

courses to gain knowledge and upskill yourself, but this is the one program which can

0:41.8

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0:57.0

Register now at Sadkuru.org.

1:00.0

slash i.e.e.

1:05.0

e. My question is in the world of the mind.

1:10.0

I don't know if I'm strange but I think most people are like that.

1:14.0

We spend a lot of our energy in our life thinking about the other sex and sexuality and all that stuff.

1:21.0

I would likely hear something about this.

1:27.0

Nothing strange about it. It's just that your intelligence has been hijacked by your hormones.

1:34.0

It's not you, it is just compulsive behavior, isn't it?

1:42.0

When you are a child... compulsive behavior, isn't it?

1:43.4

When you were a child, it didn't matter what reproductive organs a man or somebody carries, didn't matter to you. The moment the hormone started playing

1:56.7

within you now you can't think of the world beyond that. Your whole intelligence has been completely hijacked by your hormones.

2:07.0

And you will see beyond a certain age when this hormone, the play of hormones goes down, once again it doesn't matter and you look back and see you can't believe

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