The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes Competition or Competitiveness ? #DailyWisdom
Nov 22, 2025
Sadhguru shares insights on the importance of owning your day and discusses how joy fuels performance. He challenges the belief that competition is necessary for success, arguing instead that a joyful mindset allows for full potential to shine. The conversation highlights that personal growth and maximizing one's capabilities matter more than external rivalry. Ultimately, Sadhguru suggests that in a society filled with joy, competition fades away, and everyone strives to do their best naturally.
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Competition Reflects Joylessness
- Sadhguru observes that competition means our life becomes about others instead of ourselves.
- He argues joyful societies remove the need for competition because people naturally fulfill their potential.
Focus On Your Full Potential
- Explore your potential to the fullest rather than racing others, Sadhguru advises.
- Focus on doing your best because that's the only thing you can truly do.
Joy Removes The Need To Compete
- Sadhguru links the presence of competition to societies that lack joy and exuberance.
- He suggests that if people were joyful, competition wouldn't be necessary because they'd naturally give their best.