The Resilient Mind Is Searching for Your Purpose Making You Miserable? - Sadhguru
Jan 30, 2026
Sadhguru, founder of the Isha Foundation and renowned Indian yogi and author, shares perspectives on purpose, inner joy, and how inward practices reshape energy. He guides a simple breath experiment, critiques overreliance on intellect, and explores how automation and AI could free humans for deeper growth. The conversation highlights effortful inner work, trauma’s turning points, and a practical 21-minute practice.
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Make Inner Joy Self-Starting
- Inner experiences arise from within you and should be on "self-start" rather than dependent on external events.
- If your joy depends on outside happenings, being happy becomes a remote possibility.
Breath Shift Experiment Reveals Energy Change
- Sadhguru runs a breathing posture experiment showing how a tiny hand position change shifts lung expansion and alters breath quality.
- He uses this to illustrate how small bodily adjustments change life energies and internal experience.
Invest 32 Hours To Learn Your Inner Mechanics
- Invest focused time in understanding your inner mechanics; Sadhguru suggests about 32 hours of orientation called Inner Engineering.
- Complement that with a short daily practice (around 21 minutes) to make inner wellbeing reliable.
