The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes Turn Depression Around #DailyWisdom
Nov 29, 2025
Sadhguru delivers a powerful message on shaping emotions for well-being. He discusses how strong emotions can fuel depression and emphasizes the importance of personal agency in overcoming past trauma. The conversation reveals that unhappiness is unproductive on multiple levels, advocating for a shift towards joy. Sadhguru highlights the contrast between the value of joy and the cost of being unhappy, encouraging listeners to embrace their potential for a joyful life.
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Emotion And Thought Fuel Depression
- Strong emotions and intense thoughts are prerequisites for depression to arise.
- If you change the direction of your thoughts and emotions, you can change your mental state.
Don't Reward Sickness
- Do not set incentives that reward being sick or unhappy.
- Instead, set incentives and practices that help you move toward wellbeing.
Actively Turn Your Mind
- Turn your mind intentionally toward helpful thought patterns instead of harmful ones.
- Use mental, physiological, chemical, and energetic means to avoid staying stuck in depression.