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Who Is Sadhguru? | PBD Podcast #778

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Apr 16, 2026
Sadhguru, an Indian mystic and founder of the Isha Foundation, shares perspectives from yoga, inner well-being, and large-scale social work. He talks about mortality and urgency, why inner peace must come first, the difference between intellect and living intelligence, and practical actions from personal transformation to ecological initiatives.
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INSIGHT

Big Goals Require Urgent Pace

  • Time is scarce for big aims and abundant for small tasks.
  • Sadhguru argues that if you want to explore full human potential you must move fast because even a hundred years is too short.
ANECDOTE

The 25 Year Ecstasy That Started A Mission

  • At 25 Sadhguru experienced hours of ecstatic, nonordinary consciousness that transformed his priorities.
  • He planned to make humanity blissful in 2.5 years, later accepting he'll 'die a blissful failure' after decades of work reaching billions.
ADVICE

Never Look Up Or Down On People

  • Never look up to or down on anyone; treat people level to avoid exaggerated positives or negatives.
  • Sadhguru taught his daughter to view people evenly so she navigates life effortlessly.
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