The School of Greatness 965 Sadhguru on Creating Happiness & Ending Personal Suffering
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Jun 10, 2020 
Sadhguru, an influential yogi and visionary, delves into transforming our approach to happiness and suffering. He emphasizes the pitfalls of taking life too seriously and highlights how mindfulness can misdirect our meditation practices. Listeners are encouraged to rediscover the childlike joy we often lose in adulthood and to embrace personal agency in navigating emotions. Sadhguru shares insights on the significance of personal growth, the limitations of intellect, and the need for a holistic understanding of life for true fulfillment.
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The Seriousness of Existence
- Humans take their individual existence too seriously, forgetting their insignificance in the vast cosmos.
- This seriousness leads to degeneration, not growth, as they prioritize ego over life itself.
The Cobra Test
- Sadhguru uses the "cobra test" to assess people's claims of being meditative.
- Cobras react defensively to human anxiety, thus, remaining calm around a cobra demonstrates a truly meditative state.
The Power of Perception
- True knowledge comes from direct perception through our five senses, not just intellectual information.
- A child's attentiveness to sensory input demonstrates this instinctive understanding.
