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In the Lap of the Master is a special 2-day Sathsang on September

7-8th at the Isha Yoga Center. Stay tuned here for live text and
photo updates and follow @SadhguruJV for live tweets. You can also
join us for 3 delayed webstream sessions over the weekend.
Visit www.ishafoundation.org/live for more info.
Day 2
After the Home School students finished their performance,

Sadhguru spoke about the need for the necessary education before
one is empowered. He remarked on the way technology is being used
today, including the rather disturbing observation that cutting edge
technology is always first used in military. Our idea of competence
and capability is: How to destroy? said Sadhguru.
He looked at how technology today is a means of exploitation of
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everything we know. But science is a means of exploration which

needs to happen. People are too lost in technology and gadgets and
have lost their way of exploration, he said, and then spoke of
wanting to set up a science exploratorium.
Later on, during a few QnAs Sadhguru spoke about devotion.
Devotion is the power of inclusion, intellect is the power of
dissection. Devotion is inclusion, intellect is exclusion. Devotion is a
di!erent dimension of intelligence. What intellect can take 100 years
to know, devotion can know in a moment. But if you rev up your
emotion without a stable intellect you will go crazy. A devotee needs
a stable intellect and fiery emotion.
Later, he elaborated on Sanatana Dharma and what it means.
Dharma does not mean a religion or moral code, it means a law.
Sanatana Dharma means the universal law, which truly makes the
universe happen. Universal laws cannot be imposed. They are there.
If you are in tune, things are smooth. If not, there will be friction.
As the clock eased past 7, Sadhguru invited the participants to share
their experience of the past 2 days. Several participants came up to
the mike and relived the experience of the program.
Sadhguru then conducted a process with the participants, and said
to all If you are willing, if you keep yourself as an open door, every
moment of your life I will be with you. As Sounds of Isha sang
Yogishwaraya Mahadevaya, Sadhguru blessed flowers which
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brahmacharies distributed to the participants. With hands folded in

a namaskaram, Sadhguru walked amidst the participants, who
responded with reverence many with tears in their eyes.
Then Sounds of Isha began Alai, alai, to many cheers, and with
clapping hands, Sadhguru urged the participants to get their feet
moving and dance! As they danced to the wave, Sadhguru slowly
walked out of the hall, bringing a phenomenal two days to a close.
Day 2
The evening session of the final day began with a short video of
Sadhgurus trek to Kailash this August, and Sounds of Ishas latest
music video set to their hugely popular Alai, Alai. The Isha Home
School student band then took the stage, singing a song in gratitude
to Sadhguru the Beatles Jai Gurudeva and a beautiful rendition
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of Uyir Nokam a song written by Sadhguru and adapted by the

students. Uyir Nokam loosely translates as Lifes Purpose in
English.
Day 2
With the program coming into its final stretch, the participants are
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using the breaks to the maximum, and stocking up both in terms

of shopping and in terms of meditativeness. Some of the
participants got into whirlwind shopping mode and took a look at
Ishas many o!erings, from craft and food items to books and
magazines. Others spent the afternoon at the Dhyanalinga, Linga
Bhairavi and Adiyogi Alayam, meditating.
We caught up with Christian, a chef by profession, for his

impression of the past couple of days. Just to be with Sadhguru is
more than enough. He explained a lot of stu!, especially about
Kailash, and he gave us a very nice practice called yoga namaskar.
Im enjoying myself very much, and I look forward to finishing the
day that way.
Gayatri, another participant, was overwhelmed by the past couple of
days. This is the first time Ive come for such a big occasion. Ive
always dreamt of being in such a program, but never had a chance
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before. Sadhgurus grace is there all over the place. Yesterday and
today has been so wonderful and experiential. It is a di!erent feeling
which I cant express in words.
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Day 2
Looking at the significance of rituals, Sadhguru elaborated on how

powerful rituals can be, while at the same time, stressing the need
for absolute integrity in handling them.
Approaching dimensions of the beyond through internal methods
needs a lot of preparation, which is the best way to do it. But for
quicker dissemination, there are technologies that can be applied to
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many people, but these need absolute integrity. The more access you
have to another human being, the cleaner you have to be. If you
maintain a certain level of integrity, we can o!er you tools that can
touch peoples lives in a way you never imagined possible. Whatever
external activity you do in your life, it is meaningful only in terms of
how deeply you touch another life. Millions need to be touched
because nothing has touched them genuinely. They have been
touched only in passing. We want to open this up to many people.
He then opened the session up to questions from the participants,

which included queries on the mind, Shiva, and Kailash. In the midst
of an answer, Sadhguru asked participants who accompanied him on
the recent trek to Kailash to share their experience.
With that, the session is in break and will restart at 4PM. The
participants head o! to do their Shoonya, meditate at the
Dhyanalinga or do some shopping. Stay tuned for live blogging at
the start of the next session.
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Day 2
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Sadhguru began the session with a talk about experiencing things

beyond ones present level of perception. The quickest way is to
simply be burning intensity no thought or emotion. An easier way,
but not as good, is to maintain joyfulness every moment of your life
not because of something just simply.
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He elaborated on Sankeerta singing away with joy. Quoting the

famous author and playwright Somerset Maugham, Sadhguru says,
Love is what happens to a man and woman who dont know each
other. At some point they get to know each other and discordant
sounds come, he jokes.
He then spoke about devotees. You fall in love with Krishna, Shiva or
someone. Now you play the music on both the sides and it is always
the way you want it. And it gets better as you practice. After some
time it becomes so sweet it is a passage to the divine. If your
experience of life simply becomes sweet for no reason, you become
perceptive. Now the other side speaks.
He asked the participants to sit in groups of five, and each was to

make joyful sounds. A tune is allowed but no words. Soon after,
Sounds of Isha sang an upbeat bouquet of songs which brought the
crowd to their feet, and they danced in abandon.
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Day 2
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Day 2 began bright and early for the participants with a 5.30 AM
session of Yoga Namaskar in the Suryakund pavilion. Yoga
Namaskar nurtures the physical, psychological and energy
dimensions of a human being. Sheetal from Hyderabad described her
early morning session as an unexpected surprise. She elaborated,
I had heard of Yoga Namaskar from the Isha Hata Yoga School but I
was never able to learn it because it is not o!ered in the regular Isha
programs. So it was a wonderful surprise when Sadhguru told us last
night that we would be learning it. It was a great feeling today
morning at the Suryakund, getting some sun on our backs and
learning Yoga Namaskar which is an awesome stretching exercise.
After that we did Shambhavi which was also fantastic.
The morning session of Day 2 of In the Lap of the Master is about to
begin. As the participants trickle in after breakfast, they are greeted
with the Samskriti children singing the Guru Paduka Stotram.
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Day 1
The session comes to a close with Sadhguru promising the

participants an early-morning surprise tomorrow. The participants
will be taught Sadilaja an aspect of Upayoga.
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Day 1
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Sadhguru began his talk with an explanation of the 3 categories that

yogis are classified into in certain schools of yoga manda,
madhyama and uttama.
Manda means he has tasted the source of creation and known the
oneness. This is not about being peaceful or happy. It is about being
in a nameless state of ecstasy. But he is not able to keep it
throughout. He needs to remind himself. This is like the TV antenna
in the past. Whenever there was bad weather, you had to readjust
it. Madhyama means the inner dimension is constantly in perception
but they become disconnected from the external. They are in a
fantastic state within themselves but they have to be reminded to
eat and do other things. Uttama means a yogi is constantly in
perception of the ultimate and at the same time perfectly in tune
with the outside, to an extent where you dont know whether he
really is a yogi or not!
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Dattatreya
Sadhguru then spoke about Matsyendranath and Dattatareya,
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considered two of the

greatest yogis. He narrated
a story of how
Parashurama found
Dattatareya, and was
guided by him to salvation.
Later, Sadhguru looked at
what it takes to be in a
state where one is moment
to moment, internally with
that dimension which is
the source of everything,
and at same time,
externally in tune. He
spoke of the importance of
preparing the body, the
chemistry and the nervous
Parashurama
system. He elaborated on vaak shuddhi uttering sounds in a way

that is beneficial for you and explained that if one takes care of
sound, food, thought, emotion and sadhana for energy balance, one
can nurture a body capable of perceiving. He explained to the
participants that some of what they would be doing over the next
two days could also be maintained at home and help them become
more perceptive.
Images courtesy: Ravi Varma Dattatreya from Wikipedia Commons

Parashurama from Wikipedia Commons
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Day 1
The second session began at 6.20 PM with the participants doing the
Shambhavi Mahamudra in Sadhgurus presence. After an intense 21
minutes, Isha Samskriti gave a short performance of Kalaripayattu
the ancient Indian martial art. Sadhguru then led the participants
through the Bhutesha chant, and guided them through a process.
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Day 1
Between sessions, theres still a lot of action behind the scenes.
Volunteers organized into teams ensure everything is running
smoothly. The hall team tidies up and arranges the hall, the kitchen
team is running full steam preparing the participants meals, and
audio, maintenance, decoration and others are doing their job
quietly and e"ciently.
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Day 1
A Q&A session is next with
If you see everything

is your karma, you
will arrange your life
in a certain way
because you know
every action has a
consequence.
Otherwise you need
Sadhguru answering questions from

the participants. One of the
participants raises a question on
rape, a subject that has been
making the headlines over the past
year in India. Speaking about a
recent tragedy, the questioner asks
how someone can rape even a child?
Sadhguru explains:
India has largely been a selfmanaged country. We never had
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law.
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enough police for 1.2 billion people.

In the past and until recently we
were self-policed. Because of karma
what you do will come back to
you we self-policed. Today that is
being wiped away and we dont have enough police. For people
under 25 years of age, probably their mothers and grandmothers
never uttered the word karma in their presence. They have never
heard the word unless they attended a spiritual discourse.
Today, everywhere you go people are talking about economy. We are
reducing everything to a marketplace. At the economic forum, they
were referring to India as an emerging market. I said, dont refer to
people as markets. We are 1.2 billion people, maybe chaotic, but
vibrant. Once everything is a market, what you can buy you buy,
what you cannot buy you grab. When that is the case, such things
will happen. If you see everything is your karma, you will arrange
your life in a certain way because you know every action has a
consequence. Otherwise you need law. But every child, man and
woman cannot be managed by law.
In the next Q&A, Sadhguru explored enlightenment, ignorance and
knowing: There is no such thing as knowing. Either you come to
terms with your ignorance or you struggle with it. You dont know
the beginning, the end, or the middle of the existence. Your
ignorance is perfect. But you spoil it by thinking you know
something. You get trapped by what you think you know.
Ignorance allows you to explore
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Ignorance allows you

to explore
everything.
Enlightenment
means borderless
ignorance.
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everything. Look at your little

finger, the little hair on your finger,
the spot on your skin, the sky do
you know anything absolutely? You
may know the process of how
something happens. You may know
that water evaporates at a hundred
degrees, but why does it do that. If
you answer that I have another
why, and another why. We may
know how to use or conduct a few
things, but we really do not know the nature of the existence.

Enlightenment means borderless ignorance. When we say
spirituality, we are talking about an existential change.Most of
humanity has not experienced the existential. They are experiencing
the psychological and physiological. The psychological and
physiological are just an accumulation.
What you or everyone else thinks of you is of no consequence. It is
just psychological. It is not of existential relevance. If you think
youre something and everyone around cooperates, it is just one
kind of madness.
The session is in break and the participants will be joining Sadhguru
again at 6.15 PM. In the meanwhile, we bring you snapshots of
activity around the ashram and what it takes to create a joyous
experience for over 3000 participants. Stay tuned for the next
updates.
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Day 1
Sadhguru has arrived, and begins the program with a chant. A Kalari
performance follows. Next up from Sounds of Isha is a soulful tune
that epitomizes the seekers quest.
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With a few jokes about the audio, Sadhguru begins his talk by
explaining the need for a weekend like this. Those who are trying
to really grab life, they never really touch life because all that
happens is an emotional and mental rollercoaster, he explains. To
experience life, not as thoughts or emotions or situations around
you, but as the phenomena that it is, one needs a certain level of
relaxation. Relaxation will not come unless there is trust. Trust will
not come unless there is a certain pleasantness of experience. Lap of
the Master is to create that experience.
A little later, Sadhguru begins a process with the participants, which
includes the Butesha chant.
Butesha Yogesha Sarvesha
Maheshwaraya
Aumkara Nirakara Lingendra
Mukteshwaraya
Nagendra Neelendra Shivaya
Mahadevaya
Adi Anantam Janmanashanam
Trigunasamharam
Shiva Shiva Shiva
Mahadeva
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Day 1
Over 3000 participants have gathered from around India and across
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the globe to be with Sadhguru during this 2-day sathsang. The

volunteers are an equally diverse bunch, and have been working
around the clock the past few days to get all the arrangements up
and ready. Theyve done a great job and everything is all set for the
program to begin
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The most fundamental

aspect on the spiritual
path is to be one
hundred percent
straight with yourself.
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