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On this Spot, Sadhguru urges us to consider the briefness our lives, go beyond the limitations
we unconsciously create for ourselves, and live our life to the fullest. He says, If you shift
from unwillingness to willingness, from inertia to effervescence, your life will become joyful;
your journey will become effortless.

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If all of us do the best

Wherever I go for our events and programs, it is such a joy for me to see
we can at any given
people crossing their limitations to make things happen. Human beings
moment, thats good
who do not break their self-created boundaries will remain trapped in
them. Breaking your limitations is an essential part of your spiritual enough as human

growth. This spiritual process is not based on a scripture, philosophy, or beings.

dead tradition it is a living thing. You have to live it every day. I do not
want you to miss this possibility because you are getting caught up in
day-to-day situations or issues with other people. If you want to move
forward in life, it is important to constantly keep account of your growth Sadhguru
ideally every day, but at least weekly once or monthly once. Ask Todays Mystic Quote

yourself, Am I getting better? Am I a little more joyful? Have I grown a

little more compared to the way I was yesterday?

People keep close account of their

money. It is only a transactional tool
you cannot take it with you when you
It is time to stop die. The most precious thing you have is
blaming or trying to that you are alive right now. If that is
the case, is it not worthwhile to keep
fix others. Instead, account of where you are going in life, if
you are improving yourself or you are
you should grow to regressing? You do not regress because
of what someone else does to you. No
your full potential.
one can do anything to you within you.
Your boss or your family can make your
life a little difficult on the outside. That
means they give you more exercise
thats all. This should only make you stronger. You should at least be as
smart as this smart ass let me tell you the story.

One day, an ass or a donkey past his prime slipped and fell into a well.
The well had gone dry and was not too deep, but the donkey could not get
out. It started braying from down there piteously. A few villagers and the
owner came and saw what happened. The donkey kept screaming,
wanting to get out, fearing for its life. People said, This stupid donkey
will go on screaming. It is already old and of no use we can neither put
it to work nor sell it. Anyway we wanted to close the well. Lets do it
now. So they decided to close the well and bury the donkey alive. They
started throwing earth into the well. Every time a basketful of earth fell
on its back, the donkey shook it off and stepped on top of the pile. As the
earth gathered, it kept coming higher up. The moment they filled up one
side of the well, it walked out. The villagers thought, Wow, this is a real
smart ass. In appreciation, the owner went and tried to hug the donkey.
It kicked him straight in the face and ran away to freedom.

No matter what someone throws at you, you must make the best out of it
this is spiritual process. A mango tree, which does not even have a
brain like you, can make mud into mangoes and sweetness. Plants can
make filth into flowers and fragrance. You should be able to make
something beautiful out of whatever comes your way. If you are able to
do that, that shows who you are. The biggest problem on the planet has
been that if small things go wrong, people blame it on the small guy
(someone else). If big things go wrong in their lives, they blame it on
the big guy (God). They themselves do not seem to be responsible for
anything. It is time to stop blaming or trying to fix others. Instead, you
should grow to your full potential.

Seeking something that can only

happen within you outside in the world
is the most foolish thing to do. To find
If you want your peace and joy, people are looking up. To
sadhana to be find wellbeing, they are looking all over
the world. Only when you turn inward,
successful, you need will it happen. Your sadhana is a
scientific approach to both your
to free your mind immediate inner wellbeing and your
ultimate wellbeing. If you want your
from unnecessary sadhana to be successful, you need to
junk. free your mind from unnecessary junk.
With the initiation into Shambhavi, you
got the right seed. It is up to you to
cultivate the soil. Even the most
fantastic seed will not sprout if you put
it on a rock. If you keep collecting other peoples garbage, it will not
allow anything to sprout. Modern times are such that most people have
too much trash in their heads to realize the immense possibility of what
is being offered to them. I do not want you to waste your life, not
realizing this possibility.

One way to reduce mental distractions is to drop the gossip. In Kannada,

there is a saying that if someone creates some nasty karma, people who
keep talking about it will get it. The person who did it may have forgotten
about it. But people who keep talking about it will get it because it
occupies their minds. These are simple things to remember when living
and working with other people. You may have heard this story about
Socrates, who was considered to be phenomenally wise, even in his
lifetime. One day, someone came up to him and said, I want to tell you
something about Diogenes. Socrates said, I have a simple principle.
Whatever you want to say, you must put it through the triple filter. The
man asked, What is this triple filter? Socrates said, First thing
whatever youre going to tell me now, have you ascertained the truth?
The man said, No. Someone just told me this. Socrates said, So it
doesnt pass the first filter. The second filter is, is it something nice?
No, quite the contrary thats why I want to tell you this. Socrates
said, Then it doesnt pass the second filter either. Is it something
useful? The man said, No, I dont think its useful. I just want to tell
you this. Socrates said, That means it doesnt pass any of the filters.

Put these three filters on your mind: If someone wants to tell you
something, have they made sure that it is the absolute truth? Is it
something good about someone? Is it useful? If, from whatever others
want to tell you or what you want to tell someone else, you filter out
everything that does not meet these three criteria, you will have a lot of
space in your mind to do useful, wonderful, and spiritual things. If you
fill yourself with unfiltered information, you will always be busy with
junk, whether it is someone elses or your own. You should never take
pleasure in someone elses problems by gossiping about them. You could
make it a rule for yourself to not speak about anyone when that person is
not face-to-face with you.

Do not waste your energy mulling over

I do not want you to
waste your life, not
realizing this
possibility.
keep doing something with tremendous intensity and involvement, your
capacity will only increase.
things that someone said or did. Most of
you are not in a state of mind where, if
you close your eyes, the world is gone in
your experience. If that is the situation,
the best thing is to expend yourself in
such a way that there is simply no
energy left for anything that is not
necessary for your wellbeing. It is better
to die of exhaustion than of boredom,
laziness, resentment, or misery. The
fact that you are aging does not mean
you have to reduce your activity. If you

One day, a young cowherd went into the forest to graze his cows. While
there, a cow delivered a calf. For the first time, he witnessed a birth.
Suddenly, there was this little piece of life it was a miracle to him. He
felt such a deep sense of love and compassion for the calf that he picked
it up and hugged it. And since it could not walk, he carried it on his
shoulders back home. The next day, when he went to the forest with his
cows, again he carried the calf on his shoulders, and he continued to do
so every day. Over time, the little calf grew into a big bull. As its weight
increased, the mans strength also increased. By the time he walked
around carrying a full-grown bull on his shoulders, everyone in town
thought he was a superman. I want to see supermen and -women like
that everywhere. You should not put a limit on what you can do. Let us
see where life puts a limit. Human beings who put limits upon
themselves cannot create anything big.

It is important that you use your life to the fullest, in every possible way.
This is such a brief life why waste your time on things that are not
worthwhile? Either you must do something for your inner wellbeing, or
you must be doing something that is useful for people around you. If the
moment you hit the pillow, you fall asleep instantly because you have
spent all your energy for the day, whatever sadhana you do will become
many times more effective. Do not sit around thinking about what to do
and what to avoid. If you shift from unwillingness to willingness, from
inertia to effervescence, your life will become joyful; your journey will
become effortless. And when it is time to die and you look back, you will
see you have lived a spectacular life. It is very important to me that this
happens for you. Become spectacular and light up the world. I shall burn
with you.

Love & Grace,

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