By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Gnana does not mean to philosophise, gnana means “to know.” Unfortunately, philosophy is mostly passing off as gnana yoga today. Fundamentally, if you want to pursue gnana, you need a very alert, sharp intellect. Every day and every moment you must slowly sharpen your intellect to a point where…
Adi Shankara: A Spiritual Light
April 3, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru: Adi Shankara was an intellectual giant, a genius of linguistics, and, above all, a spiritual light, the pride of India. In the brief span of his life, he walked the length and breadth of this nation. Where did this energy, this zest and this wisdom come from? Shankara…
Begging: A Way to the Beyond
March 27, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation What does it mean to be spiritual? It does not mean you go to the temple and pray. That is not spirituality — that is highly materialistic. If the gods come down and openly tell you that they are not willing to meet any of your materialistic needs, most…
Can man and woman ever be equal?
March 20, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Question: Sadhguru, is gender equality achievable? When there are inherent differences, how can the two genders be equal? Sadhguru: I think in today’s context, we have misunderstood the word “equal.” Equal does not mean same. Equal means equal opportunity, equal regard, equal respect, but not sameness of action. If…
Annadanam: Be a Mother to the World
March 13, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Question: Namaskaram Sadhguru. What is the significance of annadanam? Why is it glorified in our culture? Sadhguru: Hunger can be a very debilitating experience. In this life, I am very well-fed. But for a couple of lifetimes, I have known hunger like very few people. Believe me, to be…
Women: On the Path of Freedom
February 27, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Indian spirituality has always been a rich mixture of men and women reaching the heights of their consciousness. A woman is as capable as a man when it comes to inner nature. It is only the peel, the body, which you call as a man or a woman. What…
Withdrawing from Activity
February 20, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation To seek the Divine, should you withdraw from worldly affairs? How can you withdraw from worldly affairs anyway? It all depends on what it is that you call worldly affairs. Is cooking your food a worldly affair? Yes. Is washing your clothes a worldly affair? Yes. You have to…
Mahashivarathri: An opportunity to experience the Divine
February 13, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation In the Indian culture, at one time, there used to be 365 festivals in a year. In other words, they just needed an excuse to celebrate every day of the year. These 365 days were ascribed to different reasons and different purposes of life. There were various festivals to…
The Nature of Shiva
February 6, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Generally, in most parts of the world, anything that people refer to as divine is always referred to as good. But if you read through the Shiva Purana, you cannot identify Shiva as a good person or a bad person. He is Sundaramurthy, but he is also the ugliest….
Love is all about you
January 30, 2026Sadhguru on the mechanics of an intoxicating emotion By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation There is a lot of emotion attached to the subject of love and lots of fanciful things have been said about it, but I would like to bring it down to the mechanics of love. For example, people are saying, “God…















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