Volume 8 / Issue 12 December 2019

to my Father
You never figured
the guile of this world.
But still served with
absolute devotion to all
you could.
You were always stumped
by the many things that
your children became
But did not fail to support
or celebrate their success
As a Husband, our Beloved Mother
said there could be no better.
Your innocuous Presence has been
Impressive

With Much Love,

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 EDITORIAL

Dear Readers,
Given the pace of today’s times, we are same evening as a dance recital by Radhe.
often waiting for the weekend to get Sadhguru also took on the bristling energy
away from the pressing demands of our of New York City as he conducted a “Mystic
careers. That begs the question, are we Eye” program for 5000 participants.
in it because we are dedicated to our
This month’s Mahabharat series delves
craft or solely as a means to procure a
into the mechanics of Dharma as
living? In this month’s Lead Article, “No
Krishna, a god himself, and Yudhisthira,
Weekend, No Life?” Sadhguru dissects the
a proponent of godliness, are chastised
TGIF phenomenon. He says of our jobs, “If
for certain acts and decisions that are
what you are doing is not your life, please
often perceived to be out of character.
do not do it. What you are doing must be
Sadhguru examines this more closely and
your life. It is your life!”
reconciles the assumed conflict.
Kangana Ranaut, who was alongside
On the Path of the Divine is a series
Sadhguru in Kashi, gleaned some pearls
devoted to the stories, experiences, and
of wisdom from the Master during their
backgrounds of our Isha Brahmacharis
conversation that traversed the Ganga,
and Sanyasis, and what it means for them
the impact of molecular structure on
to walk this sacred path of brahmacharya.
water quality, and the pitfalls in today’s
In this edition, Swami Devabahu
water management methods.
recounts his spiritual evolution, from an
Sadhguru’s calendar was chockablock energetic teenager to a “Blessed Swami,”
with events last month, both in India and as Sadhguru himself once referred to
overseas. In Delhi, he addressed senior him. Swami shares many poignant
personnel of the armed forces and made experiences on the way, including a first-
an impactful speech at the India Economic hand account of Sadhguru during the
Summit. The capital city also witnessed Dhyanalinga consecration.
the massive Inner Engineering Completion
Chocolate Chip Cookies – that’s hard to
program where Sadhguru initiated eager
say no to, for children and adults alike!
participants into Shambhavi, as did
Just add a dash of the trusted Sanjeevini
Toronto, Canada, a few weeks later. The
multigrain powder to the mix and
FBN 30th Global Summit saw Sadhguru
indulge guilt-free in Sanjeevini Chocolate
in Udaipur offering advice about business
Chip Cookies, knowing that we have you
and beyond to international and Indian
covered with delectable yet wholesome
business families. The audiences at the Isha
recipes, month after month. Enjoy!
Institute of Inner-sciences were blessed
with a rare Darshan of Sadhguru on the The Editorial Team

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CONTENTS

IN CONVERSATION WITH THE MYSTIC MAHABHARAT

Kangana Explores Ganga Part 60: Dharma – An Absolute

with Sadhguru 04 or Relative Truth? 08

IN CONVERSATION WITH THE MYSTIC Sadhguru’s Father, Dr. B. V. Vasudev

Kangana Explores Ganga with Sadhguru 4 Passes Away Aged 95 17
Toronto Blanketed in First Snow and
LEAD ARTICLE a Fresh Beginning 18
No Weekend, No Life? 6
SHARING EXPERIENCES
MAHABHARAT Tears of Joy 19
Part 60: Dharma – An Absolute or Relative
Truth? 8 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Isha – Program & Event Highlights 20
ON THE PATH OF THE DIVINE
Swami Devabahu 10 ISHA RECIPES
Sanjeevini Chocolate Chip Cookies 21
NEWS & EVENTS
Veterans of the Armed Forces Host ZEN SPEAKS
Sadhguru at National Defence College 14 Dropping Everything 23
‘There Is No Planet B’ – Sadhguru at
India Economic Summit 14
Delhi Revels in Sadhguru’s Magic as
the ‘Wave of Bliss’ Reaches the Capital 15
FBN Global Summit – Navigating
Paradoxes: Unconventional Choices
for Business-Owning Families 15
Dance Performance by Radhe Jaggi
in Support of Cauvery Calling 16
Diwali Alit with Sparkle, Joy, and
Free Tools for Transformation! 16
New York Revels in Meditation,
Wisdom, and Bliss under the Mystic’s Eye 17

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Kangana Explores Ganga IN CONVERSATION
with Sadhguru WITH THE MYSTIC

In the second excerpt from their recent conversation with Kangana Ranaut in Varanasi, Sadhguru delves
into the unique qualities of Ganga – historically, and to this day. He also explains how the molecular
structure and in turn the water quality changes depending on how you treat the water, and where today’s
water management goes wrong.

Ganga: Muddy, Not Filthy
Kangana Ranaut: Sadhguru ji, Ganga looks amazing,
like a huge force. But it’s also quite muddy; there is a
lot of filth in there.
Sadhguru: No, there is no filth – it’s just muddy.
But you need to understand that most of the
water that’s flowing in Ganga is coming from the
Himalayas. Because these mountains are largely
sedimentary in nature, Ganga carries an enormous
amount of silt. That is why the water is brown.
Because this river carries a maximum amount
of silt, the Ganga basin became so fertile. On this
alluvial soil, agriculture grew. Even today, in spite
of all the problems we have, thirty-three percent of
India’s agriculture is in the Ganga basin.
Kangana Ranaut: Because I come from the
Himalayas, growing up, we’ve had this spring water.
We’d go with our house help and actually get water
in mudkas1 from a waterfall and things like that. There
are so many stories about Ganga water actually
curing mild skin illnesses and infections. People also
say that if you bottle this water, it doesn’t rot. Also,
when we do pooja, we mix a few drops of Ganga
water into like a bucket full of regular tap water,
and apparently that also becomes holy.
Sadhguru: Not like that.
Kangana Ranaut: So, is it true that it can cure
illnesses?
Sadhguru: Yes, definitely.
If you do not know this, the East India Company
carried only Ganga water in their ships, no other
water. Because, for the entire trip of one-and-a-half,
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two months, the water would remain fresh.
Wherever Akbar traveled on his campaigns, he
always carried Ganga water for himself, and he was
not a Hindu by belief. In those times, maybe they
didn’t know the science of it, but in the 1800s, a lot
of research was done on this. They found that there
are some extraordinary levels of bacteriophages –
microorganisms whose food is bacteria. They are
eating up all the bacteria. Why this study came up
is, there were cholera outbreaks in the country.
In Europe, when cholera outbreaks happened in
one village, and the water got contaminated, every
village down the river would get it. But they found
that along Ganga, if one village or town got cholera,
even when they threw cholera-infected dead bodies
into the river, down the river, no one got cholera.
They were amazed, did some studies, and found
that there are such levels of bacteriophages that
especially cholera bacteria got eaten by them. So,
water becomes pure again – that’s one dimension
of it. Another dimension is this: the many tributaries
of Ganga are rivulets from the Himalayas. When
they are flowing through the rocks with a certain
force, something called implosion happens.
How the Molecular Structure
Decides the Water Quality
An Israeli company and a UK company have been
visiting us for the last three days, and they brought
their implosion machines. I have been looking for
this for some time, and now, we are putting it into
agroforestry and other farming methods. Implosion
is churning the water in a certain way, which
changes the molecular structure of the water.
Because the molecular structure changes, the way
the water behaves will change. This is why keeping
it in a certain kind of pot, like a copper pot, treating
it in a certain way before drinking it – all this is
mainly so that the molecular structure is suitable
for your system.
If you do not understand what I am saying, forget
this is Ganga – just go and touch river water with
your two hands and see how it feels. In Kashi, even
the tap water is Ganga; so go somewhere else,
touch the tap water and see. Go near a waterfall
that is falling with some force and touch the
water. You can actually feel with your hands that
the texture of the water is different. Particularly
near waterfalls, you will find that the water feels
almost a little silky, because the molecular structure
changes, depending upon what kind of situations
the water goes through.
For example in Mumbai, the water is pumped
through lead pipes, or today PVC pipes. It forcefully
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goes through let’s say fifty bends before it comes
to your home and drops out. Some studies say if
you take this water straight from the tap and drink
it, sixty percent of it is almost poisonous for your
system. But if you take it and keep it in the right
kind of vessel that is of a certain metallic structure
for let’s say two hours, and then drink it, all that
[the poisonous property] would have undone itself.
Whether it is here, in the mountains, or near the
ocean – the same water will be different, depending
upon what it is put through, what kind of force
applies itself upon it. All this changes the structure
of the water.
Water in the Spiritual Tradition
There is a huge culture of teerth here. Why do the
richest people in the country go to a certain temple
and beg for two drops of water that the priest will
put in their hand? Because it’s teerth. Because it has
been treated in a certain way. Whatever the deity,
the memory of that energy is in the water, because
water is capable of retaining memory. People want
to take in the memory of the Divine. There are any
number of stories of people in this country who
drank teerth from a certain temple, and their disease
went away. Some people may be dismissive, but
today modern science is clearly telling you what we
have been telling you forever: water has memory –
treat it well. Food has memory – treat it well. If you
don’t treat it well, it will not treat you well. This is a
simple way of saying it.
Dams Damage the Water Quality
These waters that flow through certain terrain also
have memory. Along the way, so many aspects are
there in Himalayas. But today, you dam the water
in two, three different places. There’s Tehri Dam –
almost all the water that’s coming here, except
what’s coming from Nepal, has all been dammed.
I think almost forty percent of the water is coming
from Nepal and Tibet and other regions – that part
is coming undammed. But now they want to dam
those rivers too, because they want to generate
hydro-electricity and all that. But once you dam it,
stagnant water is very different from the water that
is flowing through the mountains.
Unfortunately, we have done that. We should
have spared this one river, because at least in the
northern part of the country, Ganga is seen as the
very spirit of the nation.
To be continued.
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No Weekend, No Life?
Sadhguru juxtaposes today’s culture of living for the weekend with the unlimited dedication that his father
displayed as a physician in the Indian Railways.
Many years ago, when I was in the United States
for the first time, they took me to a restaurant
called TGIF. I asked them what it stands for, and
they said, “Thank God, It’s Friday.” They are living for
the weekend. If you suffer the week and live for the
weekend, that is a very measly life. How come you
do not enjoy the week – only the weekend? Simply
because a whole lot of people are doing things that
do not mean a damn thing to them. They are only
doing it because it is a way of earning a living.
Sadhguru’s Father: An Epitome of
Dedication
My father was a very ardent physician all his life.
He became a doctor because he lost his mother to
tuberculosis when he was four-and-a-half years
of age. There are very touching stories of how he
used to go to see his mother. She would put a towel
on his face and kiss him, because she was afraid
she would infect him. In those days, there was not
much treatment. So they just built a house for her
on a hillock, thinking that fresh air would cure her
tuberculosis. But she passed away at the age of
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LEAD ARTICLE
twenty-one or twenty-two – a young woman. This
was a very rich merchant family where naturally, by
the time you were twelve, you were into business.
Before she died, she told him, “You must become
a doctor,” because she felt, if some other kind of
doctor had been there, he would have saved her life.
So my father committed to become a doctor. And
at the age of twelve, when his father tried to force
him into business, he left his very wealthy family,
and studied outside on the streets. He excelled
academically and became a doctor. The first thing
he did was serve in the Mysore sanatorium for
tuberculosis. For three years, he worked in the
sanatorium for fifty rupees a month. He was that
kind of a doctor – totally dedicated. Later on, he
served in the government. His idea of success was
that you must become a doctor – if you are not a
doctor, you are no good for anything. At least when
it came to his children, this was the expectation. I
did not want to disappoint him later, so when I was
ten, I told him, “This is one thing that I’m not going
to be.”
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Career Choices Based on Social
Considerations?
All along, my father was always worried that I am
not getting trained for anything specific. After much
struggle within himself when I said “no” to being a
doctor, he said, “Okay, at least take up engineering.”
Then I said, “When I said I don’t want to be a doctor, if
you told me ‘be a veterinary doctor, be an Ayurvedic
doctor, be a witch doctor’, something – I would
consider it. But if when I say ‘no’ to being doctor,
you say ‘engineer’ – yours is a social problem. It’s
not an existential issue.” So he said, “What will you
do? You’re not trained for anything.” I said, “If I’m
not trained for anything, I can do whatever I want.”
"If what you are doing is not your life, please
do not do it."

I am not saying this with any disregard for him.
He was such a dedicated doctor, people literally
worshipped him wherever he went. I looked at his
profession with great respect, but not with regard.
I respected it immensely because it made a huge
difference for people, as I saw many times with my
own eyes. My mother would complain, because we
were always in those kind of stations where calls
would come anytime, even in the middle of the
night, and he would just go away. Any number of
times, he would be having his dinner, the phone
would ring, and halfway through the meal, he
would get up and go away.
My mother would beg him, “Just three minutes;
finish your meal and go.” But he would say “no” and
go away. And sometimes, he would come home at
2:00 a.m. or 4:00 a.m. in the morning. That was the
most impressive thing for me about him – this man
was committed to whatever he was doing.
Is Making a Living the Primary
Criteria?
This kind of commitment is what made me very
proud of him. But at the same time, he talked to me
in terms of how to make a living. “Become a doctor;
make a living.” I said, “I don’t want to make a living
like that.” Then he said, “Become an engineer; make
a living.” I said, “I don’t want to make a living like
that.” Then they said, “At least go to business, make
a living.” I said, “No.” I said, “Making a living is never
a concern for me.”
I traveled across the country on my motorcycle when
I was very young. I lived in the jungles by myself for
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weeks on end, survived in the forest, without any
outside support. I said, “I can live anywhere.” I did
not know what I was looking for at that time. All I
knew was I would not sit behind a table and earn a
living – that much was one hundred percent clear
to me. What I would do, I did not know. I just knew
one thing – I am here to live. Every living thing here
is here to live. Only human beings think they are
here for some other purpose.
Looking for Something More?
All other creatures know they are here to live. It is
just that, for them, living means eating, sleeping,
reproducing, and dying – their life is complete. Once
you come as a human being, you can eat as much
as you want, sleep as much as you want, you can
reproduce as much as you want – still, somehow
life is not complete. The life within you is longing for
something else. If that “something else” does not
happen, you feel incomplete.
Right now, the weekend people – those who live
on the weekend – ingest spirits because there is
not enough spirit in them. I am so loaded with spirit
it never occurred to me that I need any outside
infusion. Only those who lost their spirit have to
ingest spirits. They need a break – that is perfectly
fine. But it is very important that you do not make
this distinction between work and life.
Nothing but Life
If what you are doing is not your life, please do not
do it. What you are doing must be your life. It is your
life. Most of you spend more time at work than with
your family. So why is this not life and that is life?
Work is also life. This is one dimension of life – that
is another dimension of life. The requirements of
how to distribute time, how much of a break you
need, may be different for different people. If you
are at home every weekend, maybe your family
enjoys it. In another family, they may not want you
to be home every weekend. It varies from person to
person, from situation to situation.
It is very important to understand that from the
moment we are born until we fall dead, we are doing
only life, life, and life alone – nothing else but life.
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 MAHABHARAT
SERIES
PART 60
Mahabharat
Dharma – An Absolute or Relative Truth?
Is dharma synonymous with truth? Is one’s dharma an absolute law or is it based on the situation at hand?
And how does inclusiveness factor in? Sadhguru offers profound insights into the oft-misunderstood key
subject of the Mahabharat.
Yudhishthira: Righteousness above
All Else
Questioner: Sadhguru, you said that people
followed Yudhishthira because he is the king and he
is seen as the manifestation of godliness. But why are
people still following him after he made some crazy
decisions? And how come Krishna does not intervene,
or how come he does not ask Krishna for advice?
Sadhguru: You think they are crazy decisions? That
is a very bad judgment on Yudhishthira. Yudhishthira
is going by the law. He does not want to tell a lie;
he does not want to break the law. And he says,
“I don’t even want to be a king.” There is nothing
wrong with that. Had he always been aspiring to be
a king at any cost, and then he did not want to do
it, you could say he is crazy or stupid. But if he says,
“I don’t even want to be the king. I just want to be
truthful,” is he not a great guy?
There is nothing wrong with the man. But because
he is trapped in the compulsions of a certain action,
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he is made to look stupid, because the situations are
propelled by a predetermined force, and he does not
understand where it is going. He is just trying to be a
righteous man, and he does not fit in properly. That
is all his problem is. He did not make crazy decisions;
he made decisions that were honored in those days.
Even today, if someone gives you something that is
valuable to them, you will look at them with a certain
regard, respect, and reverence. Everyone looked at
him with that same reverence, respect, and regard.
Because they had their own compulsions, they raged
against him, but they knew he was right in many
ways. He was trying to follow what is written in the
scriptures to whatever extent possible for him.
Krishna’s Take on Dharma
Questioner: Sadhguru, when Duryodhana and
Arjuna went to Krishna to request his alliance,
Krishna sent his army, the group of people who relied
on him completely, to fight alongside Duryodhana,
the side which he knew for sure was going to be
defeated. What is his dharma as a king?
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Sadhguru: The dharma of being practical. Dharma they still stand in your way, what will you do? You
can be seen as an ancient law, or it can be viewed will remove them. Krishna has no qualms about
according to the current situation. You need to stating the truth. You will also do that, but you do
understand this before you make judgments. Each not have the courage to admit it now.
of the characters exists within you, and depending Even in the most hopeless situation, Krishna
on the situation, it can be decided which one should personally makes a journey from King Virata’s city
be enhanced in you. The Duryodhana in you, the back to Hastinapur. In those days, to make such a
Arjuna in you, the Yudhishthira in you, the Karna in journey of four hundred, five hundred kilometers,
you, or the Krishna in you – which one should be you have to be super determined towards your
brought forth. So, do not make judgments. Someone purpose – otherwise, you cannot make it. When
who looks like a fool may come out as winner in Duryodhana clearly says he will not give even a
the end. Someone who looks evil may come out needlepoint worth of land and they are hopelessly
as divine in the end. Someone who seems to be determined to fight, still Krishna goes there, risking
righteous may come out as all wrong. It happens his life.
every day in our lives.
First of all, you must see what Krishna’s stake is in
the whole thing – he has nothing to lose, nothing to
gain. He has a prosperous kingdom of his own; he
could happily live there. When the Pandavas talk as
if Krishna is their property, Krishna reminds them,
“I love Duryodhana and his brothers as much as I
love you, but I am standing with you because you
are truthful, and only as long as you are truthful. I
am not standing with you because I hate them and
love you.”
Now your question is, “He is the one who is telling
them not to be truthful.” Truth is not a verbal thing;
truth is an existential thing. For example, in the last
few days, there was a series of bombings across the
world, but there were no fatalities. Ideally, they want
to bomb a place where there is maximum human
concentration, so they can cause maximum damage.
The Mahabharat program would be a great target
in that sense, because there is a high concentration
of human beings here. When such an opportunity
is there, if they ask, “Is the Adiyogi Alayam full of
people,” what should I tell them? The truth? The
ultimate truth is to act out of your inclusiveness.
The question is, are you acting out of your
inclusiveness, or are you acting out of your
exclusiveness? That is what Krishna’s dharma is
about. If your intention and action are towards a
Had Krishna been a simple man, they would have
larger wellbeing, Krishna is with you. If your intention
captured him. Getting killed was considered better
and action are towards your exclusive wellbeing, he
than getting captured by Duryodhana. But he takes
is not with you. That is the statement he is making.
the risk, goes there, and still sues for peace. Though
Whatever happens, he is constantly trying to push it
he knows they are hopelessly determined, he still
towards inclusiveness. If anyone comes in the way,
tries to do his best. But when all attempts to sue
he is willing to do whatever is needed.
for peace fail, he is willing to do what he has to do,
Whatever morality you may have, ultimately, when unwaveringly. Others also want to do that, but they
things come to a crux in your life, this is what lack the necessary determination to fulfill what
everyone will do. If someone stands in the way of needs to be done, because they are more concerned
your wellbeing, you will talk to them; you will try to about their own thoughts and emotions.
shake hands with them; you will try to restrict them;
To be continued.
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 ON THE PATH
OF THE DIVINE

Swami Devabahu
Divine Arms

In this series, each month, one of our Isha Brahmacharis or Sanyasis shares their individual background,
observations, and experiences of what it means for them to walk this sacred “Path of the Divine.”
Here, Swami Devabahu paints a picture of joy and devotion, as he recollects his journey from his first
reluctant encounter with Sadhguru, to the swiftly sparked fire of brahmacharya, and many memorable
moments with the Master to this day.

There were two things that were unusual about
me when I was growing up. One – since I was nine,
the word “guru” stirred something within me. No
matter in what context I heard the word, I paid
attention to it. The gurus that I saw in television
serials like Mahabharata and Ramayana influenced
me a lot, and I grew up believing that gurus of such
caliber don’t exist in our generation. Second – I
would often go and sit alone on top of a rock behind
Malaikovil temple in Trichy for up to 4 hours. I used
to simply sit there, without much thinking, and I
would look at the road down below.
Otherwise, I had been leading a normal life of an
easygoing, rough, playful, and energetic teenager.
After clearing the Marine Radio Officer’s course,
in the interim, I found a job in a rice mill as an
accountant. It was a family business run by the
second generation of three sons. The father and
three sons, and perhaps also a few others in
the family, were Isha meditators. One day, they
asked me to join a small function at their house
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to welcome their Guru, who was coming to bless
them. “There were many who wanted him to bless
their houses, but he agreed to come to our house,”
one of the sons added excitedly. That was the first
time I saw Sadhguru.
First Prasadam
Dressed in an angavastram, I saw Sadhguru park his
Tata Sierra car, which was loaded with suitcases. Vijji
Maa and Radhe were also with him. How can he be a
guru? I thought, “He seems like an ordinary man with
a wife and daughter, and drives a car.” I had imagined
a guru to be dressed in orange – ascetic and saint-like.
So I stood there disinterested, away from the crowd
that had gathered to take his blessings. After a Pada
Pooja by the family, others took turns to bow down
at Sadhguru’s feet. Upon insistence from the family, I
too went and bowed down to Sadhguru. Since I was
the last to go, there was not much space around him,
and I had no choice but to put my forehead on his
feet. When I got up, I felt my forehead smeared with
the chandanam [sandalwood paste] that was offered
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to his feet during the Pada Pooja. Looking back, I felt
that was Sadhguru’s first prasadam for me, though
this meeting seemed inconsequential at the time.
The Fire of Brahmacharya
Whenever I had time, I used to enjoy sliding down
piles of dried paddy. One day, when I was joyfully
sliding down, one of the sons came around and
asked me if they could send me to the Isha Yoga
class. “It will settle your restlessness,” he said. Since
they took care of the class donation, paid for my
time off, and lent me their motorbike to use during
those 13 days, I happily agreed to sit for the class.
And my life changed forever.
As the class went on, I felt more and more exuberant,
and to express my utter joyfulness and energetic
state, every day, I took to the mic and shared
my experience enthusiastically. On the last day,
something phenomenal happened, and after the
Guru Pooja, uncontrollable tears were just rolling
down. Our teacher, who was also a brahmachari,
gave us each a flower before concluding the
class. When I went to receive the flower, I did full
shashtanga namaskaram to him, and he lifted me up
and embraced me. My tears overflowed and soaked
his white kurta. The participants, who had regarded
me as a spirited and vivacious youth so far, were
surprised to see me in that state.
The brahmachari’s energy, his way of being, had
made a deep impression on me, and I asked the
co-teacher, “What qualifications do I need to be
like him?” “You mean brahmacharya?” the co-teacher
asked. “Yes,” I said without knowing what he meant
by brahmacharya. “Willingness,” he said smilingly,
“that’s all.” Since then, the purpose of my life was to
take up brahmacharya.
I gave myself totally to the practices. The kriya used to
take me one and a quarter hours. But I became even
more efficient at my work than before, and therefore
had even more time to slide down the paddy – to the
disappointment of the owner! Though this simple
playfulness didn’t subside, nobody could miss the
profound change in me after the class.
Within a month, I came to the ashram for Vijji Maa’s
Aradhana Satsang that happened 11 days after her
Mahasamadhi. I had only seen her twice in my life –
once in the rice mill owner’s house, and another
time on the Isha Yoga initiation day. Many people
got up to share about Vijji Maa, and before the
satsang concluded, Sadhguru said, “We may not be
related by blood, but there is another kind of bond
between us. Please eat before you go.” Those words
penetrated me so deeply, and it strengthened my
determination to walk the path even more.
December 2019
In March, I did the BSP with Sadhguru. As soon as any
process started, I would burst into dancing or crying
– it happened on each day, for most processes. The
first day the volunteers tried to make me sit in my
place, but after that they left me alone. I heard later
that Sadhguru had told them to leave me to dance
or do whatever I wished to. After the BSP, I took an
appointment with Sadhguru, and asked him if I could
come for the teachers’ training. “You leave teachers’
training – I have some other work for you,” he said.
Till now, I am wondering what that work is! Anyway,
in that meeting I also asked him for brahmacharya.
Initially he tried to discourage me, but finally nodded
“yes,” to my joy. Within a month, I moved to the
ashram and was initiated into brahmacharya the
next year, in 1998. The Initiation day was one of
the happiest days of my life – I had been waiting so
much for it to happen.
Some Unforgettable Moments
Within a few months of moving into the ashram,
I was given the responsibility of purchasing items
for the Dhyanalinga construction and other ashram
materials. I was given the Tata Mobile jeep to drive,
and there were times when I drove up and down to
Coimbatore four times in a day. To save money, we
would load and unload the truck full of heavy items
ourselves. None among us can forget the intensity
and the struggle with which the Dhyanalinga dome
was built.
Dhyanalinga Consecration is one event that is so vivid
in my mind, it’s as if it happened yesterday. Before the
final part of the consecration could be completed, for
some fifteen days, we were in a state of limbo. Each
day, Sadhguru was looking at whether the situation
was suitable. Since we were not sure when it would
happen, we continued with our usual activities.
On 24 June 1999, I was out in Coimbatore to pick
up purchased items. As I usually did, at around
5:15 p.m., I called the ashram to ask if anything
was needed. Maa Gambhiri picked up the phone
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and said, “It is very likely the consecration is going
to happen tonight, and Sadhguru is meeting the
brahmacharis at 6 p.m. Come if you can.” I was on
D. B. Road, R. S. Puram, at the time. Since I could not
miss attending this meeting, I drove really fast, and
within 35 minutes, I was back in the ashram. I parked
the vehicle near Kaivalya Kutir and rushed to join the
other brahmacharis under the Shivalaya tree.
After a few minutes, Sadhguru walked in casually,
wearing his white kurta and jeans. “Today seems to
be a conducive day for the consecration,” he said. He
then gave some instructions on how we needed to be
inside the dome, and gave us each a jasmine flower.
After about 30 minutes, Sadhguru got up from the
Shivalaya stone, and walked away very slowly to
Shoonya Cottage. We all stood there watching him
disappear behind the leaning tree garden. It looked
as if he had merged into the twilight.
Sadhguru had said he might have to merge himself
into the linga, as a last resort to complete the
consecration. Thinking about that possibility, some
of us were finding it hard to control our emotions.
But there was work to do, so we all dispersed to
assume the responsibilities that were assigned to us
for the consecration process. A few of us knew that
Sadhguru could collapse at some time during the
process and would need to be carried to his house.
I was assigned this responsibility. So I was to keep
my vehicle ready outside the dome, and sit near
Bharathi Akka to keep a close watch on Sadhguru.
Around 6 p.m., I saw Sadhguru coming out of
Shoonya Cottage in his langot and a white shawl.
He was walking with two brahmacharis who were
holding fire torches on each side. Sadhguru first
went to Vijji Maa’s Samadhi stone and did some
process. As soon as I saw him coming towards
the dome, I went in to be seated. It was fairly dark
inside, only the Avudaiyar and Linga were dimly lit.
Sadhguru entered and jumped up onto the Avudaiyar
without any support. He then asked for water. I didn’t
see any vessel there and wondered what to do. In the
meantime, another brahmachari took water in his
hands from the Jalaseema and gave it to Sadhguru.
Sadhguru applied the water on his chakras and started
the process. He started from the top chakra, and after
locking each chakra, he pronounced the name audibly.
He almost toppled when he said “Anahata,” but got
back to his feet quickly. As he was locking the final
three chakras, he seemed to be in a lot of pain. Finally,
after locking the last chakra, he just dropped down.
Though I was to reach out to him immediately, I felt
empty and frozen in my place. There he was lying
on the Avudaiyar with eyes closed, and I was simply
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staring at him for a few moments. At that moment,
we saw his hand making some gesture. Bharathi
Akka understood and indicated for me to carry him
back home. That’s when I jolted to my senses and
rushed to lift him. While we were carrying him, his
eyes remained closed, and he was making some
sounds. I felt he was in tremendous pain.
We helped him sit next to the driver’s seat, and I took
the wheel. He rested his head on my shoulder as I
drove him to the Shoonya Cottage. While we were
lifting him to carry him inside, my shirt got stuck
around the gear rod. I had his shoulders in my both
hands, so there was no way I could free a hand to
release the shirt. I simply tore it off by force. When
we were inside, we headed toward his room, but
Sadhguru indicated for us to take him to the Shrine
(that was used for various preparation processes), and
there we put him on the floor. As soon as we left him,
he started to roll around in pain. I just couldn’t bear to
see him in that state, and with tears in my eyes, I left.
On the third day after the consecration, I was asked
to bring Sadhguru to the Shivalaya stone. When I
entered his room, I was so relieved to see him sitting
in his chair. There was no one else in the room.
When I went near him, he lifted his hand and put
it on my shoulder. His touch felt stronger than an
electric current, and I started to shake violently. He
understood and lowered his hand. Then I lifted him
by the waist, and brought him to his Sierra. As I took
the driver’s seat and started the car, I was overjoyed
to see that Sadhguru was curiously observing every
movement that I made while handling his car. This
was perhaps the first time Sadhguru sat in the
passenger seat of his own car.
After that day, I went into silence. I saw him again
only after seven days, as he was leaving for a
meeting in Salem. He was walking slowly, looking
tired, and unbelievably older – his beard had turned
almost grey in just ten days. But he was ALIVE!
From Pancha Bhuta Aradhana to
Kailash
In 2006, Sadhguru put me in working silence for the
next four years. The day I came out of silence, I was
asked to join a meeting with Sadhguru to discuss the
logistics of the first ever Pancha Bhuta Aradhana. At
one point, Sadhguru asked Swami Nandikesha, “Who
will take care of this?” Swami pointed at me. “Will you
be able to take care of it, Swami?” he asked me as if
he was not sure I could. I nodded and gave my best
to see that up to his last word, the instructions were
followed. After about three years of Dhyanalinga
activity, I moved to Akshaya (our kitchen) in 2013,
then to the Carpentry Department in 2015.
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In 2015, Maa Gambhiri asked me take care of the
cooking for Sadhguru’s group during the Kailash Yatra.
While in Braga, somebody told me that Sadhguru had
liked the cooking so far but wasn’t sure if the quality
would remain as good when we trekked up the
mountain over the next few days. “If I am alive for the
next fifteen days, I will keep the quality the same, if
not better,” I promised within myself to Sadhguru. And
the entire cooking team worked very hard to make it
happen. On the last day of the yatra, I was overjoyed
to hear that Sadhguru had praised the quality of
the food in the closing session. He even sent me a
message, “Many things have happened during this
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yatra, sometimes not the best way – but the cooking
part always went well. My Blessings to Swami and his
team.” Once again, I felt tears rolling down.
Sadhguru is a mother, father, friend – everything.
I can’t express in words how grateful I am to Him
for creating such a powerful consecrated space
for us to grow together. Each person here whom I
interact with in different situations – the sevadhars,
volunteers, residents, and brahmacharis  –
contributes to my growth.
The Last Breath
Two years ago, I went to Kayanta Sthanam
(crematorium) and spent a day there as a part of the
brahmacharis’ sadhana. I always had a subtle fear of
death, “How will I watch the dead bodies burn?” I
wondered on the way there. I don’t know how it
happened, but my fear of death just disappeared
after that day. I realized the only difference between
a living person and a dead person is the last breath –
the last breath is over for the dead person. That’s
all! Since that day, I consciously breathe, joyfully
waiting for my last breath.
This is an excerpt of Swami’s sharing. Read the full article
on the Isha Blog.
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Veterans of the Armed Forces
Host Sadhguru at National NEWS & EVENTS
Defence College

Delhi, 3 Oct 2019: The National Defence

College, which is the highest seat of
strategic learning for officers of the Indian
Armed Forces, hosted Sadhguru to mark
the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi. Sadhguru delivered a talk to over
one hundred senior armed forces officers
and civil servants from all over the world.
Following the poignant address, the
officers gathered for a customary photo op
with Sadhguru. Sadhguru left them with Sadhguru delivers heartfelt address to the officers of the
the message, “National Defence College – armed forces
an institution of great significance and
nations & braver women who chose to take on this most
eminence. It is my privilege & pleasure
challenging emotional role of being the wives of soldiers.
to be among the brave men of many
Blessings. - Sg.”

‘There Is No Planet B’ – Sadhguru at India

Economic Summit

40 countries. Sadhguru and Prakash

Sadhguru draws focus towards population explosion –
the real disaster
Delhi, 3–4 Oct 2019: The World Economic Forum's 33rd
India Economic Summit held under the theme “Innovating
for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the
World” saw the convergence of over 800 leaders from
Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change and Minister of
Information and Broadcasting discussed
ecology, Cauvery Calling, and Planet
Earth during the event. Addressing the
root cause of environmental challenges,
Sadhguru said, “We cannot control human
aspiration, but if we have sense, then we
could control human population. Reducing
human population should become a key
focus area for world leadership.” When
quizzed about how the private sector
and businesses can pitch in towards river
revitalization, Sadhguru said, “As the next
step in Cauvery Calling, we are working
towards converting at least 500 farmers
in taluks into agroforestry. If 54 industries
take up one taluk each, then this process
can be significantly accelerated. Once
others see the economic benefit, this will
become unstoppable.”

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Delhi Revels in Sadhguru’s Magic as the
‘Wave of Bliss’ Reaches the Capital
Sadhguru enables transformation for an eclectic
congregation of seekers
Delhi, 5–6 Oct 2019: October began on a high for Delhi,
as it witnessed the extraordinary convergence of over
10,000 seekers from 51 countries for the Inner Engineering
FBN Global Summit –
Navigating Paradoxes:
Unconventional
Choices for Business-
Owning Families
Udaipur, 16–19 Oct 2019: The Confederation of
Indian Industry which hosted the FBN 30th Global
Summit 2019 saw Sadhguru alongside other
distinguished speakers and drew 400 participants
from 37 countries, comprising of international
and Indian families. Addressing the audience on
“Discovering the essence of Indian spirituality,”
Sadhguru said, “If a dimension beyond the physical
becomes a reality in one’s life, then it is spirituality.
Spirituality is not about looking up or down; it is
about turning inward.” He said that the foundations
of wealth must be transformed into wellbeing for
the world around us. Once we accomplish this,
businesses will flourish through changing times
December 2019
Completion program with Sadhguru,
a rare opportunity to be initiated
into Shambhavi Mahamudra by the
Master himself. The 2-day program
marked the culmination of months
of relentless labor by the Isha
volunteers. Meditators from across
North India welcomed Sadhguru to
the capital, ushering in the Wave of
Bliss, thereby sowing the seed for a
more joyful and peaceful Delhi! The
transformative weekend progressed
under Sadhguru’s watchful eye,
as the participants went through
the program with impassioned
deference. The multicultural diversity
of the participants faded into the
background as they united in their
journey towards self-transformation,
with Sadhguru at the helm.
Sadhguru offers profound insight into wealth
and wellbeing
and terrains. Sadhguru also stressed on the need
for business families to be joyful and successful,
especially in today’s times. He closed his address
with the advice that, “Capability and competence
are not hereditary. It’s important that family
businesses start looking at family as family and
business as business. Who runs family businesses
should be determined by the brains, not blood.”
While in Udaipur, Sadhguru also soaked in the
splendor of the Pichola Lake with the majestic
Udaipur Lake Palace overlooking him.
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Dance Performance by Radhe Jaggi in Support
of Cauvery Calling

Radhe
enthralls with
Bharatanatyam
before Darshan
with Sadhguru

Isha Institute of Inner-sciences (iii), 25 Oct
2019: Sadhguru says the word “Darshan” means
“to behold.” Blessed was the audience at the
iii for they had the rare opportunity to bask in
Sadhguru’s presence and energy during this
special Darshan. The Darshan with Sadhguru was
preceded by an aarti at the Abode of Yoga and
was followed by dinner.
Earlier in the evening, Radhe Jaggi mesmerized the
audience with her Bharatanatyam artistic genius.
Her performance was part of a fundraising initiative
for Cauvery Calling, a first-of-its-kind campaign
that aims to revitalize Cauvery River and transform
the lives of 84 million people. Radhe’s stage show,
replete with grace and agility, was akin to the
effortlessly meandering Cauvery.

Diwali Alit with Sparkle, Joy, and Free Tools for

Transformation!

26 Oct 2019: Sadhguru ushered

in the Festival of Lights with the
message, “We definitely need light
around us, because without light,
we are quite helpless. But the
most important thing is that light
arises within you.” He elaborated
that light signifies clarity, and in
the absence of clarity every simple
situation is bound to become an
entanglement. “With absolute clarity,
one’s liberation is total.” In an effort
Sadhguru delves into the spirit of Diwali by offering Inner
to bring inner clarity to the masses,
Engineering Online for free to all
Sadhguru offered a life-transforming
Diwali gift: Inner Engineering Online,
absolutely free on the day of Diwali around the world, as soon as the announcement started doing
and the days before and after Diwali. the rounds on social media. Over 740,000 people enrolled in a
Sadhguru’s gift was eagerly received span of just three days to start on their inward journey.

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New York Revels in Meditation, Wisdom, and
Bliss under the Mystic’s Eye

Sadhguru
graces New
York City with
his powerful
presence

Hulu Theater, New York, 3 Nov 2019: Spirituality
permeated New York City as 5000 eager “Mystic
Eye” participants made a beeline to bask in
Sadhguru’s presence at Hulu Theater in Madison
Square Garden. Sadhguru implored the attendees
to explore life’s deepest questions whilst guiding
them towards the possibility of a natural state
of freedom, love, and limitless joy. Addressing a
packed auditorium for a full six hours, Sadhguru
had the participants rapt in attention as he
discussed a rational approach to life and the world,
and then engaged them in deep meditation.
“Mysticism is a perceptional inquiry of experiencing
that which is existentially true. Intellectual inquiry
is a psychological exercise – it could be unrelated to
the existential,” he said. The evening with Sadhguru
concluded in true New York style with Sadhguru
obliging to sign autographs for his zealous fans.

Sadhguru’s Father,
Dr. B. V. Vasudev
Passes Away Aged 95

Mysuru, 8 Nov 2019: Dr. B. V. Vasudev,

Sadhguru's father and an accomplished physician,
passed away due to age-related illness. His last
rites were performed at Chirashantidhama in
Gokulam, Mysuru, on 9 November, followed by the
Kalabhairava Karma ritual on 11 November at the
Isha Yoga Center. Sadhguru could not attend the
Kalabhairava Karma, as he was away in the US. In
what is yet another testimony to his unwavering
commitment to his engagements, Sadhguru set Sadhguru loses father, pens heartfelt tribute
aside his personal bereavement to be present for
Inner Engineering participants on initiation day.
the mega Inner Engineering Completion program
His father, a devout doctor in his time, inspired
in Toronto. He posted a message that although he
Sadhguru to pen a fitting tribute upon his passing
regrets being absent for his father’s Kalabhairava
(see front cover).
Karma, he had to honor his commitment to the

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 Toronto Blanketed in First Snow and
a Fresh Beginning

Toronto, 10–11 Nov 2019:

The first snow of the season
descended upon Toronto as
Sadhguru reached the city for
the mega Inner Engineering
Completion program. The
sophisticated and vivacious
inhabitants of the city turned
up in full fervor for the weekend
with Sadhguru. Not ones to
miss out on this once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity of being in
the presence of the Master and
going through a life-transforming
program, over 2500 Torontonians
flocked to the venue to go
through the program and reshape
Sadhguru forges new lease of life for 2500 seekers with themselves at Sadhguru’s hands.
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Tears of Joy
A Poem SHARING
EXPERIENCES

Who is the one in front of me

Is it him or her, is it we
Who is the one I’m hugging tight
Why am I crying so much
Why am I feeling so light
Why all this giggling with glee
I try to release but I can’t flee
Tears of joy and much much more
I can’t open my eyes
In myself I cannot store
The more I surrender
The more I cry
Some bitter sweetness
To stop it I cannot even try
Huge, Abundant and Flowing
I can’t hide it
It keeps on showing and growing
Who is it in front of me
Is it you or them?
BSP...

- Mary, Isha volunteer, Lebanon

Bhava Spandana Program (BSP) is an advanced meditation program designed by Sadhguru that provides the
opportunity to go beyond the limitations of body and mind and experience higher levels of consciousness.

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 UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Date Program Place Contact

Isha Rejuvenation,
2–8 Isha Yoga Center, 0422-2515464
Ayur Sampoorna
Dec 2019 Velliangiri Foothills, isharejuvenation@ishafoundation.org
Coimbatore – India
Isha Yoga Center,
3–6 83000 93555
Shoonya Intensive Velliangiri Foothills,
Dec 2019 iycprograms@ishayoga.org
Coimbatore – India
Isha Yoga Center,
4–7 Inner Engineering 94890 45164
Velliangiri Foothills,
Dec 2019 Retreat ieretreat@ishafoundation.org
Coimbatore – India
7–8 Isha Life Health Solutions, 70101 58845
Sunetra Eye Program
Dec 2019 Chennai – India programs@ishalife.org
Isha Rejuvenation,
Isha Yoga Center, 0422-2515466
8 Dec 2019 Holistic Cancer Clinic
Velliangiri Foothills, op.rejuvenation@ishafoundation.org
Coimbatore – India
8–28 Isha Life Health Solutions, 99626 00735
Hatha Yoga 21 Days
Dec 2019 Chennai – India programs@ishalife.org
Isha Yoga Center,
Yantra Ceremony 84484 47708
11 Dec 2019 Velliangiri Foothills,
with Sadhguru yantra@lingabhairavi.org
Coimbatore – India
Isha Yoga Center,
11 Dec 2019
Shivanga Sadhana Velliangiri Foothills, 83000 83111
(culmination:
Initiation (Gents) Coimbatore & local info@shivanga.org
23 Jan 2020)
centers – India
Isha Rejuvenation,
Joint and
14–20 Isha Yoga Center, 0422-2515464
Musculoskeletal
Dec 2019 Velliangiri Foothills, isharejuvenation@ishafoundation.org
Disorders Treatment Coimbatore – India
Guru Pooja Training – Isha Yoga Center,
17–20 83000 93555
Ashram (Tamil & Velliangiri Foothills,
Dec 2019 Iycprograms@ishayoga.org
English) Coimbatore – India
Inner Engineering AM Jain College,
21–22 83000 37000
Completion with Meenambakkam,
Dec 2019 sadhguru-in-chennai@ishayoga.org
Sadhguru Chennai – India
Isha Rejuvenation,
21–23 Dec Isha Yoga Center, 0422-2515647
Ayur Rasayana
2019 Velliangiri Foothills, isharejuvenation@ishafoundation.org
Coimbatore – India
Isha Rejuvenation,
24 Dec– Isha Yoga Center, 0422-2515647
Yoga Marga
13 Jan 2020 Velliangiri Foothills, isharejuvenation@ishafoundation.org
Coimbatore – India
Isha Yoga Center,
30 Dec– Inner Engineering 94890 45164
Velliangiri Foothills,
2 Jan 2020 Retreat ieretreat@ishafoundation.org
Coimbatore – India

Current at the time of print, however subject to change. For full program schedules and updates, please visit
www.ishaYoga.org/Schedule/Yoga-Programs
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Sanjeevini Chocolate Chip Cookies
ISHA RECIPE

INGREDIENTS METHOD

(Makes 20 cookies) 1. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Line a large
75 g butter (unsalted) baking pan with baking sheet, grease it lightly and
set it aside.
150 g jaggery/country sugar/organic cane sugar
2. Cream the butter with jaggery, vanilla essence,
100 g whole wheat flour
ginger powder, and baking soda.
100 g Sanjeevini1 powder (or any other
millet powder) 3. For the egg substitute, in a separate bowl, mix the
all-purpose flour, milk, vegetable oil, and baking
75 g chocolate chips powder to a smooth paste. Add to the creamed
2 tbsps. dry ginger powder mixture.
½ tsp. baking soda 4. Sift the whole wheat flour and Sanjeevini powder
through a fine mesh metal strainer. Mix both well.
A few drops vanilla essence
1 pinch of salt 5. Add the flour–powder mix and salt to the existing
mixture and combine it thoroughly.
6. Add the chocolate chips and fold them in carefully.
Egg substitute:
7. Take cookie-sized bits of dough and form balls,
2 tbsps. all-purpose flour
flatten them with the palm of your hand, and place
2 tbsps. milk them on the baking sheet.
½ tsp. vegetable oil 8. Bake the cookies at 180 degrees Celsius for about
½ tsp. baking powder 9 minutes. Take them out when they are golden
brown. Take care not to overbake them.
9. Let them cool on the baking pan for 20 minutes, then
transfer them to an air-tight cookie jar.

1
Sanjeevini is a nutritious multi-grain mix with millets,
grams, and spices available at Ishashoppe.com

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