Sadhguru Says

We often see social media memes claiming to be quotes from one or another famous person. Sometimes those are correctly attributed. But often, the claims are false. The famous person purported to have made the statement was never recorded to have done so.

I will be presenting quotes from Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev which, I assure you, are real. They are screenshots from the Sadhguru Mobile App. In addition to presenting the quote, I will also share my understanding of what it means.

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Sadhguru says	What I understand from that
	We should become masters of our own lives. We know that good and bad things happen. What we don't know is the consequence of what is happening. Sometimes things happen which seem to be bad things, but in retrospect, those often turn out to be good things. We have to take the bad things that happen to us as lessons from which we learn. Those lessons make us better persons.
	Pleasure can come just from stimulating your senses. Joy is generated from within you and can flow outward to fill your entire being. Joy fulfills like pleasure cannot. If you do not feel joy, then you are only satisfying your senses. That makes you a pleasure seeker.
	This physical realm is naturally in harmony, guided by the script embedded within. This harmonious interaction between bodies is due to their natural give and take relationships. Humans, distracted by intellect, have lost touch with the embedded guidance and end up developing artificial interactions. When we allow ourselves to feel the guidance, our interactions become more harmonious.
	A reaction is compulsive. It is an unthinking knee-jerk action based on habit and conditioning. A response is well thought through and the action taken is the consequence of consciously deciding what is the best action to be taken at that time.
	As we grew up, we allowed external influences to determine how our personality was moulded. Some of it was the result of copying a role model while some was a defensive mechanism developed to cope with stresses. Knowing that you can determine what your personality should be, you can consciously work towards becoming a better person.
	Karma is determined by how attached one is to the action being performed. When an action is performed for personal or tribal gain, the attachment is strong. When an action is a selfless offering, there is no attachment. This is a very simple path to release from the cycle of karma.
	One does not need religion or lessons on morality to become human. One only needs to understand that we have become what was programmed into us by the surroundings we grew up in. When we realise that and revert to our true nature, then we can become truly human.
	Things do not happen at random. The things that happen in your life are for the purpose of helping you to grow. If you realise that, you will use those things to empower yourself. Otherwise, you may end up running around chasing your own tail.