Sadhguru(b. 1957)

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · IN

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About

Jaggi Vasudev, known as Sadhguru, is an Indian yogi, author, and founder of the Isha Foundation. He teaches classical yoga practices including kriya yoga, meditation, and inner engineering — a program that has reached millions worldwide. A prominent public figure, he advocates for environmental causes, particularly soil conservation, alongside his spiritual teaching. His approach draws on yogic and Shaivite traditions while emphasizing direct experience over scriptural authority.

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A Guru Always Takes You for a Ride2017

"In the Presence of the Master" is a series of stirring and insightful discourses given by Sadhguru. In his willingness to share, Sadhguru offers glimpses of the profound wisdom that is otherwise accessible to enlightened beings only. Offering the rare possibility to go beyond all limitations, a ver

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Adiyogi2017

Jil Delanis, a philosopher and world traveler, reveals the secrets to cultivating meta-awareness and prioritizing silence over intrusive thoughts. After seven years traveling the world alone, he was surprised to become a “stream-enterer”, which is the first of four stages on the path to Nirvana. Nirvana is not a physical place, but an inner state of consciousness that arises when we mature and awaken to our true essence. In this book, he outlines the fundamentals of meta-consciousness according to philosophy, religion, and modern neuroscience. Topics include: • five essential methodologies for living metaconsciously; • three pillars of permanent meta-awareness and their foundations; • insights on how our mental model of reality prevents us from perceiving and understanding the true foundations of life— including the fundamental flaw at the core of the very model. Jil also addresses one of the most important questions in philosophy: Is enlightenment real, or is it merely a myth—an unattainable ideal whose pursuit remains valid for the character it builds? Join the author as he illuminates the path to truly appreciating the present moment, unlocking peace, happiness, and success—regardless of the challenges that lie ahead.

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Death; An Inside Story2020

Death is a taboo in most societies in the world. But what if we have got this completely wrong? What if death was not the catastrophe it is made out to be but an essential aspect of life, rife with spiritual possibilities for transcendence? For the first time, someone is saying just that. In this un

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Death2025

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Yogi, mystic, and bestselling author Sadhguru provides a deeper understanding of death so that we can live more fulfilling lives. Death is an inevitable part of our lives, yet most societies have struggled to come to terms with it. Today, we continue to grapple with the endurin

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Emotion & Relationships (2 Books in 1)2018

Emotion “One can make any emotion into a creative force in one’s life.” – Sadhguru It’s not just poetic license that allows us to refer to emotions as “juicy”. In a literal sense also, emotions are a chemical cocktail that course through our bodies. But while we have no problems with pleasant emotio

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Enlightenment2024

Summary, Analysis & Review of Sadhguru’s Inner Engineering by Instaread Preview: Inner Engineering by yogi and mystic Sadhguru is a nonfiction book that explores the path to spiritual enlightenment, a state in which joy is constant. Human consciousness is like a machine. When people learn how to master their own minds and bodies as they do machines, they will have the ability to experience profound and sustained joy. Therefore, a person’s path to lasting joy begins with mastering their inner experience. To harness the intelligence of their own life force, people should tap into the wisdom of yoga and its time-tested principles. Yoga is a reliable method people can use to get in touch with their own transcendent and divine natures. Sadhguru’s spiritual wisdom is based on his personal experience. He began practicing yoga when he was 12 years old and living in Mysore, India. From that point on, he began noticing significant changes in the way that he experienced life… PLEASE NOTE: This is a Summary, Analysis & Review of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Summary, Analysis & Review of Sadhguru’s Inner Engineering by Instaread · Overview of the Book · Important People · Key Takeaways · Analysis of Key Takeaways About the Author With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience. Visit our website at instaread.co.

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Eternal Echoes: The Sacred Sounds Through the Mystic2002

‘Eternal Echoes’ is an anthology of poems penned by Sadhguru. Expertly expressing love, devotion, longing, struggle, seeking and bliss – Sadhguru’s poems are a true portrayal of the many facets of the master. Each poem is illustrated by a carefully chosen picture of the master himself, accentuating the mood of the poem.

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Inner Engineering2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thought leader, visionary, philanthropist, mystic, and yogi Sadhguru presents Western readers with a time-tested path to achieving absolute well-being: the classical science of yoga. “A loving invitation to live our best lives and a profound reassurance of why and how we

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Life and Death in One Breath2013

For ages, most of humanity has placed “life” and “death” at two ends of the existential spectrum – favoring one, fearing the other and continuously floundering between the two. Only when someone who has consciously traversed between both life and death offers to articulate some aspects of it, does humanity get a glimpse of what lies beyond the horizon of its normal perception. With his extraordinary insights, coming from a profound inner experience, Sadhguru reveals that life and death are, in fact, two sides of the same coin. It is only by embracing both that we can break the shackles of our selfmade struggles and be set free. In his own words, he says: “Death is a cosmic joke. If you get the joke, when you fall on the other side, it will be wonderful. If you don’t get the joke, when you are here you fear the other side, and when the other side comes, you just don’t know what it is about. If death becomes a laughing matter in your life, life becomes an utterly effortless process – there is no need to restrain yourself in the process of life; you can live your life absolutely, totally.” “The distance between your life and death is just one breath, isn’t it?” – Sadhguru

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Midnights with the Mystic2008

"With the elegance of simplicity, this book takes you on an exploration of consciousness that will shift you to a higher reality." —Deepak Chopra, New York Times–bestselling author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Constructed around a series of late-night conversations around a campfire between Cheryl Simone and Sadhguru Vasudev on an island in the middle of a Western North Carolina lake near her mountain home, Midnights with the Mystic is the most thorough exposition of the teachings of India's most sought-after mystic. Sadhguru challenges us to embrace the possibility that to each of us is available a higher realm of reality, a peak of consciousness—an entrée into the realm of freedom and bliss. Simone, an Atlanta real estate developer, was the typical baby boomer in search of an authentic spiritual experience. Professionally successful, yet spiritually arid, she discovered a way into what she was looking for in the teachings of Sadhguru. Concrete and down-to-earth, Midnights with the Mystic provides both an introduction to profound spiritual teaching and a personal glimpse of a charismatic guru. "If you read this powerful book, you will discover who you really are, who we all are." —Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God

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Of Mystics & Mistakes2012

“THERE ARE ONLY TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE: MYSTICS AND MISTAKES,” says Sadhguru, leaving readers in no doubt of the category to which they belong! That sounds damning. But mistakes can thankfully be rectified. And that’s the hope this book holds out to seekers. It reminds us that each one of us can make the journey—from confusion to clarity, from error to enlightenment, from self-deception to self-discovery—if only we choose.

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