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Sadhguru Books

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Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) is an Indian yogi, mystic, and founder of the Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization offering yoga programs and social outreach initiatives worldwide. He is known for his teachings on spirituality, self-realization, and inner engineering.

Known for: Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy, Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

Key Insights from Sadhguru

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The Nature of the Self

Before you can engineer your inner world, you must understand what the ‘self’ truly is. The word itself has become layered with confusion—people imagine they are the sum of their memories, emotions, and roles. But these are simply functions. You are not the body, though you inhabit it; you are not t...

From Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy

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The Mechanics of Life

Life is not happening outside of you—it is what you make of it inside. The mechanics of life, therefore, depend on how your inner instruments function. Your body is the outer shell; your mind is the processing unit; your energy, the driving force. Most people operate only the first two and ignore th...

From Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy

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1. Karma as the Mechanics of Action

To begin dismantling misconceptions, I invite you to see karma as a process, not a punishment. In the yogic view, karma literally means ‘action,’ but this action encompasses more than what you do with your body. Every thought you entertain, every emotion you generate, every intention you hold—they a...

From Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

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2. Conscious and Unconscious Creation

Most human beings live reactively. They are constantly responding to life’s stimuli out of habit, not choice. In this state of mechanical living, karmic patterns run the show. The true function of yoga is to bring your unconscious into consciousness, for only then can you stop manufacturing karma un...

From Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

About Sadhguru

Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) is an Indian yogi, mystic, and founder of the Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization offering yoga programs and social outreach initiatives worldwide. He is known for his teachings on spirituality, self-realization, and inner engineering.

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