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After reading this, I went into a flashback to the day when I was sitting on the stairs during the satsang as a volunteer and that guided meditation.

After the initial instructions I totally gave in to the process, and after that, I don’t know what happened. I was sitting there still... for how long, I don’t know.

There were two or three flies moving around my face. I was aware of them, but they were not bothering me at all. I stayed still there.

After some time, I opened my eyes with a little effort and saw my mother standing below the staircase. The other volunteers were putting up the hall, and she looked a little confused and worried about me. Just one look at her brought me out of that state.

What I felt after that, I still cannot fully articulate.

My whole body was filled with a certain kind of pleasantness. Even if I was sitting, it felt as if I was simply lying down in deep ease. I was not feeling thirsty. I was not feeling hungry. I was just enjoying that state.

It lasted for a few days strongly, and then slowly daily routine started again, but still I remained in a very pleasant state for almost 3–4 months, I guess.

Even now, sometimes when I focus on that memory, I can feel traces of it.

Since then, my awareness has improved a lot. The same simple things now look so deep and intense to me. People around me often wonder why such ordinary things affect me so profoundly.

I can focus much better in my work and other things if I consciously pay attention. Otherwise, I usually remain less bothered about what is happening around me.

I still don’t know exactly what happened to me that day... but something definitely changed.

They gave up on conventional success, not knowledge , discover how educated Brahmacharis channel learning into service and transformation

At the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore, Brahmacharis live with a quiet, noble devotion, their days given wholly to serving humanity and carrying forward the work of the Isha Foundation. They move through a disciplined rhythm of intense sadhana, meditations that open the heart, and conscious, simple meals that honor the life within. This way of life sustains energy and deep inner clarity, visible in their calm presence.

Choosing to become a Brahmachari is not a mere decision, it is a sacred turning of the soul. Through formal initiation and the acceptance of a lifelong trust in guru’s guidance, they step into a commitment by choice. their lives become living offerings, in isha we call them Swami jee, all of them are wonderful,

A simple practice that actually rebalances our whole system?

There’s a chemistry to the body and many glandular processes at work, and one of the easiest, most powerful ways to bring them into harmony is simply to sit properly. Find a posture where your body doesn’t need muscular effort to stay upright , a balanced, rooted seat that “just sits” on its own. Practice sitting like this for a few hours a day and you’ll notice the shift: more ease, clearer energy, and a quiet rebalancing from the inside out. 𝙎𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙪: Mental health is a sensitive thing… When it comes to physical health, unless you have some kind of infection that comes from outside, the rest of the ailments are all coming from within us. What is coming from within you, is it your responsibility?

If your body is creating an ailment from within, is it your responsibility to fix it?

Is it not true that any number of people who lie in bed like a potato till noon time are suffering from many ailments? They thought others are idiots who get up at 5 o' clock in the morning and run, swim, play, or do something else. They thought they were really enjoying life, just eating and sleeping. But after some time, it takes a toll on the system. Then they think it is someone’s fortune to have good health, while they have ill health. No! Health is created from within. If an invasion happens from outside in the form of an infection, that is a different matter. When it comes to mental health, it is far more sensitive to say this, but still ,if what happens to your body is your responsibility, is what happens to your mind not your responsibility? There may be many contributing factors. Even physical ill health may be caused due to many factors. The same may be true with mental health too. But we need to separate sadness from psychological illnesses. You cannot go to your doctor and fix your sadness; he may also be sad.

If you are medically ill, they can fix you to some extent with medication, which is a continuous manipulation of chemistry. But the most sophisticated chemical factory is right here . Suppose your chemistry was in your hands, would you cause anxiety or ecstasy? Definitely, your choice would be ecstasy, the highest level of pleasantness. The problem is just this , your chemistry is out of control, for whatever reason. There may be genetic patterns, there may be pathological reasons, there may be outside stimuli, many things. But still, is it not your fundamental responsibility to take charge of your physical and mental health? The moment you think it is not yours, stalemate , it is completely out of your hands. If you see that it is your responsibility, everything may not be fixed tomorrow morning, but you can start moving towards wellbeing.

happening in the body. The simplest thing is you just learn to sit properly. Sit in such a way that the body does not need your muscular support, that it is so well balanced that if it sits, it simply sits.

Just do this for a few hours a day, and you will see – you will feel much better. There are other more complex processes that you can do to come out of this problem. But at least try this much – geometrically, keep yourself in such a way that there is no stress in the system.

Initially, it looks like there is an effort, but once you sit like this, you see that without effort, without stressing any particular part, the body just stays there. Geometry is most important. This is true of anything physical in the universe – how efficiently something functions depends on how well-structured it is, geometrically. Let’s say an engine, for example. If you call something a really good engine, it means it is geometrically well-aligned; there is no friction. If you call a building well-designed, it means it is well-structured, geometrically.

It is similar with this body and with the entire cosmos. Right now, the planets are going around the Sun. Are they handled with steel cables or something? It is just the geometry. If the solar system goes off its geometric alignment, it is finished. Only because of perfection of geometry, it is working. Similarly with your body: On one level, the whole system of yoga is about getting your physical geometry aligned with the cosmic geometry, so that being here becomes absolutely effortless.

Whether you name it stress, anxiety, or whatever else – essentially, there is friction in the system. So it is important that first, the system is geometrically well-aligned, and next, it must be properly lubricated. There are ways to do this. Where there is geometrical perfection, there is no effort; there is no friction. That is what you have to bring into your system. Do not allow these small things to take over your life. One little anxiety bothering you all the time can limit and destroy the process of your life. This must be fixed as early as possible.

Step into the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains, where silence vibrates, ponds shimmer, bulls stand tall, and every breath feels like life unfolding in harmony.” As you enter the Isha Yoga Centre, at the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains in Coimbatore India, it is felt like stepping into another dimension. The air itself seemed charged, I occasionally keep visiting this place a consecrated space where silence carried a unique vibration, and every breath felt deeper, more alive.

Walking through the vast grounds, you can notice Dhyanalinga, a powerful meditation space radiating stillness. For me sitting there, I felt as though time had dissolved ,only awareness remained. Nearby, the Linga Bhairavi temple with a fiery feminine energy, contrasting yet complementing the calm of Dhyanalinga.

As you, wandered further, life unfolded in countless forms. Beautiful ponds shimmered under the sunlight, their waters alive with colorful fishes enjoying playfully. The Goshala housed majestic bulls, such bulls I never saw anywhere else, and gentle cows of course, their presence grounding and earthy. Birds filled the trees with song, squirrels darted across branches, and the rustle of leaves carried noice of nature’s rhythm. Truly, it felt as if the entire ashram was breathing , life happening all around, in harmony.

The Spanda Hall and Isha Rejuvenation Centre offered spaces for learning and healing, while the Isha Home School echoed with the laughter and curiosity of children. Even the Isha Gnaneshwar library is a beautiful place for seekers to dive into wisdom.

Every corner revealed something new ,a quiet meditation spot, a cluster of volunteers moving with devotion, or the fragrance of neem, haldi, and tulsi carried by the breeze. The ashram isn't just a place; it is living organism, pulsating with energy, inviting to dissolve into its rhythm. My visit was an immersion into a space where the sacred and the everyday blended seamlessly , where ponds, bulls, birds, temples, and seekers all became part of one life.

https://isha.sadhguru.org/en/wisdom/article/a-culture-of-peace

In reality, there is only now. If you know how to handle This Moment, you know how to handle Eternity.

Don’t have a mindset. Have an intelligence that is not set but fluid.

When your mind becomes still, your intelligence explodes.

The mind is society’s garbage bin. Everyone who passes by stuffs something into it.

Only those who keep the garbage of their minds aside are truly capable of love and compassion.

Fear, anger, resentment, and stress are poisons you create in your mind. If you take charge of your mind, you can create a chemistry of blissfulness

The Divine is insane. Just look at the human beings, the grasshoppers, the elephants, and the whole cosmos - could a sane mind be capable of all this?

Nothing in existence is ever repeated - no two blades of grass are the same. Everything is fresh and unique - only the mind is in constant repetition.

As people get more educated and complex in their minds, their ability to suffer increases, because they can create a greater variety of sufferings.

Thoughts and emotions come from the same source. Thoughts are the dry expressions of the mind, emotions are juicy

An idle mind is Divine’s workshop. An idler’s mind is devil’s workshop.

Meditation is the only freedom as it is a dimension beyond the mind. All the stress and struggle are of the mind.

In the vastness of the cosmos, everything is going perfect, but one nasty little thought in your mind can make it a bad day. That is lack of perspective.

Your mind is not your own. It is a complex amalgamation of all kinds of influences. The more you are identified with it, the further away you are from yourself.

If you use your mind as a memory bank, the past will repeat itself in cycles. If your mind becomes pure attention, you will know everything that is worth knowing

External circumstances can only cause you physical pain. Suffering is created in your mind.

If you respond consciously, what you want will happen. If you react compulsively, what someone else wants will happen.

Learning to create our minds the way we want is the basis of creating the world the way we want.

If you cannot make your mind peaceful, making the world peaceful is out of the question.

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Perhaps even people with no spiritual background can sense when a space carries immense stillness, devotion, or intensity. Just as one can feel peace in nature or emotion through music without explanation, consecrated spaces can touch dimensions beyond logic and language.

I had taken a friend to the Linga Bhairavi Abode at III on a Purnima evening. The atmosphere in the sacred space was charged with such intensity as Devi was being adorned with Navaneetham (butter), Chandanam (sandalwood), Haridram (turmeric), and Kumkuma (vermilion). In that moment, all one could experience was tears of joy and sheer ecstasy.

I could understand why this was happening for those deeply involved in the spiritual processes at Isha. But watching my friend — someone with no such background — sit there shedding tears continuously was a revelation. It made me wonder what it was that she was experiencing so intensely.

Perhaps that is the power of a beautifully consecrated space. If you are even slightly open, something profound can simply touch you beyond words and logic. 🙏🪷