“Today people just go on working, working, and working. Not because they are creating something fantastic, but simply because they have to work, otherwise they don’t know what to do with themselves.” – Sadhguru
“To live and operate in the world, you may have to identify with something. Play with your identifications—don’t let them rule you.” – Sadhguru
“Freedom will only happen when we stop blowing these differences out of proportion. Gender is a small difference.” – Sadhguru
“Do not establish any kind of habit. The fundamental idea of withdrawing into retreats or coming to a spiritual space is to find a supportive atmosphere where you can do everything consciously.” – Sadhguru
“Today, it is more important than ever to raise human consciousness, so that technology becomes a means of empowerment, not destruction.” – Sadhguru
“The significance of being born human is that you have the potential to become limitless.” – Sadhguru
“To move from compulsiveness to choice is evolutionary. But to move from choice to choicelessness is revolutionary.” – Sadhguru
“If you have to clean something, the first thing is to make sure your hands are clean. If you yourself are a big issue and you plunge into the world, trying to solve problems, the issues will only multiply.” – Sadhguru
“Pleasantness or unpleasantness does not result from outside stimuli alone. It also depends on how you are at that given moment.” – Sadhguru
“Your parents gave you a human body. After that, whether you want to get raised by them or you want to grow up should be your choice.” – Sadhguru
“There is nothing else to do here except live. The only choice you have is to either live superficially or in a profound manner.” – Sadhguru
“If you look at everything afresh, I will take care of you. This is what “new” means—nothing of the old.” – Sadhguru
“To bring balance to your thought is a very important step that you need to take if you want to bring balance to your activity, your emotion, the results of your life and the impact you have on others’ lives.” – Sadhguru
“If you pay attention and understand how the human system shaped itself and why, if you follow and are in tune with these laws, your system will function with the least amount of friction.” – Sadhguru
“If you are not in alignment with the laws that govern life, you will invariably get mauled by the process of life.” – Sadhguru
“This is the time of the year to get rid of all unnecessary things—in your home, your body, your mind, emotions—start life afresh.” – Sadhguru
“Doing the right things is about producing maximum results in one’s life. And different people approach it in different ways. But ultimately, unless you find out what laws life is governed by, you will not be as efficient as you could be.” – Sadhguru
“The world is a limited space and a limited resource. Whether it is individuals, societies or nations, when they go about accumulating endlessly, all that can happen is strife and pain for themselves and everyone else.” – Sadhguru
“If you fire up by your intelligence, you will see you can fall in love with anything that you wish.” – Sadhguru