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The sound of the drum, the burst of cracker, a

scream, a clap of thunder, a rustling of leaves, and

a million other sounds all this makes up human

experience Sound is essentially a vibration; so is

Dhyanalinga is a miraculous manifestation of this

and that,but rooted in just thisand this. So is this

one [refers to himself], so are you, so is everything.

You may refer to yourself as a woman you may

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So Dhyanalinga is a ladder like that. Did you see

the seven rungs? Rings, I mean. [Laughs] But they

are rungs. This one [refers to oneself] also has seven

rungs. Everything is made like that. The question

is only, Will you climb, or will you not climb?Dhyanalinga is a manifestation of one who has

climbed, so that he can inspire those who have

not bothered to climb as of now. But everything is

rooted in just one. It is wrong to call it one. If thisis

one and two,thatis a big zero. The whole number

system is rooted in the zero. It is not because you

have ten ngers that there is a zero. It is not becausewe counted one, two, three, four, ve, six, seven,

eight, nine, and then did not know what to do next

and invented a zero. Anything would have worked,

but we came up with a zero not because we invented

it, but because the numbers are rooted in the zero.

The whole creation is rooted in that zero or thatnothingness. The vastness of the zero can never

be matched by any number because that which is

notis limitless. A number means it is limited. You

may call it a zillion, but still it is limited. Right now,

you are given a good experience of ination. There

was a time when ten rupees could buy what todayhundred thousand rupees can buy. I remember

my father, a physician by profession, was shocked

when his grandson got a job as an IT professional

and he started with thirty thousand [rupees]salary.

My father was a little bewildered because when he

started as a doctor, he got hundred rupees as salary.

He said, I got only hundred rupees when I started.This fellow, good for nothing, is getting thirty

thousand to start with! But today thirty thousand

still cannot buy what hundred rupees could buy

back then.

What you think are opposites have been joined in

the process of creation. You can play with this as

much as you want, but if you lose sight of that which

is not different, if you lose sight of the sameness

of creation and get lost in the duality of creation,then your drama will begin. Your drama will begin

but you will not be the director, you will only

be an actor, and it could be a tragedy, you know.

You may be a hero or a heroine but it could be a

tragic drama who knows. Generally, most famous

plays have been tragic. But if you are aware of the

sameness, if you are aware of the zero of existence,if that has come into your experience, you are the

director of the play. Tragedy or comedy, it does not

matter, now you can play it as you want because

you are directing the play. If you get identied

with the duality, you become the play, and the play

can go whichever way; especially when there isno director, it can be a tragic play. Any situation

without a director is a tragic situation, most of the

time; rarely does it happen well.

So being in the presence of Dhyanalinga is just

this all the seven chakras are manifest, so the whole

range, the exuberance of life is available; but at thesame time, it still leaves you as a zero. You know

when you want to dance and move, One, two, cha-

cha-cha1? Or, Ek, do, teen 2 at least? Movement

and numbers are the same. Stillness and zero are the

same. If you lose sight of the zero, numbers will get

you into such a chakkar3, you do not know what you

got into. If you are constantly in sight of the zeroand play with the numbers, numbers are beautiful.

Just imagine the number system without a zero. If

you stand up and count how many people are sitting

here without using a zero, you will go crazy. So if

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presence of the zero is immense. In its presence, it

becomes very simple to know another dimension

to life, which is the underlying dimension, the

largest dimension of existence, and this whole

play with just ve elements. Look at the variety oflife, look at the size of the cosmos, with just ve

ingredients. Isnt this creation a masterpiece? With

just ve ingredients, how many things you can do is

unbelievable.

Actually, in terms of the number system, we could

have just counted with one hand instead of two.One, two, three, four, ve, or we could have

said, One, two, three, four, ten we could have

added a zero right here. Or we could have said n

[instead of ten] whatever you want, it looks like a

n [refers to the hand when counting],you know.

[Laughs] Still it would have worked. As long as you

have a zero, you can make it work whichever way

you want. This is so with the number system; this is

so with your life. As long as you are in touch with

the limitless zero of your life, you can make it work

whichever way. Otherwise, if you are just involved

in numbers The problem with your mind right

now is that you have lost sight of the zero. So youdo not know what is today, what is yesterday,

what is tomorrow. Such a simple thing, but it is all

mixed up. Yesterdays things are still living within

you. Why yesterday? Previous life nonsense is still

living within you. Things which are yet to happen

tomorrow are already troubling you. Something that

happened ten years ago still hurts you; somethingthat may happen day after tomorrow already

troubles you.

Once you lose sight of the zero, you do not know

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never gure them out because it can go on and on.

Is there some number where you must stop? Is there

such a thing? It can just go on into zillions and drive

you to madness.

So Dhyanalinga is that tool, where though you

are playing the ve elements, essentially it is one

big zero. Everything comes from nothing, and

everything goes back to nothing. Everything comes

from zero, and everything goes back to the zero. It

is a strongreminder, an exuberant manifestation of

life, at the same time absolutely still like nothingness.The stillness of nothingness and the exuberance of

everything installed in one that is the miracle of

Dhyanalinga. When I use the word miracle, people

think that if I open this vessel and a baby elephant

comes out it is a miracle. That is not a miracle. Let

us leave the production of elephants to elephants.

You do not have to pull them out of copper vessels.

[Laughter]

Only those minds which are not sensitive enough

to taste this absolute miracle that from nothing,

everything has popped up, will look for these gross

miracles. Their idea of a miracle is, Can you give me

a gold chain? Only gross minds will look for such

miracles because they miss the biggest miracle of

the existence. Just from nothing, billions of galaxies

have popped up, and any time they can go back and

become nothing. What more of a miracle do you

want? If you eat a cucumber, it becomes a human

being. What more of a miracle do you want? Sucha sturdy life; but still, if I exhale and I do not inhale

again, it will evaporate just like that. What more of

a miracle do you want? Everything is a phenomenal

miracle. If you cannot see it, you will ask for gold

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Q: Sadhguru, how is the Adiyogi different from

Dhyanalinga? And what aspect of Shiva is being

brought out in the Adiyogi?

Sadhguru:You cannot compare Dhyanalinga with

anything else. There is not another thing like

this on the planet. I could do a thousand of thesethings [Adiyogis] in my life, but I will not be able

to do even one more of that [Dhyanalinga].It is a

different dimension altogether. In logical thought,

there may not be much difference because both

have seven chakras1. Everybody has seven chakras

only. Adiyogi also has only seven. But it is not thesame. Adiyogi will do something very specic.

You can hire him for a job. You cannot hire him

[Dhyanalinga]for anything. He is simply there. So

is this guy [Adiyogi]more useful? Yes, if you look at

it in a certain way, he is more useful. But if you go

by usefulness of life, you will lose your life.

You know there is a beautiful situation in

Mahabharat; I have spoken about this before. A

time came when everybody had to be on some side,

either this side or that side of the battle. So when

th ti t h K i h id Eith

not willing to ght. This is the peak of stupidity.

But that made all the difference. And that is how

life is.

He [Adiyogi]has been created for a specic purpose.

He will serve that purpose wonderfully well. He

[Dhyanalinga]has not been created for any specicpurpose. He is simply there, like the universe.

An insect may have a purpose, a bird may have a

purpose, an animal may have a purpose, a tree

may have a purpose, a plant may have a purpose,

a weed may have a purpose, but the universe has

no purpose, and the Creator has no purpose. So you

can choose an insect against the Creator because

it is more useful. If you go by the logic of utility,

you will miss the fundamentals; you will miss the

ultimate nature of life.

So every time something new comes up, do not

compare it to Dhyanalinga. There is no competitionfor him. He is never going to be in the race. As I told

you, if we have the money, the resource, and the

support, we can do a thousand Adiyogis.Actually

today, if we had wanted, we could have easily

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Q: Sadhguru, during the Adiyogi Alayamconsecration, you drank cobra venom why?

Sadhguru:Whatever I offer to him [Adiyogi], how

could I offer it without me taking it on? [Applause]

And venom worked very well for me, a long time

ago. It took my life away but it gave me something

more precious than life.1

So venom did not workagainst me, venom worked for me, and it has

continued to work for me. [Applause]

There are various aspects to it. My only concern is, if

I speak about this, people may understand it in bits

and pieces, and they may get bitten. This is difcult

to logically explain, but I still carry the fang marksfrom a snake on my shoulder, even though the bite

happened a long time ago, not to this body; but I still

carry that, at the same spot. Venom in small doses is

very intoxicating. Too much of anything kills you.

evening, around 6:45, I noticed a cobra. I picked upthis cobra, and it turned out there were two of them

together. It was not the mating season, but for some

reason they were together. So when I picked up one,

the other one fell on my foot and bit me four times.

I got on my bicycle, went to a nearby house, and I

told the lady, Ive been bitten by a cobra. Can youmake a jug of black tea for me? I drank about four,

ve cups, came home, was feeling a little drowsy,

and thought, This is it! Whats the point talking

about it? I told my mother, Im very tired. I just

want to sleep, and I went to bed. I thought I would

not get up the next morning. When I woke up the

next morning, I felt like I am feeling right now [after

drinking the cobra venom] my eyelids were heavy

and my joints a little stiff. But I didwake up, and

here I am. [Applause]The blood gets a little thick.

If I try to climb a mountain right now I may have a

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choosy about it. He wants only that. These are

the only three substances that he will eat; he will

touch nothing else. So there is good reason for that.

Nobody can ever explain the why of everything

according to modern science. If you want to enterinto certain other dimensions of understanding and

experience, your idea of science has to evolve to a

different level of perception, beyond thought.

Cobra venom has many other qualities. If you are

made in a certain way, if energy-wise, you are vibrant

beyond a point, then cobra venom works on yoursystem in a completely different way. Traditionally,

particularly in Tamil Nadu, some of the siddhas

used this, that if someone got poisoned, they took

many bites from a cobra and recovered. One famous

case in history is Bhima3. Bhima got poisoned, and

then he was put in a river where snakes repeatedly

bit him, and he recovered from the poison that hehad eaten. Venom can do many things to you. A

snake is a very unique creature, particularly a cobra.

The reason why there is the symbolism of a snake

with its raised hood upon Shivas head, worn as an

ornament: Shiva is generally described as Trinetra,

one whose Third Eye has opened, which essentially

means that he has reached the peak of perception.

Everything that can be perceived is perceived by

him. In a way, a snake is used as a symbol to state

that he [Shiva] is as perceptive as a snake.

What is so perceptive about a snake? A snake, let

us say in the Velliangiri mountains, knows more

about the spiritual sciences than any of you, or than

any spiritual book that you can read on the planet.

It just knows not intellectually, energy-wise.

Phenomenal things have happened in this region. If

ou ant to kno the science of let us sa creating

California or Japan or somewhere else a snake in

the Velliangiri mountains already knows that this is

going to happen. It simply knows. If you have the

necessary sensibility to just observe it, it will literally

tell you almost anything that is happening upon thisplanet by a simple change in its behavior and how it

handles itself. A snake is a very perceptive animal.

You cannot call it an animal because it is above

Shiva, not at his feet; he places it above himself.

That means he is saying, It is as good as me.

So, though the venom is used in its day-to-day lifemainly to get its prey, to get its food, this is not what

it is all about. The venom could be used in so many

ways. We could do miraculous things with snake

venom. But if we attempt anything like that, even if

you felt wonderful, it could be considered a crime in

todays world. We are living in a world where there

is no room for profoundness. The more profane youare, the better you are in this world today. I cannot

believe what is happening to humanity. I am from

another time, probably unt for this world. I am

not complaining; just stating a few facts. There are

just a handful of people on this planet who could

do anything like this today. And as far as I know,

none of them is available to the world or to people.

In many ways, I just do not belong here, in todays

world.

Traditionally, nava pashanam, nine types of poisons,

were mixed and made into medicine in this land.

Mercury, which just about anywhere else in the

world is feared as poison, is a main ingredient of the

siddha medicine of South India. What is poison and

what is the elixir of life simply depends on who you

are. Shiva has always been known as Neelakanta,

hich means blue throat You kno the stor that

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The Gita All about Karma Yoga?

Q:In the general parlance, one hears that the mainteaching of the Gita is karma yoga. Is that really so?

Sadhguru:I think that this idea mostly came up inthe last few generations. A lot of people picked up a

Gita only because of Mahatma Gandhi. He used the

Gita as a way to get his movement going. He talked

about karma yoga because at the time of the freedom

struggle, he wanted to move people into action. And

karma yoga is also more tangible than other aspectsof the Gita.

Even now, it is so. In the rst two and a half decades,

when we just did spiritual work, when we taught

people how to meditate, when we taught people

how to be peaceful within themselves, it was not

acknowledged by the press and a larger part of society.Only when we started Rural Rejuvenation, when we

built those Tsunami houses, they were praising us

to glory. If you give food, medicine, or clothing to

somebody, it is considered a great thing. If you show

him the way to his ultimate nature, people will turn

against you because their son or their daughter, their

wife or their husband pursue the spiritual path andignore them. Even if in one town just one person,

one husband, one wife, one daughter, or one son

walks away and comes to the ashram, it is enough

the whole town will be against us. But if we provide

lamentation. The learned lament neither for the

living nor the dead. There was never a time when I

or you, or any of these kings here did not exist. And

all of us shall certainly exist in the future too. What

does this mean?

Sadhguru: If these words are taken just as words,they are very dangerous. That is one reason why we

have spent so much time on Krishnas personality

before coming to the Gita, so that you can imbibe

who he is to some extent and you do not misinterpret

his words. You have spoken wise words. He isadmitting that Arjunas words are wise. and

lamented for those who do not deserve lamentation.

You are lamenting for people that are not worth

lamenting about because they are not simple evil;

they are colossal evil. Wherever you put them, they

will do negative things. You can give them the whole

kingdom, still they will not stop which was whatactually happened. The whole kingdom was given

to the Kauravas. The Pandavas went out, cleared up

the forest, and built their own new kingdom. But

when they did well, the Kauravas could again not

keep quiet. They had to do something to deceive

the Pandavas out of their new kingdom. They were

deceived, they went into the forest, but that was notenough the Kauravas had to go there and mock

them. When they could not, they decided to kill

them. Like this, it went on and on. It would not have

stop anywhere.

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right. But I am sure you will do better than them.

With that condence, Krishna says, Go ahead now.

So, There was never a time when I or you or any

of these kings here did not exist. And all of us shall

certainly exist in future too. Now he talks about lifein its essential quality, not life as people. You cannot

really obliterate life. You can only put an end to this

person who is standing in front of you right now.

But he continues, and so do you. It has always been.

Whatever you consider as divine, whatever is the

source of creation, must be eternal. Creation itself is

not eternal. It comes and goes. But that which is the

source of creation must be eternal. So in that context,

he says, Dont you worry; your whole business is

with the physical surface. If someone lives joyfully,

this physical is meaningful. Once someone has

decided that wherever they are put, they are only

going to make misery out of it, they are going to make

anger out of it, hatred out of it, violence out of it, it

is alright to obliterate the physical. But the deeper

dimension of who is standing in front of you cannot

be killed. They have always been; they will always

be. The same is true with you. The same is true with

them. So do not lament about these things. Now a

time has come when, in the physical plane of reality,you have to take action; destruction is needed.

Krishna was pained and hurt when people were

pained. He laughed with people; he cried with

people. When he stood there as a human being,

Krishna risked his life just to nurse six welts on

somebodys back. You remember the story onPunyajanas ship. When he stood there as a human

being, he was a fantastic human being. But now he

turns to a different mode. Now he is not standing

there as a human being among human beings. He

is standing there as ultimate nature. When he is

standing there as a divine possibility, he speaks in

a completely different tongue. Now this same man

says, Dont worry, you can slaughter these 100,000

people it is just the body. As a divine possibility,

he is no more concerned about the physical. He

just says, Lets melt the pots. Right now, they are

all cracked up. There is no point in struggling with

them. Anyway they will get reshaped again. You

cannot take away the source of who they are. You

can only take away the surface. Lets do it. Can

you see the difference in the man? He put his life

on stake, just to nurse six wounds on somebodys

back. Now he is willing to take a hundred thousand

lives with a smile on his face.

You have to look at from whom the statement is

coming. Someone else, who is not in this state,

should not speak these words. This is why I always

tell people, Dont read the Gita, because you

will go by your logical mind and it will be very

convenient for all the pain and suffering that you

heap upon other people to say, After all, what is

there? Nobody dies and nobody is born. It is okay.

This is true only when it is true with you too. Only

when it is true with you too, when you are alsobeyond pain, when you are also beyond suffering,

when you are also beyond life and death, only then

you should say these words. Otherwise, it is not

for you to say this. When it comes from Krishna,

it is genuine and true. If somebody else just parrots

these words, it is utter falsehood.

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Sadhgurus programs in Tamil Nadu are renowned

for their massive attendance and excellent

organization, all of which is made possible by thededicated work of thousands of volunteers. On

16 December 2011, it was Mumbais turn to take

up the challenge of offering the powerful Inner

Engineering process to a large number of people,

and the Mumbai volunteers rose to the occasion.

For months before the program, the volunteers wentall out to see that this spiritual possibility reached as

many people as possible. From distributing Isha Kriya

DVDs, to hosting introductions, to personally giving

out invitations in public places, every opportunity

was taken to make this happen.

As the program venue at the Bandra-Kurla Complexlled up on the rst evening, the joy and excitement

was palpable. Participants waited in eager

anticipation of the event, and the volunteers were

gladdened to see thousands of Mumbaikars from all

quarters of the city coming to soak in Sadhgurus

looking for a nearby location if you are facing the

right way, you can easily reach there, otherwise you

may have to go around the world to reach the housenext door! Similarly, spirituality is not about going

somewhere, it is about turning inward, he explained.

Sunday morning, and the moment that many

participants had been longing for approached the

initiation into the Shambhavi Mahamudra kriya!

The day started off with a lively music session thatculminated in a joyful dance of abandon a unique

experience not just for the older generations but

even for those who frequent the citys clubs.

During the initiation, many people who had never

sat with their eyes closed for more than a few

minutes, were sitting effortlessly, absorbed in theblissfulness of their inner nature. After the initiation

process ended, Sadhguru blessed thousands of

jasmine owers, which were then distributed to the

participants.

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The Adiyogi Alayam consecration was an experience

of a life time, an experience to remember, unlike

any other

The Adiyogi Alayam hall itself is a striking blend

of beauty, starkness, and immensity. Its gracefullyarched roof, open on the sides to the sky, creates

the right kind of atmosphere for anyone who enters,

makes you aware of how small you really are,

and instills marvel. Near the front of the hall, the

cascading serpents, suspended in air by chains from

the ceiling, add a sense of intrigue.

The night before the consecration, Sadhguru,

never falling short of a grand entrance, entered on

a bullock cart that carried the mercury linga that

was to be installed and consecrated in the Adiyogi

Alayam. With the detailed and meticulous guidance

of Sadhguru and accompanied by continuous

chanting of the Nirvana Shatakam, the linga wascarefully lowered and placed on its seat before

being screened off by a temporary thatched wall,

with Sadhguru inside. After some time, Sadhguru

emerged and wished the onlookers a good night.

After entering the hall, Sadhguru instructed the

brahmacharis to remove the thatched walls from

around the linga, and sat down to speak.

The coming two days, one thing I want all of you to

understand is, in many ways this situation is not likeany of the situations you might have been in, in the

sense you are not going to witness the consecration

you are going to participate in the consecration

process. So its a different level of responsibility,

its a different level of focus, a different level of

existence altogether. Theres a difference between

going to the temple and building the temple. This is

like building the temple; its a different game.

The participants were given a chant to repeat, and

Sadhguru chanted with them throughout, keeping

the energy high and spirits red. I want all of

you to give yourself totally into this. This is about

sensitizing the space, which includes you. Whateverwe are going to do next, the space has to be vibrant

enough, and you have to be vibrant enough.

The consecration of the linga and Sadhgurus seat

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ascribe to[the seat] is Muladhara 1 it creates a stable

base to sit on, always Stability, balance is the most

important aspect, whatever we wish to do. How far

one goes, how high one climbs is not a question of

strength alone, not a question of intelligence alone,not a question of knowledge alone, not a question of

external conduciveness stability and balance are

the most important qualities.

As the program progressed, one could not help but

notice a growing sense of intimacy and connection

with Adiyogi. The music, dance, and poetry thatwas woven throughout the event added to a deeper

rapport and understanding of the signicance of

Adiyogi and the space that was now being dedicated

to Him. As a tribute to Adiyogi, the Samskriti

children performed the Shivagaami dance which

depicts the story of how Shiva came to meditate in

the Velliangiri mountains, making it the Kailashof the South. Arundhathi Subramaniam read out

Sadhgurus poem Adiyogi, and the music that

Sounds of Isha played seemed to suit the spirit of the

consecration perfectly well.

As the nal consecration step of Adiyogi neared,

the evening took a dramatic and unexpected turn.Sadhguru took the milk of a black cow (from the

karam pashu breed) and the venom of a black

cobra as an offering to the linga. While mixing the

concoction, he almost affectionately said, Both

these substances are very dear to him [Adiyogi].

No one was prepared for what happened next.

Sadhguru suddenly poured a small portion of themixture into his hand and drank it! Everyone in

the hall was dumbfounded. Some people screamed,

others simply sat in silence, awestruck at what

they had just witnessed. Sadhguru promptly rose

and began the nal consecration process. He

slowly poured the remaining milk and venom into

his hands and applied it with utmost dedication on

the linga.

The light reected the tears on Sadhgurus

cheeks as he conducted the consecration with

intense intimacy and burning reverence. It

was humbling to watch Sadhguru pour himself

totally into the process. One could only be left

with a sense of wonder a feeling of not really

understanding it all, yet being spellbound by the

events that had unfolded.

Once the consecration was completed, Sadhguru

sat into the late night hours with the participants,

exploring various aspects. Someone asked, Why did

you drink the venom? Whatever I offer to him,

how do I offer it to him without me rst taking it

on? was his simple, pointed answer.

Finally, it was time to close, and Sadhguru

acknowledged the participants for their involvement.

Its been really wonderful. Its been great, having

you here. These things should always be done only

with small groups of people, individuals who have

a certain intimacy with you; otherwise its risky. Iassumed this intimacy with all of you. [Applause]

And its truly wonderful that without any aberration,

all of you went through this in a wonderful manner.

I bow down to you for this.

Our Pranams to Sadhguru for including over

10,000 of us into this process, and for sharingwhat is so rare, precious, and otherwiseavailable to only very few.

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For the last four months, there has been no dayand night in the ashram. It has just been one long

workday. What happened at the Adiyogi Alayam

construction site during these four months has been

tremendous; the residents and volunteers worked

tirelessl to make this e ent possible and the

that are being done in the world today, but proper

classical yoga, which is a phenomenally powerful

science.

When it comes to the world, there is only one

science, which is physics. Everything else is just

an offshoot. But how many people in the world

are studying physics today? Fundamental physics

is studied by an extremely miniscule number of

people. Right now, people think that the iPhone isa great scientic achievement, but it is just a little

gadget. Creating that is not science, just a little bit

of technology. Fundamental physics is the science.

Today the reason why you have all these electronics

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can milk it. After some time, people will only be

interested in the udder, not the cow. So they wont

have a cow, they will just have a plastic udder and

they will go on milking it. After some time, no milk

will come. Slowly, our attention has become like

this we have forgotten what gives the milk.

We want to build people who are willing to invest

their lives in the profoundness of yoga, not getting

fancy benets out of it, not hanging onto a chair or a

tree and thinking they are doing yoga. Bringing back

that dimension will not happen by instruction only;

a phenomenal energy is needed. Otherwise, yoga

cannot be taught. If you teach yoga without creating

a vessel of energy, that is not yoga. That is just a farce.

That farce is going on all over the world right now.

So we have built the Adiyogi Alayam with that

begin to say things, they should begin to feel things,

they should begin to experience things that they

themselves do not know. Only then can we transmit

this. That is why so much effort is going into this,

and many more things have to be done.

During the process, there were two levels of

consecration. One was to consecrate the linga,

which is the most important part, and the other was

to create a seat a hot seat because for the kinds

of things that we are planning to do in this hall, we

need a substantial support. If we have to describe

the seat in terms of the human system, the nearestquality that I can ascribe to it is the Muladhara1 it

creates a stable base to sit on. This is needed. One

thing that was said in the yoga sutras about Hata

Yoga is, sukham sthiram asanam an asana which

is comfortable and stable. So stability, balance is the

most important aspect, whatever we wish to do.

I had been thinking for some time that we have to

do something in the Adiyogis name because He was

the rst to put this idea into human civilization,

that a human being can evolve into something more

than what he is right now. This predates all religion.

Every creature has come with a framework. An ant

can do certain things, but within that framework.A tiger can do certain things, but only within that

framework. He put forth this idea that a human being

does not have to limit himself to his dimension, he

can transcend; there is another, completely different

way to be. He not only gave the idea, He also gave

a method to get there. There has never been a more

revolutionary idea on this planet.

Love and Grace,

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Program Highlights

Date Program Place Contact

6 - 26 Feb 2012 3-Week SadhanaIsha Institute of In-

ner Sciences, USA

+1-931-668-1900registration.iii@ishafoundation.org

11 - 18 Feb 2012Mahabharat

Residential Program

conducted by Sadhguru

Isha Yoga Center

Coimbatore, India

94449 02058

mahabharat@ishafoundation.org

13 - 19 Feb 2012Yaksha

A Celestial Feast of

Music and Dance

Isha Yoga Center,

Coimbatore, India

0422-2515345info@yaksha.info

20 Feb 2012Pancha Bhuta Aradhana

In Sadhgurus Presence

Isha Yoga Center,

Coimbatore, India

0422-2515426, 94878 95878pba@ishafoundation.org

20 Feb 2012Mahashivarathri

Event with Sadhguru

Isha Yoga Center,

Coimbatore, India

0422-2515345mahashivarathri@ishafoundation.org

23 - 26 Feb 2012 Inner Engineering RetreatResidential Program

Isha Yoga Center,Coimbatore, India

0422-2515421maa.karpoori@ishafoundation.org

23 Feb -

1 Mar 2012

SamyamaResidential Program

conducted by Sadhguru

Isha Yoga Center,

Coimbatore, India

94425 04681

samyama@ishafoundation.org

10 - 13 Mar 2012

Bhava Spandana

Program(Gents)Residential Program

Knowledge

Excellence Centre,Thane Dist,

Mumbai, India

9820135722, 7738116291mumbai@ishafoundation.org

15 - 16 Mar 2012

Bhava Spandana

Program (Ladies)

Knowledge

Excellence Centre,

Th Di t

9820135722, 7738116291b i@i h f d i

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YAKSHAA Celestial Feast of Music and Dance

13 19 February 20126:50 pm 8:30 pm (Please be seated by 6:40 pm.)

Isha Yoga Center, Velliangiri Foothills, Coimbatore.

Alarmel Valli (Bharatnatyam Dance)Monday, 13 February

Pandit Chhannulal Mishra (Hindustani Vocal)Tuesday, 14 February

Shubha Mudgal (Hindustani Vocal)Wednesday, 15 February

Ravi Kiran & Tarun Bhattacharya (Chitraveena/Santur)ursday, 16 February

Dr. L. Subramaniam (Carnatic Violin)Friday, 17 February

Neyveli Santhanagopalan (Carnatic Vocal)Saturday, 18 February

Amjad Ali Khan (Hindustani Sarod)Sunday, 19 February

Entry free. Passes available in major Isha Centers in India.

Isha Yoga Center, Velliangiri Foothills, Semmedu P.O., Coimbatore 641 114 India+ 91-422-2515345 info@yaksha.info

Presents

A rapturous night with the Divine

Musical Performances

Vocal - Dhrupad

N. Wasifuddin Dagar

From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the following day

Isha Yoga Center, Velliangiri Foothills, Coimbatore

Monday, 20 February 2012

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Isha Recipes For Healthy Living

BANANA AVAL SALAD(SERVES 2)

Bananas are an excellent source of vitamin B6, and a good source of vitamin C, potassium, dietaryber, manganese, and energy.

This inexpensive and delicious fruit offers a vast array of health benets

Did you know?

METHOD OF PREPARATION

1. Wash and soak the rice akes in 1 cup of water for 68 minutes.Drain in a colander.

2. Heat the oil in a small pan and saut the peanuts in it until golden

brown. Set aside to cool.

3 . Grate the coconut. Peel and slice the banana.

4. When completely drained, place the rice akes in a deep bowl. Add thepeanuts, coconut, banana, honey or jaggery, and gently stir. Serve immediately.

INGREDIENTS QUANTITY

1 Ripe banana cup Beaten rice akes (aval/poha)1 teaspoon Vegetable oil1 tablespoon Peanuts3 inch slice Fresh coconutTo taste Honey or jaggery (unrened whole cane sugar)

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