In this video, I'm going to give you my review and summary of the book Inner Engineering - A
Yogi's Guide to Joy by Sadhguru. Hi this is Supreet, I'm an engineer turned Youtuber. I
upload videos about personal growth, meditation and occasionally, parenting. There are lots of
things I liked about this book, let's talk about those first. This book is full of interesting
stories for example there's the story of an 83 year old yogi who is also an ayurvedic doctor
every monday at his ashram he sees patients from 4 am to 7 or 8 pm and one of the times when he was
happening to be traveling, he was at the railway station 75 kilometers away from his ashram. he had
two companions with him. they learned that there was a railway strike happening so there would be
no trains going and there was no other means of transport. so the yogi left his companions
on the platform and he ran 75 kilometers to the ashram on the railway tracks! such was his
commitment to work! and then he arrived at the ashram and he started seeing patients just like
usual and nobody had any idea that he had come running. it's only when his two companions arrived
at the ashram and they told everyone else that anyone learned about what had actually happened.
this is how incredibly he lived! he lived up to the age of 106 and taught yoga until his dying
day. and then there's a story where Birbal proves to Akbar that the greatest pleasure is [ __ ] The
second reason why i like this book is that it offers very interesting reasons behind things
for example (and i'm quoting this directly from the book), the tilt of the earth at 11 degrees
latitude impels centrifugal forces in a nearly vertical direction, which in turn pushes energy
upward through the human psychological system. this means that the ascent of human energy,
which is the aim of the spiritual process, is actually assisted by nature.
and that is the reason why the isha yoga center in south india is located bang on 11 degrees.
now a part of me looks at this skeptically and thinks that maybe this is just sadhguru's way of
attracting people to the isha yoga center. but a part of me also thinks that maybe this is true.
either way it is very interesting. by the way if you're enjoying this video give it a thumbs up.
the next thing i liked about the book is that it offers very good philosophical and life advice
and i'm going to share three examples which are again quoted directly from the book. number one:
when pain misery or anger happen, it is time to look within you not around you. to achieve
well-being, the only one who needs to be fixed is you. what you forget is that when you're sick,
it is you who needs the medication. when you're hungry, it is you who needs the food.
the only one that needs to be fixed is you, but just to understand this simple fact
people take lifetimes. so true! we would rather blame others and our life circumstances than look
inside. excerpt number two: if you still believe that everything will be okay once you find a new
girlfriend or boyfriend, get a raise, buy a new house or car, then it is not time yet for yoga.
and here yoga doesn't just mean the physical postures it means union. once you've tried
all those things and more and clearly know that none of it will ever be enough,
then you're ready for yoga. and example number three: there is substantial medical
and scientific evidence to prove that in a state of anger you are literally poisoning your system.
this can be verified with something as simple as a blood test. i love it when he uses logic
like this! the next thing i really liked is that i gained some of sadhguru's knowledge about various
things. for example, i learned that there are four types of yoga, and the goal of all these kinds
of yoga is to reach the ultimate union. in karma yoga we use our body to reach the ultimate union.
in gnana yoga we use our mind. in bhakti yoga we use our emotions and in kriya yoga we use
our energies. further, for most people these four dimensions - body, mind emotions and energy
are aligned in different directions and being pulled in different directions. sadhguru says,
it is time now to plunge into the adventure of self-alignment, into the remarkable system
that is yoga. the second piece of knowledge i want to share with you is that sadhguru says
your destiny is written by you unconsciously. if you have mastery over your physical body, fifteen
to twenty percent of your life and destiny will be in your hands. if you have mastery over your mind,
fifty to sixty percent of your life and destiny will be in your hands. and if you have mastery
over your life energies, a hundred percent of your life and destiny will be in your hands. in
addition to these bits of knowledge and wisdom and advice, the book is also full of very practical
exercises called sadhanas. these sadhanas are either meditative exercises or i remember there
was also one which is an experiment that you can do with your food and your diet. these sadhanas i
believe might be the reason you want to buy this book because the other stuff you can also find
in sadhguru's youtube videos but the sadhanas i don't believe are on youtube. you can correct me
if i'm wrong. one of my favorite sadhanas is one where you sit under a tree you remind yourself
that you are breathing what the tree is exhaling, and the tree is breathing what you are exhaling,
and you try to establish a connection with the tree - not just the physical connection because of
the breathing but also a psychological connection. then there's another sadhana in which you watch
the tap water drip slowly drop by drop. some of the sadhanas i found to be too hard for me to
do. for example there's one where he says that sit with your spine straight for a few hours
every day. a few hours at this point seems out of question for me. if i can sit like that for
10 minutes that's an achievement. then there were some sadhanas which i found that maybe i could do
once or twice but then i would just get bored and give up and then there were some sadhanas where
i found that i didn't have the time to do them or rather i didn't want to make the time to do them.
for example there's one sadhana where you become mindful of any one thing in your body. it could
be your heartbeat or your breath or a finger. you become very mindful of that body part for
11 minutes and he recommends to get benefit from this, to do this three times a day. so even if i
didn't do all the sadhanas or want to do all of them or found them boring, that is okay because
sadhguru did mention in the book that you're not supposed to do all of them. some of them will
resonate with you and some of them won't so just pick the ones that feel right and appeal to you
and do those. there are lots of jokes in the book including shankaran pillai jokes which if you've
watched sadhguru's videos you may have heard already. and if you like in general sadhguru's
sense of humor and his logic which is the reason why i enjoy listening to him, you will find that
same humor and the same logic throughout this book as well. so overall would i recommend this book?
yes. was it life-changing for me? no. and that is probably because i wasn't able to practically
apply the sadhanas on a consistent basis. but we're all different. maybe you were able to
apply some of them and if that's the case and if you found this book to be life-changing for you,
i would love to hear your experience. if you want to watch my review of the inner
engineering course, the link is in the description below. also if you want to purchase this book the
amazon link is in the description below. if you have any questions about this book,
feel free to ask me. take care and keep growing! okay video recording audio is recording i will
do this for the white balance thing now i'll put it down so i'll say the for example part onwards
so after i didn't want to make the time for now if he had said 11 minutes i may have given it
now if