I recently completed the online Inner Engineering program by Sadhguru, who is an Indian spiritual guru.
In this video, I want to share my thoughts about it.
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First let me give you a little background about the Inner Engineering program.
It's a program that you can do in person or online.
I did the online version and it involved seven sessions of about 90 minutes each.
It is kind of a self-improvement program from a spiritual point of view.
Now, I'll tell you why I wanted to do this program.
I have watched a lot of Sadhguru's YouTube videos and I like the way he speaks.
Specifically, I like his logic and humor, and also the fact that he speaks
in simple English words that are easy to understand for me.
So, because I like most of his YouTube videos, I wanted to do this Inner Engineering program to learn even more.
And recently, as a Diwali gift, Sadhguru had offered this program for free.
So I jumped on the opportunity and enrolled myself and also, on my Facebook page -
Crushing Meditation - I shared this deal so others could also benefit and take this course for free if they were interested.
So... what did I think about it? I liked the content a lot, even though
there was some repetition in what Sadhguru was saying in the course
and I had heard those things - some of those things - I had heard before from his YouTube videos,
I did not mind the repetition because we hear a lot of good stuff and
we read a lot of good stuff, but then we tend to forget it. So we need reminders and refreshers.
There was a lot of wisdom in Sadhguru's words in the course.
I don't think what he is saying is mumbo-jumbo at all
I'll share with you a couple of Sadhguru's wise words from the course.
The first one is this: Pain is good for you. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is a choice.
It is our mind that creates suffering. Our mind magnifies the pain a thousand times and makes us suffer.
Also, our suffering is not caused by others. It is caused by our own mind.
If I'm happy, it's me. If I'm unhappy, it's me.
If I make it it's me. If I don't make it, it's me.
If I win, it's me. If I lose, it's me.
And the second wise thought by Sadhguru is this:
By accepting this moment, creating the next moment is in your hands.
I really like this because it helps us to not become a victim to our circumstances.
No matter how bad my circumstances are, instead of complaining, if I can just accept that
these are the cards that life has dealt me, so now what can I do?
What actions can I take to make my tomorrow better?
This moment is inevitable, but the next moment is within my hands.
As with any program or book or guru, you take what you like and do what you can.
I can see myself agreeing to and doing about 80% of the things that Sadhguru suggests in the program.
Some things however, are too hard for me to adopt at this point in my life.
For example, Sadhguru says that some foods should not be consumed, like tea coffee, onion, garlic.
But I don't see myself giving these up at this point in my life.
My favorite part about the program was the meditation at the end of every class.
I found that during these meditations, which were guided by Sadhguru,
I went into a deeper state of relaxation than I usually do on my own.
The reason for this could be that this meditation happens after one hour of listening to wise words by Sadhguru.
So perhaps because of that one-hour lecture, that has already put me in a zen and peaceful state of mind.
So with that state of mind, if I do a meditation, it would be better.
Another reason could be the music that is accompanying these guided meditations.
I found that music to be very peaceful and joyful.
Or, it could be just Sadhguru - something about his voice or his energy or the words he chants.
Something that I cannot explain with logical reasoning.
So... would I recommend this program to you?
First of all, I would recommend you to watch some of Sadhguru's YouTube videos.
If you like his style of speaking, then you can consider doing the program.
In my case, I loved his style of speaking so I enjoyed the program as well.
Second, you need to be prepared for the time commitment.
If you're fully committed to learning, and spending about 90 minutes to two hours
every day for seven days, then go for it!
This program is available in person and also online.
If you choose to do it online like I did, you can do the program within 30 days of starting it.
So your 7 sessions do not have to be consecutive, although it's recommended to do them on consecutive days.
You can find more information about this program by going to their website - Inner Engineering.com
I will also link it in the description box below.
Please note that I do not get anything by recommending or talking about the Inner Engineering program.
This is just me sharing my experience to help.
One last thing that I wanted to point out is that I have also read Sadhguru's book called Inner Engineering,
and the book does not have all the content that the course does and vice versa.
So there are some common things between the book and the course,
but there are also lots of different things which are only in the book or only covered in the course.
If you have any questions about this program, please put them in the comments below and I'll be happy to answer them.
Have you taken the inner engineering program? If yes, what did you think of it?
I would love to hear your thoughts!
Also, have you read the Inner Engineering book?
Or have you watched any of Sadhguru's YouTube videos?
What do you think of them?
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