Ayushmann Khurrana: Namaskaram Sadhguru ji. This is Ayushman Khurana
and I am a very politically aware person
and politically India is in a very vulnerable space because it’s a pluralistic society -
we have so many cultures, religions, regions, caste, color, creed.
And I firmly believe that both extreme right wing and left wing are extremely dangerous
and my political standing is probably the center.
So, what do you think is the correct stand?
Sadhguru: Ayushman - one who lives long.
A living democracy means you never take a stance of any kind, if you want a living democracy.
This happened in a very strong way in United States.
This became like two different religions in United States, are you democrat or are you republican.
No my grandfather was a republican, my father was a republican, so I am also republican.
It’s all decided beforehand.
So in a living democracy you should never take a stance, this is something we’ve forgotten.
Our country is also moving in that direction, do you belong here or there?
Well, I’ve not made up my mind for the next election, let me see who performs how,
who makes more sense (Applause).
Am I right, left, center?
No.
The moment you take this stance, you're destroying democracy because you're taking it back to feudalism.
We are… this tribe means we will only vote this way, that tribe means we’ll only vote that way,
you’ve finish off the democracy, there’s no democracy left.
Right now in United States, I think the deciding factor
is only about four to five percent of the people decide who wins, who loses.
Rest of the people are all fixed already.
In India the percentage probably is in the range of ten to twelve percent, maybe maximum fifteen percent
but I think post this coming election, we will also get to percentages like United States.
Because it is getting so vitiated, that you have to belong here or there,
you cannot say you don’t belong anywhere.
I don’t care who you elected, the important thing is change of power happens without bloodshed,
that’s the big thing about democracy (Applause).
Slowly as you become tribal mindset, I belong to this tribe or that tribe,
you’re again taking it back to a place where there will be tribal warfare every time we want to change power.
This is what will happen.
So, Ayushman you should not take any stance.
At the end of four-and-a-half years, take four to six months to evaluate what has happened.
Whatever has happened in these four-and-a-half years, is it worthwhile to give them one more chance,
or is it better to get a new set of people,
is something that every citizen must take a call in the last three to six months (Applause).
So, it is time that we mature as a democracy, there is no need to take any stance.