Participant: Namaskaram Sadhguru.
Recently the sadhanapada program was announced, which involves being in the ashram for six
months.
I have few friends who are interested in this, could you please elaborate a little more on
what this involves?
Sadhguru: See, many of your friends, whoever they are, they may not be ready for twenty-four-hour
sadhana for six months, so we will structure it according to individual needs, we will
look at them and decide.
Maybe first one month everybody will go through a common practice.
But after that we will decide who should go through how much.
Sadhana is not just sitting eyes closed and doing something.
Sadhana is also learning to work.
Sadhana is also learning to move among people with least amount of friction.
It is very important.
You maybe meditating as much as you want, but if you are all thorns on the outside and
move around, the other people will make sure your meditation doesn't work after some time
(Laughter).
Don't underestimate those people (Laughs).
Yes, do not underestimate the people around you.
If you walk around with thorns all the time, “I am meditator,” like this, they will
make sure your meditation doesn't work after some time.
So sadhana is also about moving in the world with least amount of friction.
I have said this many times.
In the far East Asian cultures, an enlightened being is always referred to as an enchi.
Enchi means a circle.
The wheels of your cars and every other vehicle is round in shape, why?
Because it is a shape which moves with least amount of resistance, a triangular wheel would
definitely be far more jazzy.
Hello?
Just look at your car how it would look (Laughter), but least amount of resistance.
So, this is very important that when you walk about in the world you move with least amount
of resistance, otherwise, outside situations will occupy you for the rest of your life.
If you create a little friction here, you will see this friction will keep you occupied
for the rest of your life, it will not allow you to focus on anything else.
So, sadhana also means this.
So they will volunteer in various aspects, they will serve in the schools, they will
go and work with the rivers, they will do many things, but all of it used as a sadhana
for your growth.
In six months’ time – in your body, you must be stronger and younger; in your mind
you must be sharper and much more stable; in your emotions, you must be very lucid;
in your energies, you must be intense and stable.
We want to bring these kind of people to the world.
These are not people who are going to come and live in the ashram forever.
But we want to open the doors of ashram so that six months of being here, when they go
back, they must go back as much more stable and clear and wise life.
It is very important.
Clarity and stability, these two things are vital to human life, that you see things clearly
and you are stable.
Stability is one thing or lack of stability is one thing, which is costing humanity tremendously.
So much intelligence, so much talent, so much genius is all down the drain, simply because
people don't have stability, no balance.
Above all, balance is most important.
When you have balance, you have freedom.
You know you are riding your bicycle for the first time (Laughter), you can’t do a thing.
But you are well balanced, you are hands free, riding around, you can whistle and do all
this on the bicycle, isn't it?
Hello?
Balance gives you freedom.
That is so with your mental nature… with your mind, with your body, with your energies,
everything.
If this is balanced, it gives you enormous freedom to do things, to do your life the
way you want it.
So we want to see that people who are working in large businesses, people who are in the
government, people who are in important positions, take this six-month break and invest upon
their own growth.
Clarity and balance, if these two things happen, we will have better human beings and a better
world for sure.
So this is what this sadhanapada is about and some of them were asking me, “But if
I want to take a break from my corporation, will you give me a certificate?”
I will give you a certificate, what's… what's the problem with a piece of paper (Laughter)?
I never collected any of my certificates ever but it didn't mean anything to me, but if
it means something to your corporation, we will write a certificate for you, what is
the problem?
But the important thing is, have you brought a little more clarity and balance into your
life?
This is important.
How effective a life you will be, is essentially determined by what is the level of clarity
you have and how much balance you have.
This will allow you the freedom to traverse this life as you wish, otherwise naturally
you will lock yourself up in your box.