Sadhguru: Superman, Superwoman, Spider-man… one wears an underwear over the
(Laughter)… whatever the attire. Another wears a belt over the underwear
(Laughter). Another puts it over his head (Laughter/Applause).
We want normal, sensible human beings. We don't want superhuman beings.
It’s a great virtue. Don't think it's a problem.
Questioner: Namaskaram Sadhguru. Could you talk about self-doubt? And how one can extinguish it?
Sadhguru: It's good to doubt yourself. I know everybody is telling you, “Believe in yourself,
believe in yourself (Few laugh).” I would say, “Please doubt yourself.”
If something goes wrong, you always see maybe it's you. First,
this’s what I've been teaching you all the time – whatever is going right or wrong in your life,
first thing is to see, “Maybe it's me who caused this.”
Look at it carefully, if it's not you, then we’ll look at others.
Instead of doubting others around you, it's better to doubt yourself;
maybe you didn't do it well. “Oh! But this is not allowing me,” no, you will walk sensibly.
The so-called confident idiots are stepping on everybody's everything and walking.
Little doubt will bring little sense into you. You will walk
little more gently upon this planet. Self-belief or any kind of belief
will bring you confidence without clarity, which is a destructive thing. (Laughs)
The world… The level of damage that's happened to this planet
and to life around us, everything is because confidence without clarity.
If you had a little doubt about what you're doing,
you would think ten times before you do something, isn't it?
And that would be a sensible world.
I want everybody to have some self-doubt. Please,
don't think you're always perfect and superhuman or something.
Superhuman beings must go, we need only human beings on this planet. Hmm?
They don't even know how to wear their underwear (Laughter).
We don't like such people (Few laugh).
All these superheroes, I think almost all of them
origins in California, isn't it (Laughter)? Am I correct? Hmm?
Superman, Superwoman, Spider-man – all are California born? Oh! (Laughs).
One wears an underwear over the (Laughter)…whatever the attire.
Another wears a belt over the underwear (Laughter). Another puts it over his head
(Laughter).
And for this, they are super! No, we want normal, sensible human beings.
We don't want superhuman beings. Because they always did stupid things.
People who think they're super, they always did stupid, idiotic, life damaging things.
We want sensible, normal, joyful human beings.
We can have a beautiful life here. And normal human beings
should always doubt everything that they're doing, because you don't have
a complete vision of the existence. You're only seeing existence in little pieces, always.
With little pieces, if you have too much confidence, you're a dangerous creature.
With little pieces, we know how to do little things. We don't know how to conduct
the whole existence. All right? It's best to be in self-doubt.
It's a great virtue. Don't think it's a problem.
Don't look at the super confident idiots who’re trampling on this planet,
and think you want to be like them. No, it's alright to doubt.
Yes, doubt is good. Doubt means you're searching for truth. Do not transform
your doubt into suspicion. Suspicion is a sickness.
“Something must be wrong,” this is a suspicion. “Something may be wrong,”
this is okay. It's okay. It keeps you alert, aware, conscious;
always on your toes, not on your ass (Few laugh). Yes, it's a good way to be.