(Sadhguru): One of your limitations,
one of your problems,
one of your nonsense that people suffer around you,
one of those things should go.
You can’t leave all of it wholesale.
At least one,
shall we?
Because without transformation,
empty spirituality,
talking spirituality,
acting spiritual is no good.
Some transformation must happen isn’t it?
Please make that happen
so that
when you live people will enjoy living with you,
when you die they will miss you,
That’s how you should live.
On a certain day
Shankaran Pillai’s wife
was particularly incensed about her husband.
So she made a soup
and put five extra spoons of chili
and she came and served it.
It was hot,
steaming hot
and she wants to see what happens.
She rung her hands
but he was reading the newspaper,
she said the soup is ready,
she said the soup is ready
and he said hmm..hmm..hmm and still reading the newspaper.
Then she wanted to see if it really works
whether the chili powder is adulterated.
Not strong enough.
So she thought let her check it up
took a spoon full and just put it.
It just exploded in her mouth.
Tears welled up.
Tears started flowing.
Just at that moment
Shankaran Pillai kept his newspaper down and came.
He looked at her and asked
why are you crying?
She said
"You know, just last year my mother died
and how much she loved this soup.
When I just saw this soup bowl
it reminded me of my mother and tears came."
Oh is that so? don’t worry
what to do?
We all lose our mothers and fathers some time.
It’s all right.
Then Shankaran Pillai went back to his newspaper with the soup
and reading the newspaper he put it in his mouth
and it went boom like a dynamite.
Because this was a full spoonful.
Tears came into his eyes.
Then she came and said
Oh you are also emotional about my mother?
He said
No no I’m not crying because your mother died.
I’m crying because that good mother left
and she left you here and went.
This is not the way to live.
When you live, people should enjoy your presence.
When you die they should miss you.
If the reverse happens
that means we have lived the wrong way.
Isn’t it?