Question: Now at times you have this intuition and people around you want to justify why you are intuitive
and you have no logical answer. Sadhguru: (Laughs) See, if you just do what you feel is right;
and right now Ma’am, your intuition is still not very dependable.
People start developing these things for everything. When their logic fails they will think
that. you know, you want to do something, you don't know how to do it.
You are not sure whether to do it or not do it, then the simple solution
they are taking is ‘okay, this finger is this, this finger is this, yes, no.’ Give it to the child,
if he holds this, yes, if he holds this, no - this is not intuition.
You allow…no I will come to you, I am not…I am going more basic. The answer is not just about you, I am just
using it. Now, this is just that your logic has become, you know, incapable; it's collapsed, unable to come to a
logical decision. So, you are succumbing to this simple way - if some child holds your hand like this (gestures)
or like this (gestures), yes or no. Anyway when there two options, 50% of the time you could be right.
Yes? Being 50% of the time right is not good enough, isn't it? Yes? Isn’t it so? (Laughs)
I was, you know, sometime ago I was visiting a homeopathic doctor.
There in his clinic, they had put up an ad - some homeopathic medicine which will work for all kinds of
snake bites. You are living in Bombay, prob… probably it's not a issue for you.
Where I come from snakes are everywhere on a daily basis.
So, I looked at this and then I asked him ‘how come this medicine you are advertising
that it works for all kinds of snake bites because if you are not already aware of this,
snake bites are fundamentally of two kinds. One type of venom attacks your cardiovascular system;
another kind of venom attacks your nervous system. They are two completely
different kinds of chemicals and it works upon your system in a different way.
Generally for both you have different types of antidotes but for everything this
particular medicine is supposed to work. How is that possible?’
So, the doctor said ‘See, in India 90% of the Indian snakes are non-poisonous.
So 90% of the time it works.’ (Laughter) So, (Laughs)
that’s not goodenough, isn't it? It’s the remaining 10% which is crucial. Isn't it so?
Sadhguru: So, intuition - don’t get into this thing about you trying to be intuitive.
Never try to be intuitive. Logic is dependable, isn't it?
There are moments when there is certain clarity which has no logical explanation -
at that time it’s okay but you never try to be intuitive. If you try to be intuitive,
your logical mind will become deceptive and come to all kinds of stupid decisions.
You will get suddenly guidance…voices from the heaven, you know, all kinds of voices people are hearing.
Logic is dependable, go by it; at least you won't make a fool of yourself.
There are moments when there is simple clarity for which, there is no confusion, it’s 100% clear,
then you go ahead. But now whether you take a logical decision or an intuitive decision,
people around you will always protest if it doesn’t agree with them. Isn't it so? Isn’t it so?
It’s not because your intuitive they are protesting. If you take a logical decision also, they protest,
if you take an intuitive decision also they protest, if it’s not in line with what they want.
So that’s a consequence that everybody has to face, no matter what kind of decision you take.
Isn’t it? That’s something we must learn to handle - the social situations around us.