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VIEWPOINT ||||| YOGA<br />
THROUGH THE MYSTIC EYE<br />
SADHGURU IS A YOGI, MYSTIC AND VISIONARY. AN INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED SPEAKER, SADHGURU’S WIT AND<br />
PIERCING LOGIC PROVOKE AND WIDEN OUR PERCEPTION OF LIFE. IN THIS SERIES, SADHGURU ANSWERS QUESTIONS, AND<br />
OFFERS REFRESHING PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERSE TOPICS<br />
Above all, a nation is not a line on a<br />
map. It’s an idea we must infuse into<br />
people’s minds. It must burn as pride in<br />
people’s hearts. To build pride, there has<br />
to be history. No nation has as much<br />
history as us. For example, the great<br />
temples of Angkor were built by Tamil<br />
kings. But no Tamil schoolchild even<br />
reads a line about this. We study nothing<br />
to be proud of.<br />
Pride doesn’t drop from the skies. We<br />
have to bring out the great things we’ve<br />
done in the past – especially among<br />
youth. We’ve fallen here and there, but<br />
it’s time to bring that glory back.<br />
Sadhguru with Manisha Koirala<br />
MANISHA KOIRALA<br />
Actor<br />
India and Nepal are rich in spiritual<br />
heritage, but we always look to the West.<br />
Why?<br />
Sadhguru:Everyone aspires for what is<br />
successful. The West has become the<br />
symbol of success today, which is why we<br />
wear a jacket and tie even when it’s 38º C.<br />
Unfortunately today, success has come to<br />
mean only economic success, and<br />
nothing else.<br />
There’s no point struggling with it.<br />
We have to come to terms with it and ride<br />
it. If India becomes economically<br />
successful, things Indian will become<br />
more prominent.<br />
KASHINATH VYAS<br />
(<strong>Spice</strong>Jet passenger from<br />
Mumbai)<br />
Yoga is popular outside India, but it<br />
has also led to all sorts of things like<br />
f low yoga and hot yoga. How does this<br />
affect the practice of yoga?<br />
Sadhguru: There will always be<br />
enterprise around whatever<br />
becomes reasonably popular. We<br />
shouldn’t be distracted or disturbed<br />
by these. Are they teaching it<br />
properly? There are question marks<br />
about it. Some of them are teaching it<br />
properly, some are not. These<br />
manifestations are a result of the<br />
commercial process. But it is only on<br />
the surface that these distortions are<br />
happening here and there. The core<br />
of yoga is not disturbed in any way.<br />
<strong>Spice</strong>Jet welcomes its passengers to ask Sadhguru questions on yoga, health, wellbeing and other topics of<br />
general interest. Select questions will be answered in forthcoming <strong>issue</strong>s. Please email your question to<br />
mediarelations@ishafoundation.org For more of Sadhguru’s wisdom, visit http://isha.sadhguru.org<br />
62 ||||| NOVEMBER <strong>2016</strong>
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