Dec 2019 Compassion cannot choose. And that is why Yoga. A Peek Into Sadhguru’s Diary Paying Attention at Skavlan? 4 Get to know what makes this 15-min chat show one of the most interesting shows Sadhguru has been invited for... From Cowboy Boots to Ancient Roots 6 Read how something that happened during the Dallas Inner Engineering Culmination program created Isha history Five Things That Made Isha INSIGHT 2019 Special 9 Find out the reason why the 8th edition of Isha INSIGHT brought palpable transformation among the participants, more than ever One at Each Hole 14 Discover a special volunteering activity during Isha Golf Jaunt, and see how Isha Vidhya Schools came alive at Pune… Sadhguru in the Ashram 18 Enjoy in pictures Sadhguru’s free fl owing presence at the Isha Yoga Center A Peek Into Sadhguru’s Diary RFR Board Members Bond with the Farmers 23 Walk with the board members to Vellumani’s farm and be inspired Sadhguru’s love for the farmers Sadhguru on How to Stop People from Killing 27 Themselves on Roads There is 1 death every 3 minutes on Indian roads. Learn from Sadhguru’s keen insights on this pertinent issue “Why are onion prices making us cry?” 29 Wonders Sadhguru at ET Conclave 2019 A reality check! Sadhguru shows how to make India a 5 trillion USD economy 9 Places in the Ashram - Down Memory Lane 30 Maa Gambhiri nostalgically shares anecdotes of the places in the ashram you may not know about 34 Hamza Saleh’s Heartrending Story Try reading it without tears welling up in your eyes! Paying Attention at Skavlan “So here and now, what are you paying attention to? What can you sense now?” Fredrik Skavlan implored Sadhguru. Fredrik, a famous Norwegian journalist, was anchoring Europe’s longest-running talk show called Skavlan, and his guest was Sadhguru. Shot at their studio in Chelsea, London, this 15-minute chat show with Sadhguru was full of tongue-in-cheek questions - humor and wit like no other show before. “People are always thinking Game of Thrones; and Dr. Lighthearted and full of ‘paying attention’ means Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, a witty banter, the show something magical should British fi refi ghter known ended with a segment called be happening, but the for her groundbreaking “Dilemmas” where Fredrik most magical things are psychological research on Skavlan asked Sadhguru happening right now. We decision making in life-or- to choose between various are sitting on a tiny mudball death situations. “dilemmas,” such as sweat called ‘Earth.’ It’s spinning or perfume, a year without in the middle of nowhere. Interestingly, all the social media or a year No one knows where this individual interviews on that without books, and a life creation begins, where it day eventually converged without golf or a life without ends. Here we are sitting on the theme of death. motorbikes. The studio and talking like this – isn’t Sadhguru’s timeless wisdom was fi lled with laughter as this a magical thing? And I on life and death off ered Sadhguru rocked the rapid- am paying attention. Even a glimpse into the magical fi re Q&A session with his though I am a microscopic nature of existence, which quick wit and humor. speck in this universe, sparked the curiosity of still I have an individual the guests and captivated The show airs primetime on experience. I can see this the audience. Friday evenings all across as “me,” see that as “her,” Scandinavia. It has a 50% and see that as somebody Sadhguru off ered a powerful audience market share in else. This speck should process right in the middle Norway and 40% in Sweden, be nothing actually, but of the show - “There is one with a total of over 2.5M this speck of a thing has thing everybody must do viewers per show. Fredrik’s individual experience, a before they go to bed - for a guests include the biggest sense of individuality, which few minutes, see their bed celebrities from Europe is such a tremendous thing,” as their death bed. Just see and America. was Sadhguru’s response that in the next one minute to what constitutes you are going to die. Have “paying attention”. you lived these last 24 hours the way you want, if this is On the show, Sadhguru was the last moment? Every day joined by Swedish models if they do it, they will come and singers Magdalena to their senses.” and Hannah Graaf (The Graaf Sisters); Kristofer Hivju, a Norwegian actor best known for acting in From Cowboy Boots to Ancient Roots Dubbed as the “Lone Star State” and famous for its cowboy boots and country music, Texas became the center of spirituality on November 23, when over 3,600 people from 22 different countries were initiated into Shambhavi Mahamudra by Sadhguru. November 23… It Happened on On this day, Sadhguru was commemorated by the City of Dallas as a token of their gratitude towards his relentless commitment and contribution towards human wellbeing, and November 23 was declared as “Isha Foundation Inner Engineering Day” in Dallas by the mayor. Coincidentally (or maybe not), November 23 is also the day when Bhumi Pooja was performed for Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore, in 1993. And, it is also the day when the Dhyanalinga was off ered to the world in 1999. Five Things That Made Isha INSIGHT 2019 Special “Going by the experiences of the #2 participants, in my perception, Because We Missed this was the Sadhguru! best INSIGHT Incidentally, this was the program that fi rst time that Sadhguru was has happened not physically present for all so far,” shared four days of the program, Basis of Inner because of his increasingly one of the Engineering hectic schedule, so the program program architects worked architects. The essence of anything that much harder thinking through What made is off ered by Isha is best the many possible ways to received if one is connected enhance the experience and this program so to the source of it. And Inner learning for the participants. enlightening and Engineering is the best way Of course, there was also the enjoyable for to establish that connection. unseen hand that has always been behind the program, the participants This year, the majority so the whole thing worked — over 200 top of the participants had out wonderfully. decisionmakers already been initiated from companies into Shambhavi — two days before the program belonging to the began, 58 corporate leaders varied industries arrived at the ashram for in India? Here the shambhavi initiation. are some This could have happened because of two reasons: reasons: One, for years Sadhguru has been working tirelessly to inspire millions of people through YouTube videos and public engagements. Two, our Sadhanapada volunteers followed up with the participants relentlessly, coaxing them like mothers to complete the Inner Engineering modules and to get initiated before the start of the program. #1 Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India; Author of “The Ocean of Churn: How 3 the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History” # “‘We can’t compete in the Passionate Speakers With every customer to be a world’ - we got to stop having brand ambassador.” a Common Inspiration Balasubramanian Muthuraman, “Desire is always personal Former Chairman, whereas Vision is all- Tata Steel inclusive. Desire leads to incremental changes & Why did Tata Steel pay their improvements whereas employees all the salaries Vision can transform the till the date of retirement this attitude. Let’s do the as a part of the Voluntary whole situation. It’s time things that can make our Retirement Scheme? businesses move from business compete in the rest of the world.” individualistic desires to an all-inclusive Vision.” Raman Roy, – Sadhguru Tweet Chairman and Managing Director, Quatrro Global One strong intent that Services. (Better known as the entire lineup of the “Father of BPO” in India) successful speakers passionately displayed in their DNA was this intense aspiration to “You must remember a few do something larger things. One is, we are in a than oneself – it was country where employment stirringly inspiring. is not easy. Number two, we are in a state like Here are some key Bihar or Jharkhand where takeaways from our employment potential is speakers that connected even lower than the average “I will only do what excites them as one: in India. Number three, me. And I’m quite amazed many of our employees at how many things excite Deep Kalra, were unskilled or marginally me. There is so much that Founder and Group CEO, skilled; the opportunities is happening in the world MakeMyTrip Limited that they would get are very that one can do, one can small. Number four, we are contribute to, one can learn “We don’t have a mission the Tata Group; we just can’t from, and if I get excited, I statement. I only have send people away with the do it.” one vision – I want fi fteen-day salary looking only at fi nancial numbers.” S. Somanath “We came across a quote Director, Vikram Sarabhai from Swami Vivekananda. The Space Centre (VSSC) quote read, ‘They only live, who live for others; the rest “It is a story of are more dead than alive.’ We determination. When we both decided that day itself, started in 1960, America, ‘Let’s dedicate our lives beyond Europe, and Russia were “I, me, myself.” Let’s live for already going to the moon. others, let’s see what it is like.’ So you can understand the area where we work and So, we said, ‘Let’s build this diff erence existing between serve, I assure you, none of you would want to come and work.