People think that when somebody meditates, it means he is hibernating. Hibernation means lowering life. It is about pushing it towards the peak. If you are in such a state of intensity, this is the most exciting thing you can do – just sit and focus.

There are many traditions in the world. But if you can follow any tradition to its source, you will see it is only an outer manifestation or expression of an inner experience of one person or a group of people.

Mangal Sutra means sacred thread. The preparation of the sacred thread is an elaborate science. A few stands of raw cotton are taken, smeared with vermilion and turmeric, and energized in a certain way.

Maybe because that is the kind of people they have met. They saw only yogis who fell out of the calendars printed in Sivakasi. They think yoga means you are not interested in life. I am doing everything possible to change this perception.

Sadhguru looks at the legend of Badrinath temple and how Vishnu tricked Siva and Parvati, and its history of how AdiSahankaracharya established the temple over a thousand years ago.