Yesterday at iii began with a live address by Sadhguru to all of the Sathsangs (monthly gatherings of meditators) across the country. Volunteers and visitors gathered in Mahima, and Sadhguru was also able to interact live with video and questions from meditators in Detroit, which will be hosting the next Sadhguru-led Inner Engineering 3-day Program in October!
During the Sathsang, Sadhguru spoke about experiencing one’s life as a Song:
“When I say a song…People have always thought that only if you sing a lyric, it is a song. No, if you listen carefully enough, if you are willing to put all of you – everything that you are into your listening, and if there is nothing left in you…if your listening becomes everything, you will see everything is a song. Not because you’re listening, simply because you have put yourself out — everything becomes a song.
So if one has to know the song of the divine — if one has to hear the divine, if one has to feel the divine, above all if one has to become the divine, what is needed is — Do something, just about anything, which is not about you, and do it in such a way like this is the last moment of action. Do it in such a way that you throw your everything into what you're doing. You will see life will become a song. What is a toil for somebody will become divine melody for you. If only you're willing to put everything that you are into whatever you're doing right now."
-Sadhguru
One question about the fear of dying and of family members’ death prompted Sadhguru to recount the harrowing story of his near-death experience in India earlier this year, when the landing gear failed in a small plane in which he was a passenger, nearly causing a disastrous crash. You can read the full story here.
After the morning Sathsang, iii also hosted several local visitors for an Open House, seen here enjoying a hike to one of the waterfalls.
Another guest stopped by as well, a large terrapin which gained some attention in the courtyard both from the visitors and from the resident squirrels.
Perhaps he was drawn by the hum of activity across the campus as volunteers prepare for the upcoming Bhava Spandana (BSP) program – the largest in the US so far!
