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The Psychology of Willpower

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SADHGURU

Only when we are inspired, we go beyond and do things that human beings wouldn't normally do.

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Stop Comparing

  • The pressure is only because you are putting two absolutely unique beings in comparison.
  • Is there one more person exactly like you on this planet? No. There is only one like you. So each being is an absolutely unique being.

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Role Of A Teacher

  • Only if the teacher's role is to inspire people to learn, to create a thirst for knowledge, only then a teacher's role has something to give.

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Human Wellbeing

  • A criminal is also concerned about human wellbeing, but his idea of humanity is just himself. Somebody's idea of humanity is him and his family; somebody else's idea of humanity is him and his country; somebody else's includes the whole world.
  • Everybody is concerned about human well...

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Use Your Brain

  • We want to teach the children how to use their brains, not just to read and write. Reading and writing are important, but using your brains is more important.
  • Education should stimulate your brain, not dull your brain.

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SADHGURU

"It would be wonderful if this world was guided by little children, because they are closer to life than anybody else.

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Learning

  • It is a natural human trait that when you get to know something that you did not know, it brings much joy to you.
  • If learning is making people miserable, then we have not understood what learning is.
  • If the thirst for knowledge is kindled in the child, you cannot stop him fro...

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Real Intelligence

  • Intelligence twisted out against our own wellbeing is no intelligence
  • Intelligence is the biggest blessing that a human being has, but right now it has become a curse upon humanity simply because the human being is nocoming out as a well-coordinated being.

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Stop Racing

  • True human capabilities will not find expression in competition. True human capabilities will find expression only in absolute relaxation.
  • When you are trying to race with somebody, you are only thinking of going one step ahead of him, that is all. You are not thinking of what your u...

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Information + Inspiration : Education

  • Our educational systems have become 100% informative - there is no inspiration.
  • Without inspiration, no human being raises beyond the limitations in which he lives.
  • Making the whole education system purely informational has caused an enormous damage, and that time of life whe...

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Sadhguru in this book (discourse) takes a dig at the modern education system and points out that inspiration is missing in today's education and elaborates the need for inspiration in education.

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