Sadhguru undergoes emergency brain surgery after ‘life-threatening bleeding’

[Salvijus]

3 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

@Salvijus If you wanna behave like an animal, don't let me stop you.

Mmm... Damn you have good comebacks. 

But let's be fair. There's some kind of beauty in being of service rather than being ego-centric. 

And you say it depends how you do it. But I would ask. How can there be a wrong way to be of service? 

Edited March 21, 2024 by Salvijus

[Princess Arabia]

6 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

Maybe there is a lesson in nature here

Yeah, the lesson is work like a bee and you die like a bee.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Princess Arabia

[Salvijus]

Just now, Princess Arabia said:

Yeah, the lesson is on work like a bee and you die like a bee.

Guys... Cmon. I can't be the only one who can see how what bees do can be seen as a manifestation of love. 

[Princess Arabia]

Just now, Salvijus said:

Guys... Cmon. I can't be the only one who can see how what bees do can be seen as a manifestation of love. 

Death is a manifestation of love. Knock yourself out.😜

[Schizophonia]

3 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

 

But let's be fair. There's some kind of beauty in being of service rather than being ego-centric. 

 

Altruism is an illusion.

[Salvijus]

Just now, Princess Arabia said:

Death is a manifestation of love. Knock yourself out.😜

Gheesh... 

[Leo Gura]

7 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

But let's be fair. There's some kind of beauty in being of service rather than being ego-centric.

Consider the possibility that if you became seriously conscious you might even see through the illusion of being of service and enjoy life more by doing something else.

Of course I'm not saying you can't be of service if you want to. You're free in that regard. But do you want to work yourself like a mule serving others until your head starts to bleed? A lot of times people work to serve others even long after it stops being healthy. Everything can be done in healthy and unhealthy ways. So it's not the thing being done but whether you are doing it healthily.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Leo Gura

[Salvijus]

Just now, Schizophonia said:

Altruism is an illusion.

Perhaps. But there are examples of beings who lived their life in service. And Jesus wasn't the only example. In this day and age there are enlightened beings who are living in that way aswell

[Salvijus]

2 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Consider the possibility that if you became seriously conscious you might even see through the illusion of being of service and enjoy life more by doing something else.

Of course I'm not saying you can't be of service if you want to. You're free in that regard. But do you want to work yourself like a mule serving others until your head starts to bleed?

By doing something else... I believe. And perhaps we won't agree on this. But I believe there is nothing else to do after enlightenment except:

1. Be in samadhi. 

2. Be of service. 

That something else can be ego-pampering time only. And an enlightened mind would not be doing that. 

Or at least that's what my logic says.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Salvijus

[Leo Gura]

Just now, Salvijus said:

Or at least that's what my logic says.

Your logic is very limited.

You can retire and live a happy life doing art, or watching birds, or a million other things.

[Salvijus]

3 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

But do you want to work yourself like a mule serving others until your head starts to bleed?

I'm somehow skeptical it was the work that caused it. I would rather wait for more info of what really happened 

[Princess Arabia]

1 minute ago, Leo Gura said:

Your logic is very limited.

You can retire and live a happy life doing art, or watching birds, or a million other things.

I guess that's what you're doing.😊

[Leo Gura]

Just now, Princess Arabia said:

I guess that's what you're doing.😊

I'm workin' here!

[Salvijus]

3 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Your logic is very limited.

You can retire and live a happy life doing art, or watching birds, or a million other things.

True. True. And I do acknowledge these to be valid ways to live as well. 

But what if.... There is nothing more fulfilling than to be of service in life? Perhaps that is what is driving an enlightened mind to be of such intense service. Perhaps that is the wisest thing one could do or be in samadhi would be the other extreme. 

 

Edited March 21, 2024 by Salvijus

[Schizophonia]

9 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

Perhaps. But there are examples of beings who lived their life in service. And Jesus wasn't the only example. In this day and age there are enlightened beings who are living in that way aswell

I meant in a tacit way that egoistic/altruistic dichotomy is an illusion.

You want help people because it makes you happy for some reason, it's your wiring. Can you say it's "not good" if someone is programmed to only care about themselves?

 

Edit : Some yogi live in service because they think it brings them closer to enlightenment/doesn’t feed their ego. I do not know if it's clear.
Sadghuru still likes to drive a tesla lol. 

 

 

Edited March 21, 2024 by Schizophonia

[Leo Gura]

4 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

Perhaps that is the wisest thing one could do

If it's wise to do, then do it sustainably.

Is it really hard for you the believe that even an awakened yogi can lose balance and engage in unhealthy activity?

If you think that can't happen, you're really kidding yourself.

Sometimes a yogi is just a stubborn workaholic. Don't overthink it.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Leo Gura

[Salvijus]

1 minute ago, Schizophonia said:

I meant in a tacit way that egoistic/altruistic dichotomy is an illusion.

You want help people because it makes you happy for some reason.

Oh that old phylosophical game... Yea I know. Service is the most Devine selfishness there is. Because you serve the yourself which is the whole LIFE. Indeed selfish. 

[Salvijus]

2 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

If it's wise to do, then do it sustainably.

I agree here. And perhaps he is doing it sustainably. We don't know what caused the brain bleeding. Perhaps he was doing all things good and well and something just happened. 

Edited March 21, 2024 by Salvijus

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, Salvijus said:

We don't know what caused the brain bleeding. Perhaps he was doing all things good and well and something just happened. 

Perhaps. But I know he has workaholic tendencies. This incident is not the only data I'm looking at. Sadhguru loves to boast about the long hours he and everyone around him works. Frankly it's strange to work so much. The whole point of spirituality is to slow down and smell the roses, not fly around the world like a bat out of hell. It's like Sadhguru is running a spiritual factory. And that's not a compliment.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Leo Gura

[Thought Art]

Sadhguru is a workoholic. I saw an interview where he says not to stop working even when sick. He gave examples of him pushing through and working despite extreme fever.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Thought Art