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Questioner: Sadhguru, we are all on this bus journey with you as the
driver. At some point, you may decide to hop off the bus. You have two
types of passengers. Those who are focused on the destination even if
you put the bus on auto pilot, they should be okay. But you also have
passengers who are focused on the driver the destination doesnt
matter to them. What happens to them if you put it on auto pilot?
Sadhguru: People have gotten interested in the driver only because of the
destination that he represents. If you have a dream about going to a
certain destination, the man who drives the bus becomes a part of your
dream. You may be thinking Sadhguru with tears in your eyes, but if I go
to the next village, they are not even bothered who I am, because they are
not interested in going anywhere. They have not even thought about it, so
what I represent does not mean anything to them.
Your interest is the destination,
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The question is,
When are you
going to go
before me or
after me?
but the destination is abstract,
while the driver is something that
you can relate to. Therefore, in
your understanding, the driver has
become important. But actually,
the important thing for you is the
destination. The way the mind
understands, knows, and perceives
things is like this: If the driver is
not there, will we really get to the
destination? You have no trust in the technology of auto-piloting. You
think if it is put on auto pilot, it will not happen, which is not true.
The question is, When are you going to go before me or after me?
Maybe I will outlive you I have not made up my mind when to go. Does
this mean I have an unbounded amount of time? Right now, no. If one
wishes, one can earn that. But it needs a lot of hard work, just to drag on
for a few more years, and I am not the kind to do that. Suppose I leave
tomorrow, is your spiritual journey going to end? Definitely not. Instead of
piloting it from outside, it could be piloted from inside. The initiations that
you have gone through, whether it is shoonya or anything else, are not
empty procedures or a bundle of instructions they are a huge investment
of life energy. If you keep it as a seed in your belly, you do not feel its
presence. You have to create the necessary atmosphere for it to become a
big tree, then there is no way you cannot feel its presence.
The unfortunate reality for most masters in the past has been that the
spiritual processes that they started gathered much more momentum after
they left. The physical absence makes the other presence very powerful it
always greatly enhances the other dimension. If I went tomorrow, it would
also be to your benefit, so there is no need to be concerned. But it will not
happen tomorrow sorry to disappoint you.
Editors Note: This article is based on an excerpt from the August 2014
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Jaya 18 days ago
Namaskaram sadhguru , the question of "what about me doesnt exist" in you ..

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Dipika Vijaykumar 18 days ago
It should never happen sadhguru!!

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Hemant 18 days ago > Dipika Vijaykumar
He has to shed his body one day...n he has said things are gonna be very
different n energetic after he leaves....!!


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Kunal Khade 10 days ago
I've seen you once.. I feel your presence every day.. I talk to you.. walk with you..
M i a fool.. Is it mere imagination or is it you really.. if this question comes to my
mind i don't know what to say.. Can we talk directly in this dimension?? i really
want to .. again a wanting.. sadhguru we all are sooooo selfish.. you said it right
in one of your talks.. if you are a solution everybody wants you.. if you are a
problem.. no body wants you.. I thank you for being.. i see you as the first deciple
of aadiyogi.. you are shaktiswaroopam.. its because of you that the knowledge of
yoga is here by aadiyogi.. thank you.. i know you both are one.. but i don't know..
sometimes this seems to be utter nonsense.. sometimes its simply sense..
again.. i don't know..

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Ceekaykay 18 days ago
Will the driver jump of a running bus ?
With Sadhguru I can not hazard a guess
But this I know for sure crystal clear
As passengers to Him we are dear
And we will reach the destination cool
After the bumpy ride with this "Driver", shrewd .......
Fasten your seat belts (Sadhana) and stay put. He is not going anywhere without
us....and will ensure we join Him some day in perhaps some life time...
Humble Pranams to Sadhguru

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jothipillai 3 days ago
I should not exist when you are about to go...just take me with
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I should not exist when you are about to go...just take me with
you...Sadhguru....!!!


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Manoj Muthukuru 17 days ago
Sweet Sadhguru, Ever since I physically knew you, I keep saying to myself that
all these years I have been preparing for my mother's passing (from an emotional
perspective) and then you too got included in this list. The way it is right now, I
don't know Sadhguru how I can handle. Pranam


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indirapriya 17 days ago
You are my Pilot now, Pranams Sadhguru.


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vijay 17 days ago
no words sadhguru


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Vishwajeet 17 days ago
Dont Go Early Sadguru Ji, We can wait little more time with same speed to
achieve.........


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Kalai 18 days ago
You heal in every direction..


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Arun Ramachandran 18 days ago
Guruve, you are the best thing which happened to me. And I just got reminded of
mortality, I am a little scared now. Will be in a hurry with my spiritual growth...


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Sree 18 days ago
Pranams Sadhguru ! Please don't leave anytime soon, It's hard to find a Yogi like
you.


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Anurag Jain 18 days ago
Thankyou, sadhguru!


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Lokraj 18 days ago
So, the Journey and destination is too long...


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raja 18 days ago
grateful for the clarity Sadhguru. Pranams


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Varun 18 days ago
The last line gave me a good laugh :D


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