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Have You Experienced God?

by Sadhguru Jaggi

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Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. In this insightful talk, Sadhguru responds to a seeker's question about God, life and the source of creation. He draws on his own experience, wisdom and intelligence to bring forth an insipiring, thought provoking and philosophical perspective on life.

GodExperienceLifeCreationWisdomIntelligenceInspirationPhilosophyExistentialismSelf InquirySelf ExplorationExistential ExplorationSpiritual LongingInner ExplorationSpirits

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So have you experienced God?

You are asking this question so easily.

When you say God,

I want you to understand this.

When you say God,

You are not talking about somebody or something.

When you say God,

You are talking about the source of your own creation,

Isn't it?

Isn't it so?

When you say God,

You are talking about the source of your creation,

From what you have come.

What is the source of my being?

That's what you are asking.

So you are asking me,

Have you experienced the source of my being or your being?

Because it cannot be different.

Right now,

Your being and my being may be very different,

But the source of this cannot be different.

So when you ask,

Have you experienced this,

You are asking,

Have I experienced the source of your existence?

Isn't it?

So the depth of the question has not still tormented you,

Till on the surface.

Curiosity,

It's okay,

Anyway we'll look at it.

To ask,

What is the source of my creation means?

That means I'm existing here without knowing the fundamentals of who I am.

Isn't it?

That's what it means.

Living here without knowing the fundamentals of who I am,

If you understand the implications of it,

It's not a small thing,

It'll tear you.

As I was… probably we touched this yesterday.

The pain of ignorance,

The pain of not knowing has to tear you apart.

Then only the question becomes truly relevant.

Where is God tell me?

How is God tell me?

This is… this is not a question.

This is a social debate that is going on.

A question means a question should come from not knowing,

Wanting to go to knowing.

Isn't it?

That's what a real question is.

Isn't it so?

A genuine question means it is wanting to move from not knowing to knowing.

That's what a question is a device,

To move from not knowing to knowing.

If one does not know the fundamentals of who he is,

That is not a simple problem.

That is a very,

Very deep problem,

Isn't it?

Most basic,

Most fundamental and ultimate.

Because whatever you do in your life,

If you do not know the very basis of who you are,

It's just utter nonsense the whole life,

Isn't it?

Isn't it so?

If one does not know the very fundamentals of who he is,

That means you are declaring… when you ask,

Where is God,

What is God,

Did you experience God,

Did you know God,

When you ask these questions,

You are telling to yourself that my life is utter nonsense,

A to Z.

Everything in my life is utter nonsense.

Maybe the impact of that realization has not sunk into you yet.

It should.

You must know the pain of not knowing.

Then you cannot be here without knowing.

You have to know.

Once such a situation comes,

Such a burning comes within you,

That you cannot sleep one day without knowing,

It's not far away because what you are trying to know is within you.

If you burn with the longing to know,

What you want to know is sitting up in the heaven,

That would be a difficulty.

If you burn wanting to know,

If wanting to know burns you,

It is immediate because it's right here.

Anyway,

Let's start from your beliefs and whatever you believe in,

Whatever your understanding is from that.

Because we can only go from where you are.

They have always told you,

God is everywhere.

Is that so?

Or even if they have not told you,

Whichever religion,

Whichever culture,

They have told you this.

But even if they have not told you,

From your own intelligence,

If you look at it,

You can see if there is something called God,

It has to be everywhere.

Yes?

If I can lock him up in my temple and come,

He is no good to you.

Isn't it so?

So if there is something called as God,

It's got to be everywhere.

If it's everywhere,

It needs to be here also,

There also,

There also,

There also.

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Recent Reviews

Smaranda

February 5, 2026

Thank you, wise teacher 🙏

🌻Beda🌻

December 30, 2019

Sadhguru is so right on here about what we are really asking when we ask this: ‘I do not understand even the tiniest bit about my own existence. Do you know?’ That is so true. Thank you so much!🌺🙏🌺

Daniel

February 3, 2019

All God Everywhere.. in everything

Judith

November 15, 2018

Will you please provide more on this topic. Some days I get glimpses of God (a deepness of live) and would like to know how to sustain this sense of my presence. What practice can I do? Thank you. 🙏🏽❤️🌎

Alex

November 14, 2018

Makes perfect sense

Lisa

November 13, 2018

Wonderful. It’s what I’ve just discovered . God is everywhere.. god is the light within .💫

Fareya

November 13, 2018

Sometimes a single statement reaches a certain part of your brain and it cleanses your mind, the clutter of knowledge yet also expands and add understanding and wisdom to it. It then feels as if a flower just plopped and bloomed in front of your eyes in a sheer moment of a few seconds. So how do I feel or would feel in that moment? Today, this is what I will put on a paper. Thank you!! I play your talks when I can’t focus or sit down to meditate but I also want the feelings and cleansing I describe above. MashahAllah you are blessed with a beautiful mind. May you always be blessed! ❤️

Kate

November 13, 2018

Thank you! Namaste🙏🏻💫🌎🌟🌈

Marilyn

November 13, 2018

Thank you, Very insightful 🙏😇💜

Herpreet

November 13, 2018

My spirit to your spirit...GOD is within each of us and in every living thing! Awakening our soul and spirit...taking a moment to connect...Ohm (Om) Thank you, Namaste 🌅❣️🙏

Judith

November 13, 2018

His words are always so profound.

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