Do You Know Who You Really Are? | Sadhguru Answers

Questioner: Does soul exist? Sadhguru: Soul? Who’s soul?

Questioner: And one more, what is the purpose of life? (Laughter)

Sadhguru: You're just asking very big questions without understanding the significance of the question.

See, when you ask does soul exists, you're not talking about an academic subject.

You're asking, what is the nature of who I am?

Or you're saying, "I don't know damn thing about myself, please tell me." Yes, isn't it?

You're asking this very easily, because you have not been touched by the pain of ignorance,

the pain of not knowing who you are, it has not torn you apart.

If it really touches you, that you're just living here, doing all kinds of nonsense,

without knowing the ABC of who you are, it should be very painful, isn’t it?

That pain has not yet touched you. You're mouthing questions, it's not sunk deep enough.

So every day, you must remind yourself. At least spend ten minutes in the morning,

just see what an utterly idiot you are. You don't know anything about yourself

but you're busy with all kinds of nonsense in your life.

Every day, just ten minutes, remind yourself as intensely as possible,

your ignorance of yourself, then slowly, the pain will sink.

When it becomes so painful that you can't bear it, knowing will not be far away. It's one moment.

If I say, "Yes, you have a soul."

What, can you walk better? What use is the soul? Did they put any kind of utility to the soul?

These two are useful, that other soul that they're talking about, is it of any use?

It's of no use. So don't talk about it. And if I tell you, it is there. What does it do to you?

If I tell you no, it doesn't exist, what does it do to you? Nothing, isn't it?

Only thing is, a next dinner party that you go, you can entertain people around you talking about the soul.

But as far as your existence is concerned, nothing changes, isn't it so?

Yes? Nothing at all will change, isn't it?

So if you're asking the question,

fundamentally, you're asking a question, what am I? Who am I?

When you are here... Are you alive? You’re alive?

When you're here alive, what is the way to know who you are?

Is it not really ridiculous and insane that you must ask me, “Please tell me who am I?”

This is like two psychiatrists were walking on the Kovalam beach one day.

One of them looked at the other up and down and said, “You seem okay. How am I?” (Laughter)

This is just like that, isn't it? You're sitting here, you're alive.

You are existing and you're asking me, “Who am I? What am I?” (Laughter)

Is it not ridiculous? Very ridiculous, isn't it? Only thing is, the majority is with you.

That's the only comfort which is not allowed you to know the pain of ignorance.

You have a huge majority of people around you who are all saying yes, this is the way to be.

Yes? That is the only thing which has given you some comfort.

Suppose you are the only man on the planet who does not know who you are.