The Strange Way Ashtavakra Used For King Janaka’s Enlightenment - Sadhguru

Sadhguru narrates the story of how King Janaka finds his Guru in the physically deformed Ashtavakra, and the “strange” way in which he attained to his Enlightenment.
Tamil version - • ஜனக மன்னர் ஞானமடைந்த வ...
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[@pdsarizona1191]

So fortunate to wake up with Sadhguru's words of joy and wisdom

[@ErikaK]

Always inspiring to listen to Sadhguru :) Show respect and kindness for others, don't spread negativity and hatred.

[@tarun1982]

Hey Erika. I love your channel too and your pure positive energy you spread.

[@ErikaK]

@@tarun1982 ♡♡♡ thank you very much ! It means a lot to me. Sending love

[@user-we8gi3xt5b]

Love Sadhguru !!!

[@SriGuruJoy]

We are citizen of India wants a enlighten king like Sadhguru and fortunately we have..He is the king of India.. We also love to see Sadhguru as our leader of this nation. Sri guru joy

[@SriGuruJoy]

@vishal kumar a yogi never dies :)

[@SriGuruJoy]

@vishal kumar No situation can change Sadhguru. He will be the same in every situation. You never miss Sadhguru. Sadhguru is alwyas with you.: D

[@solovelynaturals]

I was riding the bus to work. It stopped for 20 seconds to pick up a few old people. When it left the stop I remembered sanhkya philosophy(from past life) in its entirety without ever hearing a word about it from anyone. I couldn't speak a coherent sentence for 3 hours because I was too ecstatic from the 20second experience. The name "babaji" was stuck in my head. I went home and googled it and found other people with very similar stories. That is how I found sadhguru. Fear,sadness, envy, hate, loniless, confusion is something I can't percieve anymore. I welcome death with open arms and a smile as I have done many times before.

[@sagargondhali5629]

Interesting !!!

[@MrClintEastwood2323]

Raschel Santis thank you for the beautiful story....definitely on your path 🙏

[@osse1n]

*Fascinating story from a fascinating man - the storytelling at its PEAK*

[@brizhnev]

You should not believe nor disbelieve anything until it's in your Experience but you must seek - Sadhguru 🙏🙏🙏

[@enigma533]

It's history fool

[@sangamkedilaya4079]

"When he was about to get off, he said stop. One leg up and one leg down." The way sadhguru narrates the incident, with such elaborate detail,it feels as if sadhguru was right there when all this was happening. He had once said yogis have neither past nor present nor future ❤️

[@lingammunuswamy7778]

Don't over process...it's just a way of getting the story rather exciting...

[@nawalpurprankstars4307]

How many of you were trying to figure out the board .. . *What is it written ?*

[@solovelynaturals]

When you truly percieve All/One you only percieve/feel that, not a body that you've been labeling your own your whole life, but the body of the eternal.

[@aleje5761]

By far one of my favorite stories of wisdom to hear so far.

[@raghavendraraghav1256]

Enlightement story, Just brings tears of joy in my eyes. Janaka is blessed one.

[@allnone4277]

🙏🙏🙏 sincere pranams to entire guru shishya parampara 🙏🙏🙏

[@franciscosalazarjr.8406]

Thank you . Your words are needed by me at this point in my life.

[@BJJ_Richie]

What a beautiful story I wish they could make a movie out of it thank you

[@jumanjiday7970]

That's the kind of wisdom that I needed to explain why your the guru..

[@HumansOfVR]

*_Kind of reminds me of Marcus Aurelius. Even though he was the Roman Emperor, he stayed an Emperor because he felt that it was his duty to live a virtuous life_*

[@shresthjakhwal8575]

Kind of.

[@omkarunde2040]

One must read the Ashtavakra Gita for further knowledge.

[@srinidhi7140]

😚 ನಮಸ್ಕಾರಗಳು ಸದ್ಗುರು ಅವರೇ 😚 🙏 Namaskaram sadhguru 🙏 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@karthiksacharya7089]

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ

[@kresienm9031]

I Always Enjoy Story Time with Sadhguru

[@DJ-ti8lm]

Even I'm waiting badly for such act of zen.. Shiv Shambho

[@semsonkro9437]

Good morning Guruji. Love from Karbi Anglong, Assam.

[@MMaheshThakur]

Semson Kro how are u friend. Keep reading and learning good things

[@Seeker.6]

Amazing! Simply Amazing!! One can listen to Sadhguru's story telling for eternity...what a way to narrate a story🙏🙏🙏 Pranam Sadhguru🙏🙏🙏

[@polychoron]

Oh good, Sadhguru is sick too... this somehow comforts me.

[@thefreakinsurvivor]

That's what I also noticed 😁

[@nandinipaul]

But don't forget, he is 70+.

[@cosmicinfinity8628]

Sadhguru born on 3rd September 1957. So age is 61

[@nandinipaul]

@@cosmicinfinity8628 ok. 60+.

[@shalinin8995]

Dat one word stay there has lot of meaning and experience...❤

[@murugeshhc8723]

The flow of language and vocabulary makes one spellbound 🙏🙏

[@vasuthirumala9441]

What a beautiful narration ❤️🙏

[@VKLifeCare]

Waw, Amazing and inspiring story 😍

[@omsingh4582]

I love these stories ❤

[@9470387661]

This is what has drawn me towards sadhguru, if I could have simply read this somewhere I don't think it would have the same impact like this when sadhguru speaks.

[@rajeshjana5391]

I think I have to improve my English just to understand properly sadhguru jis mind opening words great guru

[@mrexplorer5265]

Great lesson... Sadhguru 😍🙏

[@shilpaj4687]

Wonderfully narrated. Sadhguru 🙏

[@memoriesandflashback5204]

Thank you so much Sadguru For educating our minds 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ShaileshGupta012]

Naman Sadhguru..🙏🙏

[@srikm2992]

Mesmerising voice !!!

[@lisaloves5032]

Beautiful thank you x

[@Rohitash66]

The spontaneous laughter is so natural 😀

[@Thenarayanaclips]

Charan Sparsh, Sadhguru. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.

[@stupefy9622]

We are fortunate to have an enlightened Sadguru and enlightened prime minister...

[@habeve6029]

Suggested reading: Ashtavakra Gita

[@rahulmahbubani1392]

Sometimes sadhguru says it takes lifetimes to get enlightened and even more to retain the body and this man got enlightened just like that. I wonder if that's possible for us as well 🙄

[@THEUNDERCOVERMONK]

Janaka must have previous life times of Sadhna....

[@tamaleesen2759]

@@THEUNDERCOVERMONK he was the foster father of Sita.

[@THEUNDERCOVERMONK]

@@tamaleesen2759 No.. I don't think so... That was a different Janaka .. One name...two different persons

[@gaganrpopale2172]

@@THEUNDERCOVERMONK Here King Janaka Sadhguru is talking about one person only...Father of Sita... Father-in-law of Lord Rama from Ramayana...

[@gaganrpopale2172]

Sadhguru in this video already said that Janaka practiced Yoga and was already an established yogi (his body was already prepared for Enlightenment)... only he was waiting for right moment for Enlightenment.

[@TriviAI8560]

Im not enlightnd but I too busted into ecstasy one time for no reason 😂. That was a beautiful Moment like my cheeks were hurting for smiling too much and I was crying soo much. But I dont know how it happened though lol

[@ajay.chawla]

You need to meditate

[@csgstormer]

🙏♥️

[@ashapandey9224]

Bharat was so simple and pleasant. It has all changed now😪

[@anudeeparakkathara5520]

King Janaka became enlightened through Jyana yoga, by listening to ashtavakra’s teachings. This interpretation of the story, where an uncomfortable position of the body made him enlightened is new to me, would anybody care to clarify the truth from the original scripture.

[@samayyatri]

AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA!

[@sumanaghosal5072]

Nice .. thanks

[@miainsel4389]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@SanjayRoy-vz5ih]

Rishi Kohad is Asthbhakra's father, but the story I heard is different. Rish Kohad actually died through "Jal Samadhi" before Ashtavakra was born. He went to Janaka's place with Swetaketu, who was his meternal uncle. He defeated Rishi Bandi in debate on philosophy of existence and enlightenment

[@pushpajayesh]

That “naskufy” was ultimate Sadhguru. Made us laugh so hard we were in tears 🤣🤣🤣

[@inthumathyramachandran1892]

Sadhguru speaking Tanglish(Tamil+English)😁😁Nasukufy him😂😂

[@Punjabi_life]

lol i looked up google for the word, did not knowing it was tanglish

[@ni3070]

Yes😂

[@sumitmainali9146]

😂

[@channabasava3936]

Great story

[@prabhuloganathan4489]

Grace of gurus 😭🙏

[@sumeetwinner9371]

Great background music

[@vishwateja315]

Must be from upcoming album, yogeshwaraya

[@px41z]

its dauladhar - naad araadhna by sounds of isha 😊

[@please.chriss]

here because kumar varun talked about this ❤

[@RohitKumar-he5xt]

Awesome.

[@souravsahoo1582]

i find two strong person on internet sadhguru and swami sarvapriyananda...there talking style different but they have huge knowledge

[@mitgosai5499]

If anyone meet sadhguru Do ask him What to do when you are having issues with ur family, what to do when ur family doesn't have unity??

[@valdirbergamobergamo5396]

Very good

[@pruthvirajsajjan5441]

🙏🏼

[@hereisalfi]

💙💙💙

[@vickiypeppa3475]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Mangold108]

Jai Maha Janaka!

[@Yogi-df9hz]

Now we need astavakra

[@wadiyarabhijeet]

🙏🏼❤️😍😌🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@manchuparkaviks2403]

❤

[@chemkouv]

So... How long can you keep up?... One leg free up in the air, the other one firm and stable on the stirrup...

[@virendersingh-cw9nb]

👌👌

[@theseeker4313]

Oo Sadguru Nal Rahoge To Aesh Karoge Zindagi De Sare Maje Kash Karoge

[@deekshapathak3790]

🙏🙏

[@antonino1414]

🙏❤️

[@decolonizationisforeveryon1514]

Can someone please let me know in what scripture can the story of Janaka and Ashtavakra be found? Is it in Ramayana, if so which episode? Or is it in Brihadaranyaka?

[@WellnessWisdom24-7]

But how did the king get enlightened by staying in that position?

[@gaganrpopale2172]

It was Zen act it seems

[@shivaranjan1825]

Ashtavakra May b due to atlas imbalance in c1 spine

[@chakrichakravarthi746]

Quantum superposition, quasy state of Atma, సర్వ భూతేశు యేనైకం భావమవ్యయమీక్షతే । అవిభక్తం విభక్తేషు తత్ జ్ఞానం విద్ధి సాత్వికం...Our Atma is One that shares every physical entity at the same time or atleast two of Us.!!.

[@PrajwalJoshi]

hy guru 😍😌

[@akhilasowmia]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Sid-sl3xk]

The music in the background....any idea?

[@px41z]

its dauladhar - naad araadhna by sounds of isha 😊

[@danielhopkins296]

The Indian elephant ( airavanta) in the room: Indian chronology, specifically the pre-Budfuic Shisunaga Empire

[@deekshikgowda2704]

can anyone please name the background alap at the end

[@tarunsb9592]

This Song in the End. What is that Chant ?

[@dyingsenses]

Savage ❤️

[@rajeshmondal734]

Background music link pls?

[@earth5627]

Then what is Ashtavakra Gita about?

[@e.b.e.7754]

👁️🙏🏼

[@Coach-AB]

I kinda understand about Zen but I can't make connections to the getting off the horse and Zen?

[@khagendrachudal4962]

I cant still understand how janak got enlightened by staying in awkward position???

[@vinodbajrangi4994]

🙏🕉️

[@jeyanthansview6639]

🙏⚘

[@oscarardila554]

Necesito este video en español 😪😪😪😪

[@MrRedScorpion1]

Dang the last time I was this early my girlfriend left me.

[@niteshsah4054]

All the best..

[@shivanshpachauri2855]

It happens to all ........

[@mathematicalninja2756]

Everyone leaves, either through death or circumstances. So take a chill pill

[@justinsn956]

@@mathematicalninja2756 But say you don't want to leave, you want to stay. How do you accomplish this?

[@rajshekargm8798]

Which is that raga play as background

[@px41z]

its dauladhar - naad araadhna by sounds of isha 😊

[@rajeshmondal734]

Dauladhar

[@rajeshmondal734]

@@px41z link pls music

[@kikikut22]

in a thinking-for-ourselves sense, we're all like kings with this e-assisted (evolution-air-e) media in these modern kali yug times, but personally... that uncomfortable position in this story is like my trying to get out of this e-life, then deciding if i really need to get an e-device (like "to help (others out of it)"), then trying to do my duty, etc. om namo narayanaya (savant ji)

[@wyw6179]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@nothing5161]

🙏❤🌷🌺🌸🌹

[@RueLeBastards]

Can anyone explain it? I don't get it

[@dlt9454]

Does anyone know the name of the background music

[@vishwateja315]

Must be from upcoming album, yogeshwaraya

[@px41z]

its dauladhar - naad araadhna by sounds of isha 😊

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

I'm getting a verse from Astavakra tattooed today!

[@kkb2687]

Did you really do it?

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

@@kkb2687 I did. Astavakra 7.2.

[@kkb2687]

@@saradapagediocletian9707 cool

[@KeshavUjoodha]

How can an uncomfortable posture make a person enlightened? Did he perform a perfect asana without knowing it which is why Ashtavakra told him to stay in that position?

[@solovelynaturals]

It is not because he was uncomfortable. You must go through much uncomfort in order to be enlightened. Buddha suffered before and during his enlightenment. When you do receive enlightenment it happens regardless of what your body is doing. Spiritually you are elsewhere/everywhere. When you truly percieve ONE/All you feel that, not the body

[@sanek39702]

they say that a defective body will not gain enlightenment is it true or not?

[@mallikarjunrepakula9195]

Getting enlightened is that simple?

[@hassanzahoor6556]

I think its a good unreal story