Snapshot · The Shawn Ryan Show
Sadhguru rode a lone motorcycle from London to southern India — 30,000 kilometres in 100 days — conducting 691 events along the way to raise awareness for his Save Soil campaign.
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Moving into the topic of trauma and PTSD, Sadhguru first traces desire back to its root: every desire — lollipop, bicycle, romantic partner, billion dollars, galaxy — is the same phenomenon, consciousness seeking to expand beyond limits. The object changes but the desiring process is identical, which is why fulfilling one desire immediately generates the next. Trauma, in this framework, is simply the resistance that arises when reality diverges from the object of desire; change the object or recognise the deeper phenomenon, and trauma's grip loosens. Fix the chemistry and there is no such thing as trauma — a claim he makes with full respect for those who have suffered, but as the most empowering possible framing. He then describes his 2022 motorcycle journey: 30,000 kilometres from London to southern India in 100 days, 691 events along the way, interviews broadcast live on Indian national television while riding with a full-face helmet. The 450-page book of participants' experiences from that journey was just published on its fourth anniversary.
Trauma is not caused by what happened — it is caused by the gap between what happened and what you desired. Change the object of desire, or recognise that desire itself is a limitless phenomenon misdirected at finite objects, and the grip of trauma begins to loosen. Fix the chemistry, and there is no such thing as trauma.
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