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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Most Replayed Moment: Sadhguru on Why You Don’t Need a Life Purpose!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Sadhguru is an Indian yogi, author, and founder of the Isha Foundation. He blends ancient yogic wisdom with modern insights, and speaks globally on well-being, consciousness, and sustainability. In today’s moment, Sadhguru explains why chasing a single “life purpose” is misguided, and why joy must come from within, rather than external achievements. He introduces a 21-minute daily practice designed to turn inward, strengthen inner stability, and help us navigate an overstimulating world. Listen to the full episode here: Spotify:⁠ https://g2ul0.app.link/XKDtuBLH8Wb⁠ Apple: ⁠https://g2ul0.app.link/9IzPlxQH8Wb⁠ Watch the Episodes On YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

Transcript

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0:00.0

That sense of purpose you have, the most popular question that young people ask me is about passion and purpose.

0:09.5

They've been indoctrinated by society to think that they have this one purpose.

0:13.3

And their big issue is they can't seem to find it.

0:16.3

So like an Easter egg, they're going in Hunter of, what's my purpose?

0:19.4

How do I know once I've reached my purpose?

0:22.2

For people that are working now in jobs, listening to this on their way on the tube to work,

0:28.1

what is this subject of purpose and passion? What do I commit my life to? How do we go about

0:33.9

answering that? See, if you get absolutely committed to your purpose,

0:38.4

you will be called a fanatic.

0:40.9

If you are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve that,

0:44.1

you will be called a terrorist.

0:47.9

So there is no purpose to life.

0:51.1

If you are not a vested interest, and you can be not a vested interest only when you're

0:59.0

joyful by your own nature, that how you are is determined by you.

1:05.0

So this is the fundamental you have to set that your experience of life is determined by you.

1:12.4

When I say experience of life, people are always thinking experiences happen because of

1:16.7

external stimuli.

1:18.2

No.

1:19.0

If you dream of a tiger, you can experience fear, isn't it?

1:23.3

You can dream of somebody beautiful and experience love.

1:28.3

Yes or no?

1:29.3

So I'm saying all experiences cause from within you.

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