original Sadhguru Isha
Because life is an endless possibility, Sadhguru says, it can never be perfect – there is always more to do. He explains that every human being has a natural striving to move to the next notch, to become a higher expression of life.
Because life is one of endless possibilities, Sadhguru says, it can never be perfect - there is always room for improvement. He explained that everyone naturally wants to move to the next level, to become a higher expression of life.
Sadhguru: Everybody must make some striving just to bring this in the society, that every human being has a striving to at least move to the next notch from where he is. Life and social structures are always a constant… kind of a game. It's like a see-saw game. Are the positives up or negatives up? That's all. As a generation, if you create a huge amount of positives, negative will become small. If you create huge amount of negatives, they will become big and positive will become small.
Sadhguru (Sadhguru): Everyone has to make some effort, just bring this into the society, that is, everyone strives to go to at least the next level from his current position. The structure of life and society is always an ongoing... a game, it's like a seesaw, whether it's positive or negative, that's all. As a generation, if you create a lot of positive things, the negatives will become smaller. If you create a lot of negative things, they will get bigger and the positive ones will get smaller.
This's all life is. There has never been a point anytime and there never will be, where everything is perfect. Okay? There's no such thing because life is a possibility. Because it's a possibility, it cannot be perfect. Doesn't matter what we do, there's still something more to do, always. That is why it's an endless possibility.
That's how life is. There has never been a time when everything was perfect, and there never will be a time, okay? There is no such thing, because life is a possibility. Because it is a possibility, it cannot be perfect. No matter what we do, there is always room for improvement, always. That's why it's an endless possibility.
Striving does not mean, “I want to be a good man, I want to be a good man.” See, being morally good is only good for the society, not good for the human being. Yes. If… If you are morally correct, it's good for people around you because you are contained. But it's not good for this life (Referring to oneself).
Effort is not about saying: "I want to be a good person, I want to be a good person." Look, morally. Good is only good for society, not the person, yes. If...if you're morally right, it's good for the people around you because you're restraining yourself, but it's not good for this life (referring to yourself).
So, this life (Referring to oneself) needs a little different kind of nurture. In that context, how many people in this world are going to strive? Before you and I fall dead, how many people… in how many people will we set this seed, that they will be striving to be a better life than the way they are right now? A little higher expression of life. This's all your focus should be.
And this life (referring to itself) needs a little different nourishment, from In this regard, how many people in this world will strive - before you and I die, how many people... How many people will we plant this seed in, that they will strive to become a better person than they are now? A better life? A higher manifestation of life? This should be all your focus.
