Sadhguru - I don't forgive anybody, because..

I don't forgive anybody because I don't criminalize anybody.
-forgiveness is not needed.
-when I don't accuse you of anything, where is the question of forgiving you?
-people get into this thing because they have unrealistic expectations out of people
-You are not a perfect human being, so is nobody else around you. Accept them if you can transact with them
---------------

...
Sadhguru's books:
...................................

****************************************

Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.

Download Sadhguru App here:

More Videos & Blogs on Website

Subscribe to Sadhguru's channel here:


Free Yoga Tools For Transformation at

Official Facebook Page of Sadhguru

Official Twitter Profile of Sadhguru

[stargazer]

Where religion teaches you to try and forgive, Saghguru teaches you how not to hold grudges and not to judge people in the first place! Pure Love..

[hklmaq]

Indian Gurus are by far the most intelligent persons i ever come across.

[danielle]

I understand where she is coming from she is not exactly confused it is just the way the conversation has been worded and perceived it is just the way we understand when things happen to us that involve others that cause trauma. The word used is “forgiveness”. Sadghuru is saying do not process that as such. In my experience I have been a victim of abuse and rather than thinking I need to forgive the abuser I need to not bear the burden that I need to forgive them I need to just accept there are some people who choose to live their life as one who abuses. It allows you to live and love your life and not consume yourself with why people do what they do.

[sapnapillai]

Better to walk away than have unnecessary drama....❤️❤️🙏

[vchervil]

2:53. He clearly says to walk away if you can't deal with it.

[Manikese]

I want to live in a society where this mindset is the norm. 🙏🏻

[Misc]

Perfect joy is to be at peace with the notion that we are all crazy. And so I stop using others as my excuse for not being happy. Many people want to be miserable (it is easier than being happy), but they want their misery to be someone else's fault.

[numerologicatarot]

I don’t forgive often… I just see you for who you are and move accordingly. I don’t hold grudges anymore because that will affect me.

[bid]

While I knew beforehand what Sadhguru was going to say on this, I still wanted to hear _him_ say it simply because he has a way of inspiring us
by the way, we don't just have unrealistic expectations of others but also of ourselves and life in general

[ld]

2:39 "Don't play God!" "I don't accuse anybody... then I don't need to forgive them." " Accept them if you can....if not, you leave them alone." Thank you! Eye opening after 6 decades of struggle learning how to let go. Yes, expectations breeds disappointment, resentment. Learned to let go of expectations. Now of accusations.

[antares]

Indian Gurus answer this question very different !! for example Yogananda, Kirpal Singh and most of others say, we should forgive and forget. If you have been beaten as a child, or some other heavy things like raping, than you have naturally a problem to forgive and forget your parents. Many have psychological probems their whole life...how can he say we should not criminalize anybody, if others have done criminal things to us ?? Maybe Sadhguru has never had such an experience in his childhood or later....but millions have ! .

[sunflowers]

Lol true. No forgiveness needed. just let people go because if they wrong you once they’ll do it again

[theearthisntflatpleasestop]

I don't forgive because the narcissist gets re-affirmed in his ways. Story of my life. Forgiveness and Love only change the man that was already going towards those things.

[therealvirgoqueen]

I not forgiving anyone because everyone grown knows the difference between right & wrong 💯

[aussie_philosopher]

I couldn't help to notice people saying bad things about this man when he is great, realise what is even the point of anyones opinion, self gratification? Throwing your own balance out by giving that thinking any energy at all.

[mulumebetfetene]

Ohhh sad guru, you are so real, I can't thank you enough, forgiveness only helps us to continue our drama...thank so much!!

[benoge]

Its simple, as a true spiritual human you must accept people the way they are, dont judge and dont criticize. I cant get angry or be offended by anyone, so why is forgiveness needed? Its well said and simple to understand. Pride and ego lead to forgiveness.

[Katyayanibetha]

I agree with most of what Sadhguru says and appreciate your words very much. However, this view is a little bit ridiculous. No one criminalizes someone else in their minds arbitrarily. For most of my life, I practiced overlooking the faults of others because I had a fear of being judgmental. I didn't want to do something wrong by judging others. I practiced this completely. However, I then almost had my life literally completely destroyed time and time again because I overlooked who people actually are, rather than recognizing who they are and acting accordingly. I still have not recovered physically from the last person who almost destroyed my life, because I failed to recognize who she really was. When you see a crocodile, you're not criminalizing the crocodile by recognizing they are a crocodile - they're just a crocodile and you need to act accordingly. If you try and cuddle with a crocodile in the same way you would a puppy, you're going to be harmed. I look at humans in the same way now. I allow myself to discern between the people who have practiced the virtues of honesty, love, oneness, and goodness and gotten good at them and the people who have practiced manipulation, deceit, selfishness, and such. We get good at what we practice. Different people have different modes of being. We have to discern who people are and stay away from both those who talk down to us and those who are fake and pretend to be someone they are not. If someone does cause you harm also, it's unnatural to expect to not care about it at all, just the same as it's unnatural to not grieve someone you love who has left their body. Finding forgiveness is a part of the healing process. It's the process of being able to understand what caused the person to be however they are and cause you harm and then to let go of that and be able to move on. My motto is - Forgiveness should be given freely, but forgetting must be earned! I understand what he is saying here, but these things can be taken too far out of context of reality sometimes to the point of harm, and often makes it so that those who have been harmed are seen to be in the wrong for having been harmed, and those who have been causing harm to be the victims of those they've harmed for not wanting to have been harmed. So, I think we should be careful with these types of principles and apply them realistically, rather in the ways I've applied them which led to great harm. I have loved people so much and ignored the harm they caused myself and others time and again and stayed connected to them - and it only brought me destruction. Now, I love them from a distance but do not stay connected to people who practice harm. We all make mistakes, but some people actually practice harmful ways of living and get good at them and manipulation. I stay connected to the people who practice love, care, honesty and oneness. We have to be able to discern these things in the world. I have a 3-strike policy these days because we all do make mistakes, but by the 3rd time someone lies to or harms you in some way, you can pretty much tell it's not a mistake to them - it's who they are, what they practice on purpose.

[ChrisOakesCO]

If you don't judge others an don't see wrong there's no need to forgive is a good message, yet also keep in mind that if you see wrong to forgive. Seeing wrong is a necessary sometimes to make corrections an change things to better. If you never see wrong in anything you do how would you grow and improve and adjust.

[EmyajNosdrahcirEniacSovereign]

A perfect worded example of why oneself should not bother to forgive anyone else.
That if anyone ought to forgive anyone,
it should be themselves alone forgiven to forgive all things.


Now it would also come clear in this matter, that forgiveness is alike to true meditation.
Whereby being, that if you think that you are meditating or forgiving someone else.
Then you are not doing any of these things whatsoever.


Therefore, to see others as if they never did anything wrong or offensive to you,
just as today would make it visually appear that yesterday never was anyhow, but with all the wounds that everyone supposedly ever did to each other over countless diverse causes or reasons alike.