The One Intelligent Thing That Alexander Did - Sadhguru 

This helps me to process my mom's death in a more sense full way. To just accept that death is not a thing to be sad or be sorry about. Death is inevitable. What is important is to live a fulfilling life. I think my mom did so. At least I would want to think so. Thank you.

The man who conquers others is strong, the man who conquers himself is mighty.

The entire “nation” of India, eternally coping

“Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.” -Alexander😢😢

Taught by Aristotle, made a similar visit to Diogenes, traveled to Siwa... he was clearly a man in search of something beyond merely conquering.

I don't understand why they call Alexander the great in our text books, When he had to retreat from it his successor Selecus was badly defeated by Chandragupta and Chanakya. Not just greeks but Sycthians, Iranians, Sakas, Hunas all were defeated but our textbooks only show us Mughals and British.

In the end, Alexander did become Immortal!

Alexander the great did reach immortality, thousands of years have gone by and the world still knows his name.

"Alexander conquered for no reason". The fact that Persia tried to conquer Hellas so many times is just a coincidence.

"Yoga is not about eternal life, yoga is about sensible life." ------ SADHGURU 🙏🙏

Alexander gained immortality in the sense that we all remember his name

"I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity." - Alexander The Great Nice story and lesson, but in reality Alexander perhaps wasn't at all drown toward the idea of immortality judging by his quote.

When Alexander came to Diogenes the Philospher and offered him everything. "Yes," said Diogenes, "you can step aside a little so as not to keep the sunshine from me."

Indians are amazing. Accepting wisdom and love in such a powerful yet simplistic way! Sciences, culture, traditions... So many different people under the same home, India, which is eternal. Thank you for your immense contribution to this complicated world.

“Every light is not the sun.” - Alexander the Great

One who accepts death is a true conqueror who has come full circle

Hey, Alexander and Aristotle are my maternal uncles. Uncle Alex likes his wine, so we call him “Alexander the Grape”. 🍇Greetings to India 🇮🇳 from Delphi, 🏛Greece! 🇬🇷

Statue of Alexander the Great at the beginning , in my home town, Thessaloniki, Greece. Regards to all the good and wise people of India

Me:-sadhguru ji sources Sadhguru:- trust me!

A true man never hates anyone and never say bad thing about anyone .either Alexander was great or not great ...you be a GURU..dont spread negativity about a dead person who died 2500 years ago

"If I were not Alexander the Great, I would like to be Diogenes." This is the most insightful precept that every common man should adhere to.

The word “hello” used is the most powerful.

Feels like I’m watching a scene from idiocracy.

Not suprised Hindis have trouble acknowledging Alexander’s greatness

My eyes got filled with tears when Sadhguru ended the story. Such a nice message it gave. We should live our life sensibly. 🥰🙂😌🙏

I have never read anything great about our culture in school history books

Nice story ...i will sleep good now with learning all these historical things for a such a great..i..mind...all the books that i read until now i will throw them ...you are the best ...i will hear you you look very serious

🥺🥺 "Yoga is not about eternal life, yoga is about sensible life" 🙏 Namaskaram sadhguru

One who conquers people's heart is the true conquerer.

ancient wisdom has existed for centuries; and yet we still can’t see that the truth is within us. Stay blessed everyone!

My issue is well none of us has known immortality. We can't judge what we don't know however wise or unwise it appears to be. If we lived a 1000 years, imagine all the different things you would achieve. You would probably be peaceful with death at the end. I always feel one life isn't enough for everything, and I think people really want longer lives without the aging so quickly. They dont want immortality and get that mixed up. Well unless they want to be a vampire :P My name is Alexander btw.

The background music almost had me believed his fiction full story..

The Only Warrier Who Showed The World You Came Empty Handed And Go Empty Handed. A True Warrior

Whenever I hear such stories, I adapt them to tell my daughter as bedtime stories. Thank you Sadhguru for being a beacon of knowledge and clarity in this confusing time and place🙏

Alexander is truly Great.He had a great philosopher as his teacher.He had enormous courage and strength to conquer the world.He shattered a great empire of his time.whatever he desired,he got on his order.He showed people what is the source of power.He led a god like life till he died.He was not a preacher like sadh Guru who has acquired prosperity through his disciples and leading a luxurious life which is against the saintly ethos of lndian philosophy.Sadh guru just entertains affluent disciples and not serve genuinely humanity .

Oh sir, thank you for a msg... Please hope in studies include Indian value and history actually needed in thought in schools..

Alexander the Great brought a piece of Greece to the east. Back in those days it was all about conquering. You can't judge those times by modern day standards. Plus India and Greece are allies now.

To live eternally in a suffering body is a curse! To live eternally in a spiritual body is a blessing!

excellent story telling style to reaffirm purpose of life

The years will pass and I wonder who is going to remember this Sad Guru. I couldn't say the same for Alexander

Alexander the great - greatness for his military expertise. He managed to come all the way from Macedonia to India. Also before he came to India , there was very little information about India in the Greek world, they didn't even have proper maps of India. (I doubt they thought it to be a place of immortal people, though they did think it of as an essentric place) Also his idea was to conquer the whole known world, and he imagined there to be sea/ocean beyond india. (As per the maps provided by Aristotle ). This story told by Sadhguru seems to be fabricated and exaggerated. It is not mentioned in any reliable historical text. It's a good story to make it easier to accept the fate of death though. But nothing more than that. (In my opinion).

Your guru has read the story of Alexander the Great. Obviously he didn't had study in depth his story. Egypt, Persians, Greeks were in love with him. Why? Because he battled their armies not the ppl. He didn't enslave anyone. Most of the times he left the same rulers to rule their ppl but with his laws. Many Persians followed him because they saw a king who was,for the first time, FOR THE PEOPLE. He was the first man who wanted to have a unite kingdom, and ppl not saying I'm Greek, Persian, Egyptian, Babylonian etc. That's why he wanted to marry Greeks with all the others. Obviously your guru is a man of love not HISTORY. DON'T MIX THINGS.

Everyone is an expert without a diploma. Just like the doctors if you havent noticed.

And yet we still remember his name . In another thousand years no one will remember yours .

Greece was under attack and burned down by Persian fir centuries etc .. but for the first time the Greek states marched to them first and that’s how the march started

Thank you for helping. Love, respect and gratitude. Amazing energy to you and to flow.

what a great story! Thank u sir!!

When I clicked on the link I could not imagine what a brilliant video it's going to be..................

Alexander and Diogenes Story tells so deep meaning of life

There was a Greek Philosopher...I think Diogenes...who lived in a barrel and ragged cloths....Alexander visited Diogenes and told him whatever he wanted Alexander would give him...Diogenes asked Alexander to move...Alexander was blocking his sun...That is greatness...Diogenes needed nothing.

Porus The Great

Way to feel morally superior to someone from 2 millenia ago. Well done you big man

Is there any archeological evidence to prove that Alexander came to conquer India in search of a mystic ? I think it is a tweak as per wish of such mystics

he can include humor with spirituality with some knowledge and at last a touch of logic....................i would say sadhguru the great(no word missing at last)

As a Greek I always had great admiration and respect for all things Indian, from the Nargish films that we all watched as children at the cinema, to their beautiful sitar music, their incredible clothing the food and their philosophy, I couldn't believe my ears listening to this guru shredding apart Greek culture not understanding anything of what the star pupil of Aristotle was all about. Never mind,. we invented Democracy, which means " Citizens Rule" and we always gave every citizen the right to say what he feels, but through debate. The above gentleman would have been silenced at the Agora after the first sentence he uttered by hundreds of ordinary citizens with reasoning arguments! But in today's Internet world anyone can say anything as clickbait, because millions are uneducated ,on purpose, so that they don't understand things that will free them from the yoke and make them free speaking CITIZENS. Alexander tried to educate people and get educated by them, he was seeking knowledge and he became Immortal because he was the hero of the people, I am a Spartan we never followed Alexander in his expeditions, but as a fellow Greek he made us proud for passing on the "Olympic Torch" to as many people as he could.

Alexander wanted to connect cultures with each other. Without fear people don't follow rules that's why Alexander had to be such Cruel sometime.

Aristotle said once, " I don't mind if they whip me in the case I am absent."

Alexander brought civilization and respected cultures. When he died he had the best doctors carry him to show that when the time comes no human can save you. He also had his hands hanging out of the casket so everyone could see we take nothing with us. He was immortal before he started talking. I have a lot of respect and I have learned a lot from India. Please read our texts and study our thousands of years old history before you judge one of the greatest human that walked the earth. 🇬🇷 🇮🇳 Alexander was born in an era of wars and warriors like Arjuna.

Bravo and Happy New Year 2022 !

Though it's a mere invention I think it's a very wise and touching one, namely that Prof. Devassia in his "Kristubhagavatam" tells us that in Christs's time there came many Easterners to the Holy Land and brought knowledge of their wisdom to Joseph and the young Jesus ...

Alexander was great because he lead a tiny nation of warriors who for centuries were mistreated by the might of the Persian empire, and the Greeks conquered that empire and beyond. Also this would not have been possible without the work of his father Philip who unified the free Greeks and revolutionized its way of warfare. It would be the same as if Finland conquered Russia or Vietnam conquered China, and all that in one short lifetime...

👍 Greetings & best wishes from your friend in New York, USA !

It's insidious how everybody criticizes Alexander and most of our history these days, but then turns around and tries to culturally appropriate, steal, rewrite or erase our history.

I just find it funny that they all understood each other’s languages upon meeting the first time and both parties are very demanding of each other lol

That narrative of Alexander looking for immortality does not match the report of Alexander fighting his battles in first line with his cavalry. Or Alexander exposing himself to deadly danger when fighting lions with spears with his friends in his leisure time. Also does not fit the Greek ideal of the Iliad and Odyssey that Alexander was said to know by heart. So this story does not hold water. But it seems to have been made up for a purpose, and that is what is interesting. What is there to gain for the one who spreads such a story? That tells much about his agenda.

Such a poignant and timeless message, from the wellspring of wisdom, literally has tears flowing from my eyes. Deepest gratitude to you, Sadhguru. Bless you, Sir. Aloha...

Great speech it was I liked it 👏👍 thanx to Sadguru for delivering it and enhancing the understanding power of people. Thanks

Alexander encourged interratial marriage, cultural exchange with conquered lands, considered a military genius

Live life "Sensibly" vow...a great message for every day...always wanting to listening to Sadhguru the great!!!!

WOW as a Russian Officer i am learned a lot from that Vid the Spiritiual Teaching is immense and funny too XD

This is quite a different perspective on Alexander the Great than the one depicted on the Netflix series. This story should have been the last episode.

This sounds exactly like the story of Alexander meeting Diogenes. It could be intriguing (historically, socially) if both stories are recorded in tradition.

Jo jeeta wohi chandragupta maurya

The last words - it is not about immortality, but whatever you live, live sensibly. Amazing. Touched!

This is how we Twist History According to your will with Comedy Pieces and laughter.....! I still don't know how the YOgi and Soldiers spoke so much ..in english i guess..! 😁 ... and sadguru had a taperecorder..!😉

Oh, this is a new perspective i have never thought of

From skanda to sikander. Immortality to intelligence on Alexander. Your words are much more intimidating than usual.

The wisdom of the Indians never ceases to astound me. I have always dreamed of travelling there, and someday I will.

Respect love and gratitude. Is what it is. Next level, Alexander's speech, should start with my father. I have scars. Go back. No back, forward. Samson at the gates. Joshua got trumpets. Psychopaths or trauma 🤔. Thank you for helping me. Inner engineering, next level. Freedom to be unlimited possibilities for well-being and success. Together water 💧 engineering 💧 Hydrogen engine, hydroponics. Gravity law. Sovereign being. Unconditional love respect and gratitude. ✨

Your such a lovely human being in this world, love listening to you ❤️

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Those of you who watch this man and think he is charming and intelligent should do so with care. Someone who is truly wise does not need to continue slandering a person's name in order to postulate a lesson to people. This smells of an effort to deter people from truth. Even after gaining your trust, every action and word of a person should still be measured when it enters your mind. To be intelligent one must not be sleeping = ἔξυπνος.

Thank You it is calming to listen to someone when they are honest.

History can not change! After 2000 years he is telling the new story !

"YOGA IS NOT ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE, YOGA IS ALL ABOUT SENSE OF LIFE" 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

whoever sees this, I'm just saying don’t get your mind all caught in the media and distractions from ourselves. all that matters is that your vibrating high and u are at peace with yourself, you just reading this comment I now send positivity and strength to whoever reads this. thank you may all of you be blessed you are loved I promise.

He is not great he is the greatest .his name cannot be erased from history of mankind.whatever he did great thing bad but great

Alexander was not an idiot! He was a great General

The crow was the Yogi who shape shifted, he simply hipnotized him for the sake of humanity.🙏🙏🙏

Alexander united a few Greeks and destroyed the Persian empire all the way to India and freed the Persian occupied India stopping the Indian units in the Persian army from attacking the Greek city states.He also brought his Greek macedonian hat his Greek athenian arts statues and his Greek spartan martial arts- pancration- which Buddha used for strength and to defend,Buddha later brought it to China.Alexander was better than Great he was Fantastic he did it in 3 years and built the worlds greatest library in the city Alexandria he built in Egypt.He progressed the world.

beautiful story..

Did they have someone to translate at that time between yogi and Alexander.

Great quote by sadhguru " yoga is not about eternal life, but yoga is about sensible life". Before that I don't know about sadhguru but now I have become a huge fan.

No one outside India knows who is Skanda. Everyone on Earth knows the name of Alexander.

His suffering was one of great loneliness and impatience with those who didn't understand what he was trying to achieve. His generals instantly started fighting among themselves as soon as he died. Alexander was great because his vision was of one world ruled by one king, where wars would not exist, where all cultures of the world would come together to form one mega culture based on the hellenic civilization. He was truly an anamoly in history, we cave in to pressure, we do what others are doing, we strive for personal gains and benefits. What alexander wanted to achieve was much grander than any of us can even imagine, had he achieved it, he would have literally acted as a god. No man in history has achieved more than what alexander did in 10 short years

Interesting with the name Skandar/Iskandar for here in Scandinavia we have the old myth of Starkad who was a powerful warrior. It sounds very similar as to perhaps be related somehow? Skanda and Scandinavia or Starkad and Iskandar? Just a coincidence, I guess, but it had me thinking.

" The only wise man in this universe is myself " so thinks a fool.

Yoga is not about eternal life, yoga is about sensible life

Loved it ♥️