🔴 15 February 2026, Don't Sleep On This Night | Mahashivratri 2026 | Sadhguru

🔴 15 February 2026, Don't Sleep On This Night | Mahashivratri 2026 | Sadhguru

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(00:01) Every life form experiences a certain upsurge of energies within [music] themselves. This upsurge of energies can be truly made use of only by those creatures who [music] have their spine erect. If on that night if you lie down this means when the energies are trying to move like this [music] you're kind of obstructing it.
(00:25) It is not only that you lose the benefit you could also harm yourself in in a very sensitive way. It has something to do with the astronomical face of this planet. This planet is a part of a larger family [music] that we call as the solar system. That is a part of a larger family that we call galaxies, cosmos, whatever names are names.
(00:56) [music] But essentially there is nothing happening here in an unrelated way. So we understand [music] that at certain times in certain positions the planet behaves in a certain way [music] and we have figured out what faces of the planet are most [music] advantageous to us for every life that's [music] upon this planet. When I say every life, [music] if you are a worm, an insect, a bird, a tree, an animal, [music] particularly if you're a human being, because to benefit,
(01:40) to really benefit [music] you need a vertical spine. Fortunately, we the human beings are the only ones who have attained to this possibility of keeping our spines vertical when we wish to. Those of you gone down wherever you are, time to keep it erect because on this day there is a natural upurge of energy.
(02:09) If you have a spine and it is vertical, you can immensely benefit. Almost every Indian festival is connected to the calendar. What's happening in the solar system? We want to do something which is conducive for what's happening that day in the rest of the solar system. Why this is important is because what you call as my body right now.
(02:36) What is human mechanism is has come out of this planet. Solar system is working like a potter's wheel to generate this. So everything that happens to the solar system happens to you in some way. So there is a very keen observation of what is happening in the solar system today. accordingly we have crafted one kind of celebration and we do those specific things.
(03:02) So on Mahashiatri [music] night to cut it short on that day which doesn't fall on the same calendar you know the regular modern calendar date [music] because you know planet is not spinning like this it is spinning [music] a certain way and there's a precision to the planet you know what's a precision the planet's axis is not simply rotating like this it is going like this it is a wobble there is a wobble to the planet always because of that wobble it creates a certain kind of situation on the [music] planet. So on that day
(03:39) especially in the northern hemisphere or only in the northern hemisphere there is a natural upurge of energy there's a natural observation oh all this energy I don't believe you don't just go sit on the coast if there is a full moon night [music] is the ocean rising tide essentially means because either a full moon or because of new moon [music] 2 to 3 days the entire ocean rises [music] and it rises significantly on that day.
(04:18) This is also one of those days. So all the fluids in the world are rising. When the ocean can rise, your body is nearly 2/3 water. [music] When the ocean can rise, do you believe the water in you doesn't rise? It does. Anyway, it does. If you are conscious, you can make use of it for your wellbeing. If on that night, if you lie down, this means when the energies are trying to move like this, you're kind of obstructing it.
(05:01) [music] It is not only that you lose the benefit. You could also harm yourself in in a very sensitive way. All these things matter [music] to you only when you want to be a full-fledged human being. When I say a full-fledged human being, you want every faculty that can be opened up in the human being. You want it to be opened.
(05:19) [music] Not if you are that kind by evening you're drunk and sleeping. What is there also you want to kill it that's up to you. But if you want to be a full-fledged human being, you want full scale everything happening to you, you observe all these small small changes that happen in the system and take care of that. So you want to sit straight, you want your spine to be erect on that night.
(05:40) When energies are moving upward, you want to help it further go up not like this. So we created what is called as jagaran. That means to stay alert and to stay erect. Of the 12 to 13 Shivaratri that appear in a calendar year, this is called Mahashivaratri in the month of Maga where it has maximum impact on the system simply because of the tilt and the position of the planet in relationship both with the moon and particularly with the sun.
(06:25) So what you believe and disbelief, what culture you come from, what you look like doesn't matter. one of them. It affects every life. Every life form experiences a certain upsurge of energies within themselves. This upsurge of energies can be truly made use of only by those creatures who have their spine erect.
(07:02) Our fortune of being human is we are the only species here who have graduated to that level of an erect spine. If you look at the evolutionary development of various species, you will notice that moving from invertebrate to vertebbrate is one significant step and another significant step in the evolutionary process is a spine moving from horizontal positions to vertical position.
(07:35) The true development of the brain happened only after the spine became vertical. As in Mahashvaratri night there is a natural upsurge of energies. Keeping the spine vertical throughout the night has immense benefits. It is of great benefit particularly to those on the spiritual path. But this is also significant for people who are in family situations and also for the ambitious in the world.
(08:02) For those on the spiritual path, for the yogis, this is a day when Shiva transcended all the movement within himself and became utterly absolutely still. On this day, his third eye opened and his perception blossomed. [music] What we are saying is these two eyes are sense orbits. They can show you [music] the physical realities around you.
(08:31) But if you want to see the basis of this reality, if you want to see the subtler reality which is beyond the physicality of nature, if you want to know this, you need another dimension of [music] perception. The dimension of perception which is beyond the physical is known as the third eye. So this is the day [music] which facilitates your journey towards the opening of your third eye or a deeper [music] dimension of perception within yourself.
(09:03) It is an opportunity that the planet is supporting you, the system, the larger system is supporting you to move in an upward direction. Please make use of it. Here we have the advantage of being at the foothills of Weleni mountain. It is called the kalash [music] of the south. Shiva himself, the legend says he spent [music] over 3 and 1/2 months here and it bred a completely different kind of mysticism around this mountain.
(09:38) [music] So we are in a cascade of grace and we are at 11° latitude which is very important because [music] of the the tilt that the planet has and the spin it has the [music] maximum amount of centrifuge happens at approximately [music] 11° latitude. So that means there's a natural upurge of energy and mahashivatri is that day when [music] this upsurge of energy is at its peak and this will be the best place to be on that night.
(10:09) It's a night full of celebration, [music] meditation and music and above all being here awake and alert and being in the grace of ad yogi is a tremendous possibility. Come and be a part of this mahashivatri. Let this become a night of awakening for every one of you. >> On this divine [music] night, Sudguru in the presence of Adi Yogi will initiate people into Mahamantra.
(10:37) At midnight, there will be night- performances, ady yogi, Dya Daranam and powerful guided meditations on this divine night. You can attend it in both ways either in person at Isha Yoga Center or online. This grand event will be livereamed on Sudguru's official [music] YouTube channels and major TV channels in India as well.
(11:12) Shivanga Sadna. By doing shivanga sadna experience [music] ma shivaratri to its maximum in the most profound way. It's a powerful spiritual practice designed by sguru to bring forth devotion from within and enhance your receptivity to shiva the adi yogi. Sguru says if [music] you hold this sadna sacred and give yourself to it will do miraculous things to you.
(11:42) [music] Initiations are available both online and offline. You can do the sadna from your home [music] as well. Grace of yoga. You can also prepare yourself for this auspicious night [music] of mashatri by attending grace of yoga program [music] online from your home during the auspicious time of mahashivatri. It helps you to become more receptive to the natural absurge of energies [music] that happened on this day.
(12:14) For more details, check the link in the description [music] of this video. Maha Anundu Mahashivaratri at Ishay Yoga Center is a 9-day festival of unbounded exuberance [music] and immense spiritual possibilities. Maha Andanam is offered during Mahashiatri to thousands of devotees. It is not just an offering of physical nourishment.
(12:41) It is a distribution of prasadam by the willing hands of volunteers. [music] Contribute towards mahasharatri activities and mahaandanam to thousands of devotees during the auspicious time of mahasharatri. Every [music] donation small or large can make a big difference. For more details, check the link in the description of this video.