As the full moon of Buddha Purnima rises, spiritual seekers across the world reflect not just on Gautama Buddha’s life, but on the possibility of becoming a Buddha themselves. Sadhguru, yogi and mystic, offers a powerful perspective: Buddhahood is not reserved for one man—it’s a potential in all of us.
“A person who grows on the spiritual path cannot ignore Gautama,” says Sadhguru. “In his own silent way, he changed the world forever.” Over 2,500 years ago, on this very full moon night, a man named Siddhartha blossomed into the Buddha. That moment, Sadhguru reminds us, was not just historical—it was transformational for all humanity.
But Buddha was not alone. “There have been thousands of Buddhas on this planet and there still are,” Sadhguru explains. The word “Buddha” itself is a clue: “Bu” means intellect, and “Dha” means the one who is above. A Buddha is simply someone who has transcended the limitations of the mind. 
Sadhguru paints a stark picture of the modern individual—a bundle of thoughts, emotions, opinions, and prejudices. “Your mind is society’s garbage bin,” he says, “because you have no choice about what to take and not take.” Most people are unconsciously ruled by this collected chaos, mistaking it for their true self.
True transformation, according to Sadhguru, comes not from suppressing the mind or escaping it temporarily through pleasure, alcohol, or distraction, but from rising beyond it. “As long as you are in the mind, your suffering is inevitable. It follows you like a tail.”
The tragedy, he says, is that people often seek relief by going below the mind, through food, intoxication, or indulgence just to quiet its torment. But the only way forward is to go beyond it. “There is no such thing as going back,” Sadhguru warns. “Life catches up with you with more intensity after that is over.”
Yoga, he explains, is not a system of belief but a method—a precise tool to break free from the mental noise and become who you truly are. “As long as you are in the mind, you are a crowd. Only beyond the mind can you be yourself.”
On this Buddha Purnima, Sadhguru’s message is clear: Every human being holds the potential to become a Buddha—not by following, but by transcending.
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