India, April 17 -- Sadhguru tells the story of the boy Vemana who became a great saint through his single-pointed persistence

By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation

Sadhguru tells the story of a young boy called Vemana who became a great saint through his single-pointed persistence, illustrating the meaning of Adi Shankara's words: "Nishchalatattve jeevanmukti."

Sadhguru: There was a fabulous saint in Andhra Pradesh named Vemana. There is no home in Andhra Pradesh who would not have at least a little book about him. Though his name was something else, they called him Vemana.

When he was a young boy, he was known to be an utter fool. He lived with his teacher who tried to teach him the basics of the alphabet, but though Vemana was alre...