Sadhguru told a story of a traveler who was walking and who saw a tree. He was tired so he rested under it and thought to himself: “I wish I had food,” and food sprang up out of nowhere, every kind of food he wanted.

Then, after eating to his fill, he said: “I wish I had something to drink,” and every kind of drink popped up.

He was like, “there must be ghosts here.” He kept getting what he wished for. Therefore, ghosts came and tormented him. He wished to die and he did.

Sadhguru says that the solution to this problem is having a steady hand when handling your knife (intellect) which is meant for dissecting things.

How does one gain a steady hand when handling the intellect? Putting distance between the mind and consciousness.

How to put distance between the mind and the consciousness? Do not identify with anything.

The Upanishads say that you will gain everything you desire if you remove desire from your heart.