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== Overview ==

The fundamental premise suggested in the book is that "the way out is in."<ref name="dec">{{Cite news|url=http://deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/160117/book-review-demystifying-yoga-redefining-ghar-vaapsi.html|title=Book review: Demystifying yoga, redefining ‘Ghar'Ghar Vaapsi’Vaapsi'|last=|first=|date=2017-01-16|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2017-04-09|language=en}}</ref> The author suggests that our experience of life is determined by us, either consciously or unconsciously. The process of inner engineering is about "creating a climate within yourself&nbsp;"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/sadhguru-enthralls-dubai-crowd-gives-crash-course-on-achieving-true-happiness-1.1995820|title=Sadhguru enthralls Dubai crowd, gives crash course on achieving true happiness|last=Chaudhary|first=Suchitra|date=2017-03-17|work=[[Gulf News]]|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref> to consciously choose how we experience life. Once we consciously choose, whether it is "health, peace, joy, ecstasy," an individual becomes the "source of it."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/sadhguru-s-message-for-dubai-residents-1.1996077|title=Sadhguru's message for Dubai residents|last=Chaudhary|first=Suchitra |date=2017-03-18|work=[[Gulf News]]|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref>

Various practices are given in the book, to help the reader handle every aspect of life, "from food, the drinking habit, sex and love in human relationships."<ref name="dec" /> The book combines elements of Sadhguru's Inner Engineering class<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://isha.sadhguru.org/blog/sadhguru/spot/inner-engineering-yogis-guide-to-joy/|title=Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy – The Isha Blog|date=2016-09-22|work=The Isha Blog|access-date=2017-04-09|language=en-US}}</ref> with aspects of his life story, "including his journey from a young boy"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://themalaymailonline.com/read/article/isha-founder-pens-new-book-on-meditative-yoga|title=Isha founder pens new book on meditative yoga|date=2016-11-22|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref> to his mystic experience as a young man "of being one with everything. This book is now available in six Indian languages besides English."<ref name="dec" />

==Structure==

The book is divided into two sections. Part One contains five chapters: When I Lost My Sense; The Way Out Is In; Design Your Destiny; No Boundary, No Burden; ...And Now, Yoga. Part Two has four chapters: Body; Mind; Energy; Joy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cqCiDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT12#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Inner Engineering: A Yogi’sYogi's Guide to Joy|last=Sadhguru|date=2016-12-12|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=9789386057587|language=en}}</ref> The first chapter in Part One sets the scene with a brief autobiographical account of Sadhguru's life, the primary focus of which is to recount the spiritual experiences of the writer which later paved the path of his life; hence aptly titled When I Lost my Sense. The second chapter, The Way Out is in, talks about the need for a paradigm shift in the seeking of joy, which Sadhguru believes is the ultimate goal of all human beings. He prescribes looking within at the source of experience to seek joy as opposed to trying to find it in the outside surroundings. Similarly, he advises not to find a way out of suffering, but rather find it inwards<ref name=":0" />. In the third chapter, Design your Destiny, Sadhguru gives a guarantee to the reader: do the right things and right things will for sure happen to you. Taking action in your hands is the key to designing your own destiny. The fourth chapter, No Boundary No Burden, is about the nature of the word responsibility in the context of Inner Engineering philosophy, and cultivating the ability to be responsible/responsive in life. Responsibility is defined as the ability to respond to everything that is in human experience and it is advised that humans understand their capacity to be limitlessly 'responsible' by shedding the burden of enslaving themselves with boundaries. The last chapter of part one, "...And Now Yoga", elaborates upon the true nature of yoga, the concept of the five [[Kosha|koshas]], the types of yoga, and finally the idea of finding the perfect alignment with existence.

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==Reception==

[[File:Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev.jpg|thumb|upright|Sadhguru, the author of the book]]

After its United States launch, the book entered [[The New York Times Best Seller List|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] in the health, religion, and self-help categories,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/11/13/health/|title=Health Books – Best Sellers |date=November 13, 2016 |work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/religion-spirituality-and-faith/|title=Religion, Spirituality and Faith Books – Best Sellers – October 9, 2016 – The New York Times|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/|title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books – Best Sellers – October 9, 2016 – The New York Times|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref> and ''[[The Washington Post]]'' bestseller list in the non-fiction hardcover category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2016/09/21/cf3dd2c6-8005-11e6-ad0e-ab0d12c779b1_story.html|title=Washington Post bestsellers: Sept. 25, 2016|date=2016-09-21|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-04-09|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> After its launch in India, the book became a bestseller on [[Amazon.com]]'s India page,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/bestsellers/books|title=Archive of Amazon India Bestseller Page on 15 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115003556/http://www.amazon.in/gp/bestsellers/books|archive-date=2016-11-15|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> and was included in their Memorable Books of 2016 list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/b?node=10532789031|title=Amazon.in: Memorable books: Books|website=www.amazon.in|access-date=2017-04-09}}</ref> The book won the 2017 Crossword Book awards (15th edition) under the non-fiction category (popular choice awards).<ref>{{cite web|title=Josy Joseph, Sujit Saraf and Karan Johar among the winners of this year’syear's Crossword Book Awards|url=https://scroll.in/latest/865564/josy-joseph-sujit-saraf-and-karan-johar-among-the-winners-of-this-years-crossword-book-awards|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>

A review in ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' said the book recast [[Patanjali]]'s ''[[Yoga Sutra]]'' in layman's terms.<ref name="dec" /> The review further stated that the author neither takes a "moral high ground nor seeks to be prescriptive" but offers a "pragmatic approach".