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Sadhguru

January 09, 2023

This article is about Sadhguru, an Indian spiritual teacher. For the definition of the word, see Satguru.

Sadhguru (born Jagadish Vasudev, 3 September 1957) is the founder and head of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny, and a frequent speaker at international forums.

Sadhguru
Born
Jagadish Vasudev

(1957-09-03) 3 September 1957 (age 65)
Mysore, Mysore State, India
Alma materUniversity of Mysore (BA)
OrganizationIsha Foundation
Notable work
  • Inner Engineering
  • Dhyanalinga
  • Rally for Rivers
  • Linga Bhairavi
  • Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga
  • Mystic's Musings
  • Cauvery Calling
Spouse
Vijaya Kumari
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(m. 1984; died 1997)​
[1]
Children1
HonorsPadma Vibhushan (2017)
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
Websiteisha.sadhguru.org

Sadhguru also advocates for protecting the environment against climate change, leading many initiatives like Project GreenHands (PGH), Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, and the Journey to Save Soil. In 2017, he received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, for his contributions to spirituality and humanitarian services. Also in 2017, Sadhguru unveiled the Adiyogi Shiva statue, the worlds largest bust, in Coimbatore, India.

Early years

 
Jaggi Vasudev in his youthful days

Family

Jagadish Vasudev, commonly referred to as Jaggi, was born on 3 September 1957, in Mysore, Karnataka, India. He was the youngest of five children to Susheela Vasudev (mother) and B.V. Vasudev (father). His father was an ophthalmologist at the Mysuru Railway Hospital and his mother a homemaker.[2][3]

Vasudev married his wife, Vijikumari, in 1984.[4] In 1990, Vijikumari and Jaggi had their only child, Radhe.[4] Vijikumari died on 23 January 1997.[5] Radhe trained in Bharatanatyam at the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai.[6] She married Indian classical vocalist Sandeep Narayan in 2014.[7]

Education

After completing his formal education, Vasudev was uninterested in post-secondary schooling. One year later, however, he enrolled at the University of Mysore, where he studied English literature. While studying literature, Vasudev received second rank.[3] Although his parents wanted him to continue his education with postgraduate studies, Vasudev disagreed and began a career in business.[8]

Work

After graduating from the University of Mysore, Vasudev went on to build his first business, a poultry farm, in Mysore.[9] Vasudev explained that his motivation to start a poultry farm was driven by the serenity it yielded in the hours he wasn't working.[3] The business required minimal attention throughout the day, so Vasudev was able pursue other interests during his time off, like writing poetry.[3] The business grew profitable, but his family repeatedly criticized and opposed his decision to work with poultry.[3] This led Vasudev to enter the construction industry with a company named Buildaids.[3] He started the company in partnership with a friend, who was a civil engineer. Though Vasudev had no formal engineering training, he used the experience gained from building his poultry farm in his new endeavour.[3]

At the age of 25, after a series of spiritual experiences, he shut down his businesses and began to travel and teach yoga.[3][8]

 
Jaggi Vasudev with wife, Vijaya Kumari

In 1983, he taught his first yoga class, in Mysore. He began travelling across Karnataka and Hyderabad on his motorcycle, conducting his style of yoga classes, known as Sahaja Sthiti Yoga, subsisting on the income from his poultry farm rental and donating the funds received from his students.[8]

Spirituality

 
Jaggi Vasudev travelling with pilgrims

Although Vasudev was not brought up in a spiritual household, he recollects one of his first spiritual experiences occurring after he turned 25.[8] On 23 September 1982, he drove up Chamundi Hill, and as he sat on a stone, Vasudev had his first spiritual experience.[3][8] He explained that, "All my life I had thought, this is me...But now the air I was breathing, the rock on which I was sitting, the atmosphere around me — everything had become me."[3][8] After about six days, Vasudev had another similar experience at home.[3][8] Six weeks later, he left his businesses and travelled extensively, in an effort to seek insight into his spiritual experiences.[8] After about a year of meditation and travel, he decided to teach yoga to share his inner experience.[8]

Personal interests

In his earlier years, Vasudev had a love for driving motorcycles.[3][10] One of his favourite places to drive was the Chamundi Hills in Mysore, though he sometimes drove much further, including to Nepal.[3][10]

Isha Foundation

Main article: Isha Foundation

In 1992, Sadhguru established the Isha Foundation[11] as a platform for his spiritual, environmental, and educational activities.[12][13][14] In 1993, he began searching for a location to establish an ashram to cater to the growing interest in his yoga classes.[3] In 1994, he purchased land near the Velliangiri mountains in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and inaugurated the Isha Yoga Center.[3] Since establishing the Isha Foundation, he remains its head. The foundation's activities are run mostly by volunteers.[15] The organisation offers yoga programmes, known as Isha Yoga.[16] The foundation aims to improve the quality of education in rural India through an initiative called Isha Vidhya.[17]

Environmental activism

Through the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru has launched several projects and campaigns focused on environmental conservation and protection, including Project GreenHands (PGH), Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, and Save Soil.[18][19][20][21] Sadhguru established PGH to address water and soil issues in Tamil Nadu through reforestation efforts.[22] Launched in July 2019, the "Cauvery Calling" campaign focused on planting trees along the Cauvery river's 0.65-mile wide area to replenish water levels in the river and the groundwater table.[20][23][24] In 2017, Sadhguru launched "Rally for Rivers", a campaign intended to build widespread support for river revitalization efforts across India, similar to the "Cauvery Calling" campaign.[22][25] In 2022, Sadhguru completed a 100-day motorcycle journey from London to India to bring attention to his "Journey to Save Soil" campaign, which focuses on raising awareness about soil degradation issues and the benefits of using organic matter in farming.[21][26]

In May 2022, he addressed the leaders of 195 countries at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification to speak about "Journey to Save Soil".[27][28] Both Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, and podcast host Joe Rogan, have invited Sadhguru to discuss this movement.[21][29] On World Environment Day 2022, Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, attended an event with Sadhguru to discuss efforts to improve soil health.[30]

The UN FAO has stated that "90% of the Earth's precious topsoil is likely to be at risk by 2050".[31] However, views have been divided on whether the "Save Soil" campaign is addressing this issue.[32] Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general of FAO, opined that "Organic [farming] may not be the only solution but it's the single best [option] I can think of."[33] Meanwhile, one environmental watchdog has characterized Sadhguru's approach as "greenwashing".[34]

Speeches and writings

Sadhguru has authored over thirty books, including the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy[35] and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny.[36][37][38]

Sadhguru is a frequent public speaker who has been invited to address many prestigious forums and conferences across the globe, such as the United Nations' Millennium World Peace Summit, the British House of Lords, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the International Institute for Management Development.[39] He has also spoken at the annual World Economic Forum in 2007,[40] 2017 and 2020.[41][42]

Honors

 
Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Vasudev at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 13 April 2017.

In 2017, Sadhguru was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award from the Government of India, in recognition of his contribution to the field of spirituality and humanitarian services.[43][44][45] The same year, Sadhguru unveiled the Adiyogi Shiva statue, built by the Isha Foundation, in Coimbatore, standing at 34 metres (112 feet) tall. This was declared as the world's largest bust by the Guinness World Records.[46][47]

He stood 92nd in The Indian Express' list of 100 most powerful Indians in 2012 and 40th in India Today's list of fifty most powerful Indians in 2019.[48][49]

Political views

When Ayushmann Khurrana asked him how to choose the "correct political stance", Sadhguru responded by saying that he does not subscribe to a political party, and others shouldn't either.[50] He stated that, "party membership should be cancelled because this is becoming a tribe."[50] Accordingly, he encourages individuals to vote for a given party after evaluating their performance in office to "see who makes more sense".[50] However, his views are occasionally perceived as Hindu nationalist and thus close to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[29][51][52][53][54] In 2019 he referred to a Muslim student in London as a "Taliban," for which he apologized after heavy criticism.[55] After recognizing the failure in the "government's communication" of the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act in India, Sadhguru spoke in support of the act.[56][57][58]

Relation to Science

The contents of Sadhguru's speeches occasionally contradict common scientific knowledge.[32][59][60]

Although India approved the ratification of the international Minamata Convention on Mercury to ban its usage, Sadhguru advocates the use of mercury in the context of traditional Indian medicine such as Siddha medicine.[61][62][60] He has addressed questions about the use of mercury by stating that individuals who have not studied and mastered the ancient practices of Siddha medicine should not consume such substances.[61] However he was criticized for putting statements about toxicity into perspective.[60][63]

Additionally, Sadhguru was criticized for statements about the negative effects that a lunar eclipse can have on the body's energy.[64][59]

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Bibliography

  • Berghella, Vincenzo (2018), Chennai and Coimbatore, India, ISBN 978-0-578-20085-9
  • Hudson, Simon; Hudson, Louise (2017), Marketing for Tourism, Hospitality & Events: A Global & Digital Approach, London, etc.: SAGE, ISBN 978-1-5264-1437-3
  • Simone, Cheryl; Vasudev, Sadhguru Jaggi (2008), Midnights with the Mystic: A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss, Hampton Roads Publishing, ISBN 978-1-61283-113-8
  • Waghorne, Joanne Punzo (2013), "Engineering an Artful Practice: On Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Yoga and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living", in Mark Singleton; Ellen Goldberg (eds.), Gurus of Modern Yoga, Oxford University Press, pp. 283–307, ISBN 978-0-19-993872-8

External links

  • Official website
  • Isha Foundation's official website

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This article is about Sadhguru an Indian spiritual teacher For the definition of the word see Satguru Sadhguru born Jagadish Vasudev 3 September 1957 is the founder and head of the Isha Foundation based in Coimbatore India The foundation established in 1992 operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982 He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering A Yogi s Guide to Joy and Karma A Yogi s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny and a frequent speaker at international forums SadhguruBornJagadish Vasudev 1957 09 03 3 September 1957 age 65 Mysore Mysore State IndiaAlma materUniversity of Mysore BA OrganizationIsha FoundationNotable workInner EngineeringDhyanalingaRally for RiversLinga BhairaviAdiyogi The Source of YogaMystic s MusingsCauvery CallingSpouseVijaya Kumari m 1984 died 1997 wbr 1 Children1HonorsPadma Vibhushan 2017 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran PuraskarWebsiteisha wbr sadhguru wbr orgSadhguru also advocates for protecting the environment against climate change leading many initiatives like Project GreenHands PGH Rally for Rivers Cauvery Calling and the Journey to Save Soil In 2017 he received the Padma Vibhushan India s second highest civilian award for his contributions to spirituality and humanitarian services Also in 2017 Sadhguru unveiled the Adiyogi Shiva statue the worlds largest bust in Coimbatore India Contents 1 Early years 1 1 Family 1 2 Education 1 3 Work 1 4 Spirituality 1 5 Personal interests 2 Isha Foundation 2 1 Environmental activism 2 2 Speeches and writings 2 3 Honors 3 Political views 4 Relation to Science 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksEarly years Jaggi Vasudev in his youthful days Family Jagadish Vasudev commonly referred to as Jaggi was born on 3 September 1957 in Mysore Karnataka India He was the youngest of five children to Susheela Vasudev mother and B V Vasudev father His father was an ophthalmologist at the Mysuru Railway Hospital and his mother a homemaker 2 3 Vasudev married his wife Vijikumari in 1984 4 In 1990 Vijikumari and Jaggi had their only child Radhe 4 Vijikumari died on 23 January 1997 5 Radhe trained in Bharatanatyam at the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai 6 She married Indian classical vocalist Sandeep Narayan in 2014 7 Education After completing his formal education Vasudev was uninterested in post secondary schooling One year later however he enrolled at the University of Mysore where he studied English literature While studying literature Vasudev received second rank 3 Although his parents wanted him to continue his education with postgraduate studies Vasudev disagreed and began a career in business 8 Work After graduating from the University of Mysore Vasudev went on to build his first business a poultry farm in Mysore 9 Vasudev explained that his motivation to start a poultry farm was driven by the serenity it yielded in the hours he wasn t working 3 The business required minimal attention throughout the day so Vasudev was able pursue other interests during his time off like writing poetry 3 The business grew profitable but his family repeatedly criticized and opposed his decision to work with poultry 3 This led Vasudev to enter the construction industry with a company named Buildaids 3 He started the company in partnership with a friend who was a civil engineer Though Vasudev had no formal engineering training he used the experience gained from building his poultry farm in his new endeavour 3 At the age of 25 after a series of spiritual experiences he shut down his businesses and began to travel and teach yoga 3 8 Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijaya Kumari In 1983 he taught his first yoga class in Mysore He began travelling across Karnataka and Hyderabad on his motorcycle conducting his style of yoga classes known as Sahaja Sthiti Yoga subsisting on the income from his poultry farm rental and donating the funds received from his students 8 Spirituality Jaggi Vasudev travelling with pilgrims Although Vasudev was not brought up in a spiritual household he recollects one of his first spiritual experiences occurring after he turned 25 8 On 23 September 1982 he drove up Chamundi Hill and as he sat on a stone Vasudev had his first spiritual experience 3 8 He explained that All my life I had thought this is me But now the air I was breathing the rock on which I was sitting the atmosphere around me everything had become me 3 8 After about six days Vasudev had another similar experience at home 3 8 Six weeks later he left his businesses and travelled extensively in an effort to seek insight into his spiritual experiences 8 After about a year of meditation and travel he decided to teach yoga to share his inner experience 8 Personal interests In his earlier years Vasudev had a love for driving motorcycles 3 10 One of his favourite places to drive was the Chamundi Hills in Mysore though he sometimes drove much further including to Nepal 3 10 Isha FoundationMain article Isha Foundation In 1992 Sadhguru established the Isha Foundation 11 as a platform for his spiritual environmental and educational activities 12 13 14 In 1993 he began searching for a location to establish an ashram to cater to the growing interest in his yoga classes 3 In 1994 he purchased land near the Velliangiri mountains in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu and inaugurated the Isha Yoga Center 3 Since establishing the Isha Foundation he remains its head The foundation s activities are run mostly by volunteers 15 The organisation offers yoga programmes known as Isha Yoga 16 The foundation aims to improve the quality of education in rural India through an initiative called Isha Vidhya 17 Environmental activism Through the Isha Foundation Sadhguru has launched several projects and campaigns focused on environmental conservation and protection including Project GreenHands PGH Rally for Rivers Cauvery Calling and Save Soil 18 19 20 21 Sadhguru established PGH to address water and soil issues in Tamil Nadu through reforestation efforts 22 Launched in July 2019 the Cauvery Calling campaign focused on planting trees along the Cauvery river s 0 65 mile wide area to replenish water levels in the river and the groundwater table 20 23 24 In 2017 Sadhguru launched Rally for Rivers a campaign intended to build widespread support for river revitalization efforts across India similar to the Cauvery Calling campaign 22 25 In 2022 Sadhguru completed a 100 day motorcycle journey from London to India to bring attention to his Journey to Save Soil campaign which focuses on raising awareness about soil degradation issues and the benefits of using organic matter in farming 21 26 In May 2022 he addressed the leaders of 195 countries at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification to speak about Journey to Save Soil 27 28 Both Trevor Noah host of The Daily Show and podcast host Joe Rogan have invited Sadhguru to discuss this movement 21 29 On World Environment Day 2022 Indian prime minister Narendra Modi attended an event with Sadhguru to discuss efforts to improve soil health 30 The UN FAO has stated that 90 of the Earth s precious topsoil is likely to be at risk by 2050 31 However views have been divided on whether the Save Soil campaign is addressing this issue 32 Maria Helena Semedo deputy director general of FAO opined that Organic farming may not be the only solution but it s the single best option I can think of 33 Meanwhile one environmental watchdog has characterized Sadhguru s approach as greenwashing 34 Speeches and writings Sadhguru has authored over thirty books including the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering A Yogi s Guide to Joy 35 and Karma A Yogi s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny 36 37 38 Sadhguru is a frequent public speaker who has been invited to address many prestigious forums and conferences across the globe such as the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit the British House of Lords the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the International Institute for Management Development 39 He has also spoken at the annual World Economic Forum in 2007 40 2017 and 2020 41 42 Honors Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Vasudev at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 13 April 2017 In 2017 Sadhguru was awarded the Padma Vibhushan the second highest civilian award from the Government of India in recognition of his contribution to the field of spirituality and humanitarian services 43 44 45 The same year Sadhguru unveiled the Adiyogi Shiva statue built by the Isha Foundation in Coimbatore standing at 34 metres 112 feet tall This was declared as the world s largest bust by the Guinness World Records 46 47 He stood 92nd in The Indian Express list of 100 most powerful Indians in 2012 and 40th in India Today s list of fifty most powerful Indians in 2019 48 49 Political viewsWhen Ayushmann Khurrana asked him how to choose the correct political stance Sadhguru responded by saying that he does not subscribe to a political party and others shouldn t either 50 He stated that party membership should be cancelled because this is becoming a tribe 50 Accordingly he encourages individuals to vote for a given party after evaluating their performance in office to see who makes more sense 50 However his views are occasionally perceived as Hindu nationalist and thus close to the Bharatiya Janata Party 29 51 52 53 54 In 2019 he referred to a Muslim student in London as a Taliban for which he apologized after heavy criticism 55 After recognizing the failure in the government s communication of the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act in India Sadhguru spoke in support of the act 56 57 58 Relation to ScienceThe contents of Sadhguru s speeches occasionally contradict common scientific knowledge 32 59 60 Although India approved the ratification of the international Minamata Convention on Mercury to ban its usage Sadhguru advocates the use of mercury in the context of traditional Indian medicine such as Siddha medicine 61 62 60 He has addressed questions about the use of mercury by stating that individuals who have not studied and mastered the ancient practices of Siddha medicine should not consume such substances 61 However he was criticized for putting statements about toxicity into perspective 60 63 Additionally Sadhguru was criticized for statements about the negative effects that a lunar eclipse can have on the body s energy 64 59 References Family Matters Sadhguru Speaks About His Family Isha Foundation Retrieved 14 February 2018 Jaggi Vasudev s father passes away Star of Mysore 9 November 2019 Retrieved 28 June 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Chopra Shaili 2014 When I Was 25 The Leaders Look Back Random House India ISBN 978 81 8400 677 3 a b Vijji Vijaykumari A Story of Love and Devotion isha sadhguru org Retrieved 23 October 2022 Vijaykumari Sadhguru s Wife Everything You Need to Know AnswersAfrica com 19 July 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2022 Naidu Jaywant 26 November 2017 When beauty comes to life Deccan Chronicle Retrieved 27 February 2020 Sangeetha P 24 October 2014 Sadhguru s daughter gets married in Kovai The Times of India Retrieved 27 February 2020 a b c d e f g h i Simone Cheryl 2010 Midnights with the Mystic Jaico Publishing House ISBN 978 81 8495 166 0 An Shelly December 27 New Delhi January 4 2020 ISSUE DATE December 28 2021UPDATED Ist 2020 16 14 Suddenly I did not know what was me and what was not me Sadhguru India Today Retrieved 28 May 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b Dobhal Shailesh 18 March 2015 Lunch with BS Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Retrieved 14 July 2021 Berghella 2018 p 69 The most powerful Indians in 2009 80 84 The Indian Express 9 March 2009 Archived from the original on 28 January 2011 Retrieved 22 January 2020 After Gujarat Rajasthan govt inks MoU with Sadhguru s Isha Outreach to save soil The Indian Express 4 June 2022 Retrieved 25 July 2022 Isha hails government s announcement on rejuvenation of 13 rivers The Hindu Special Correspondent 16 March 2022 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 25 July 2022 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint others link volunteer isha sadhguru org Retrieved 8 November 2022 Special Consultative Status for Isha Foundation The Hindu 12 September 2007 Archived from the original on 8 November 2012 Retrieved 23 January 2011 Edtech firm BYJU s partners with NGO Isha Vidhya to educate children in rural areas www telegraphindia com Retrieved 25 July 2022 Award for Project Green Hands The Hindu 21 May 2011 Archived from the original on 21 May 2011 Retrieved 25 July 2022 Isha Yoga launches Rally for Rivers campaign in city The Times of India 15 September 2017 Retrieved 25 July 2022 a b Cauvery Calling Movement plants 2 1 crore trees The Hindu 29 January 2022 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 25 July 2022 a b c Indian mystic Sadhguru on 100 day motorbike mission to save soil the Guardian 19 March 2022 Retrieved 25 July 2022 a b Don t divide the world into East and West on ecology DW 12 20 2017 dw com Retrieved 6 November 2022 Cauvery Calling A Possible Solution for a Dying River and Desperate Farmers Association for Asian Studies Retrieved 7 November 2022 Cauvery Calling Movement plants 2 1 crore trees The Hindu Special Correspondent 29 January 2022 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 8 November 2022 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint others link Yogi Sadhguru s Rally for Rivers Aims to Clean the Ganges Other Indian Waters National Geographic 21 March 2018 Retrieved 6 November 2022 The movement gaining momentum Save Soil IUCN 6 April 2022 Retrieved 2 November 2022 Save Soil campaign Sadhguru to address leaders from 195 nations at UNCCD The Indian Express 5 May 2022 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Save Soil campaign comes to Bonn UNCCD Retrieved 7 August 2022 a b Paul Sonia 18 July 2022 Sadhguru the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi explained Vox Retrieved 26 July 2022 Bureau The Hindu 5 June 2022 PM Modi calls for protection of soil health The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 7 August 2022 FAO warns 90 per cent of Earth s topsoil at risk by 2050 UN News 27 July 2022 Retrieved 10 November 2022 a b Surita Shabnam India Doubts emerge over spiritual Yogi s environmental mission dw com DW Retrieved 4 July 2022 Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues Scientific American Retrieved 10 November 2022 Pundir Pallavi This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US In India He s Accused of Destroying a Forest vice com Retrieved 3 July 2022 Interview We asked bestselling yogi Sadhguru how to be happier Tampa Bay Times Retrieved 1 November 2022 Health The New York Times Religion Spirituality and Faith The New York Times Books Best Sellers Advice How To amp Miscellaneous The New York Times New York 16 May 2021 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 7 August 2021 Hudson amp Hudson 2017 p 2 Chandrasekhar Anand Indian gurus and their Swiss watches a history SWI swissinfo ch Retrieved 3 February 2020 Sadhguru to Deliver Keynote Conduct Meditation Session at Davos Summit News18 20 January 2020 Retrieved 27 January 2020 Golf with the Guru The Hindu 15 March 2009 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 27 January 2020 Jaggi Vasudev Mariyappan among Padma award winners The Hindu 26 January 2017 Retrieved 31 January 2018 Padma Vibhushan award for Sharad Pawar and Jaggi Vasudev Deccan Chronicle 26 January 2017 Retrieved 31 October 2018 Padma Vibhushan Award for Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Lokvani Retrieved 1 November 2022 PTI 13 May 2017 Adiyogi Bust Declared World s Largest by Guinness Book TheQuint Retrieved 11 November 2022 Adiyogi The Source of Yoga at Isha Yoga Center isha sadhguru org Retrieved 11 November 2022 The most powerful Indians in 2012 No 91 100 Indian Express archive indianexpress com Retrieved 27 January 2020 MG Arun Shwweta Punj Suhani Singh Kaushik Deka Prachi Bhuchar Chinki Sinha Anshuman Tiwari Sandeep Unnithan Amarnath K Menon Anilesh S Mahajan Uday Mahurkar 26 July 2019 Top 50 power people The High amp Mighty Part 4 India Today Retrieved 13 March 2020 a b c Left Right Center Which Political Stance is Best isha sadhguru org Retrieved 18 November 2022 Sanjay Kumar 31 January 2022 Sadhguru BJP s spiritual henchman The Express Tribune Retrieved 20 November 2022 Angshuman Choudhury 9 March 2019 Why Hindutva Nationalists Need a Sadhguru The Wire Retrieved 20 November 2022 Sonia Paul 18 July 2022 Sadhguru the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi explained vox com Retrieved 20 November 2022 Pallavi Pundir 23 June 2022 This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US In India He s Accused of Destroying a Forest vice com Retrieved 1 January 2023 Sadhguru apologises after calling Muslim student in London a Taliban theweek in 5 April 2019 Retrieved 20 November 2022 CAA Protests Sadhguru on Citizenship Amendment Act amp NRC retrieved 18 November 2022 Jaggi Vasudev s CAA Video 22 Minutes of Half Truths amp Gaslighting The Quint 31 December 2019 Retrieved 3 January 2020 An Un Enlightened Sadhguru in King Modi s Court The Wire Retrieved 3 January 2020 a b Aniket Sule February 2018 Responsibility of Scientists towards Building Scientific Temper in Society PDF Breakthrough Vol 20 No 1 Retrieved 1 January 2023 a b c Shaikh Dr Sumaiya 26 February 2018 Scientific research ascertains mercury toxicity but Sadhguru continues to endorse it for Indian traditional medicines Alt News Retrieved 31 December 2019 a b Sadhguru I am still alive only because of mercury YouTube retrieved 18 November 2022 Rasa Vaidya isha sadhguru org 3 November 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2023 Helen Kaibara Spring 2021 Cauvery Calling A Possible Solution for a Dying River and Desperate Farmers PDF Asia s Environments National Regional and Global Perspectives Education About Asia Volume 26 Number 1 Retrieved 1 January 2023 Tharoor Shashi 7 March 2018 Science is not your enemy Mathrubhumi Retrieved 20 November 2022 BibliographyBerghella Vincenzo 2018 Chennai and Coimbatore India ISBN 978 0 578 20085 9 Hudson Simon Hudson Louise 2017 Marketing for Tourism Hospitality amp Events A Global amp Digital Approach London etc SAGE ISBN 978 1 5264 1437 3 Simone Cheryl Vasudev Sadhguru Jaggi 2008 Midnights with the Mystic A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss Hampton Roads Publishing ISBN 978 1 61283 113 8 Waghorne Joanne Punzo 2013 Engineering an Artful Practice On Jaggi Vasudev s Isha Yoga and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar s Art of Living in Mark Singleton Ellen Goldberg eds Gurus of Modern Yoga Oxford University Press pp 283 307 ISBN 978 0 19 993872 8External linksSadhguru at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Official website Isha Foundation s official website Portal Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sadhguru amp oldid 1132084829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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