 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Born in a Telugu family in the city of Mysore, Karnataka, in 1957, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
a well-known figure
has helped common people understand spirituality, knowledge, yoga and love
Sadhguru was a nature lover since childhood
As a child
he would often venture into forests
climb up the tallest of tress to meditate
He’s been a master snake catcher since childhood
He started practicing yoga at age eleven under the guidance of Malladihalli Raghavendra Swami
He graduated in English from the University of Mysore
Right from his studies,
Sadhguru loved to ride a motorcycle
To further expand his spiritual experiences
and to share them with the people, he traveled to many far-flung cities and villages in the country
One day he perched atop a rock on the Chamunda Hills, Mysore, for meditation
When he finally opened his eyes
he had a strange experience of his inner self
He felt not limited to his body
but to everything around – the rocks, the trees, the earth
And it wasn’t a one-time experience
he continued to feel the ultimate joy of spirituality quite often those days
It changed his life
He decided to dedicate his entire life to share his spiritual experiences
and in this journey he established an NGO named Isha Foundation
The NGO now takes the power and magic of yoga
meditation and spirituality across the world
Isha means fruitless divine
Isha Foundation has spread its wings to
to India, America, England, Lebanon, Singapore, Australia, etc
and also works on several social and community development schemes
in which millions of volunteers participate
One of its initiatives, Green Hands
targets planting 16 crore trees
of which, so far, more than 20 lakh people have participated
to plant 82 lakh trees in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
He was awarded the Indira Gandhi Environment Award
Award in 2008 for his contribution to environmental protection
In 2017
the Rally for River campaign was launched to revive India's dry rivers by preserving them
adhguru has been appointed as the special advisor with
the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Having published more than 100 books in eight languages
his book in English
Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy
is one of the most famous and influential ones
Yoga is inner engineering for him
In 2017, he was awarded the nation’s third highest civilian award,
Padma Bhushan, for his social services and contributions
Isha Yoga Center is located on around 150 acres of the lush green valley of
Velliangiri mountains, 30 km from Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu, which is laden with wildlife
The center is dedicated to the four major paths of yoga
knowledge, karma, action
and devotion, for the inner awakening of its followers.
Dhyanlinga, established in this complex in 1999
is the first temple of its kind to be consecrated
which is a unique shape of eternal energy
At 13 feet 9 inches
it is the world's largest
mercury-based meditative space
Sitting here in silence for a few minutes
can give an experience of deep meditation easily
The very entrance of this place
rises above the various humane
discrimination to reach humanity
Maximum of the earnings here are donated to
humanity and other welfare activities
More than 70 lakh people from more than 4200 villages in India
have taken advantage of this in the rural revitalization program run by Sadhguru for social welfare
Isha Vidya Foundation
has supported more than 300 schools
and adopted more than 512 government schools to help needy children
A fine architect, Sadhguru
has designed Adiyogi’s statue at 112-feet tall
made up 20,000 iron plates
Placed in front of Yogeshwarlinga
it was inaugurated in 2017 by
the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
love is not a task but a virtue
Service is only a small option of love
Meditation is the only way to get rid of stress
because it works beyond the mind and character
All the stress and struggle of man is in the mind
Yoga brings out strength to live
Enlightenment is a realization
Self-realization means
entering a new dimension of life
a dimension beyond physicality of human form
Sadhguru is an orator
His talks and discussions
have a magical effect on his listeners
because he bases it on science and logic
