Jaggi Vasudev
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| Born | 3rd September,1957 Mysore, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Yogic Guru |
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Jaggi Vasudev (Kannada: ಸಧ್ಗುರು ಜಗ್ಗಿ ವಾಸುದೇವ್ Tamil: சத்குரு ஜக்கி வாசுதேவ் Hindi: सदगुरु जग्गी वासुदेव Telugu: సద్గురు జగ్గి వాసుదేవ్ ) also known as Sadhguru, is an Indian yogi and mystic. He founded the Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization which offers yoga programs around the world, including India, United States, England, Lebanon, Singapore, Canada, Malaysia, Uganda and Australia. The Foundation is also involved in various social and community development activities, which have resulted in the Foundation being granted special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Sadhguru was born as Jagadish Vasudev in a Telugu family [2] on 3rd September,1957 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. His father was a doctor. Even as a child, he exhibited unique tendencies. At the age of 11, Vasudev began yogic practices such as asanas and pranayama under the tutelage of Raghavendra Rao more commonly referred to as Malladihalli Swami. Sadhguru excelled at school and was a very bright student. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the Mysore University.
[edit] Spiritual experience
At the age of twenty-five, he underwent a deep spiritual experience which was to change the course of his future life. One afternoon, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev went to the Chamundi hills in Mysore and sat on a rock with his eyes wide open. Suddenly, he had an out of body experience. He felt as if he was not in his body anymore, rather spread out everywhere, in the rocks, in the trees, in the earth. When he came back to his normal state, it was late in the evening. He wondered if he had hallucinated, but in the days that followed, this experience recurred and each time it left him in a state of utter bliss. This episode entirely changed his way of life. Jaggi Vasudev decided to dedicate his entire life to the sharing of those experiences.[citation needed]
[edit] Isha Foundation
Sadhguru established Isha Foundation, a non-religious, non-profit organization entirely run by volunteers. The Isha Yoga Center near Coimbatore was founded in 1992, and hosts a series of programs to heighten self-awareness through yoga.
[edit] Social initiatives
He also founded Project GreenHands (PGH), a grassroots ecological initiative which was awarded the highest Indian environmental award, the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, by the Government of India in June 2010;[3] Action for Rural Rejuvenation (ARR), a program aimed towards improving the overall health and quality of life of the rural poor; and Isha Vidhya, an educational initiative, which aims to raise the level of education and literacy in rural India.
[edit] Dhyanalinga
In 1999, Jaggi Vasudev completed the consecration of the Dhyanalinga yogic temple, which offers a meditative space that does not ascribe to any particular faith or belief system.[4] A large ellipsoidal dome covers the sanctum sanctorum. The dome was constructed using only bricks and cement stabilized mud mortar without, steel or concrete.[5] The dome is 76 feet in diameter and 33 feet in height. The lingam is 13 feet, 9 inches in height and made of high density black granite. The Sarva Dharma Sthamba, located at the front entrance, functions as an icon of singularity, with the sculptural reliefs and symbols of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Shinto inscribed as a universal welcome.[6]
[edit] Yoga programs
The programs offered by Sadhguru are offered under the umbrella of Isha Yoga. The word Isha means the formless divine.[7] Isha Yoga's flagship program is 'Inner Engineering' where individuals are initiated into meditation and pranayam and the Shambhavi Mahamudra.[8] He is also conducting yoga classes for the corporate leadership to introduce them to what he calls "inclusive economics," which he says introduces a sense of compassion and inclusiveness into today's economic scenario.[9][10]
Sadhguru also regularly conducts Mahasathsangs in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka that include discourses, meditations and question and answer sessions with the audience. These Mahasathsangs are also used as platforms to encourage tree-planting activities.[11] He also takes spiritual aspirants on annual yatras to Mount Kailash and the Himalayas. The Kailash Yatra led by Sadhguru is among the largest groups to make the trip to Kailash, with 514 pilgrims attending the journey in 2010.[12][13]
[edit] Participation in global forums
He was a delegate to the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit - [14] and a participant at the World Economic Forum in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[15]
He was a participant in the 2006 documentary film ONE: The Movie.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] English
- Encounter the Enlightened, ISBN 81-86685-60-X
- Mystic's Musings, ISBN 81-86685-59-6
- Joy 24x7, ISBN 978-81-7992-914-8
- Pebbles of Wisdom, ISBN 978-81-7992-952-0
- The Mystic Eye, ISBN 81-7992-883-7
- Essential Wisdom from a Spiritual Master, ISBN 81-79928-82-9
- Flowers On The Path, ISBN 81-87910-05-4
- Himalayan Lust, ISBN 9788184950762
- Eternal Echoes: The Sacred Sounds Through the Mystic, ISBN 81-87910-02-X
- Dhyanalinga: The Silent Revolution, ISBN 81-87910-00-3
- Dhyanalinga: The Eternal Form, ISBN 81-87910-12-1
- Circus of The Mind, ISBN 81-87910-10-0
- Unleashing The Mind, ISBN 81-87910-08-9
- Good And Bad Divides The World, ISBN 81-87910-07-0
- Enlightenment: What It Is, ISBN 81-87910-06-2
- Sacred Space For Self-transformation, ISBN 81-87910-09-7
- Ancient Technology For The Modern Mind, ISBN 81-87910-11-9
[edit] Tamil
- Sey... Seyyathe! ISBN 81-84762-88-4
- Athanaikum Asaipadu ISBN 81-89780-05-0
- Moondravathu Konam ISBN 81-84761-55-9
- Unakkagave Oru Ragasiyam ISBN 81-89936-24-2
- Konjam Amudham Konjam Visham ISBN 81-84761-34-4
- Aayiram Jannal ISBN 81-84762-26-6
- Anandha Alai
[edit] Hindi
- Ek Aadhyatmik Guru Ka Alaukik Gyaan ISBN 81-84951-42-4
- Mrutyu Ek Kalpana Hai ISBN 978-81-288-2969-7
- Srushti se srushta tak ISBN 978-81-288-2970-3
- Aatm-Gyan : Aakhir Hai Kya ISBN 978-81-288-3495-0, {First Edition in August-2011}
[edit] Kannada
- Gnyanodaya ISBN 81-72866-06-8
- Karunege Bhedavilla ISBN 81-72865-91-0
[edit] Telugu
- Sadhguru Sannidhilo ISBN 81-87910-01-7
[edit] References
- ^ "‘Special Consultative Status’ for Isha Foundation". The Hindu. September 12, 2007. http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Telugu... Tamil... Telugu!.
- ^ Corporates partners with Isha foundation to support Project GreenHands, Business Standard, June 06, 2010, Retrieved on June 6, 2010
- ^ Rangaswamy, Sudhakshina (25 July 2003). "Transformation of the inner Self". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/25/stories/2003072501630600.htm. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Auroville Earth Institute, training courses, workshops on Vaults, Arches, Domes(VAD), stabilized rammed earth walls, compressed earth blocks, vaulted structures, compressed stabilised earth blocks, rammed earth.". http://www.earth-auroville.com/index.php?nav=menu&pg=vault&id1=36&txt=text.
- ^ Ganapathy, T.K. (28 September 2001). "Haven for the spiritually inclined". http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/09/28/stories/13280795.htm. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Jaggi Vasudev - Exploring the unlimited". Life Positive. http://www.lifepositive.com/Spirit/Jaggi_Vasudev/Exploring_the_unlimited122004.asp. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "In pursuit of peace of mind". Daily News and Analysis. 20 January 2011. http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_in-pursuit-of-peace-of-mind_1496488. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "The route to 'dharmacracy'". Business Today. 27 November 2008. http://businesstoday.intoday.in/bt/story/3428/1/the-route-to-dharmacracy.html. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Inclusive Economics: Enabling the World'". Huffington Post. 17 May 2010. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sadhguru/inclusive-economics-enabl_b_577667.html. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Isha's Green Salem goes on stream". The Hindu. 14 December 2010. http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/14/stories/2010121450650300.htm. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Isha shows the way". Indian Express. 29 June 2009. http://expressbuzz.com/nation/isha-shows-the-way/79583.html. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "‘Mansarovar is beyond words’". Daily News and Analysis. 1 September 2010. http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_mansarovar-is-beyond-words_1431882. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ THE WORLD COUNCIL of RELIGIOUS LEADERS
- ^ Go for voluntary pay cuts during crisis: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Economic Times, 18 December 2008
[edit] Further reading
- Subramaniam, Arundhathi (2010). Sadhguru, More than a life. New Delhi: Penguin Ananda. ISBN 9780670085125.
