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Jaggi Vasudev
Born	(1957-09-03) 3 September 1957 (age 67) Mysore, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Organization	Isha Foundation
Notable work	Inner Engineering, Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga, Mystic's Musings
Spouse	Vijaykumari (Vijji) ​(m. 1984)​
Children	1
Honors	Padma Vibhushan, Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
Website	isha.sadhguru.org

Jaggi Vasudev (born Mysore, 3 September 1957), popularly known as Sadhguru, is an Indian yogi, mystic and New York Times bestselling author. He founded the Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization which offers Yoga programs around the world and is involved in social outreach, education and environmental initiatives.

Sadhguru was conferred the Padma Vibhushan civilian award by the Government of India in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the field of spiritualism. A murder case was filed against him by his father-in-law, alleging that Jaggi had killed his wife on 23 January 1997 and cremated her hurriedly against her community customs of burying. The father-in-law had requested Jaggi to wait till he could reach them but the cremation was carried out in his absence. In July 2018, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has criticized the Forest Department of the Tamil Nadu government for allowing and preventing the unauthorized constructions in an ecologically sensitive zone by Vasudev's Isha foundation against the environmental norms.The Tamil Nadu state government is yet to implement the demolition order issued in 2013 to remove these illegal constructions built on the elephant corridor.

Early life

Born in Mysore, Karnataka, India, Jaggi Vasudev was the youngest of four children – two boys and two girls. His father was an ophthalmologist with the Indian Railways and as a result, the family moved frequently. At the age of 10, he came in contact with Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji who taught him a set of simple yoga asanas, the practice of which he regularly maintained. He states that "without a single day's break, this simple yoga that was taught to me kept happening and led to a much deeper experience later."

After his schooling at Demonstration School and Mahajana Pre-University College, Mysore in 1973, he graduated from the University of Mysore with a bachelor's degree in English literature. During his college years, he developed an interest in travel and motorcycles.

Spiritual life

At the age of 25 on 23 September 1982, he rode up Chamundi Hill and sat on a rock, where he had a spiritual experience. He describes his experience as follows:

Till that moment in my life I always thought this is me and that's somebody else and something else. But for the first time I did not know which is me and which is not me. Suddenly, what was me was just all over the place. The very rock on which I was sitting, the air that I breathe, the very atmosphere around me, I had just exploded into everything. That sounds like utter insanity. This, I thought it lasted for ten to fifteen minutes but when I came back to my normal consciousness, it was about four-and-a-half-hours I was sitting there, fully conscious, eyes open, but time had just flipped.

Six weeks after this experience, he left his business to his friend and travelled extensively in an effort to gain insight into his mystical experience. After about a year of meditation and travel, he decided to teach yoga to share his inner experience.

In 1983, he conducted his first yoga class with seven participants in Mysore. Over time, he began conducting yoga classes across Karnataka and Hyderabad traveling from class to class on his motorcycle. He lived off the produce of his poultry farm rental and refused payment for the classes. A usual practice of his was to donate the collections received from participants to a local charity on the last day of the class. These initial programs were the basic format on which the Isha Yoga classes were later built.

Isha Foundation

Jaggi Vasudev established the Isha Foundation, a non religious, non-profit organisation entirely run by volunteers. Isha Yoga Center near Coimbatore was founded in 1993, and hosts a series of programs to heighten self-awareness through Yoga. The foundation works in tandem with International bodies like the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Dhyanalinga

In 1994, Jaggi Vasudev conducted the first program in the premises of the newly established Isha Yoga Center, described the Dhyanalinga. The Dhyanalinga is a yogic temple and a space for meditation, the consecration of which, Jaggi Vasudev stated was his life's mission entrusted to him by his guru. In 1998, the stone edifice of the linga was ordered and arrived at the ashram. After three years of work, the Dhyanalinga was completed on 23 June 1999 and opened to the public on 23 November.

The Dhyanalinga offers a meditative space that does not ascribe to any particular faith or belief system. A 76-foot dome, constructed using bricks and stabilised mud mortar without steel or concrete, covers the sanctum sanctorum. The lingam is 13 feet and 9 inches in height and made of 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, Sikhism, Jainism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Shinto inscribed as a universal welcome.

On 24 June 2013, he conducted a multi-religious session titled, "Interfaith Deliberations on the Universality of Religions" at the Isha Yoga Center, which was attended by representatives of various religions, and coincided with the fourteenth anniversary celebrations of the Dhyanalinga.

Yoga programs and other consecrations

After the establishment of the ashram, Jaggi Vasudev began conducting regular yoga programs at the Isha Yoga Center, including a course for the Indian Hockey team in 1996. In 1997, he began conducting classes in the United States and in 1998, he began conducting yoga classes for life-term prisoners in Tamil Nadu prisons. From 2011, he began conducting programs with large-scale participation of up to 10,000 and 15,000 participants at once. These large-scale programs have been attended by over 75,000 people in total.

The programs are offered under the umbrella of Isha Yoga. The word Isha means "the formless divine". Isha yoga's flagship program is 'Inner Engineering', which introduces people to meditation and pranayama and the Shambhavi Mahamudra. He also conducts yoga classes for 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.

He also regularly conducts Mahasathsangs in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Here he gives talks, teaches meditation, and holds question and answer sessions with the audience. These Mahasathsangs are also used as platforms to encourage tree-planting activities as well. He also takes spiritual aspirants on annual yatras to Mount Kailash and the Himalayas. The Kailash Yatra led by him is among the largest groups to make the trip to Kailash, with 514 pilgrims attending the journey in 2010.

Jaggi Vasudev organises all-night Mahashivarathri celebrations every year at the Isha Yoga Center. It's estimated that these celebrations were attended by as many as 800,000 people in 2013. The night includes music, dance, and guided meditation. In 2013, performers included Carnatic singer Aruna Sairam, dancer Anita Ratnam, and the band The Raghu Dixit Project.

In March 2005, construction of the Isha Institute of Inner-sciences (III) in McMinnville, Tennessee, USA was begun and was completed 6 months later. Jaggi Vasudev had decided to establish III as a Center for spiritual growth in the Western Hemisphere. On 7 November 2008, he consecrated the Mahima Hall, a 39,000 square foot, free-standing meditation hall at the III. Mahima Hall is the largest meditation hall in the Western Hemisphere. On 30 January 2010, he consecrated the Linga Bhairavi, a representation of the feminine aspects of the divine at the Isha Yoga Center.

Action for Rural Rejuvenation

Action for Rural Rejuvenation (ARR) is an initiative of the Isha Foundation that aims to improve the overall health and quality of life of the rural poor. ARR was established in 2003 and seeks to benefit 70 million people in 54,000 villages across South India. As of 2010, ARR has reached over 4,200 villages and a population of over 7 million people. He has also been involved with agricultural and farmers' associations to work towards resolving issues faced by Indian farmers.

Isha Vidhya

Isha Vidhya, is Isha Foundation's educational initiative, which aims to raise the level of education and improve literacy in rural India. There are seven schools in operation which educate around 7,000 students. The foundation has also "adopted" 512 government schools to reach out to students from financially constrained backgrounds, and aims to adopt up to 3,000 schools.

In 2006, the Foundation entered the Guinness Book of World Records by planting 8,052,587 saplings in 6,284 locations across Tamil Nadu in one day.

Project GreenHands

He is also the founder of Project GreenHands (PGH), a grassroots ecological initiative which was awarded the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, by the Government of India in June 2010. PGH aims to increase the green cover in Tamil Nadu by 10% and has successfully overseen the planting of more than 27 million trees by over 2 million volunteers. In an interview with National Geographic Green magazine, he explained the impetus which led him to establish Project GreenHands: "In the year 1998, certain experts made a prediction, by 2025, 60% of Tamil Nadu will be a desert. I decided to drive across Tamil Nadu and see for myself if this is true. I realized they were completely wrong because it wouldn't go to 2025, it would happen much faster according to me. So from '98 to 2003, 2004, I went about planting trees in people's minds. And since 2004, we transplanting those trees back to the ground."

Rally for Rivers

Rally for Rivers was a campaign launched by the Isha Foundation in 2017 to revive the dying rivers of India. By March 2018, 160 million people had supported the campaign. Jaggi Vasudev led a convoy across sixteen of the most affected states throughout September to spread awareness among citizens about the condition of rivers and the need for a long-term policy, which contains afforestation of river banks and microirrigation in farming as the major points. Garnering support from citizens was aimed at motivating the Central and State governments of India to work in concurrence and set a national policy for protecting rivers. A policy document, drafted by the Isha Foundation in collaboration with scientists and lawmakers, contained steps for rejuvenating the ecology, agriculture and economy in the rivers and their basins. The rally culminated in New Delhi on 2 October 2017 in the presence of the Vice-President of India Mr.Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu. Jaggi Vasudev submitted the draft policy recommendation to the Prime Minister of India the next day.

Six states signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Isha Foundation to plant trees along river banks. These states are Karnataka, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Niti Aayog and the Ministry of Water Resources have constituted committees to study the draft policy proposal. In November, at a conference in Germany, the executive director of the United Nations Environmental Program, Erik Solheim discussed Rally for Rivers with Sadhguru, and how environmental programs around the world can emulate its success.

TVS Motor Company gave a Mercedes AMG G63 SUV while Anand Mahindra gave twenty Mahindra XUV500 SUVs, for thirty days as a sign of support for the rally.

Participation in global and economic forums

Jaggi Vasudev spoke at the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit in 2000, the World Economic Forum in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

In 2012, he was voted among the hundred most powerful Indians for his contribution in the field of environmental protection and for encouraging public participation in ecological issues. He was also a participant in the 2006 documentary film ONE: The Movie. He has been involved in one-on-one interactions as part of the "In Conversations With the Mystic."

In 2012, he initiated the Isha Insight program, which focuses on helping small and medium businesses scale up their business activities. The program was conducted by Ram Charan with KV Kamath, Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao, Shankar Annaswamy, Vellayan Subbiah and Pramod Chaudhari also active in the program. In an interview with Forbes magazine, speaking about the motivation behind setting up the program, he said, "While speaking at economic summits and to leaders in India and outside, I have noticed that the most serious issue people have is a lack of insight into what they are doing, or what they could do. That's how we ended up creating this programme called Insight."

In 2017, he spoke at the Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn, Germany, where he was also interviewed by Erik Solheim , head of United Nations Environment Programme.

Adiyogi statue

Jaggi Vasudev designed the 112-foot statue of Adiyogi, which is located at the Isha Yoga Center. It was inaugurated on Mahashivaratri, 24 February 2017, by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The Adiyogi statue depicts Shiva as the first yogi or Adiyogi, and first Guru or Adi Guru, who offered yoga to humanity. The statue was built by the Isha Foundation using 20,000 individual iron plates supplied by the Steel Authority of India and weighs around 500 tonnes (490 long tons; 550 short tons). The Adiyogi Shiva Statue has been recognized as the "Largest Bust Sculpture" by Guinness World Records. A consecrated Shivalinga called "Yogeshwar Linga" is placed in front of the Adiyogi Shiva statue.

Various environmental activists and groups protested the inauguration claiming that the statue was built in the catchment area of the Noyyal River, thus affecting biodiversity and violating building bylaws. A Public Interest Litigation was also filed by Vellingiri Hill Tribal Protection Society in the Madras High Court challenging the construction of the statue. In the court, Tamil Nadu Government has called these construction as illegal and built with no approval.

Controversies

Wife's murder charges

A murder case was filed against him by his father-in-law, alleging that Jaggi had killed his wife on 23 January 1997 and cremated her hurriedly against her community customs of burying. The father-in-law had requested Jaggi to wait till he could reach them but the cremation was carried out in his absence.

Abduction charges

In 2016, A petition for help was filed at the district collectorate in Tamil Nadu by two parents who had alleged that their children along with two adult women were abducted and confined the Isha Yoga centre premises in Coimbatore. Isha Yoga centre and the women had denied these charges.

Land encroachment and environment violations

The locals and environmentalists have made several charges against Vasudev and Isha foundation for its unauthorized construction on the 44,000 sq ft of land belonging to the forest. The Isha Yoga Center is located below the Velliangiri Mountains of the Western Ghats region around 30 kilometers from Coimbatore. The center have constructed several buildings in the forest which has encroached upon the elephant corridor. The Center claims that some of the buildings were approved already and others were waiting for approval.

Due to its location in the middle of the elephant corridor the buildings have violated the environmental norms of Tamil Nadu's Hill Area Conservation Authority (HACA) and Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Before the year 2000 the elephants could freely relocate in the Coimbatore region through the exclusive Elephant corridor and were peacefully coexisting with the humans. After the Yoga center's construction the elephant corridor was encroached with high walls and electric fences created to keep the elephants away. As a result, the elephants were forced to move through the areas with human settlements which led to human animal conflicts and even death of both animals as well as humans in these conflicts. These encroachments and electric fences have caused many injuries and even deaths of the elephants and other wild animals.

Environmental organisation Osai in Coimbatore claims that these violations have been raised by ministers in the Assembly but so far no progress has been made. Advocate M. Radhakrishnan of environmental organisation "Poovulagin Nanbargal" the Isha yoga center buildings that have been constructed on approximately 44,000 sq ft and violating the HACA norms "can be demolished even today if the State Government wished to do so". The state government so far has not implemented the demolition notice issued in 2013. A Public interest litigation was filed by the environmental activist M. Vetriselvan in 2013 in the Madras High court requesting the court to direct the Tamil Nadu Government to act on the demolition notice.

Isha Yoga Center filed a review petition against the demolition notice, which is still pending. The State Government is citing this as an excuse for not going ahead with the demolition. The review has no bearing on the notice and the demolition can begin any day as there is no stay order. The implementation is significant in that it does not only direct Isha to demolish the irregular buildings, but also to restore the encroached land to its original condition.

— M. Vetriselvan, advocate and environmental activist

Three more PILs have been filed against the unauthorised buildings but they are pending in the courts. Meanwhile more buildings are being constructed by the yoga center in violation of HACA and construction norms. In July 2018, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has criticized the Forest Department of the Tamil Nadu government for allowing and preventing the unauthorized constructions in an ecologically sensitive zone by the Isha foundation against the environmental norms.

Publications

Jaggi Vasudev is the author of several books, including Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy. The book tour in North America included 17 cities, and the launch events were attended by an estimated 26,000 people.

English

• Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga, ISBN 9352643925
• Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy, ISBN 0-8129-9780-8, 9780812997804
• Three Truths of Well Being, ISBN 978-0-14-342138-2
• 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 81-7992-882-9
• Flowers on the Path, ISBN 81-87910-05-4
• Himalayan Lust, ISBN 978-81-8495-076-2
• 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
• 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
• Three Truths of Well Being, ISBN 978-0-670-08706-8
• Midnights with the Mystic, ISBN 978-1-57174-561-3
• A Guru Always takes you for a Ride, ISBN 978-81-87910-53-4
• Ancient Technology For The Modern Mind, ISBN 978-81-87910-11-4
• Don't Polish Your Ignorance....it may shine, ISBN 978-81-8495-200-1
• Of Mystics & Mistakes, ISBN 978-81-8495-308-4
• Body - The Greatest Gadget/Mind Is Your Business, ISBN 978-93-5083-360-5
• Emotion The Juice Of Life : Compulsiveness To Consciousness, ISBN 978-93-5083-362-9
• Encounter the Enlightened, ISBN 978-81-86685-60-0
• Sadhguru Biography-More Than A Life, ISBN 978-0-670-08512-5
• Why Suffering
• Inner Management: In the Presence of the Master
• Isha Living
• Sexuality And Divine
• You
• SG Convex View book
• The sacred India Book
• Shiva Ultimate Outlaw

Tamil

• ... Seiyathe! ISBN 978-81-8476-288-4
• Athanaikum Asaipadu ISBN 81-89780-05-0
• Moondravathu Konam ISBN 978-81-8476-155-9
• Unakkve Oru Ragasiyam ISBN 978-81-89936-24-2
• Konjam Amudham Konjam Visham ISBN 978-81-8476-134-4
• Aayiram Jannal ISBN 978-81-8476-226-6
• Anandha Alai
• Gnanathin Bramandam
• Guru Thantha Guru

Hindi

• Yogi: Sadhguru Ki Mahayatra ISBN 978-8183227933
• Ek Adhyatmik Guru Ka Alaukik Gyan ISBN 978-81-8495-142-4
• Mrityu Ek Kalpana Hai ISBN 978-81-288-2969-7
• Srishti Se Srishta Tak ISBN 978-81-288-2970-3
• Atmagyan: Akhir Hai Kya ISBN 978-81-288-3495-0, {First Edition in August-2011}
• Rah Ke Phool ISBN 978-8183227216

Kannada

• Gnyanodaya ISBN 978-81-7286-606-8
• Karunege Bhedavilla ISBN 81-7286-591-0

Telugu

• Gnani Sannidhilo
• Sadhguru Subhaashitaalu ISBN 978-93-80409-77-1
• Maunamto Rahasyam ISBN 978-93-80409-48-1
• Ashinchu sadhinchu
• Anandam 24X7

See also

• Isha Foundation
• Dhyanalinga
• Project GreenHands
• Action for Rural Rejuvenation
• Isha Home School

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External links

• Isha Foundation's official website

• Biography

• Use dmy dates from March 2013
• 1957 births
• Living people
• Indian Hindus
• 20th-century Hindu religious leaders
• 21st-century Hindu religious leaders
• Hindu mystics
• Indian spiritual teachers
• Indian spiritual writers
• Indian yogis
• Scholars from Mysore
• Spiritual teachers
• University of Mysore alumni
• Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in other fields
• Indian environmentalists