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{{Short description|Indian yogi and author (born 1957)}}
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| name = Sadhguru 
| image = Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev.jpg
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| birth_name = Jagadish Vasudev
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|09|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], Mysore State,  India
| death_date =
| nationality =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Vijaya Kumari|1984|1997|reason=d}}<ref name="family">{{cite web|work=[[Isha Foundation]] |url=http://isha.sadhguru.org/man/family-matters/vijji/|title=Family Matters – Sadhguru Speaks About His Family|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>
| children = 1
| honors = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2017)<br />[[Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar]]
| organization = [[Isha Foundation]]
| notable_works = {{ubl|Inner Engineering|Dhyanalinga|Rally for Rivers|Linga Bhairavi|Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga|Mystic's Musings|Cauvery Calling}}
| alma mater = [[University of Mysore]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| website = {{url|isha.sadhguru.org}}
}}

'''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 ''[[The New York Times|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 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 world's largest bust, in Coimbatore, India.

==Early years==
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (01).jpg|thumb|right|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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=9 November 2019|title=Jaggi Vasudev's father passes away|url=https://starofmysore.com/jaggi-vasudevs-father-passes-away/|access-date=28 June 2021|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=Chopra |first=Shaili |title=When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back |publisher=Random House India |year=2014 |isbn=978-81-8400-677-3}}</ref>

Vasudev married his wife, Vijikumari, in 1984.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Vijji (Vijaykumari) : A Story of Love and Devotion |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/sadhguru/man/vijji |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=isha.sadhguru.org}}</ref> In 1990, Vijikumari and Jaggi had their only child, Radhe.<ref name=":8" /> Vijikumari died on 23 January 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2019 |title=Vijaykumari, Sadhguru's Wife – Everything You Need to Know |url=https://answersafrica.com/vijaykumari-sadhgurus-wife-everything-you-need-to-know.html |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=AnswersAfrica.com}}</ref> Radhe trained in [[Bharatanatyam]] at the [[Kalakshetra Foundation]] in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naidu |first=Jaywant |date=26 November 2017 |title=When beauty comes to life |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/261117/when-beauty-comes-to-life.html |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref> She married [[Indian classical music|Indian classical vocalist]] Sandeep Narayan in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sangeetha |first=P |date=24 October 2014 |title=Sadhguru's daughter gets married in Kovai |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Sadhgurus-daughter-gets-married-in-Kovai/articleshow/44924821.cms |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>

===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.<ref name=":7" /> Although his parents wanted him to continue his education with postgraduate studies, Vasudev disagreed and began a career in business.<ref name="mid">{{cite book |last=Simone |first=Cheryl |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Midnights_with_the_Mystic/Q5yjIrrK8E4C?hl=en |title=Midnights with the Mystic |publisher=[[Jaico Publishing House]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-81-8495-166-0 |pages=}}</ref>

===Work===
After graduating from the University of Mysore, Vasudev went on to build his first business, a poultry farm, in Mysore.<ref name="indiatoday.in">{{Cite web |last1=An |first1=Shelly |date=December 27, 2020 |title=Suddenly, I did not know what was me and what was not me: Sadhguru |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-suddenly-i-did-not-know-what-was-me-and-what-was-not-me-1753026-2020-12-27 |access-date=28 May 2021 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Vasudev explained that his motivation to start a poultry farm was driven by the serenity it yielded in the hours he wasn't working.<ref name=":7" /> The business required minimal attention throughout the day, so Vasudev was able pursue other interests during his time off, like writing poetry.<ref name=":7" /> The business grew profitable, but his family repeatedly criticized and opposed his decision to work with poultry.<ref name=":7" /> This led Vasudev to enter the construction industry with a company named Buildaids.<ref name=":7" /> 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.<ref name=":7" />

At the age of 25, after a series of spiritual experiences, he shut down his businesses and began to travel and teach yoga.<ref name=":7" /><ref name="mid" />

[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijayakumari (01).jpg|right|thumb|Jaggi Vasudev with wife, Vijaya Kumari]]

In 1983, he taught his first yoga class, in Mysore. He began travelling across [[Karnataka]] and [[Hyderabad, India|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.<ref name="mid" />

===Spirituality===
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijayakumari (07).jpg|thumb|right|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.<ref name="mid" /> On 23 September 1982, he drove up [[Chamundi Hill]], and as he sat on a stone, Vasudev had his first spiritual experience.<ref name=":7" /><ref name="mid" /> 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."<ref name=":7" /><ref name="mid" /> After about six days, Vasudev had another similar experience at home.<ref name=":7" /><ref name="mid" /> Six weeks later, he left his businesses and travelled extensively, in an effort to seek insight into his spiritual experiences.<ref name="mid" /> After about a year of meditation and travel, he decided to teach yoga to share his inner experience.<ref name="mid" />

===Personal interests===
In his earlier years, Vasudev had a love for driving motorcycles.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9">{{cite news |last=Dobhal |first=Shailesh |date=18 March 2015 |title=Lunch with BS: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-114121201397_1.html |access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> One of his favourite places to drive was the [[Chamundi Hills]] in Mysore, though he sometimes drove much further, including to Nepal.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9" />

==Isha Foundation==
{{Main|Isha Foundation}}

In 1992, Sadhguru established the [[Isha Foundation]]<ref name="berghella-69">{{harvnb|Berghella|2018|p=69}}</ref> as a platform for his spiritual, environmental, and educational activities.<ref name="most-powerful-indians">{{cite web|date=9 March 2009|title=The most powerful Indians in 2009: 80–84|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128080021/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/|archive-date=28 January 2011|access-date=22 January 2020|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2022 |title=After Gujarat, Rajasthan govt inks MoU with Sadhguru's Isha Outreach to 'save soil' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-save-soil-mou-rajasthan-isha-outreach-7952635/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=16 March 2022 |title=Isha hails government's announcement on rejuvenation of 13 rivers |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/isha-hails-governments-announcement-on-rejuvenation-of-13-rivers/article65230418.ece |access-date=25 July 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 1993, he began searching for a location to establish an ashram to cater to the growing interest in his yoga classes.<ref name=":7" /> In 1994, he purchased land near the Velliangiri mountains in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and inaugurated the Isha Yoga Center.<ref name=":7" /> Since establishing the Isha Foundation, he remains its head. The foundation's activities are run mostly by volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=volunteer |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/volunteer |access-date=8 November 2022 |website=isha.sadhguru.org}}</ref> The organisation offers yoga programmes, known as ''Isha Yoga''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm |title='Special Consultative Status' for Isha Foundation |date=12 September 2007 |access-date=23 January 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108180106/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> The foundation aims to improve the quality of education in rural India through an initiative called Isha Vidhya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edtech firm BYJU's partners with NGO Isha Vidhya to educate children in rural areas |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/news/edtech-firm-byjus-partners-with-ngo-isha-vidhya-to-educate-children-in-rural-areas/cid/1856909 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2011 |title=Award for Project Green Hands |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=The Hindu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521084525/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm |archive-date=21 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=15 September 2017 |title=Isha Yoga launches 'Rally for Rivers' campaign in city |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/isha-yoga-launches-rally-for-rivers-campaign-in-city/articleshow/59519542.cms |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |date=29 January 2022 |title=Cauvery Calling Movement plants 2.1 crore trees |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/cauvery-calling-movement-plants-21-crore-trees/article38346718.ece |access-date=25 July 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=19 March 2022 |title=Indian mystic Sadhguru on 100-day motorbike mission to save soil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/19/indian-mystic-sadhgurus-19000-mile-trip-to-save-soil-aoe |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=the Guardian}}</ref> Sadhguru established PGH to address water and soil issues in [[Tamil Nadu]] through reforestation efforts.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title='Don't divide the world into East and West on ecology' – DW – 12/20/2017 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/sadhguru-we-shouldnt-divide-the-world-into-east-and-west-on-ecology/a-41879218 |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> Launched in July 2019, the "Cauvery Calling" campaign focused on planting trees along the [[Kaveri|Cauvery]] river's 0.65-mile wide area to replenish water levels in the river and the groundwater table.<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cauvery Calling: A Possible Solution for a Dying River and Desperate Farmers |url=https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/cauvery-calling-a-possible-solution-for-a-dying-river-and-desperate-farmers/ |access-date=7 November 2022 |website=Association for Asian Studies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=29 January 2022 |title=Cauvery Calling Movement plants 2.1 crore trees |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/cauvery-calling-movement-plants-21-crore-trees/article38346718.ece |access-date=8 November 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2018 |title=Yogi Sadhguru's Rally for Rivers Aims to Clean the Ganges, Other Indian Waters |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/rally-for-rivers-un-world-water-day-spd |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=National Geographic}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2022 |title=The movement gaining momentum: Save Soil |url=https://www.iucn.org/news/water/202204/movement-gaining-momentum-save-soil |access-date=2 November 2022 |website=IUCN}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2022 |title='Save Soil' campaign: Sadhguru to address leaders from 195 nations at UNCCD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-speech-global-leaders-unccd-save-soil-7902821/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Soil campaign comes to Bonn |url=https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/multimedia/save-soil-campaign-comes-bonn |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=UNCCD}}</ref> Both [[Trevor Noah]], host of ''[[The Daily Show]]'', and podcast host [[Joe Rogan]], have invited Sadhguru to discuss this movement.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Sonia |date=18 July 2022 |title=Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> On [[World Environment Day]] 2022, Indian prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]], attended an event with Sadhguru to discuss efforts to improve soil health.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 June 2022 |title=PM Modi calls for protection of soil health |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/pm-modi-jaggi-vasudev-discuss-soil-conservation/article65496798.ece |access-date=7 August 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The [[UN FAO]] has stated that "90% of the Earth's precious topsoil is likely to be at risk by 2050".<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2022 |title=FAO warns 90 per cent of Earth's topsoil at risk by 2050 |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/07/1123462 |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=UN News}}</ref> However, views have been divided on whether the "Save Soil" campaign is addressing this issue.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |last1=Surita |first1=Shabnam |title=India: Doubts emerge over spiritual Yogi's environmental mission |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-doubts-emerge-over-spiritual-yogis-environmental-mission/a-61290189 |website=dw.com |publisher=DW |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/only-60-years-of-farming-left-if-soil-degradation-continues/ |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=Scientific American}}</ref> Meanwhile, one environmental watchdog has characterized Sadhguru's approach as "[[greenwashing]]".<ref name="Vice">{{cite web |last1=Pundir |first1=Pallavi |title=This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He's Accused of Destroying a Forest. |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgy8bw/climate-yoga-celebrity-sadhguru-india-will-smith-trevor-noah |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=vice.com}}</ref>

===Speeches and writings===
Sadhguru has authored over thirty books, including the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestsellers ''[[Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview: We asked bestselling yogi Sadhguru how to be happier |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/interview-sadhguru-talks-about-yoga-inner-engineering-wellbeing/2320185/ |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> and ''Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/health/|title=Health|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/religion-spirituality-and-faith/|title=Religion, Spirituality and Faith|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| title = Books - Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous| work = The New York Times| location = New York| access-date = 7 August 2021| date = 16 May 2021| url = https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/05/16/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/}}</ref>

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 Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders|Millennium World Peace Summit]], the British [[House of Lords]], the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], and the [[International Institute for Management Development]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hudson|Hudson|2017|p=2}}</ref> He has also spoken at the annual [[World Economic Forum]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chandrasekhar |first1=Anand |title=Indian gurus and their Swiss watches: a history |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/clockwork-orange_indian-gurus-and-their-swiss-watches--a-history/44868044 |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en}}</ref> 2017 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/sadhguru-to-deliver-keynote-conduct-meditation-session-at-davos-summit-2465795.html|title=Sadhguru to Deliver Keynote, Conduct Meditation Session at Davos Summit|website=News18|date=20 January 2020|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/Golf-with-the-Guru/article15941259.ece|title=Golf with the Guru|date=15 March 2009|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 January 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

===Honors===
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 13, 2017.jpg|thumb|[[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.<ref name="padma">{{Cite news|date=26 January 2017|title=Jaggi Vasudev, Mariyappan among Padma award winners|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev-Mariyappan-among-Padma-award-winners/article17095664.ece|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 January 2017|title=Padma Vibhushan award for Sharad Pawar and Jaggi Vasudev|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260117/sharad-pawar-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-awarded-with-padma-vibhushan.html|access-date=31 October 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Vibhushan Award for Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev |url=http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=13452 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Lokvani}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2017 |title='Adiyogi Bust' Declared World's Largest by Guinness Book |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/adiyogi-bust-coimbatore-tamil-nadu-worlds-largest-by-guinness-book |access-date=11 November 2022 |website=TheQuint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adiyogi – The Source of Yoga at Isha Yoga Center |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/center/consecrated-spaces/112-feet-adiyogi |access-date=11 November 2022 |website=isha.sadhguru.org}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The most powerful Indians in 2012: No. 91-100 – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2012-no.-91100/916140/1 |access-date=27 January 2020 |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=MG Arun |author2=Shwweta Punj |author3=Suhani Singh |author4=Kaushik Deka |author5=Prachi Bhuchar |author6=Chinki Sinha |author7=Anshuman Tiwari |author8=Sandeep Unnithan |author9=Amarnath K. Menon |date=26 July 2019 |title=Top 50 power people {{!}} The High & Mighty Part-4 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20190805-top-50-power-people-the-high-mighty-part-4-1573244-2019-07-26 |access-date=13 March 2020 |website=India Today |author11=Uday Mahurkar |author10=Anilesh S. Mahajan}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Left, Right, Center? Which Political Stance is Best? |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/wisdom/article/left-right-center-which-political-stance-is-best |access-date=18 November 2022 |website=isha.sadhguru.org}}</ref> He stated that, "party membership should be cancelled because this is becoming a tribe."<ref name=":3" /> Accordingly, he encourages individuals to vote for a given party after evaluating their performance in office to "see who makes more sense".<ref name=":3" /> However, his views are occasionally perceived as Hindu nationalist and thus close to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web| author=Sanjay Kumar |url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/93511/sadhguru-bjps-spiritual-henchman |title=Sadhguru – BJP’s spiritual henchman |work=The Express Tribune |date=2022-01-31 |access-date=2022-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Angshuman Choudhury |url=https://thewire.in/politics/why-hindutva-nationalists-need-a-sadhguru |title=Why Hindutva Nationalists Need a Sadhguru |work=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]] |date=2019-03-09 | access-date=2022-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Sonia Paul |url=https://www.vox.com/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi |title=Sadhguru the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained |work=[[Vox (website)|vox.com]] |date=2022-07-18 |access-date=2022-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Pallavi Pundir |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgy8bw/climate-yoga-celebrity-sadhguru-india-will-smith-trevor-noah |title=This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He’s Accused of Destroying a Forest |work=[[vice.com]] |date=2022-06-23 |access-date=2023-01-01}}</ref>
In 2019 he referred to a Muslim student in London as a "[[Taliban]]," for which he apologized after heavy criticism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/05/sadhguru-apologises-muslim-student-london-taliban.html |title=Sadhguru apologises after calling Muslim student in London a 'Taliban' |work=theweek.in |date=2019-04-05 |access-date=2022-11-20}}</ref>
After recognizing the failure in the "government's communication" of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|2019 Citizenship Amendment Act]] in India, Sadhguru spoke in support of the act.<ref>{{Citation |title=CAA Protests – Sadhguru on Citizenship Amendment Act & NRC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11RgVkZcPjY |language=en |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 December 2019|title=Jaggi Vasudev's CAA Video: 22 Minutes of Half-Truths & Gaslighting|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-caa-video-misleading-on-nrc-protesters-gaslighting-attempt|access-date=3 January 2020|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=An (Un)Enlightened Sadhguru in King Modi's Court|url=https://thewire.in/politics/an-unenlightened-sadhguru-in-king-modis-court|access-date=3 January 2020|website=The Wire}}</ref>

== Relation to Science ==
The contents of Sadhguru's speeches occasionally contradict common scientific knowledge.<ref name=":6"/><ref name="breakthrough2018">{{Cite web |url=https://breakthroughindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Breakthrough-18jan.pdf | title=Responsibility of Scientists towards Building Scientific Temper in Society | author=Aniket Sule |work=Breakthrough, Vol.20, No. 1 |date=February 2018 |access-date=2023-01-01}}</ref><ref name="altnews2018">{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=26 February 2018|title=Scientific research ascertains mercury toxicity but Sadhguru continues to endorse it for Indian traditional medicines|url=https://www.altnews.in/scientific-research-ascertains-mercury-toxicity-sadhguru-continues-endorse-indian-traditional-medicines/|access-date=31 December 2019|website=Alt News}}</ref>

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]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Sadhguru – I am still alive only because of mercury! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oC78A0YpQQ |work=YouTube |access-date=2022-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/sadhguru/mystic/rasa-vaidya |title=Rasa Vaidya |date=2017-11-03 |website=isha.sadhguru.org |access-date=2023-01-01}}</ref><ref name="altnews2018" />
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.<ref name=":1" />
However he was criticized for putting statements about toxicity into perspective.<ref name="altnews2018" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asianstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/KaibaraSpring2021EAAOnlineSupplement.pdf |author=Helen Kaibara |title=Cauvery Calling: A Possible Solution for a Dying River and Desperate Farmers |work=Asia’s Environments: National, Regional, and Global Perspectives, Education About Asia, Volume 26, Number 1| date=Spring 2021 |access-date=2023-01-01}}</ref>

Additionally, Sadhguru was criticized for statements about the negative effects that a [[lunar eclipse]] can have on the body's energy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tharoor |first=Shashi |title=Science is not your enemy |url=https://englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com/features/politics/science-hinduism-1.2653600 |date=2018-03-07 |access-date=20 November 2022 |website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref name="breakthrough2018" />

==References==
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