Sadhguru, born Jaggi Vasudev, is an Indian yogi and author. He is known for his work on yoga and spirituality and his initiative
Isha Foundation, most prominently the
Adiyogi statue designed and installed by Isha Foundation founder Jaggi Vasudev.
Sadhguru was born on 3 September 1957, and turns 65 today.Social Service
● In 2017, Sadhguru launched Cauvery Calling, a nationwide campaign to revive India's heavily polluted rivers.
● "Save the Soil" in 2022 is a global movement launched by Sadhguru, which aims to address the soil crisis by bringing together people around the world for soil health, and national initiatives towards increasing the organic content in cultivable soils. To support the leaders of all countries to establish policies and actions.
● In 2017, he was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, by the Government of India for his work in social services.
Sadhguru has also spoken at the House of Lords of the British Parliament, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the United Nations' Millennium World Peace Summit, the International Institute for Management Development, and the annual World Economic Forum in 2007, 2017 and 2020.
Some inspirational quotes from Sadhguru:
● “If you think you are big, you become small. If you know that you are nothing, then you become limitless. This is the beauty of being human.”
● “A million miracles are happening around you every moment: a flower is blooming, a bird is chirping, a bee is humming, raindrops are falling, a snowflake is blowing in the clear evening air. There's magic everywhere. Life is nothing less than a daily miracle if you learn to live it.
● "If you resist change, you resist life."
● "When there is pain, sadness or anger, it is time to look not around you, but within yourself."
● “Fear is just because you are not living with life, you are living in your mind.”