The Lineage
The source of our yogic practices
Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serve as a reminder that yoga is not an esoteric discipline from an outdated past, but a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times.
Probing, passionate and provocative, insightful, logical and unfailingly witty, Sadhguru's talks have earned him the reputation of a speaker and opinion-maker of international renown. With a celebratory engagement with life on all levels, Sadhguru's areas of active involvement encompass fields as diverse as architecture and visual design, poetry and painting, ecology and horticulture, music and sports.
Sadhguru is also the founder of Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization which has been dedicated to the wellbeing of the individual and the world for the past three decades. Isha Foundation does not promote any particular ideology, religion, or race, but transmits inner sciences of universal appeal.
Named one of India’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru’s work has deeply touched the lives of millions worldwide through his transformational programs. Sadhguru has a unique ability to make the ancient yogic sciences relevant to contemporary minds, acting as a bridge to the deeper dimensions of life. His life and work are constant reminders that the inner sciences are not outdated philosophies, but rather, vitally relevant to our times. His approach does not ascribe to any belief system, but offers methods for self-transformation that are both proven and powerful.
Non-aligned to any teaching, philosophy, religion or belief system, Sadhguru’s offering to humanity is based on an experiential knowing of Life. He says, “The word ‘Sadhguru’ is not a title. It is a description. Sadhguru means ‘uneducated Guru.’ I am almost hundred percent spiritually uneducated. I don’t know any scriptures. I come only from my inner experience and the only thing I know for sure is this piece of life from its origin to its ultimate.”
On 23rd June 1999, Sadhguru completed the consecration of the Dhyanalinga – a powerful energy form that has been the dream of enlightened yogis for generations. Consecrated through an intense process called prana pratishtha, the Dhyanalinga is a profound meditative space and a doorway to enlightenment and spiritual liberation. The uniqueness of the Linga is that it has the energies of all seven chakras raised to the peak and locked to prevent dissipation over time.
On the Yogic science of consecration, Sadhguru says, “Consecration is a live process. If you transform mud into food, we call this agriculture. If you make food into flesh and bone, we call this digestion. If you make flesh into mud, we call this cremation. If you can make this flesh or even a stone or an empty space into a divine possibility, that is called consecration.” Sadhguru has also consecrated other powerful forms and spaces, including the fierce feminine form Linga Bhairavi and the Yogeshwar Linga which is designed to bring forth intensity and inclusiveness.
Sadhguru offers an array of powerful Yoga programs, tools, methods, and techniques for human transformation and wellbeing.
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