Gurus & saints
The wisdom keepers of Sanatan Dharma — living teachers giving daily satsang today, and the masters whose lineages they continue.
Aaj ke sant · आज के संत
Among us today
प्रेमानन्द महाराज
Premanand Maharaj
Nimbarka Sampradaya · Radha bhakti
Saint of Vrindavan whose pre-dawn satsangs have become a phenomenon among young devotees. Direct, uncompromising teaching on Radha-Krishna bhakti and seva.
मोरारी बापू
Morari Bapu
Ram-bhakti · Tulsidas tradition
Among the most respected katha-vachaks alive. His nine-day Ram Kathas, rooted in the Ramcharitmanas, have been held across continents for over five decades.
श्री श्री रवि शंकर
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Vedantic universalism · Art of Living
Founder of the Art of Living Foundation. Brought Sudarshan Kriya and structured meditation programmes to a global English-speaking audience.
सद्गुरु जग्गी वासुदेव
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Yogi, mystic · Isha tradition
Founder of the Isha Foundation. Known for Inner Engineering programmes, the Adiyogi statue at Isha, and decades of work on environmental causes like Cauvery Calling.
माता अमृतानन्दमयी
Mata Amritanandamayi
Bhakti · seva-yoga
The hugging saint of Kerala. Spiritual head of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math and one of the largest humanitarian networks in India, operating hospitals, schools, and disaster relief.
देवकीनन्दन ठाकुर
Devkinandan Thakur
Vaishnava · Bhagavat tradition
One of the most-followed Bhagavat Katha-vachaks of his generation. Discourses on the Shrimad Bhagavatam draw audiences across north India and the diaspora.
पंडित प्रदीप मिश्रा
Pandit Pradeep Mishra
Shaiva · Shiv Mahapuran tradition
Katha-vachak from Sehore whose Shiv Mahapuran discourses, often centered on the lota-jal abhishek upay, have become a phenomenon across north and central India.
अनिरुद्धाचार्य
Aniruddhacharya
Vaishnava · Bhagavat parampara
Vrindavan-based Bhagavat Katha-vachak whose discourses have built a large following through both traditional katha events and short-form video.
स्वामी अवधेशानन्द गिरि
Swami Avdheshanand Giri
Dashanami Sannyasa · Juna Akhara
Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara, one of the most senior monastic authorities in Sanatan dharma. Central figure at every Kumbh Mela.
धीरेन्द्र कृष्ण शास्त्री
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
Hanumat upasak · Bageshwar parampara
Young peeth-adhish of Bageshwar Dham. His divya darbar gatherings, where pre-known concerns of attendees are addressed publicly, have made him a national phenomenon.
Parampara · परम्परा
The lineage
8th century CEआदि शंकराचार्य
Adi Shankaracharya
Advaita Vedanta · founder of the four mathas
The philosopher-saint who consolidated Advaita Vedanta and established the four cardinal mathas of Sanatan dharma. Authored bhashyas on the Brahma Sutras, principal Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita.
1879–1950रमण महर्षि
Ramana Maharshi
Advaita · self-inquiry
Sage of Arunachala. Taught the path of self-inquiry, sustained attention on the question "Who am I?", as the most direct route to realising the Self.
1863–1902स्वामी विवेकानन्द
Swami Vivekananda
Ramakrishna order · Vedanta
Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna who brought Vedanta to the West through the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Founded the Ramakrishna Mission and shaped modern Hindu self-understanding.
1893–1952परमहंस योगानन्द
Paramahansa Yogananda
Kriya Yoga · Yukteswar lineage
Author of Autobiography of a Yogi, one of the most widely-read spiritual books of the 20th century. Brought Kriya Yoga to the West through the Self-Realization Fellowship.
c. 1900–1973नीम करोली बाबा
Neem Karoli Baba
Hanuman bhakti
Hanuman-devotee saint of Kainchi Dham. Western followers including Ram Dass, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg have made his ashram an unlikely pilgrimage stop. Famously said: "Love everyone, serve everyone, remember God."
1887–1963स्वामी शिवानन्द सरस्वती
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Divine Life Society · Synthesis of Yoga
Founder of the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh. Author of over 300 books and teacher of countless monks including Swami Chinmayananda and Swami Satchidananda. Taught a synthesis of karma, bhakti, raja, and jnana yoga.
1931–1990ओशो
Osho
Independent · Neo-sannyas
Polarising mystic whose Pune ashram drew thousands of seekers from across the world. Pioneered "active meditations" like Dynamic and Kundalini, and delivered hundreds of recorded discourses on every major spiritual tradition.
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