J.M. Singh, an Indian paranormal researcher, investigator, and self-proclaimed spiritual/paranormal expert, says Sadhguru is not spreading spirituality but is running a business.
Recently, BVKS Media published a video commenting on a statement attributed to Sadhguru. A few seconds of the original footage were included for the purpose of discussing and criticizing that statement. The video was subsequently removed by YouTube following a copyright complaint.
In this video, ISKCON explains what happened and republishes its original message without the disputed footage.
In his authorised biography, Sadhguru: More Than a Life, Jaggi Vasudev claims that after his enlightenment on Chamundi Hill, he recognised Vijji, not his wife at the time, as his sister from his previous life, when he was a sadhu named Sadhguru Sri Brahma. He says he left home to live as a naked sadhu, leaving his sister's affection unfulfilled, so she was reborn in this life to be with him again as his wife.
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Text version: When I was initiated into brahmacharya with sg (Sadhguru), they told us to get naked before going into the Dhyanalinga for the initiation. It was very uncomfortable. We were not told this ahead of time whatsoever. When we got into the temple we were told to lay down and close our eyes. Someone touched me with their hands just above my genitals. Again no warning at all or knowledge of this beforehand. Keep in mind we are so deep into it at this point that we basically have to do what they say. And these directions are all orchestrated by the big man of course. By that time we were in silence for about a month and it was all building up to the initiation so there was so much pressure to just follow what they said. Even before that many people are in the preparatory process to become a monk for years before getting initiated so there’s a lot of pressure to capitulate to any demand.
I’ve heard even worse stories about what he did to the young women but I’m just telling my story here.
Carmen Grigoras Nitescu, a Romanian psychologist, has written a detailed post on her Facebook page about the rape allegations and other controversies linked to Sadhguru and the Isha Foundation.
Her post covers the following allegations and controversies surrounding Sadhguru:
Link to her Facebook post in Romanian: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BPvd3R6wH/
She is listed as Grigoraş-Nițescu Carmen (01997) on https://listapsihologi.ro/ro
Namrata Kumar (name changed) from the USA courageously shares how she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Sadhguru in 2012 at the Isha Yoga Centre in Tennessee under the guise of healing her depression.
Source: Victim statement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), March 2025
The Madras High Court rejected Isha Foundation’s appeal in its dispute with telecom company BSNL over a huge phone bill. The court ordered a fresh (new) arbitration for the ₹2.5 crore bill because the first arbitrator wrongly decided the case without proper expert help. BSNL had presented very high international call records (much higher than Isha’s usual ₹20,000 monthly bills), and the court said technical experts are needed to check if the calls were real or due to hacking.
June 23, 2026 - COIMBATORE
The Hindu Bureau
A woman reportedly ended her life on the premises of Isha Yoga Centre here on Monday (June 22).
The police identified the deceased as Malarvizhi (45), a native of Madathupatty in Tirunelveli district.
The woman, who worked as a librarian in a private medical college in Cuddalore district and had been living separately from her husband for the last three years, had visited the Isha Yoga Centre on Monday morning.
The police had learnt that she had visited her parents in Tirunelveli and informed them about her intention to resign her job and return home before boarding a train to Coimbatore.
Malarvizhi was reportedly found dead in a restroom by the housekeeping staff later in the day.
A medical team rushed to the spot by the Alandurai police team determined her death. The body was shifted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examination.
The Alandurai police registered a case under Section 194 BNSS.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416, and Sneha’s Suicide Prevention Helpline 044-24640050.)
Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation in USA, through an affiliate, is preparing a Rural TEA-designated EB-5 investment offering to fund the development of Isha School and a golf course at Isha Yogic City in Tennessee. The project requires an $800,000 investment and provides a pathway to a U.S. Green Card for the investor, spouse, and children under 21, with USCIS Regional Center oversight. Terms include a target principal return in ∼5 years plus 2 years contingency and a 0.25% annual preferred return, with capital remaining at risk and not guaranteed.
Source: Isha USA newsletter
