Spiritual leaders in the world have influenced people’s lives on a large scale and helped them live a life of contentment. But before we dive into mentioning the details about the renowned religious guru, let’s throw some light on “what is spiritual leadership?” Well, spiritual leadership is all about inspiring and motivating people to live a life to grow spiritually rather than attaching to materialistic things. Here, in this list, we have enlisted the popular gurus whose teaching could give you spiritual guidance to become visionary and see life in a different way.
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is the Tibetan spiritual leader and has been sowing the seeds of spirituality across the world. He gives teaching of Buddhism to people and makes them understand the way to live with compassion. During Tibet uprising in 1959, he left the People’s Republic of China and moved to India. Dalai Lama has been traveling all over the world to spread the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Being one of the popular spiritual leaders in the world and changing the lives of innumerable people, he has received many awards. For spreading the message of peace in the world, he had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev founded the Isha foundation in the year 1992 and is popular for offering various yoga programs to the world. He is a yogi, mystic, philanthropist and the author of many spiritual books in different languages. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev helps people solve personal as well as social problems by guiding them with the most appropriate solution. Also, he has been associated with environmental protection initiatives and urges people to see life in a different way to live happily.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis has received appreciation from all over the world for his spiritual teachings and extraordinary attitude. Within a limited time span, he changed the outlook of the Catholic Church in a remarkable fashion. Pope Francis has always been known for spreading the words of compassion and he was named Person of the year 2013 by Time Magazine. Francis asks people to fight against human trafficking and spreads the lesson of fraternity in the world. He believes that every person deserves the freedom to live happily and we all should work for it. Pope Francis has a great religious sensibility which makes him one of the most influential spiritual leaders of the world.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk who teaches the world principles of living mindfully. He was the one who did intense efforts to ensure the reconciliation of North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese, during the Vietnam war. This act of his impressed Martin Luther King and he received Noble Peace Prize in 1967. Not only is he a poet but is also a human activist, author, teacher also.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is one of the most influential spiritual leaders of India and he is equally popular all over the world. Founder of the Art of Living, Sri Sri has been solving the social problems for a long time. Also, a message to live with the principles of non-violence and humanity is given by him to the world. He conducts many spiritual sessions across the world in which he listens to people’s problems and teaches the ways to progress on the path of spirituality.