| − | Vasudev has received attention from celebrities, political leaders, intergovernmental organizations, and members of the public interested in his social and environmental campaigns and spiritual teachings.<ref name=":0" /> He has engaged with the [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]] to advocate for the Save Soil campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title='Save Soil' campaign: Sadhguru to address leaders from 195 nations at UNCCD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-speech-global-leaders-unccd-save-soil-7902821/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Soil campaign comes to Bonn |url=https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/multimedia/save-soil-campaign-comes-bonn |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=UNCCD |language=en}}</ref> [[Trevor Noah]] hosted Vasudev on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' to discuss Save Soil, and similarly, [[Joe Rogan]] has spoken with Vasudev on his podcast.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> On [[World Environment Day]], Indian prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]], attended an event with Vasudev to discuss efforts to improve soil health.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-06-05 |title=PM Modi calls for protection of soil health |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/pm-modi-jaggi-vasudev-discuss-soil-conservation/article65496798.ece |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | + | Vasudev has received attention from celebrities, political leaders, intergovernmental organizations, and members of the public interested in his social and environmental campaigns and spiritual teachings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Sonia |date=2022-07-18 |title=Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> He has engaged with the [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]] to advocate for the Save Soil campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title='Save Soil' campaign: Sadhguru to address leaders from 195 nations at UNCCD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-speech-global-leaders-unccd-save-soil-7902821/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Soil campaign comes to Bonn |url=https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/multimedia/save-soil-campaign-comes-bonn |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=UNCCD |language=en}}</ref> [[Trevor Noah]] hosted Vasudev on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' to discuss Save Soil, and similarly, [[Joe Rogan]] has spoken with Vasudev on his podcast.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> On [[World Environment Day]], Indian prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]], attended an event with Vasudev to discuss efforts to improve soil health.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-06-05 |title=PM Modi calls for protection of soil health |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/pm-modi-jaggi-vasudev-discuss-soil-conservation/article65496798.ece |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
| − | Some critics have said that Jaggi Vasudev shares the ideology of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s Hindu nationalism ([[Hindutva]]),<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Why Hindutva Nationalists Need a Sadhguru|url=https://thewire.in/politics/why-hindutva-nationalists-need-a-sadhguru|access-date=2020-01-02|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Poruthiyil|first=Prabhir Vishnu|date=2019-08-03|title=Big Business and Fascism: A Dangerous Collusion|journal=Journal of Business Ethics|volume=168|pages=121–135|doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04259-9|issn=1573-0697|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gopalakrishnan|first=Shankar|date=2006|title=Defining, Constructing and Policing a 'New India': Relationship between Neoliberalism and Hindutva|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2006/26/special-articles/defining-constructing-and-policing-new-india.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=41|issue=26|pages=2803–2813|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4418408}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Waghmore|first=Qudsiya Contractor & Suryakant|title=How Jaggi Vasudev has helped strengthen fears about Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/948963/how-jaggi-vasudev-has-helped-strengthen-fears-about-muslims|access-date=2020-01-13|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> and that he takes an "intolerant nationalist" stance in his media appearances.<ref name=":6" /> He advocates for a total ban on [[Cattle slaughter in India|cow slaughter]] and characterises the era of [[Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent|Muslim Rule in India]] as an "oppressive occupation" that was far worse than the [[British Raj]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} Vasudev has also spoken in favour of the [[2019 Balakot airstrike]], the [[One Hundred and First Amendment of the Constitution of India|introduction of a comprehensive GST]], and the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]], while denouncing the [[Thoothukudi massacre|Thoothukudi protests]] as a peril to industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=Jaggi Vasudev's CAA Video: 22 Minutes of Half-Truths & Gaslighting|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-caa-video-misleading-on-nrc-protesters-gaslighting-attempt|access-date=2020-01-03|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=An (Un)Enlightened Sadhguru in King Modi's Court|url=https://thewire.in/politics/an-unenlightened-sadhguru-in-king-modis-court|access-date=2020-01-03|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Watch: Jaggi Vasudev wants students to read CAA before protesting, but hasn't read it himself|url=https://scroll.in/video/948364/watch-jaggi-vasudev-wants-students-to-read-caa-before-protesting-but-hasnt-read-it-himself|access-date=2020-01-03|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Vasudev accuses leftist liberals of aiding and abetting [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|militancy in Kashmir]] and has suggested that [[Kanhaiya Kumar]] and [[Umar Khalid]], known for their involvement in the [[JNU sedition row]], should be put behind bars.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Joyeeta|date=2019-03-05|title=Fuelling peace with hatred|url=http://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/040319/fuelling-peace-with-hatred.html|access-date=2020-01-02|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> Critics have questioned the non-political label that he has assigned himself.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Sonia |date=2022-07-18 |title=Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref>
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| − | Vasudev has also been accused of promoting [[pseudoscience]] and misrepresenting science.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-17|title=Should Sadhguru be Hosted by India's Top Colleges?|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-indian-mystics-deliver-lectures-top-colleges-india|access-date=2019-12-31|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Shahane|first=Girish|date=20 June 2019|title=Opinion: The disturbing irrationalism of Jaggi Vasudev|url=https://scroll.in/article/927625/opinion-the-disturbing-irrationalism-of-jaggi-vasudev|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> He propagates the claim, unsupported by science, that cooked food consumed during a [[lunar eclipse]] depletes the human body's [[prana|pranic energies]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tharoor|first=Shashi|title=Science is not your enemy|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/politics/science-is-not-your-enemy-science-hinduism-1.2653600|access-date=2020-01-01|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> He also perpetuates numerous myths regarding [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]] and opposes the potential prohibition on the use of [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] in traditional Indian medicine, despite the substance's extreme toxicity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=2018-02-26|title=Scientific research ascertains mercury toxicity but Sadhguru continues to endorse it for Indian traditional medicines|url=https://www.altnews.in/scientific-research-ascertains-mercury-toxicity-sadhguru-continues-endorse-indian-traditional-medicines/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Alt News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=2018-08-19|title=Depression: The myths & falseness of Sadhguru's quotes|url=https://www.altnews.in/depression-the-myths-falseness-of-sadhgurus-quotes/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Alt News}}</ref> His views on the [[Higgs boson]] and alleged benefits of [[vibhuti]] have been rejected as unproven by science.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-11-25|title=Vibhuti & Rudraksha Mahatmayam: A Wellness Guide from Times of India!|url=http://nirmukta.com/2008/11/25/vibhuti-rudraksha-mahatmayam-a-wellness-guide-from-times-of-india/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Nirmukta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=2018-08-18|title='It's a battle for the survival of scientific research'|work=Live Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ESRnWFGSsiAL7muro7GGmK/Its-a-battle-for-the-survival-of-scientific-research.html|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>
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