In the Light and Silence of the Himalayas,
a life blossomed
into Being —
a life born to carry the radiance and stillness
of those timeless mountains into the heart of the world. 

This is the story of His Holiness Sri Sri 1008 Sohamm Babajee —
a Himalayan Master, a Mystic and a Spiritual World Leader, whose journey bridges the Ancient and the Present.

From remote Caves to Global Forums, His steps are quiet, yet they echo across cultures and continents. His voice is calm, but it carries the urgency of the Earth itself.

Through His teachings, His service, His Philosophy and Vision, we see not only the Master — but the Movement, the Light and the Legacy He leaves behind. 

​Official Name

His Holiness
Sri Sri 1008
​Sohamm Babajee

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Called as

Gurudev,

Master,

Baba,

Babajee,

Swamiji.

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Nationality

Indian

Residences

India,

Western Europe,

United States of America.

Occupation

Global Spiritual Authority :
Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara,

The Himalayan Mystic,

Custodian of Rare Lineages,

Master of esoteric Yajnas,

Preacher of the Silent Inner Transmission,

Non-Sectarian Presence-Based Leader,

Missionary of Niscam Seva (Self-less Service).

Global Influence

Spiritual World Leader,

World Spiritual Influencer,

Global Spiritual Diplomat at the United Nations,

World Peace Ambassador,

Preacher of Ethical Leadership and Interfaith Harmony,

Father of Gender-Equitable Spirituality,

First Spiritual Leader of India to raise His voice - “To Stop Global Warming”,

Pioneer of the Concept of the “Inner Climate Change”,

Embodiment of Niscam Seva (Self-less Service),

Founder - Chairman of International Organisations,

Missionary of Humanitarian Services,

Philanthropist.

Spiritual Lineage

Shakta-Shaiva Lineage (Shiva-Shakti Parampara),

Vamachari Naga-Aghori,

Custodian of the vast Lineage of Esotericism,

Custodian of National Treasure : 64,000 secret Mantras and 4,500 Yantras.

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Sadhana (Spiritual Practice)

Vamachari Naga-Aghori Sadhana,

Srividya,

Kamakshya Dasha-Mahavidya :

• Kali,

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• Tara,

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• Sodoshi,

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• Bhubaneshwari,

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• Bhairavi,

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• Chhinnamasta,

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• Dhumavati,

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• Bagalamukhi,

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• Matangi,

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• Kamala.
  

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Leading Expertise

Metaphysics,

Esotericism : 

• Himalayan Mysticism,
• Kashmir-Shaivism,
• Kriya,
• Asana,
  
• ​Meditation,
• Mantra,
  
• Yantra,
• Rudravishek,
• Yagna,
• Esoteric Healing,
• Astro-numerology,
• Alternative Healing,
• Healing Herbs.

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Creative Expertise

Spiritual Healer,

Philosopher,

Poet and Author,

Professional Orator,

Music Composer,

Baul,

Calligrapher,

Metaphysical Art Deco Visionary.

Official United Nations Status

Special Consultative Status of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),

Observer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),

Partner of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC),

United Nations Key-note Speaker.

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Organisations Established by Babajee (As Founder-Chairman) 

International Headquarters : Sohamm Babajee Missions, West Bengal, India,

European Headquarters : Stichting Sohamm Babajee Missions,
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands,

American Headquarters : Soham Baba Mission Inc., Florida, USA,

Ma Aparna Foundation, The Netherlands,

Music from the World of Babajee, Germany,

United Green Care, USA,

United Green Fund, USA,

Eco-Temple Village “Billamangal Dhaam”, West Bengal, India,

International Faculty for Himalayan Mysticism,

Faculty of Oriental Meditation, Puja and Yajna,

Faculty of International Union for Yoga Federation,

Faculty for Healing Herbs,

Faculty for Traditional Baul Heritage,

International Faculty for Vedic Mantras.

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Favourite Deities (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Lord Shiva,

Lord Hanuman,

Lord Nrisingha,

Lord Hoygriba,

Lord Dattatreya,

Lord Kartikeya,

Adya Shakti Mahamaya — Maa Durga : 

• Maha Kali,

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• Maha Lakhsmi,

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• Maha Saraswati,
  

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• Maa Bagalamukhi,

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• Maa Dhumavati,

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• Maa Vajra Voirachoni,

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• Maa Suneswari.

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Favourite Avatars (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj,

Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya,

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,

Jesus Christ,

Gautama Buddha,

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji,

Vardhamana Mahavir Tirthankara.

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Favourite Mystics / Masters (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Swami Vivekananda – 12 January 1863 CE, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Sri Aurobindo – 15 August 1872 CE, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Osho – 11 December 1931 CE, Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, India,

Sadhak Bama Khyapa – 22 February 1837 CE, Birbhum, West Bengal, India,

Thakur Ramakrishna Paramahansa – 18 February 1836 CE, Kamarpukur, West Bengal, India,

Shirdi Sai Baba – 1838 CE, Shirdi, Maharashtra, India,

Raman Maharshi – 30 December 1879 CE, Thiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, India,

Neem Karoli Baba – 1900 CE, Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, India,

Haidakhan Babaji – Appeared in 1970 CE, Haidakhan, Uttarakhand, India,

Nigamananda Sarashwati – 18 August 1880 CE, Qutabpur, West Bengal, India,

Bijoy Krishna Goswami Paramahansa – 2 August 1841 CE, Shikarpur, West Bengal, India,

Tota Puri – 1780 CE, Punjab, India,

Trailanga Swami – 1607 CE, Kumbilapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India,

Sadhak Rāmprasād – 1720 CE, Garalgachha, Halisahar, West Bengal, India,

Sadhak Kamalakanta – 1770 CE, Ambika Kalna, West Bengal, India,

Gajanan Maharaj – 1878 CE, Shegaon, Maharashtra, India,

Kabir Das – 1398 CE, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India,

Lahiri Mahashay – 30 September 1828 CE, Ghurni, West Bengal, India,

Nisargadatta Maharaj – 17 April 1897 CE, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,

Upasni Maharaj – 15 May 1870 CE, Satana, Maharashtra, India,

Baba Moinuddin Chisty (Khwājā Ghareeb Nawaz) – 1 February 1143 CE, Sistan, Iran,

Baha Ulla – 1817 CE, Teheran, Iran,

Hazrat Babajan – 1806 CE, Balochistan, Afghanistan,

Hazrat Tajuddin Baba – 27 January 1861 CE, Kamptee, Maharashtra, India,

Muktananda – 16 May 1908 CE, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Yukteswar Giriji – 10 May 1855 CE, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Yogananda Paramahansa – 5 January 1893 CE, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India,

Swami Samarth – 1790 CE, Cheddhi, Uttar Pradesh, India,

Satya Sai Baba – 23 November 1926 CE, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India,

Mooku Podi Siddhar – 1956 CE, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India,

Pamban Gurudasa Swamigal – 1849 CE, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India,

Bhaktivedanta Swami Sreela Prabhupada – 1896 CE, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Balananda Brahmachari – 1833 CE, Avantika, Madhya Pradesh, India,

Brahmachaithanya Maharaj – 19 February, 1845 CE, Gondavale Budruk, Maharashtra, India,

Baba Gurditta – 13 October 1608 CE, Daroli Bhai, Punjab, India,

Hazrat Inayat Khan – 5 July 1882 CE, Vadodara, Gujarat, India,

Meher Baba (Merwan Sheriar Irani) – 25 February 1894 CE, Pune, Maharashtra, India,

Confucius – 551 BCE, Qufu, Shandong, China,

Lao Tzu – 571 BCE, Chu, China,

Dogen – 1200 CE, Kyoto, Japan,

Plotinus – 204 CE, Lyco, Egypt.

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff – 1866 CE, Gjoemri, Armenië,

Helena Blavatsky – 1831 CE, Jekaterinoslav, Oekraïne,

Nostradamus – 1503 CE, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France,

Baba Vanga – 3 October 1911 CE, Strumica, North Macedonia.

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Favourite Bauls (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Siraj Sain, Undivided Bengal, India (later Bangladesh),

Fakir Lalon Shah, 14 October 1774 CE, Undevided Bengal, India (later Bangladesh),

Hason Raja, 21 December 1854 CE, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh,

Shah Abdul Karim, Bangladesh,

Nabani Das Baul, West Bengal, India,

Purna Das Baul, West Bengal, India,

Tarak Das Baul, West Bengal, India,

Kartik Das Baul, West Bengal, India,

Farida Parveen, Bangladesh,

Kangalini Sofia, Bangladesh,

Niger Sultana, Bangladesh,

Ananda Gopal Das Baul, West Bengal, India,

Biswanath Das Baul, West Bengal, India,

Sanatan Das Baul, West Bengal, India.

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Favourite Philosophers (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

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Adi Guru Shankaracharya – 700 CE, India,

Swami Vivekananda, India,

Sri Sri Thakur Ramakrishna Paramahansa, India,

Rabindranath Tagore, India,

Osho, India,

Aristotel, Greece,

Homer, Greece,

Plato, Greece,

Confucius – 551 BCE, Qufu, Shandong, China,

Lao Tzu – 571 BCE, Chu, China,

Dogen – 1200 CE, Kyoto, Japan,

Plotinus – 204 CE, Lyco, Egypt,

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff – 1866 CE, Gjoemri, Armenië,

Helena Blavatsky – 1831 CE, Jekaterinoslav, Oekraïne.

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Favourite Spiritual World Leaders (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Adi Guru Shankaracharya, India,

Swami Vivekananda, India.

Osho, India,

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, India,

H.H. Pope Francis, Argentina,

Desmond Tutu, South Africa,

Sri Sri Satya Sai Baba, India,

Hazrat Inayat Khan, India.

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Favourite Political World Leaders (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Nelson Mandela, South Africa,

Michail Gorbatsjov, Russia,

Martin Luther King, USA,

Kofi Annan, Ghana,

Charles de Gaulle, France,

Winston Churchill, England.

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Favourite Poets (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Rabindranath Tagore, India,

Kazi Nazrul Islam, India,

Maikel Madhusudan Dutta, India,

Kabir Das, India,

Mirza Ghalib, India,

Harivansh Rai Bachchan, India,

Amrita Pritam, India,

Subadhra Kumar Chauhan, India,

Homer, Greece,

Sappho, Greece,

Khalil Gibran, Lebanon,

Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Persia,

William Butler Yeats, Ireland,

William Blake, England,

Edmund Spencer, England,

William Shakespeare, England,

William Wordsworth, England,

John Keats, England,

Percy Bysshe Shelley, England,

T.S. Elliot, USA,

Geoffrey Chaucer, England,

Dorothy Parker, USA,

Walt Whitman, USA,

Bob Dylan, USA,

Nikki Giovanni, USA,

Pablo Naruda, Chili.

Favourite Authors / Writers ​(Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Rabindranath Tagore, India,

Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, India,

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, India,

Munshi Prem Chand, India,

Manik Bandopadhyay, India,

William Shakespeare, England,

Anne Frank, Germany.

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Favourite Music Composers (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Rabindranath Tagore,

Kazi Nazrul Islam,

Pandit Ravi Shankar ,

Ilaiyaraja,

Ustad Zakir Hussain,

Johann Sebastian Bach,

Ludwig van Beethoven,

Frederic Chopin,

Georg Friedrich Handel,

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,

Maurice Ravel,

Anthony Vivaldi,

Andrew Lloyd Webber,

Philip Glass,

Vangelis,

Sachin Dev Burman,

Rahul Dev Burman,

Bhupen Hazarika,

A.R. Rahman,

O.P. Nayyar,

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam,

Salil Chowdhory,

Hemanta Mukhapadhyay,

Shyamal Kumar Mitra,

Dr. Nachiketa Ghosh,

Jubin Mehta,

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia,

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma,

Ismail Darbar,

Pritam Chakraborti,

Sanjay Leela Bansali,

Jubin Garg,

Shankar Mahadevan,

Shantanu Moitra,

Ram Sampath.

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Favourite Calligraphers (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Katib Mohammad Ghalib, India

Favourite Sacred Places (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Billamangal Dhaam, Birbhum, West Bengal, India,

Kailash-Manas Saravar, China,

Kamrup Kamakhya Dhaam, Guwahati, Assam, India,

Ammar Nath, India,

Gangotri, India,

Ganga Sagar, India,

Tarapith, Birbhum, West Bengal, India,

Kaligath, India,

Attahas, India,

Nalhati, India,

Tarakeshwar, India,

Bakreshwar, India,

Kedarnath, India,

Badrinath, India,

Jamunotri, India,

Kalimath, India,

Guptakashi, India,

Rudra Prayag, India,

Vishnu Prayag, India,

Rishikesh, India,

Haridwar, India,

Prayag Raj Allahabad, India,

Benares, India,

Saranath, India,

Mathura, India,

Vrindavan, India,

Puskar, India,

Junagar, India,

Amarkantak, India,

Omkareshwar, India,

Biadyanath Dhaam, India,

Rajarappa, India,

Puri, India,

Trayambakeshwar, India,

Siridi, India.

Sri Aurobindo Ashram-Pondicherry, India,

Auroville, India,

Ankarbath, Cambodia,

Tibet, China,

Mount Sinai, Egypt,

Pyramids of Giza (Great Pyramid), Cairo, Egypt,

Taizé, France,

Lourdes, France,

Jerusalem, Israel,

Saint Peter, Vatican City State, Rome, Italy,

Pashupati Nath, Nepal,

Marys Chapel and Van Runxt Well, Limmen, The Netherlands,

Fatima, Portugal,

Santiago de Compostella, Spain.

Favourite Planets (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

The Sun,

The Jupiter,

The Venus,

The Mars,

The Mercury.

Favourite Months of the Year (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

May,

March,

December,

September,

January,

October.

Favourite Days of the Week (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Sunday,

Thursday,

Friday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday.

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Favourite Numbers / Digits

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5, 3, 9, 1

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Favourite Colours (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Gold,

Yellow,

Saffron,

Orange,

Red,

Bordeaux Red,

Dark Pink,

Turquoise,

Black.

Favourite Gems for Healing (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Ruby (Corundum ruber),

Red Beryl (Beryllium aluminium silicate ruber),

Emerald (Beryllium aluminium silicate viridis),

Alexandrite (Chrysoberyllus alexandritus),

Benitoite (Barium titanium silicate),

Black Opal (Opalus niger),

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Blue Sapphire (Corundum caeruleus),

Grandiderite (Magnesium aluminium borosilicate oxidum),

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Musgravite (Beryllium magnesium aluminium oxidum),

Pyrite (Ferrum disulphidum),

Spinel (Magnesium aluminium oxidum),

Taaffeite (Beryllium magnesium aluminium oxidum),

Tanzanite (Zoisitus tanzaniticus),

Yellow Sapphire (Corundum flavus).

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Favourite Metals for Healing (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)​

Platinum (Platina metallicum),

Titanium (Titanium metallicum),

Gold (Aurum metallicum),

Silver (Argentum metallicum),

Indium (Indium metallicum),

Niobium (Niobium metallicum),

Osmiridium (Osmiridium metallicum),

Chromium (Chromium metallicum),

Osmium (Osmium metallicum),

Palladium (Palladium metallicum),

Rhenium (Rhenium metallicum),

Rhodium (Rhodium metallicum),

Ruthenium (Ruthenium metallicum).

Favourite Herbs for Healing (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Aswagandha (Withania somnifera),

Turmeric (Curcuma longa),

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula),

Amlaki (Phyllanthus emblica),

Bahera (Terminalia bellirica),

Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna),

Garlic (Allium sativum),

​Basil (Ocimum basillicum),

Ginseng (Panax ginseng),

Neem (Azadirachta indica),

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri),

Gingko Biloba (Ginkgo biloba),

Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus),

Boswellia (Boswellia serrata),

Bacopa Monnieri (Bacopa monnieri),

Cardamon (Elettaria cardamomum),

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla),

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum),

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale),

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum),

Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica),

Ginger (Zingiber officinale),

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia),

Manjistha (Rubia cordifolia),

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans),

Oregano (Origanum vulgare),

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis),

Sage (Salvia officinalis),

Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus).

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Favourite Flowers for Healing (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera),

Champa (Plumeria rubra),

Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides),

Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis),

Rose (Rosa spp.),

Seringa (Philadelphus coronarius),

Kamini (Murraya paniculata),

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus),

Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana),

Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora),

Flamingo (Anthurium andraeanum),

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia),

Annabella (Hydrangea arborescens‘Annabelle’),

Orchid (Orchidaceaespp.),

Saffron (Crocus sativus),

Agelia (Narcissus pseudonarcissus),

Amaryllis (Hippeastrumspp.),

Anemone (Anemone coronaria),

Belly (Campanula persicifolia),

Jasmine (Jasminum sambac),

Bougainville (Bougainvillea glabra),

Crocus (Crocus vernus),

Daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus),

Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata),

Lily (Lilium candidum),

Pion Rose(Paeonia lactiflora).

Favourite Fruits for Healing (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Apple (Malus domestica),

Pomegranate (Punica granatum),

Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum),

Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus),

Raspberry (Rubus idaeus),

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Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa),

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus),

Cherry (Prunus avium),

Papaya (Carica papaya),

Pineapple (Ananas comosus),

Red Grapes (Vitis vinifera),

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus),

Mango (Mangifera indica).

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Favourite Aromas for Healing (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

Sandal (Santalum album),

Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin),

Yalang Yalang (Cananga odorata),

Bergamot (Citrus bergamia),

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus),

Jasmine(Jasminium officinale),

Lavender (Lavandula officinalis),

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Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus),

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita),

Rosemary(Salvia rosmarinus - formerly Rosmarinus officinalis).​

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Favourite Inspirational Speeches (Listed according to Babajee's preferred choice)

“I have a dream” - Martin Luther King, Washington D.C. USA, 28 August 1963,

“Sisters and Brothers of America” - Swami Vivekananda, Chicago, USA, 11 September 1963 (Address at the World Parliament of the Religions),

“The Sermon on the Mount” - Jesus Christ,

“Crisis of Civilization” - Rabindranath Tagore, Santiniketan, India, April 1941,

“Give me blood and I will give you freedom” -  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,

“The role of Western values in contemporary Indian society” - Narayan Murthy,

“Go kiss the World” - Subroto Bagchi, Bangalore, India, 2006 (IIM Commencement Address),

“How to live before you die” - Steve Jobs, Sanford, USA, 2005 (Commencement Address),

“Why we do what we do” - Tony Robbins (TED Talk),

“Pursuit of Happiness” - Will Smith (Motivational Speech from the film Persuit  of Happiness),

“Inch by Inch” - Al Pacino (from the film Any Given Sunday),

“Not to fear failure no matter how bad things become” - J.K. Rowling (Harvard Commencement Speech),

“Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy?” - Dan Gilbert (TED talk),

“Harvard Commencement Address 2007” - Bill Gates,

“Commencement speech Maharishi University” - Jim Carrey, Iowa, 2014,

“How we can solve the Climate Crisis” - Christiana Figueres (TED Talk),

“Save the World by changing the rules” - Greta Thunberg, Stockholm, Sweden (TEDx),

“How empowering women and girls can help stop Global Warming”  - Dr. Katherine Wilkonson,

“How my challenges made me who I am” - Vikas Khanna (Ted Talks India),

“Don’t let anything affect your Peace” - Oprah Winfrey (Best Motivational Speech),

"How to Escape Addiction & start living a life of Joy, Harmony, & Peace" - Les Brown,

"Letting Go Explained : The Key to Inner Peace and True Joy", - inspirational speeches about life),

"Watch this every day and change your life!" - Shi Heng Yi,

"One of the Greatest Speeches Ever" - Steve Jobs,

"When You Need Inner Peace" - Inspirational Speech,

"Joy vs Happiness" - Mathew McConaughey (Motivational Video),

"Don’t let anything steal your Peace" - Denzel Washington,

"Atoms For Peace Speech" - Eisenhower 1953,

"World Peace" - John F. Kennedy (American University, Washington DC),

"Speech By S N Goenka in U.N. Peace Summit - ( Part 1 + Part 2 )" - New York 2000,

"Hear Yourself : How to Find Peace in a Noisy World" - Prem Rawat,

"Emotional Link to Harmony" - Chloeline Duque, TEDxKids@ChulaVista, May 2019,

"Peace is the Answer" - Gail Deckant, TEDxOcala,

"Peace, Reconciliation and Harmony with Right Speech" - Sr. Thuận Nghiem 23 October 2022 Rains Retreat #,

"Being Love" - Thich Nhat Hanh,

 "Mohanji's Vivekananda International Relations (VIR) Peace Award Speech: A Vision for Global Harmony" - Mohanji,

"Seeds of Peace and Harmony - Dialogue with Daaji, featuring Shri Suresh Prabhu - Heartfulness" - Kanha Shanti Vanam,

"Speech of His Holiness Pope Leo".