God is everything and everywhere, but the active Spiritual presence is like a fire that must continuously be kept aglow…
Countless inspired beings have contributed to this effort. Many of their names have been lost to eternity. This is but a short list of enlightened people and beings who have given gifts to the world by surrendering to the truth within.
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NAME
|
YEAR
|
COUNTRY
|
SPIRITUAL TRADITION
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Adi Shankara | 788-820 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Adyashanti | 1962-Present | United States | Zen |
| Amma | 1953-Present | India | Vedas |
| Ashtavakra | Unknown | India | Vedas |
| Atisha | 980-1054 | Bangladesh | Buddhism |
| Baal Shem Tov | 1704-1772 | Poland | Judaism |
| Bahá’u’lláh | 1817-1892 | Iran | Bahá’í Faith |
| Bahaudin | 1318-1389 | Uzbekistan | Sufi |
| Basho | 1644-1694 | Japan | Zen |
| Bayazid Bastami | 804-874 | Iran | Sufi |
| Bernadette Roberts | 1931-Present | United States | Christianity |
| Bodhidharma | 5th Century CE | India | Zen |
| Buddha | 483-400 BCE | Nepal | Buddhism; Messenger |
| Chandrakirti | 600-650 | India | Buddhism |
| Chuang Tzu | 369-286 BCE | China | Taoism |
| Dadu Dayal | 1544-1603 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Dogen | 1200-1253 | Japan | Zen |
| Eckhart Tolle | 1948-Present | Germany | Eclectic |
| Franklin Merrell-Wolff | 1887-1985 | United States | Advaita Vedanta |
| Gangaji | 1942-Present | United States | Advaita Vedanta |
| Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo | 1492-1552 | Tibet | Buddhism |
| George Gurdjieff | 1866-1949 | Russia | Fourth Way |
| Gopi Krishna | 1903-1984 | India | Yoga |
| Hakim Sanai | 1131-1141 | Afghanistan | Sufi |
| Hakuin | 1686-1769 | Japan | Zen |
| Heraclitus | 535-475 BCE | Greece | Philosopher |
| Huang-po | Unknown-850 | China | Zen |
| Hui-Neng | 638-713 | China | Zen |
| Hyakujo | 720-814 | China | Zen |
| Ibn Arabi | 1165-1240 | Syria | Sufi |
| Jean Klein | 1912-1998 | France | Advaita Vedanta |
| Jesus Christ | 4 BC – 33 CE | Israel | Christianity;Messenger |
| Jiddu Krishnamurti | 1895-1986 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Jnaneshvar | 1275-1296 | India | Yoga |
| Joshu Jushin | 778-897 | China | Zen |
| Kabir | 1140-1518 | India | Bhakti |
| Kapila | Unknown | India | Vedas |
| Krishna | Unknown | India | Vedas |
| Kyozan | 1907-Current | Japan | Zen |
| Lao Tzu | 5th Century BC | China | Taoism |
| Mahakashyapa | 5th Century BC | India | Buddhism |
| Mahavira | 540-468 BC | India | Jainism |
| Mansur Al-Hallaj | 858-922 | Iran | Sufi |
| Marpa Lotsawa | 1012-1097 | India | Buddhism |
| Marshall Vian Summers | 1949-Present | United States | New Message from God; Messenger |
| Meera | 1498-Unknown | India | Bhakti |
| Meher Baba | 1894-1969 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Meister Eckhart | 1260-1327 | Germany | Christianity |
| Milarepa | 1052-1135 | Tibet | Buddhism |
| Mooji | 1969-Present | Jamaica | Advaita Vedanta |
| Moses | 1393-1273 BCE | Egypt | Judaism |
| Mother Meera | 1960-Present | India | Bhakti |
| Muhammad | 570-632 | Saudi Arabia | Islam; Messenger |
| Nagarjuna | 150-250 | India | Buddhism |
| Nanak | 1469-1539 | India | Sikhism |
| Nansen Fugan | 749-835 | China | Zen |
| Narada | Unknown | India | Vedas |
| Naropa | 1016-1100 | India | Buddhism |
| Nicholas of Cusa | 1404-1461 | German | Christianity |
| Nisargadatta | 1897-1981 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Omar Khayyam | 1048-1131 | Iran | Sufi |
| Osho | 1931-1990 | India | Eclectic |
| Paramahansa Yogananda | 1893-1952 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Philo Judaeus | 20-50 BCE | Egypt | Judaism |
| Plotinus | 204-270 | Egypt | Philosopher |
| Pythagoras | 570-495 BCE | Greece | Philosopher |
| Rabindranath Tagore | 1861-1941 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Rajneesh | 1960-Present | India | Osho |
| Ramana Maharshi | 1879-1950 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Ramesh Balsekar | 1917-2009 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Rinzai | Unknown – 866 | China | Zen |
| Robert Adams | 1928-1997 | United States | Advaita Vedanta |
| Rumi | 1207-1273 | Tajikistan | Sufi |
| Sadhguru | 1957-Present | India | Yoga |
| Sahajo | Unknown | India | Hinduism |
| Sant Rasila Ram ji | 1921-2011 | India | Radha Swami |
| Shankara | 788-820 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Socrates | 470-399 BCE | Greece | Philosopher |
| Sri Ramakrishna | 1836-1886 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| St. Catherine of Siena | 1347-1380 | Italy | Christianity |
| St. John of the Cross | 1542-1591 | Spain | Christianity |
| Subhuti | 5th Century BCE | India | Buddhism |
| Swami Ramdas | 1884-1963 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Swami Rama Tirtha | 1873-1906 | India | Advaita Vedanta |
| Thomas a Kempis | 1380-1471 | Germany | Christianity |
| Tilopa | 988-1069 | India | Buddhism |
| Tsong Khapa | 1357-1419 | Tibet | Buddhism |
| Yeshe Tsogyal | 757-817 | Tibet | Buddhism |
| Zeno of Citium | 334-262 BCE | Greece | Philosopher |
