Sunyogi Umasankar (vegan): A Vision of Universal Peace, Unity and Brotherhood, Part 1 of 3

Sunyogi Umasankar is one of India’s most well-known and respected Sun Gazers. Born in the small village of Lachhipur in India, Sunyogi Umasankar developed a keen interest in spirituality and finding life’s purpose since early in his youth. Trained in a scientific background, Sunyogi Umasankar worked as an electrical engineer and businessman for a short period of time before ultimately devoting himself to life’s highest aspiration. One day, while meditating by the ocean, he discovered Sunyoga and the secret of deriving the sun’s cosmic energy, which allowed him to thrive without the need for food for 12 years. Continuing his quest for spiritual enlightenment, Sunyogi embarked on a two-year retreat in the Himalayas, where he witnessed his Guru, Mahavatar Babaji’s immortal body. From this encounter, Sunyogi received enlightenment and his idea of creating a Global Family Home University was born. For many decades, Sunyogi Umasankar has walked barefoot across India and traveled the world to graciously teach Sunyoga practice and to spread the message of peace, unity and brotherhood.

“Enlightenment is that, each and everybody, we are souls of the cosmos; macro cosmos and micro cosmos. There is no duality, (only) oneness. So, (the) soul is one for everybody. So we are one. When we can feel that I am (the same as) everybody inside, and everybody is (the same as) me inside; when I can see that every particle of the universe inside me is existing and when we can see every particle of the universe is existing within me, there is no duality. That is called ‘enlightenment.’”

“‘The whole universe is one family. All the universal creatures are my brothers, all the universal ladies, my mother. So your family and my family, your family is included in my family. (So,) which family is the best family?’ Now mother was again in shock. Now mother’s eye was open. Directly from my mother’s third eye, that light came to me again, connecting to the other chakras. Then mother blessed me, ‘Though I (have) given you initiation, you crossed (surpassed) my level, so I am giving you freedom. You may practice or not.’”