Sadguru Sant Keshavadas was born at Bhadragiri, a small southern Indian village in Mysore State, near Bangalore, India on 22nd July 1934, a holy day of Lord Panduranga, the manifestation of white light or Truth. At the age of 11, he had a mystical and illuminating vision of God at the dilapidated temple at his native place. God told him, "Sing my name". Since then he tirelessly spread the loving Word of God or "Sanatana Vishwa Dharma," the ancient wisdom of the Himalayas, throughout India and abroad.

Before he began his world tours he earned a B.A. degree in 1956 from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College and an LLB. degree from Udipi Law College in 1958. Sad Guru Keshavadas began his world-wide mission in 1966 when the same Babaji of Yogananda fame met him at the Khumba Mela, a holy festival in India, and told him to go to the West to spread the eternal, cosmic religion--the eternal word of God to unite all world religions into one religion of universal love.

Since that time Sant Keshavadas visited numerous countries in all hemispheres, had an audience with Pope Vl and many meetings with Mother Theresa to discuss the harmony of all world religions in an ongoing effort to transform the Brotherhood of Man from dream to reality. During his lifetime Sad Guru Keshavadas traveled through India 57 times and around the world 37 times.

Sant Keshavadas belonged to a long tradition in India of married saints. Guru Mata, the devoted wife of Sant Keshavadas, assisted her husband in his universal mission since their marriage in 1951. Her sincerity and purity radiate peace and divine love wherever she goes. She has traveled around the globe numerous times with her husband and has brought much love and peace to the devotees. They are blessed with three children who all live in the U.S.A.

Sadguru Sant Keshavadas firmly believed that the future world religion will be "mysticism" or the divine communion with God. Through his musical compositions and teachings he takes his hearers to the realm of God experience and fills the soul with the love of God. Discrimination, dispassion, devotion, and dedication are his watch-words. His main teaching was "Love born of wisdom can solve all problems", and "Truth is one; many are the names. God is one; paths are many. Guruji taught that the path to enlightenment in the Kaliyuga (current era) is the repetition of the holy name of God. Not only did he teach this through his countless lectures around the world, but his very presence of pure love inspired devotees to realize the God within them.

Sadguru Sant Keshavadas was a master soul of innumerable talents: he spoke eight languages, was the author of more than 50 books, composer of 6,000 kirtans or songs for God realization, superb singer and story-teller, eloquent speaker, and a realized Bhakti yogi (yogi of Divine Love) backed by the full knowledge of jnana or wisdom. His unique style of teaching harmonized old and new, East and West, through lectures conducted in the traditional Harikatha method. Words of wisdom mingled with story-telling, philosophy, music and humor in a manner that delights the senses, illumines the mind and uplifts the spirit.

Due to his inner knowledge of the scriptures, he wrote many great books including, The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible, which unites the two great religions--Hinduism and Christianity through the essential teaching of love and wisdom. Other books include Healing Techniques of the Holy East, Self Realization, This is Wisdom, Garland of Prayers, Cosmic Shakti Kundalini and Liberation from Karma and Rebirth.

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In the West Sant Keshavadas’ organization was known as the Temple of Cosmic Religion. His world headquarters was established near Bangalore, India at Vishwa Shanti Ashram or World Peace Ashram. With donations from the East and West he constructed an extraordinary beautiful temple there known as the Bhagavad Gita Mandir All 700 stanzas of the Bhagavad Gita are carved in the black marble slabs and translated into four languages--English, Sanskrit, Hindi and Kannada.. A unique 37-foot statue of the smiling universal form of God Panduranga, the light of Truth, presides over the ashram, attracting thousands of visitors.

December 4, 1997 saw the passing of this great soul and living saint, Sadguru Sant Keshavadas at age 63, while giving a lecture series in Vishakapatnam, India. His whole life till the end was devoted to his mission to achieve world peace through the teaching. His memorial service was attended by thousands of devotees at Vishwa Shanti Ashram, Bangalore, India.