Who Is Baba Neem Karoli? The Guru Who Inspired Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma, Mark Zuckerberg & Steve Jobs
Cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, along with their daughter Vamika, paid a visit to Baba Neem Karoli Ashram on Wednesday morning in Vrindavan, Mathura.
Why did Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli visit Baba Neem Karoli Ashram??
Virat and Anushka went there for 'darshan' of Baba's samadhi. The couple reportedly stayed there for about an hour and also meditated in a kutia (hut). They obliged for photos and gave autographs to fans before leaving for Maa Anandamayi Ashram.
It is said that the Sharma family is reportedly a follower of Neem Karoli Baba.?
Who is Baba Neem Karoli who inspired Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Julia Roberts??
Also known as?Neeb Karori Baba, the Hindu guru is known to his followers as Maharaj Ji was a?devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. An adept of bhakti yoga, he always encouraged service to others (seva) and considered it as the highest form of unconditional devotion to God.?He was known for being the spiritual master of a number of Americans who travelled to India in the 1960s and 70s, the most well-known being the spiritual teachers Ram Dass and Bhagavan Das, and the musicians Krishna Das and Jai Uttal.
Baba Neem Karoli had passed away on?Sep 11, 1973 in a hospital at Vrindavan after he slipped into a diabetic coma.
Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Julia Roberts had also paid a visit to Baba Neem Karoli ashram.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visited the ashram in Kainchi in 2015 when Facebook was going through a tough phase. He arrived there with just a book in his hand. He was supposed to stay here for one day but he spent two days. Steve Jobs had suggested him to visited the ashram.?
Apple founder Steve Jobs had also visited the ashram to meet Neem Karoli Baba with his friend Dan Kottke. However, he couldn't meet him as he passed away before his arrival.?
Furthermore, it is said Julia Roberts is also said to be influenced by Neem Karoli Baba and was drawn to Hinduism because of him.
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