In Memory of Sanjay Sir

In Memory of Sanjay Sir

A founding member, pillar and Acharya of the Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga

Through dedicated practice, witnessing, surrender and higher awareness, Yoga empowers us to digest the painful moments of life and surf the waves of duality into oneness.

Today morning one huge unexpected wave reached us through the shocking news that our beloved Yogacharya Sanjay Kumar Asin, a true Yogi and beacon of Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga, met with a fatal accident and left this world in an instant. This pure servant of Yoga left his body while performing his highest dharma – while he was on his way to conduct his morning Yoga class at 7am when a truck hit his bike.
There are no words to describe the feeling upon realization that our true inspiration, Yoga hero and dearest friend is no longer physically with us.

Our Mohanji family members from Jammu (where Sanjay Sir is from) shared that annadaan (food donation) had been arranged at Shirdi and Vaishno Devi temple. The whole state of Jammu is in shock (not just limited to our Mohanji community). Mohanji has been personally overseeing and coordinating since morning. Our Mohanji community is out there with their family to provide support, led by our dear Mamu. Over the next 13 days, we will provide all support to the family of Sanjay Sir for the rituals.

To make Sanjay sir’s soul journey smooth and peaceful, with Mohanji’s permission we have decided to do one and a half hour of chanting from 5PM till 6.30PM IST. Please check according to your time zones and join us in creating a loving wave of higher vibration aiding our dear Sanjay Sir’s transition into the Light. We will be chanting OM NAMAH SHIVAYA and MAHAMRITUNJAYA MANTRA during this period.

Please post your memories, condolences as well as your memories and pictures here and, at the appropriate time, we will deliver to his family along with the names.

Those who would like to contribute to support his family, please go to the page and provide your contact details – https://himalayanschool.com/index.php/for_sanjay_sir/

Following are some of the condolence messages from around the world in the fond memories of Shri. Yogacharya Sanjay Sir.

Shri Brahmarishi Mohanji
True teachers never die. Their wisdom travels through time. Sanjay Sir has been one of a kind. Inimitable. Unique. Dedicated to the core. He would always remain the pillar that he was to Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga. The last conversation I had with him was before I travelled I had asked him why did Maharishi Patanjali started yoga sutras with the statement “Yoga chitta vritti nirodah:” and why not “Mano vritti nirodah:” Manah: (mind) is more tangible than chitta (mind stuff or substratum). This was before my trip to Peru. He told me that he will get me the right answer. When I returned back, I asked him again the same question. We discussed in detail. I answered my understanding: ‘Because substratum can be considered the source of mind stuff and originator of inclinations and tendencies which the mind manifests as thoughts, the activities of chitta need to be dissolved to remove the mind stuff and attain states of Samadhi.’ He was dedication incarnate. He was selflessness personified. There will never be another like him. Let us bow down to his fond memories with gratitude.
Condolences,
M

Devi Mohan, Serbia
“Lost all the words. A true servant and beacon of Yoga till his last breath, our beloved Sanjay Sir left his body this morning. After Ammu, another great soul deeply connected with this mission who left us in this way – in an instant, swept away by a truck on the road. But that is not the end. Ammu lives through ACT/Ammucare and through our hearts and dedication Sanjay Sir will live through HSTY. Let us make that pledge to him right now… I woke up hearing this news. Last night I was writing about my experiences with Marija, my best friend who lost a battle with cancer – her Mom is compiling a book about her life. My thoughts were with her before going to sleep and with Sanjay Sir as I woke up in the morning hearing the shocking news. I must say that it was during our HSTY TTC in Ganeshpuri this January that I truly realized the greatness of a real Yogi called Sanjay Sir. What 28 of us who were present at this TTC experienced from Sanjay Sir is beyond words – more than through asanas, he taught us through his very being, by truly living the teachings.. He was beyond inspiring. May we have the strength, purity, dedication and Grace to reach the high goals of HSTY set by Sanjay Sir.. Will go into silence and prayers now, knowing deep inside already his pure soul will smoothly navigate into the Light as he was/is so deeply connected with the Light of Mohanji’s consciousness. Love you sooooo much oh beautiful one, a true Yogi and true friend… – deepest Namaste and condolences to his immediate family and global spiritual family.”

Madhusudhan Rajagopalan, India
“I’ve never met anyone like Sanjay Sir. He was truly unique. I had the privilege of working closely with him on HSTY, besides being his yoga student. So much dedication and a tireless pursuit for perfection. I first met him during the first Rishikesh retreat in Oct 2014 and became his fan in no time. Every class and session was unique- he would prepare for hours but he was always ready to change stuff around at the last minute spontaneously to suit the audience. Yoga for 3+ hours and we would still be thirsting for more, and he’d be ready to go on if the schedule permitted – what a teacher! People would hanker for his time after class for individual lessons and he’d patiently teach every single person without ever thinking about his own fatigue, or food or even sleep. After every class where he was satisfied, he’d say “aaj paramatma khud utar aaye class mein” (today the Almighty Himself came down to the class)- such a great example of surrender! I know so many people who developed a love for yoga purely because of how Sanjay Sir conducted his classes- he was so loving and encouraging. This can never be replaced. We will miss him terribly. I spoke to him about 2 weeks back and we were planning the next set of programs for the year, but clearly other plans were made for him. I pray for his smooth passage onward. On the practical side, we will also find out if his family needs support so that we can do our little bit if required. We may reach out to our community for assistance at a later date once we are clearer about the way forward.”

“This reminds me of another of Sanjay Sir’s practices, to demonstrate his Guru bhakti. During every retreat with Mohanji, Sanjay sir would develop a detailed schedule (day by day) and first place it at Mohanji’s feet for His blessings. He would also constantly share updates on a daily basis and modify his schedule based on guidance from Mohanji. No wonder his yoga classes were magic, as they went far far beyond the physical postures and truly took one inward.”

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Dana Bhandari, Mauritius
As his soul moves back into the Light, may our love and appreciation for his service to the highest good support his transition…💫
His dedication and selflessness will certainly serve as an inspiration to many…
Atma Namaste Sanjay Sir! ✨🙏✨
My deepest condolences to his family…🙏

Riana Gaspar, South Africa
What a true privilage and blessing to have know Sanjay Sir in this incarnation. When I met him in Kailash 2014 he assisted myself and many pilgrams with a calm demeanor and quiet smile. May his journey continue in love 🕯🙏

Sainath Wutukur, India
I had the privilege of meeting Sanjay Sir during Kailash yatra 2014 where we traveled together. Unpretentious, kind and gentle soul. Our prayers and salutations to him.

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Soma Seal, India

🙏I am deeply saddened by this news…he was brilliant teacher and gentle human being always ready to help.. my prayers for him.My heartfelt condolences to his family.

Deloshni Govender, South Africa
Heart broken to hear about Sanjay Sir. Heartfelt condolences and love to his family from all in SA✨🙏🏻✨

Manu Gupta, USA
This is shocking and very sad to hear this.
Dear Sanjay Sir – may your soul RIP and condolences to family members and M family members.
Sanjay Sir you have been a great source of information for all.
You will be missed always.

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Anujan Thenezhi Mana, India
Ohh..unbelievable..a nice person indeed..during my Kailash pilgrimage…he was Bhagavan Siva for me..becose when i was standing on the top of Dolmapass and was so afraid of getting down to valley, he came suddenly and consoled me and took my arms and brought me to the road..I found Siva in Sanjayji at that time..when we copleted the second day of parikrama, we together sang so many songs while resting in the camp..so sad.. Dont know how to express..sure his soul will be resting in Kailash.. Iam standing with bowed head… Standing with the bereaved family..praying God to give them strength to withstand this tragedy..om namasicaya..

Milica Bulatovic, South Africa
I am speechless. Sanjay Sir was truly one of a kind. I have learned so much from him about complete dedication and faith and was looking forward to continue to learn. I always had deep love and respect for Yoga and found his passion and dedication and knowledge about Yoga so inspiring. His classes have actually changed me and brought on a lot of awareness.
What an amazing humble man my life is richer for knowing him.
May condolences to the family.
May his soul Rest In Peace.

Rajesh Kamath, India
A great loss for all of us. Still can’t believe it. A gentle, loving, humble and kind human being. His dedication, passion and single minded focus for yoga was always an inspiration. He lived and breathed the message of yoga. His bhakti and surrender to the Guru was amazing. Once it was raining when Mohanji arrived in Jammu. As soon as Mohanji got out of the car, Sanjay sir dressed in white prostrated full length in the mud on the street. He did not want to wait till Mohanji got in the house. Everything he did was dedicated to Mohanji. Once when he came to Mumbai, he couldn’t get the right flower garlands for Mohanji. He always garlanded Mohanji when he met Him. He dragged me to the market and searched for over a few hours until he was satisfied that he had found the right garland. Perfection was in his blood – be it a garland, a yoga posture, a class, training material or anything else in life. He was always ready to help at any time of the day or night without any expectations. A living example of selfless service in action. Language and culture where no barriers for him. His intentions were so genuine that he carved a niche and made an impression on every person that he met across the world. It is now our responsibility to keep alive the flame of traditional yoga, that he ignited with Mohanji’s grace, and shine the Master’s message of light across the world. I know Madhu would definitely need all of our support to do that. We will miss you. Madhu, do,let us know on how we can,help the family in their hour of need

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Mohanad Almutairi, Saudi Arabia
My condolences to Sanjay Sir family and to all M family.. Never had the chance to meet this gentle soul.. However, I met him through every impression he left behind on those who met him amd knew him.. His love, devotion for Father is really touching and inspiring.. May his soul be blessed.. My condolences to all of you who loved him and knew him

Vijay Ramnaidoo, UK
I am very sad to hear this shocking news. I also met Sanjay sir on the Kailash yatra in 2014 and had the privilege of sitting next to him on the coach journey. His devotion to yoga and Mohanji was a wonderful example. May God bless his soul. Madhu please let us know how the family are and how we can help. 🙏🙏🙏

Narendra Bandari, Dubai
Very Shocking news, Cannot believe it. He has been my room mate at the Vrindavan retreat, selfless personality. Conveying deepest heartfelt Condolences. May the Almighty Lord Krishna rest his soul in peace.

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Subhasree Thottungal, UK
Sanjay sir is no more? Our Sanjay Sir? I am scrolling through the messages again and again!!! This shock will take time to be absorbed. Tears will keep flowing…

The first and last time I met Sanjay Sir, was during HSTY teachers training at Ganeshpuri in Jan this year. It really feels such a pain that I won’t see him ever again! Just last night when I was talking to Soma didi, we spoke about looking forward to TTC level 2!

Attending the TTC in Jan happened for me in a dramatic condition! Now i realise, this was only so that I can meet and know this yogi named ” Sanjay Sir”. Ah! Thank you Guru Mandala! I am grateful for having met Sanjay sir. 🙏🙏🙏

Sanjay sir – a true Yogi personified, an incarnation of devotion, surrender and unconditional love and compassion!!! A yoga teacher of supreme standard. Completely ego less! Who ever says what, nothing affects him, he just does his job- loving yoga, loving his Guru and loving his students. His dedication cant be comprehended. Whether its picking up students slippers and shoes and keeping at proper place or giving acupressure by pressing toes or writing pages after pages of instructions specific for us and sending to us or talking to us guiding us even through phone – sky is the limit when it comes to his commitment to improve a yoga teacher to the core.
Today I able to conduct Yoga session only because of him! One point of time during our training, i became quite emotional, couldnt control my tears conveying him my nervousness of how can I fulfil my intention of conducting Yoga in London on Mohanji’s birthday as my offering to him. He assured me as a mother would do that he will guide me step by step!!! And he did. Since then I have run many sessions…and every session have had his guidance directly or indirectly! I will not hesitate to say this that I went for the course with a sense of duty but came back with pure love for yoga!
HSTY will stay incomplete without his physical presence, but his voice, his spirit, his love, his laughter, his tears, his love and compassion will always be there in every heart, in every inch of space.

We Love you Sanjay Sir….always and for ever….
May almighty make the journey of his soul smooth and peaceful.🙏❤🙏

I just can not stop thinking how amazingly Guru Mandala works!!! Mohanji sent the message of importance of the HSTY TTC at Ganeshpuri in every way…verbally, telepathically. As the true devotee like Hanuman was to Ram, Sanjay sir was to Mohanji. It was the command from Mohanji ” Spread HSTY in every corner of the world”, and so was Sanjay Sir’s determination! 28 of us who landed at Ganeshpuri with different aspirations, all went out on the final day with one goal, as Mohanji had set, Sanjay sir had carved – ” spread HSTY in every corner of the world”. Sanjay sir’s training to us didnt end with the course at Ganeshpuri. He kept guiding us individually through his personal notes, telephone calls and through his telepathic guidance everytime.
Mohanji spoke through Sanjay Sir!

I realise now what a big plan it was for Mohanji to inspire the HSTY TTC and actually making it happen! As Deviji said very well, all of us who were trained by him will have to keep the beacon light on…we have to keep it burning till Mohanji’s command is fulfilled – till HSTY reaches every heart, we will not rest.

Sanjay Sir will keep inspiring us for ever…he will be with us always. Where ever Mohanji is, Sanjay Sir is. He stays in his Guru’s heart!❤ Such a true devotee…rarest of the rarest. Its a blessing even to have met him once..let alone being trained and guided by him. Deep gratitude to such a soul who lived in yoga, lived for yoga and merged in Yoga. Deep gratitude to Guru Mohanji and entire Guru Mandal who brought such pure souls to our lives under their direct guidance.

Till our souls meet again, Sanjay Sir, may your soul rest in peace and keep blessing us and guiding us from where ever you are. 🙏❤🙏

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Biljana Vozarevic, Serbia
What shocking news. I could only now gather myself to reply.
I will never forget memorable time assisting him and demonstrating yoga during the retreat on the island Iz, Croatia. He inspired many souls into a real feeling of oneness during our sunrise sessions at the beach. I could see his commitment, military discipline, devotion and gratitude to Mohanji. He was so nimble, doing 24 movements of sun salutation in 24 seconds. We even enjoyed a photo session of challenging yoga postures in pair together. I happily conducted sessions per the standards he set for marking International Yoga Day, in Novi Sad, too.
My deep condolences to his family, hoping HSTY will fill the emotional vacuum in their hearts making them peaceful.

Haresh Joshi, Switzerland
Really sad to hear this. A great loss. We’ll pray for his soul and his loved ones left behind. I send him lots of love and gratitude for all he has done for us all. 💜💜

Hanumatananda, Macedonia
My sincere condolences to Sanjay Sir Yogacharya’s family. What a great Yogi we lost. You will be greatly missed Sir ❤

Subramaniam Krishnakumar, UK
🙏👣 taking the CWalk now, for your friendship in Kailesh and everlasting love that you show for Yoga, and given me more energy to appreciate the practice for the way to inner silence, be with me this morning and for Ever.👣🙏 🙏With Love🙏
Monika Balenovic, Serbia
Dear Sanjay, thank you for everything you have done for the world… We are blessed to meet you in this life 🙏❤ I met you in Ganeshpuri this January, I could never imagine this would be our last goodbye… Condolences to his family.

Natesh Ramsell, USA
So fragile this life is! Even in his passing, dear Sanjay Sir is teaching – teaching us that lesson of the fragility of life in a big way! Let us celebrate this wonderful being for all the ways he has shown us how we can be better! Thank you so much, dear Sanjay Sir, for all you have given us and for spreading the Light in such a beautiful way! May your Soul soar ever closer to the ultimate destination of Oneness with the Light! 🙏🏼💖🙏🏼💖🙏🏼

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Anja Jeremic, Serbia
Dear Sanjay, thank you for your light, your smile, your blessings and all the love you shared with the world… I’ve also met you just one time but the impression was and still is as I’ve known you for much longer… My prayers are with your soul. Condolences to his family 🙏

Snezana Jovanovic Popov, Qatar
Dear family, 🙏🙏🙏
I have no words. It was a great blessing to meet such a teacher. I will never forget his classes, who have regained me, what yoga means and to be yogi, deep connection with the essence.
I know you’re leaving to be on an important task. Thank you for all my Coach, brother. Let your soul find the way to the haven.
I really loved this beautiful soul from the first moment we met.
Yeasterday when i went to sleep, he just came to my mind 💞💞💞
Thank you

Jelena Fassbender, Germany
Dearest Sanjay Sir, thank you for all Your love, passion, dedication, understanding and laughter you shared with all of us unselfishly. Love You Sir . My prayers are with Your Soul. Condolence to his family. ❤❤❤

Nikolina Dragojevic, Serbia
Really sad to hear this. 😟 A great loss. Blessed to meet you in this life, it was horon 🙏🏻 My prayers are with your soul ❤Condolences to his family 🙏❤

Milan Bojic, Serbia
Such a privilege to know him. Great loss for everyone, my deepest condolences 🙏❤ may his soul be guided by Mohanji to whom he was dedicated so deeply ❤

Ranjeet Singh Baloria

Sanjay Sir you have left a void, which will never be fulfilled. Our yoga would be incomplete without you. RIP Sir 

Ana Raos, Bosnia and Herzegovina
When I met Mohanji and the group at the Island of Iz in 2016, everybody was enthusiastic about Yoga classes with Sanjay Sir. I am happy that I had the opportunity just to see him, his smile and his great energy although I neither talked to him nor attended his class. Therefore I hoped that he would come to one of the following retreats to conduct yoga. The message this morning made me feel so sad and empty; I hoped that I was dreaming. 😢 May His soul rest in peace. Condolences to his family, friends and everybody who loves him. 🙏🏽❤

Tajinder Sian, UK
Yogis never die. Their consciousness remains eternal. This body of Sanjay is no more but his legacy is still very much alive through his work and what he left us. I firmly believe he was sent to us by the Guru Parampara. He consistently gave but wanted nothing in return. True nishkaam – selflessness. I have no doubts about his onward journey. At this time my prayers, love and light are with his family. Sanjay ji thank you. Love ❤🕊

Dr. Nikita Naredi, India
Sanjay sir was an epitome of love and devotion. We revered and always looked upon him as a friend , guide and a true Yogi, and he would guide us, mentor us superbly during the retreats. To me Sanjay sir always epitomized Hanuman and he was this to Father, as Hanuman was to Lord Ram.
We will miss you sir. We all love you lots. You will always be us with your enthralling laughter and smile.
May your soul rest in peace with Fathers Love and Light all around.

Priti Rupee Bharadwaj, UK
🕉🕉 Sanjay Sir helped me no end at a stage of my life when I was at one of my lowest with a fractured foot and crook back unable to look after not only the girls but myself he helped me thru this pivotal stage in my life from the other end of the world via text messages and WhatsApp call after finishing his shift at work doing his extra classes of teaching yoga locally eating quickly and then ringing me to help me with my dilemma. He was so dedicated to helping each individual that came to so diligently and always with that beautiful gentle manner that he had which made you feel there was nothing impossible……i shall miss his beautiful smile that said everything is going to be fine have faith and don’t forget to practice what I told you to do .
This world has lost a very special soul but I am sure in a different realm he is already helping in his unique way telling them there is nothing impossible…..

With the grace of our divine Guruji and all masters may his soul transcend onwards home🌸❤
Om shanti shanti shanti 🕉🙏❤🌸

Ganesh Venkatachalam, USA
We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Sanjay Sir! His dedication & passion for Yoga was and will continue to be truly inspiring! On behalf of the MohanjiUSA Family we express our sincere condolences! May his soul Rest In Peace!

Bhartte Kapoor, India

Dearth of words
GRATITUDE GRATITUDE GRATITUDE for the body and being you were, Sir.
Prostration 😇😇

Lata Ganesh, USA
Woke up this morning to such a shocking and sad news of dear Sanjay Sir’s passing on. Though we never had an opportunity to meet him in person, he lovingly trained us and motivated us to start HSTY in the USA on IYD 2015. He has been guiding us ever since during every session and practice. Our Deepest gratitude and respects. The seeds of his passion for yoga and his total love and dedication for our beloved Mohanji have been sown all around the world and they will grow and multiply to honor him and his commitment to the life he lived. He is now in the lap of the Masters. May Mohanji give the strength to his family members. Love and respects.🙏🙏🙏

Saikrishna Rajagopal, India
From this outpouring of grief I can well imagine the man and human being Sanjay Sir was! Never met him. Alas! RIP Sir.

Reshmika Chaithram, South Africa

May his Soul remain blessed and may Mohanji continue to guide him along his path 💕🙏🏻💞

Shireen Surjoo, South Africa

Sincere Condolences to the bereaved family.  May his soul RIP🙏🏻🙏🏻

From Mohanji Family Ladysmith

Isha Singh, South Africa

Our sincere condolences on the passing away of Sanjay Sir. We pray that his soul rest in peace.
From the Mohanji Family Newcastle
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Molly Stagner, South Africa

Our condolences to Sanjay Sir’s family. May his soul rest in peace.love ,light and blessings to the family.May Mohanji give Ull the strength in this difficult time.

Rakshitha Ananth, Australia

I just had this quick run of thoughts. He purified his soul by living a life of pure service and devotion. His karmic bondages are over now and so Mohanji has taken him back to the realm where HE belongs. He has reached the highest for this birth by serving Mohanji and his mission. I am shocked but I absolutely know that he was and is and will always be held by the loving hands of Mohanji.
But how fragile this life is? This is my thought process now.
Surrendering everything that comes to mind at the Lotus FEET of Mohanji. Let HE alone exists, in us, outside of us and through us. Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji.!

Ruchika, India

Deep gratitude and love to Sanjay Sir. He is one with the Beloved. May his soul journey be guided by love and light of Mohanji 🙏💐

Nalinkumar Mistry, Canada

Sanjay Sir was one of the best in his field. A great man who served his country by preparing army personnel to be physically fit to defend borders, defend freedom and keep the countrymen safe, and served Guru mandala by being with and serving Mohanji, in playing his part so that Mohanji can work on us at a causal level and assist all of us in our spiritual journey.I know it may not be proper for me to say that we should not grieve, but by grieving we are not allowing him to cross over to a place where he is needed more, or better still, merge in light.So hard for Mohanji too, since when he met Sanjay sir last, he would have clearly known that they are not going meet physically. And when that happens, it is even more painful. I can only pray that his soul travel as the Guru Mandala sees fit, and merge in light and be one with the supreme self.
Let us all pay tribute to a great man, a great human being and a beautiful soul, by remembering him and carrying on his passion to help spread the knowledge of HSTY and make traditional yoga an essential a part of every living being.

Sunita Madan, India

I had not met him but had heard about him and everyone had spoken very highly of him. His pictures portrayed a very calm serene person. May his soul rest in peace and merge with the divine light.

Maja, Serbia

There are days when we have all the right to be tremendously sad, endlessly grateful and at the same time endlessly happy. Today is one of those days. It was a big honor to have a teacher like Sanjay Sir. Every moment spent next to him was a big blessing. But instead of sorrow and pain, his words and all the memories that are flooding my mind at the moment, give me so much more strength to spread everything that he taught us. Sanjay Sir, may your soul rest in peace. A few months ago, we started a mission and with you in our hearts and a big smile on our faces we shall continue it. On top of it all, today I received a call to open a first big festival of Health with an HSTY class. Jai Sanjay Sir. 💗 Mohanji’s grace and love keeps flowing. I am grateful, very grateful.

Payal, India

Really sad. A great loss for our family. May his soul rest in peace. He will always be remembered as a  dedicated passionate yoga teacher. May God give strength to the entire family. With regards and prayers for his peaceful transition

Barbara Dizdarevic, Serbia

Sanjay Sir departed so suddenly from this physical realm, but left a deep and beautiful experience in our lives. His voice filled with bhaav (devotion) while singing at the opening of Satsangs with Mohanji will be remembered forever. I am certain he will soon return to this realm in another form, to continue expressing his bhaav to Mohanji and be a perfect instrument of Father’s once again to guide the world in his own special ways. May HSTY truly reach each corner of the world in his honor and fulfill the purpose without his physical presence. May his soul have an easy transition ❤

Nirupma Chaudhary, India

Still remember being with him on this day. And always doing yoga at school or for weekly POP meditations and last year sir performing Guru Puja on Guru Purnima. May his soul rest in peace and be in guidance of Mohanji and Gurumandala.

Lazarus Stevanovik, Macedonia

I had the privilege to meet Acharya Sanjay Sir on Mohanji’s retreat in Croatia, Iz island. He was my roommate for 7 days. There are no words to describe Sanjay Sir’s soul, personality, compassion, and most of all his dedication for yoga. He selflessly dedicated all his spare time during the retreat in Croatia advising people on how to improve their health issues using simple yoga techniques. I was dazed by the dedication and love that Sanjay sir provided every single soul who asked for advice.
This year in January, I couldn’t attend yoga course because of my health condition and this is a thing which I’m truly sorry at this moment. 😥🙏🙏 Although with grief in my heart I’m grateful that I had the privilege to meet you 🙏 May you’re soul rest in peace my dear friend 🌺🌺🌺 Condolences to the family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤😥😥😥

Shobana Reddy, South Africa

I will always remember Sanjay Sir with much love and gratitude.  Whenever I do yoga I think of him. It was a great honour and privilege to have been taught by such a beautiful and amazing person.  It is a very sad day for earth.  I’m sure he is now reunited with all the great souls. Will be remembered forever 😰💓

Gayatri Jayashankar, India

Sanjay Sir inspired us at the Rishikesh Retreat encouraging us so much though some of us were in the 60+ age group. A shocking loss, however the Guru Lord and the Guru Mandala knows.Wonderful to have been associated with him at the retreat. May His soul merge at the feet of the Great Master. Jai Mohanji Baba. 🙏🙏🙏

Amitha Hughes, South Africa

I’m stunned at the news of Sanjay SIr’s passing from this screen of life. May his Soul continue it’s journey in the higher realms of Light, amply Graced in Mohanji’s Divine Armour and Master Sun Radiance 🙏☀🙏☀☀☀Travel joyously, dearest Sanjay Sir. Thank u for touching our lives. Bless u. ☀☀☀☀☀☀

Rasha Oustwani, Dubai

Sanjay sir 💖🙏🏻💖 you are a real master, you are the light and love in this world and you will always be and remain 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💖 May your soul Rest In Peace. Inna lillah wa inna illeh rajioun 🙏🏻 You will always be in my heart forever 💖🙏🏻 Allah yirhamak

Sonia Gandhi, Australia

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Rest  in peace our beloved Sanjay Sir🙏🏻 😣 very sad news. He was such an inspiration to all the lives he touched. So selfless, so humble. Now resting in Divine arms, so much gratitude for his selfless service in spreading the message of Yoga around the world. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Suresh Balasubramanian, India

Shocked to hear the sad news in the morning. Had the great blessing to have met Sanjay Sir during Wayanad retreat in 2013. Sanjay Sir is an epitome of true bhakti. Closing my eyes n his voice resonates the bhakti bhava that was displayed in his every yoga classes A great loss to come in terms with. May Baba merge his son back with him. Humble sastang pranamam to a great yogi Sanjay Sir. May Baba give strength to the family members at this hour 🙏🙏🙏

Sameera Khan, South Africa

As one of the students who attended the TTC in Ganeshpuri in January 2018, I always knew that I wanted to learn Yoga in its ultimate purest form. Meeting Sanjay Sir for the first time I knew instantly that I was going to learn from the best. This wasn’t a coincidence as I was looking forward to this meeting for many months. Not only were we all blessed to have met Sanjay Sir but ever so lucky to have studied under him, and begin to truly understand what a Master Yogi is all about. I was determined to learn as much as I could but In my mind I doubted the initial connection with my Yoga Guru, although as time went by that quickly faded and I managed to steal a quick hug from him which he usually doesn’t do. It was at the end of a class that I decided to chat with Sanjay Sir and I truly felt the teacher student connection that I decided to hug him, to which he responded “I don’t usually do hugs “ but then before you knew it , we exchanged hugs and we laughed it off. Lucky me I would say!🙂

It was also his genuine compassion and selfless nature that made him an amazing teacher. It was the second or third night of the course that I fell sick with an unbearable tension headache and stiff shoulder neck region that resulted in further ear pain and sinus congestion. I tried everything possible before seeing our Yoga Master as it was late and I didn’t want to disturb him. My room mates and now Yoga sisters convinced me to ask Sanjay Sir for help. I hesitantly agreed and they took me to his room. I explained the pain and he then asked for my foot. I was so hesitant to allow my Yoga Father to touch my feet as it is usually the student who touches the teacher’s feet. I did it while in my head feeling extremely uncomfortable. He performed an acupuncture/ reflexology technique on my toes and then the back of my neck which vastly eased my pain. Emotionally overwhelmed with what had just happened I was ever so grateful to my teacher for showing me his big heart and genuine care. 

As I learnt, Yoga is a lifestyle and with that comes great commitment, unconditional love and selflessness, embodied truly by our dearest Sanjay Sir. As an aspiring teacher of the divine practice of Traditional Yoga, I will try my best with my faith and conviction to never let you down insofar as destiny allows.

All my Love, Sameera Khan.💛❤️💛

Arusha Sewram, South Africa

Payal Aggarwal, India

You will always remain alive in our hearts…
You are a father to me since i met you at the age of 8…
We love you sir…
May his soul have a peaceful journey….
May God give strength to his family….

Maja Halasev, Serbia

 There are days when we have all the rights to be tremendously sad, endlessly grateful and at the same time endlessly happy… Today is one of those days. It was a big honor to have a teacher like Sanjay. Every moment spent next to him was a big blessing. But. Instead of sorrow and pain, his words and all the memories that are flooding my mind at the moment, give me that more strength to spread everything he taught us. Sanjay Sir, may your soul rest in peace. A few months ago we started a mission and with you in our hearts and a big smile on our faces we shall continue it… On top of it all, today I receive a call to open a first big festival of Health with a HSTY class. Jai Sanjay Sir… 💗 Mohanji’s grace and love keeps flowing.. I am grateful.. very grateful…

Umesh Sharma, India

This is a great lose to our society. A great teacher , a great human whose humbleness kindness and knowledge showers equally on everybody . I never forget his helping nature. He is one of the great personality i hve ever met in my life. He is one of the precious gem in yoga lineage. I always miss ur physical presence in my life . But your teachings are always remain with us . My humble pranaam in his holy feets for the selfless service to the society. May his soul reside in peace and light. May god give strength to his family. We love you sir….

 

Keshnie Pillay, South Africa

My dearest Appa. I am so glad to have had the privilege of spending time with you in Croatia. I am sure I have never met a more loving, humble and beautiful soul. The first day I saw you sitting on your own my heart immediately recognized you as my father. I ran to touch your feet because my soul knew you. You embraced me with the biggest smile and said “bless you, my daughter” in Hindi. My eyes actually welled with tears. From that day on you were my Appa. Everyday we spent time together. You would give me the honor of dishing out your food. I would ask if you liked it and you would say that whatever your daughter dished you would eat. You would call me to sit with you and eat and we would joke and laugh in our mother tongues. I felt home with you. You were always praising me and trying to make me feel better. Exactly like a proud parent would have done. You nurtured my soul. I will be forever grateful for our time together. You are by far one of the most beautiful souls I have ever had the privilege of spending time with. You epitomized everything I hope to be. Strong but selfless. Confident but humble. Mostly you had unfailing devotion to our beloved Baba Mohanji. Go well my Appa. I will think of you often with a smile for the person that was so loving towards me. My Appa. My father

Madhuri Vaidhya Kulkarni, India

He was a beautiful, devoted soul… Dedicated fully to yoga. Great teacher… Nobody can compensate this emptied space… Unique person… So loving teacher… Without any ego… HSTY is feeling spineless… Always made the yoga easy and accessible to everyone… Words are short to describe this great soul… You would be alive in our hearts, Sanjay Sir….

Sandeep Mishra, Macedonia

Heard the saddening and shocking news of Sanjay Sir’s passing away. First of all , I couldn’t believe. I was trying to convince my self may be this news is not confirmed , may be Sanjay Sir is hurt badly and hospitalised but alive. It’s pain in heart to know that the most humbled and loving person who was one of the few people I met on my spiritual journey , who taught us lot of thing not only verbally but by living them , is not amongst us. Last time I met Sanjay Sir in Jammu at Mamu’s house , after my marriage , Where he congratulated and blessed both of us. Two days ago I had great desire to write him ,but unfortunately I didn’t do it. 

Today morning , I woke up with a dream which made no sense to me then but I think now it’s clear. I saw myself in the dream on motorbike. I was riding in some area which I am not familiar . Suddenly , two people stopped my bike by pulling it from behind. Later I was without bike and lost somewhere near a railway track. After that I reached to some house with lot of light in and could see Avadhoota Nandanandaji. I vividly remember there was some bhajan or something was going on. Avadhoota Nandanandaji came out and we were talking. That’s when dream ended. Our condolences to the family. Please let us know if we could be part of the help to the Sir’s family in this need of hours. Condolences to the family.

Namrata D Prabhakar, India

Anyone who has meet Sanjay Sir even once cannot forget the generous and warm persona. He truly represented “The Tradition of Yoga” in it’s purest form. For many he is seen as Yoga Guru but in his home town Jammu his selfless and generosity has touched many lives who today feel as if they lost a family member. I meet him few times and feel honoured. For first time i feel that ‘Great loss to the society ‘ is not just a phrase. We lost not just a great human being but a true Yogi. He will live in hearts of Mohanji’s Family and guided by Mohanji would give all the support possible to his wife and daughters.🙏🕉🙏🏻

Loshini Naidoo, South Africa

As words of condolence flooded through during the day, I could not help but feel overwhelmed with emotion as I read the messages dedicated to Sanjay Sir. On the drive home, these words swarm about in my head and I kept asking: “how could one person make such a huge impact, on so many people who are scattered throughout the world”? Many of these loving messages indicate that Sanjay Sir had only met these people once/ for a short time during a retreat or two; yet the impression he left is life-changing! 

Sanjay Sir was the embodiment of faith, purity and unconditional love. It is only these characteristics that could influence people to be better than the best version of themselves.

I only met Sanjay Sir during the Rishikesh retreat in Dec 2017. 
The endearing manner in which he facilitated yoga practice sessions left me energised (I walked/ ran up those stairs to the restaurant after yoga! That was new to me. Haha! 🤣) and inspired. It seemed as if each movement was preparing me for deep and profound healing. During yoga I felt immense joy and that those moments were all that mattered – that those yoga sessions was only what life is about. How strange to feel this way about yoga? – this was the thought that crossed my mind many times after the morning yoga. 🙈

Sanjay Sir’s devotion to yoga did not end with the end of a yoga session. He patiently answered questions after the session and during any free time. On the bus, up the mountain to Shri Kunja Puri temple, instead of sitting in his seat; Sanjay Sir was up and about teaching anulom vilom to each person 😊 No time was wasted when Sanjay Sir was around! When we were all seated at the satsang hall, ready for Babaji; Sanjay Sir would lead us to recite mantras – prompting everyone to go within rather than talk and shuffle around. 
Sanjay Sir was the essence of love, even while teaching sternly sometimes. One could not help but look at him with adoration.
About a month after returning home from the retreat, I felt deeply disappointed that I would not be attending the yoga ttc in Ganeshpuri but through grace I happened upon an impressive yoga ttc here in Johannesburg South Africa; with the venue being less than 20km from where. This was strange for two reasons – it was found on social media without searching for any yoga course AND the teacher had studied yoga in the Himalayas! I ignored it, thinking that yoga is not for me but kept on seeing it pop up on my feed. Haha! A few days later, I called the teacher, thinking only of Sanjay Sir and the healing experiences at his yoga sessions.

Indeed his passing is a great loss but I’m sure that there’s greater, divine work for “him” 😉 May we always remember our beautiful yoga teacher with incredible fondness, while practicing his teachings.
Thank you Sanjay Sir, for inspiring all of us, the way you did. For showing the world what it means to live faith, purity amd unconditional love. Love you forever ❤❤❤

~ Jai Brahmarishi Mohanji! ~

Palak Mehta, India

Sanjay Sir will be remembered forever. There are very very few people like him – 100% genuine and true to himself, what he would practise is what he would preach, or he would go within and question that- his heart was so pure. It’s a huge loss for the world and for Jammu and for all of us. I don’t know of anyone who made so many fall in love with yoga the way Sanjay Sir has. It’s shocking to know that he is no more with us, he will be missed greatly. Once I was sitting and uploading some pictures, i started chanting and singing side by side, it felt so natural in front of him, I didn’t get conscious at all, he smiled looked at me and said, “ this is called Yog. You’re so lost in your work that it’s a meditative state for you”. Who could give an explanation like that but him? He made us understand the true meaning of Yoga – beyond an activity. Will love him always. May his soul always be blessed and protected and guided by his Guru- Mohanji. 🙏🏻

Punam Kapoor, Canada

It is such shocking news that Sanjay Sir is no more!! 

I had to read the messages a couple of times before I understood what happened. I was commuting to work when I read the messages….. my system is still trying to digest the bitter truth…..

I met Sanjay Sir in Shirdi in December 2016.  When my husband and I requested him to answer a few questions, he spent an hour and half with us ensuring that we get the clarity we were looking for. 
Such an amazing Yoga Guru that words fall short to express his sincerity, loving and caring personality with which he guided the morning Yoga sessions in Shirdi.
My heartfelt condolences to his family. May Baba bless his soul and may his soul merge with the Light.
Sanjay Sir you are in my heart as a Yoga Guru and will always be remembered with love.

I salute you Sanjay Sir !!

Nalin Mistry, Canada

Sanjay Sir was one of the best in his field.
A great man who served his country in preparing army personnel to be physically fit in defending boarders, defend freedom and keeping the countryman safe, and served Gurumandla by being with and serving Mohanji, in playing his part so that Mohanji can work on us at a causal level and assist all of us in our spiritual journey.
I know it may not be proper for me to say that we should not grieve, but by grieving we are not allowing him to cross over to a place where he is needed more, or better still, merge in light.
So hard for Mohanji too, since when he met Sanjay sir last, he would have clearly known that they are not going meet physically. And when that happens, it is even more painful. 
I can only pray that his soul travel as 
guru mandala seem fit, and merge in light and be one with the supreme self.
Let us all pay tribute to a great man, a great human being and a beautiful soul, by remembering him and carry on his passion to help spread the knowledge of HSTY an essential a part of every living being. 
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Payal Kaul, India

Salutations to the true yogi , a dedicated passionate and a selfless teacher , Sanjay g will always be remembered as an epitome of a selfless teacher who walked on the path of liberation merging with light and love , he is always alive in our hearts , may god give strength to the entire family with Mohanji’s grace the transition will be peaceful

Sulosh Pillay, South Africa

An amazing and oh so humble soul, Your physical presence will be deeply felt Sanjay Sir, but we know You will guide us from higher vantage! Sorry I did not get you to our beautiful South Africa as we discussed but I guess You had a higher task! May Your soul be liberated beloved brother! Blessings!