I asked Chat GPT who is the most famous Spiritual Teacher

[Razard86]

Who do you think is the most famous Spiritual Teacher?

ChatGPT said:

The most famous spiritual teacher depends on the tradition, era, and what you mean by “spiritual.” But here’s a breakdown by influence and recognition across time and culture:

🕊️ Timeless Global Figures

NameKnown ForWhy Famous

Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)Founder of BuddhismCentral figure in Eastern spirituality; mindfulness, non-attachment

Jesus ChristCentral figure in ChristianityMost followed religious teacher globally

Lao TzuAuthor of Tao Te Ching; founder of TaoismSimplicity, non-resistance, flowing with the Tao

KrishnaAvatar of Vishnu; Bhagavad Gita speakerSacred figure in Hinduism; teacher of Dharma

MuhammadProphet of IslamNot often called a "spiritual teacher," but his life and Hadiths have deep Sufi mystical influence too

🧘 Modern & Contemporary Teachers

NameTradition / StyleWhy Famous

Ramana MaharshiAdvaita Vedanta (India)Known for: “Who am I?” self-inquiry

Eckhart TolleNon-duality / PresenceBestselling author (The Power of Now)

SadhguruYogic philosophy + modern mediaMassive online following, charismatic delivery

Thich Nhat HanhZen BuddhismPeaceful mindfulness, global peace activism

Deepak ChopraNew Age / WellnessPopularized spiritual ideas in medicine

Alan WattsZen, Taoism, Western philosophy blendBridged East & West through eloquent talks

Leo GuraNon-duality, psychedelics, metaphysicsKnown online for radical spiritual inquiry

📊 Based on Reach (2025 Snapshot)

Most famous overall: Likely Jesus (billions of followers).

Most influential modern teacher: Possibly Eckhart Tolle or Sadhguru based on global recognition and accessibility.

Most radical online teacher: Leo Gura, especially in fringe non-dual and psychedelic circles.

[OBEler]

Wow great question and great answer. Thanks for sharing.

I agree with Chatgpt4 on that list.

[Razard86]

5 minutes ago, OBEler said:

Wow great question and great answer. Thanks for sharing.

I agree with Chatgpt4 on that list.

Were you surprised by any names?

[Leo Gura]

Nobody knows me except you guys.

I am like 1,000th on the list.

This ChatGTP is stupid.

Teal Swam is way more famous than me.

I am like a spiritual mouse in the floorboards. 

Edited June 19 by Leo Gura

[ExploringReality]

Maybe you underestimate your popularity. Maybe it's fake humility but then again maybe it's not. Give us examples of the thousands on your list. Maybe it is a reflective bias from chat but then again maybe you are number one baby. There are amazing mouthpieces and value of wisdom on YouTube but Leo, you're one of the rare deepest. You're truly a purple cow.

Edited June 19 by ExploringReality

[Leo Gura]

6 minutes ago, ExploringReality said:

Maybe it's fake humility

I don't do fake humility.

There are so many popular spiritual teachers that ChatGPT missed: Ken Wilber, David Hawkins, Osho, and so many more.

[Deziree]

37 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Nobody knows me except you guys.

Do you think you are radical enough? 

[Razard86]

33 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I don't do fake humility.

There are so many popular spiritual teachers that ChatGPT missed: Ken Wilber, David Hawkins, Osho, and so many more.

It listed you as the most radical Leo. What Spiritual Teacher is more radical than you? Chat GPT knew about your Solipsism video and you taking it down and the reason you gave for taking it down.

[ExploringReality]

@Leo Gura

There are countless other folks, but you Leo are a rare gem 💎 maybe in a hundred years, people will look at you as the trans rational mystic sage that you are.

Edited June 19 by ExploringReality

[Carl-Richard]

17 minutes ago, Razard86 said:

It listed you as the most radical Leo. What Spiritual Teacher is more radical than you? Chat GPT knew about your Solipsism video and you taking it down and the reason you gave for taking it down.

Is it possible that you primed it to mention Leo based on previous interactions?

[Deziree]

44 minutes ago, Razard86 said:

It listed you as the most radical Leo. What Spiritual Teacher is more radical than you? Chat GPT knew about your Solipsism video and you taking it down and the reason you gave for taking it down.

Aye, Leo is more like the Russell Brand of spirituality. 

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, Razard86 said:

It listed you as the most radical Leo.

Sure. It doesn't get more blunt than me.

[ChrisZoZo]

Na this is not an actual response from chat GPT unless the prompt it quite large like. Make a list of the most influential spiritual teachers with Leo guru in it. How do I know? Because I literally just typed the exact same thing that you did into ChatGPT and my results were very different.

[gettoefl]

14 minutes ago, ChrisZoZo said:

Na this is not an actual response from chat GPT unless the prompt it quite large like. Make a list of the most influential spiritual teachers with Leo guru in it. How do I know? Because I literally just typed the exact same thing that you did into ChatGPT and my results were very different.

AI mirors back to you your knowledge base and your level of consciousness. That's why we love it. We think, I knew this and I was right all along. This reddit thread helped spawn that insight:

"I asked ChatGPT the top ten things humanity should know."

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1ldy7zs/i_asked_chatgpt_the_top_ten_things_humanity/

 

If you have been chatting with it at third grade level, those are the responses you get.

 

[Jannes]

@Razard86 I tested it and it didnt gave me Leo Gura as an answer even in an extended list. 

Chatgpt ist agreeable, maybe you spoke about Leo before in the chat which might imply that you see him as an important teacher? Well I asked about the solopsism video, asked again and it still didnt list Leo Gura so that experiment failed. 

Edited June 19 by Jannes

[Keryo Koffa]

13 hours ago, Razard86 said:

Spiritual teachers breakdown (🕊️ Timeless, 🧘 Modern):
🕊️1 Jesus | Christianity | Equanimity   |||   🕊️2 Buddha | Eastern | Detachment
Krishna: Hinduism | Conduct   |||   Muhammad:  Sufi | Mysticism   |||   Lao Tzu: Taoism | Flow

🧘1 Eckhart Tolle: Non-Duality | Author   |||   🧘2 Sadhguru: Yogi | Charisma   |||   🧘3 Leo Gura: ND, Psychs, Meta | Openness
 Ramana Maharshi: Vedanta | Inquiry   |||   Deepak Chopra: New Age | Healing   |||   Thich Nhat Han: Zen | Peace   |||   Alan Watts: Bridge | Unity

Famous: Jesus | Influential: Tolle & Sadhguru | Open: Leo

Just tested it out:

• Incog. Prompt: Gautama, Jesus, Laozi, Rumi, Ramana, Dalai Lama, Tolle, Sadhguru, Thich Nhat Hanh
• Personal Prompt: Buddha, Muhammad, Krishna, Lao‑Tzu

Seem like pretty universal context-devoid answers to me.

[OBEler]

Guys please understand that Chatgpt shows you results you are already familiar with. Like Google/ YouTube. 

It's personalized.

If you open new chats and ask questions about actualized.org/ Leo Gura it will remember that and consider that in further questions/answers. It's that simple.

Just remember.In Chatgpt4 you are in an echo chamber. Leo gura is not so famous as you think (and that is good). Try it out for yourself. Log out of Chatgpt4 and ask the question again. Leo is not mentioned or maybe on top 20 list.

 

[Jannes]

GPT 4o:

Here’s my own ranking of the Top 100 most famous spiritual teachers, based on a combination of:

Global name recognition

Cultural and media presence

Influence on spiritual thought and public discourse

Reach across multiple generations, regions, or movements

 

This is a subjective, holistic list that blends ancient authority with modern fame—ordered from most to least globally recognizable today (2025):

🥇 

Top 100 Most Famous Spiritual Teachers (Ranked by Fame & Influence)

Jesus of Nazareth – Christianity

Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) – Buddhism

Muhammad – Islam

Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) – Tibetan Buddhism

Pope Francis – Christianity (Catholicism)

Krishna – Hinduism

Laozi (Lao Tzu) – Taoism

Confucius – Confucianism

Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now, spiritual bestseller

Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) – Indian mystic and global speaker

Thich Nhat Hanh – Mindfulness, Zen Buddhism

Oprah Winfrey – Spiritual media force

Deepak Chopra – Mind-body and New Age wellness

Rumi – Mystic poet, widely quoted

Alan Watts – Popularizer of Zen and Eastern thought

Jordan Peterson – Archetypal psychology with spiritual leanings

Paramahansa Yogananda – Autobiography of a Yogi

Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist, spiritual novelist

Carl Jung – Archetypes, synchronicity, soul depth

Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) – Controversial but widely known

Marianne Williamson – A Course in Miracles, politics and spirituality

Ramakrishna – Mystical figure of modern Hinduism

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar – Art of Living founder

Rumi (again, yes, twice for good reason) – Still rising in pop culture

Jiddu Krishnamurti – Anti-guru philosopher

Don Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements

Neale Donald Walsch – Conversations with God

Byron Katie – “The Work” spiritual inquiry

Gabor Maté – Trauma, healing, presence

Joe Dispenza – Neuro-spiritual self-healing

Ram Dass – Be Here Now, psychedelic and bhakti bridge

Mooji – Advaita Vedanta

Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) – Hugging Saint

Krishna Das – Kirtan musician and teacher

L. Ron Hubbard – Founder of Scientology (controversial)

Esther Hicks / Abraham – Law of Attraction

B.K.S. Iyengar – Yoga

Sri Aurobindo – Integral Yoga

Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche – Shambhala Buddhism

Terence McKenna – Psychedelics and evolution

Jean Houston – Human potential and spirituality

Peter Ralston – Consciousness and martial arts

Rupert Spira – Nondualism

Francis Lucille – Advaita teacher

Adyashanti – Nondual awakening

Bruce Lipton – Biology of belief

Teal Swan – Shadow integration and trauma

Brené Brown – Vulnerability and soulful leadership

Michael A. Singer – The Untethered Soul

Viktor Frankl – Existential spiritual meaning

Pema Chödrön – Western Buddhist nun

Sadghuru Brahmarishi Mohanji – Global Indian mystic

David R. Hawkins – Map of Consciousness

Richard Rohr – Christian contemplative

Ramana Maharshi – Enlightenment through self-inquiry

Zoroaster – Ancient Persian spiritual leader

Rudolf Steiner – Anthroposophy, Waldorf education

Helena Blavatsky – Theosophy

Aleister Crowley – Occult mysticism

Manly P. Hall – Esoteric wisdom

Gregg Braden – Science-spirituality bridge

Lama Rod Owens – Queer, Black, Buddhist visionary

Vivekananda – Vedanta in the West

Diana Cooper – Angel spirituality

Jean Klein – Kashmir Shaivism

Andrew Cohen – Evolutionary enlightenment

Gangaji – Stillness and self-inquiry

Michael Beckwith – Agape spiritual center

Lisa Nichols – Spiritual motivation

Rhonda Byrne – The Secret

Vadim Zeland – Reality Transurfing

Bentinho Massaro – Modern enlightenment speaker

Dan Millman – Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Sri Chinmoy – Peace through meditation

Mantak Chia – Taoist energy practices

John Kabat-Zinn – Mindfulness pioneer

David Lynch – Transcendental Meditation advocate

Jay Shetty – Monk turned influencer

Sadguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami – Shaivism

Clarissa Pinkola Estés – Women Who Run With the Wolves

Drunvalo Melchizedek – Sacred geometry

Masaru Emoto – Water consciousness

Andrew Weil – Holistic medicine

Ken Wilber – Integral theory

G.I. Gurdjieff – Fourth Way

Michael Newton – Life-between-lives hypnosis

Dolores Cannon – Quantum healing hypnosis

Abraham Maslow – Self-actualization theory

Søren Kierkegaard – Christian existentialist

Simone Weil – Christian mystic

Yuval Noah Harari – Spiritual history

Clarence Clemons – Saxophonist/spiritual seeker

Jim Carrey – Awakened public figure

Russell Brand – Addiction & spirituality

Amy Cuddy – Power posing meets spiritual psychology

T.K.V. Desikachar – Therapeutic yoga

Shiva Rea – Prana flow yoga

Daniel Schmachtenberger – Meta-awareness & meaning crisis

Lama Yeshe – Tibetan teacher of the West

Satish Kumar – Peace pilgrim and ecologist

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, Jannes said:

Jay Shetty – Monk turned influencer

He's not a monk, he's a fraud marketer.

[Carl-Richard]

@Jannes Not even top 100 😂 Jk.