Authors & Thought Leaders The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People Published on March 20, 2017 Article by Watkins Magazine Watkins Magazine, a publication based in London, has released their seventh annual list of the 100 most important living spiritual educators. This renowned list was first published in 2011 and has become a trusted source of leaders who have inspired global audiences to awaken their full spiritual potential via their unique messages. Watkins’ criteria for inclusion on the list includes the following: the person must be living as of January 1, 2017; the person must have made a unique and spiritual contribution on a global scale; and the person must have an active following on the internet (is frequently Googled, appears in Nielsen data, has a Wikipedia page and is actively talked about on the internet). We hope that you’ll take the time to explore their teachings, wisdom and backgrounds. Published authors are highlighted with direct links to a list of their books. Pope Francis Dalai Lama Desmond Tutu Eckhart Tolle Oprah Winfrey Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) Paulo Coelho Rhonda Byrne Bob Dylan Deepak Chopra Malala Yousafzai Thomas S. Monson Alice Walker Matthew Fox Alejandro Jodorowsky Fethullah Gülen David Lynch Tony Robbins Arianna Huffington Iyanla Vanzant Elizabeth Gilbert Sam Harris Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Byron Katie Ram Dass Esther Hicks Amma Francis Chan Robin Sharma Don Miguel Ruiz Jon Kabat-Zinn Louise L. Hay James Lovelock Erich von Däniken Vandana Shiva Marianne Williamson Rupert Sheldrake Michael Bernard Beckwith Rob Bell Graham Hancock Hamza Yusuf Thomas Moore Justin Welby Mooji Martin Seligman Richard Bach Rowan Williams Karen Armstrong Alex Grey Ken Wilber Robert Thurman Pema Chödrön Prem Rawat Gabrielle Bernstein Andrew Weil Richard Rohr Thich Nhat Hanh Daniel Goleman Gary Snyder Neale Donald Walsch Jack Canfield Eben Alexander Dan Millman Daisaku Ikeda Andrew Forrest Brian Weiss Julia Cameron Anita Moorjani Doreen Virtue Gregg Braden Daniel Pinchbeck Ajahn Brahm Bruce Lipton Akhtar Raza Khan Stanislav Grof Richard Bandler Robert Bly Larry Harvey Teal Swan Steve Taylor Jack Kornfield Qamaruzzaman Azmi Fritjof Capra Satish Kumar Clarissa Pinkola Estés Caroline Myss James van Praagh Adyashanti Muhammad Abdul Wahhab Starhawk Sogyal Rinpoche David Frawley Elaine Pagels Daniel J. Siegel Elizabeth Lesser Salman al-Ouda Lee Carroll Mario Reading David Deida Tara Brach Published on: March 20, 2017 Tags: author, authors, authors & thought leaders, EDITED, leader, list, spirituality, top 100, top list, watkins, watkins magazine Previous Journal Authors & Thought Leaders The Power of Surprise Next Journal Bodhi Makers Why Conserving Water is No Longer Optional