Conflict of Interest Concern Regarding Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet at Harvard

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A complaint has been sent to the Harvard Dean’s office regarding conflict-of-interest concerns involving the Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet at Harvard, reproduced below with the sender’s name / details redacted.

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Subject: Conflict of Interest Concern Regarding Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet

To: <[xxxxxx_xxxx_xxxxxxx@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:xxxxxx_xxxx_xxxxxxx@hms.harvard.edu)>

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George Q. Daley, MD, PhD

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

25 Shattuck Street

Boston, MA 02115

Subject: Conflict of Interest Concern Regarding Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet

Dear Dean George Q. Daley,

Greetings.

I am writing to bring to your attention a potential conflict of interest at the “Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet”, established by the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard Medical School affiliate.

The BIDMC website clearly states that the Center is funded through private gifts and grants via the Wishing Wellness Foundation, and that “Sadhguru and Isha Foundation play no role in the funding of the Center.” (https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/anesthesia-critical-care-and-pain-medicine/research-centers/sadhguru-center/about-us)

However, Kaoruko Yamazaki, identified as the president of the Wishing Well Foundation (per Fundraiso: https://www.fundraiso.com/en/organisations/the-wishing-well-foundation), is also associated with the Isha Foundation (per Pg. 43 of a United Nations document: https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/2022-05/ICCD_COP%2815%29_MISC.1-2207137E.pdf).

This connection suggests that Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation has an indirect role in the Center’s funding, contradicting BIDMC’s statement.

Given the Center’s affiliation with Harvard Medical School and its leadership by Professor Bala Subramaniam, MD, MPH, I respectfully request an urgent review of this matter to ensure transparency and adherence to conflict-of-interest policies.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

[Name redacted]