Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs’ Wife Laurene Powell Has Keen Interest In Sanatan Dharma; Finds Satisfaction In..., Says Guru

New Delhi: Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is keenly interested in the Sanatan Dharma, said  her guru Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri of the Niranjani Akhara. He states that she feels immense joy and satisfaction in the answers to her queries, centered around Sanatan Dharma. Additionally, her guru Swami Kailashanand has given the billionaire businesswoman-philanthropist a new name 'Kamla'. 

Swami Kailashanand has described his newest disciple Laurene as a "simple, virtuous, and humble" woman interested in Sanatan Dharma. "She is free from ego and fully devoted to her guru," he told PTI Videos.

"All her questions revolve around Sanatan Dharma and she finds great joy and satisfaction in the answers," Swami Kailashanand has added.

Meanwhile, Mahant Ravindra Puri, chief of Panchayati Akhara Shri Niranjani, has told PTI that Laurene is inspired by the timeless sanatani culture. "She has a new name here, Kamla. She is very simple, soft and bereft of ego and is here as she was inspired by the timeless sanatani culture," said Puri.

"Her quest for spirituality brought her here. The way she has conducted herself in the akhara makes it clear that despite being among the world's richest and most famous, she is sans all ego and does not show-off. Here she dresses simply and conducts herself gracefully," Puri added.

"She maintains a low profile. The day before yesterday (on Sunday), I asked her to come and sit on the dais during an event but she remained seated at the back," Puri said.

"She has come here to witness our ageless and timeless sanatani culture, the core of all consciousness. She is also here to meet the sentinels of the sanatani faith, the saints and seers," Puri said.

Swami Kailashanand told PTI Videos that Laurene faced some health issues due to the crowds but was feeling better after 'Ganga Snan'. 

"Laurene was briefly unwell on Monday but is feeling better after 'Ganga Snan' and rest. Her enthusiasm to delve deeper into Sanatan Dharma remains strong," the government statement quoted Swami Kailashanand as saying.

Laurene has so far mostly stayed out of the spotlight at the biggest religious gathering in the world. In a few brief video clips of her that were shared by news outlets last week, she could be seen wearing a peach-yellow salwar suit, a saffron stole, and a Rudraksha necklace around her neck.

Puri, who is also the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the apex body of 13 monastic Hindu orders, said Laurene has come to the Kumbh for the first time. Asked how long she will be staying here, Puri said, "She came to our place, Niranjani Akahra, on Sunday and would be staying here for a few days."