On an early 1970s track called "Awaiting for You All," he sang, "If you open up your heart / You'll know what I mean / We've been polluted so long / But here's a way for you to get clean ...
包括「披頭四」在內的許多流行樂團和詩人、藝術家等，作品都經常出現 guru 以及相關的意涵，伴隨著西塔琴的琴聲和瑜珈熱潮，這些印度系的信仰成為大眾文化一環，書籍、唱片和電影紛紛出爐，最後又傳回了包括台灣在內的亞洲地區。