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At risk of sounding insensitive, MLK Jr. and JFK were only on the farm team as far as being yogis and saints.

For the pro league some names you need: Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Brahmananda, Sri Yogananda Paramahansa, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (yes, really), Chogyam Trungpa (yes, really). And many more names beside.

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Francis of Assisi, Lao Tzu, Gurdjieff (yes, really), Blavatsky (yes), Zhang Guolao, Nasreddin, Jesus of Nazareth.. These last three all have been known to ride a donkey backwards.

L. Ron Hubbard (yes, really)

I would guess you're being sarcastic, but it depends on your worldview I suppose. I haven't found any of his writing to be insightful or even entertaining.

I mean, if we're including Blavatsky, then we probably need to include Crowley (even though he'd have been very upset to be added to this company).

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