Babuji Maharaj


Great men are not accidentally born. They are born when World waits for them in eager expectation. Such is the phenomenon of Nature. India , the home of spirituality, was groping in darkness and had totally forgotten the age-old System of Yoga. Solid materialism had taken the place of fine spiritualism. Dark clouds of ignorance were hovering all over. Yogic transmission had become quite foreign to the Hindus. At this stage , when spirituality was tottering helplessly, some great personality was uregently needed to set things right, for the upliftment of mankind.
It was the auspicious day of Basant Panchami,February 2, 1873, on which the Power of Nature descended on to Earth in the human form of Samarth Guru Mahatma Shri Ram Chandraji Maharaj at Fatehgarh in district Farrukhabad (U.P.). The happy day so beautifully co-ordinated with the most pleasent season of the year, breathed into every heart the blooming freshness of the Spring. The blissful time ushered in by his advent introduced a new era of spiritual awakening which promises a practical solution of the human problem of existence. We are struck with a reverent joyful awe when we recall to our mind the grand renaissance brought about by him in the spiritual field. He offers an easy solution of the problem of existence which has ever been confounding even the greatest of sages.
The Divine personality was born in a respectable Kayastha family. His childhood was influenced by his mother, a noble minded simple lady, who spent most of her time in devotion and worship. It was due her influence, that he received inspiration at a very early age. The incident goes, that one day he was playing with his mates, some divine force aroused in him the feeling that he had not come for the purpose he was engaged in. He had to realise himself and to equip himself for the greater task ahead. The soul was awakened and he set to it in right earnest. He attained perfection only in seven months-really an unparalleled example. Since then he devoted the whole of his life for the cause of spirituality. He is the Adi Guru of our Mission.
He was an embodiment of moderation , toleration and devotion. With him dawned the new era of Yogic Training though transmission, of which he was the master. He showed a way to bring a man to perfection in one life only, and even leading a family life in the Grihastha Ashram. He used to say that troubles and miseries of Grahastha life are penances and sacrifices for spiritual attainment. He had simplified the method of spiritual training to a great extent and adjusted it to suit the requirements of our time. With a high calibre and spiritual dignity, our great Master , the Divine Light, devoted every moment of his life to the upliftment of humanity. He was infact the Nature's prodigy and his work in the spiritual field is beyond common conception. His wonderful resaerches in this science have made human approach up to the highest limit, in the least possible time, quite possible and practicable. He introduced an improved system of Raja Yoga which later came to be known as 'SAHAJ MARG'. After serving the masses for about 36 years this spiritual genius left his material form at the age of 58 on the 14th August, 1931. The work he did during his life time , is beyond conception. Posterity will know his merits in due course of time.
Shri Ram Chandra Mission was established at Shahjahanpur(U.P.) on 31st March, 1945 after the name of the great personality, by me as his successor, through his grace, and slowly it is attaracting the seekers of the Real from every where. I am happy that Master's grace is working in this respect and

Meditation

Under Sahaj Marg system of training we start from Dhyan, the seventh step of Patanjali Yoga, fixing our mind on one point in order to practise meditation.
The previous steps are not taken up separately but they automatically come into practice as we proceed on with meditation.
Thus much of our time and labour are saved.
 In certain Sansthas the usual routine followed for practice is often kept confidential.
 It is released and revealed only to those who undertake to join them formally. What their purpose at the bottom may be, is not quite understandable. Nature has no secrets and I think that one professing to follow the divine path must also have none.

The practice followed in our Mission is meditation on the heart.

The same method has been recommended by Patanjali.
 There is a great philosophy underlying it.
We find ourselves all the time busy with worldly things.
If we are not doing anything, our thoughts seem to have wings in the leisure hours.
We are always in tumult and disorder. Our individual mind has become used to such a characteristic activity, and thus have made everything topsyturvy. Our actions and thoughts count much in our wrong doing. When we remain in contact with ideas and thoughts of different kinds, they leave impressions upon our emotive feeling and senses. All the senses are spoiled and adopt a wrong course. The marks we thus make upon the senses and Indriyas turn them solid like rock, having no Bodh or wisdom. Soul is , no doubt, not acted upon, but we create such obstacles and coverings as to keep it enwrapped all round like a cocoon. We cannot even peep into the soul , let alone realising it. By the effect of our vicious thoughts and actions we spoil our sense of discrimination and right cognition. Those who have reached this state of solidity do not like to come under the training course of Raj Yoga. This is why people turn deaf ear to what we say. No practice of Hath Yoga can bring out true realisation as it fails after the Ajna Chakra and there still remains very many states still to pass after it. T
herefore Raj Yoga is the only thing that can lead to the end.
There is no other means of approaching the Centre.
We have got within us the same central force, though marred by our wrong doings.
We can take work from the same force during meditation.
This is how we proceed naturally with nature's force, so to say.
When we meditate, the central power we have, remains inforce. It disperses the overwhelming clouds which are greatly fired up by its force. It cannot be expressed in words, only an Abhyasi can feel it. This can only be known practically. You will soon find yourself swimming in everlasting peace and happiness. Everything ends here. There remains no attachment with the world. The mind is disciplined, it is regulated automatically. Senses begin to come under control and you gain mastery over them. To master youself means to master Nature. When the passage becomes clear you find Nature's work within your bounds and limits; rather you begin to work yourself.


Process1 : Every Day Morning 

The method of meditation on the heart is to think of Godly light within it. When you begin meditating in this way please think only that Godly light within is attaracting you. Do not mind if extraneous ideas haunt you during meditation. Let them come but go on with your own work. Treat your thoughts and ideas as uninvited guests. If even then they trouble you think they are Master's, not yours. This process of meditation is very effective, and you can never fail in bringing about the desired result. Sit in an easy posture for an hour in the morning in quite a natural way. You should not struggle with your ideas which generally come during meditation. Concentration is the automatic and natural result of meditation. Those who insist on concentration in place of meditation , and force their mind to it, generally meet the failure.

 Process 2:Cleaning


The process of cleaning uses the original power of Thought in the form of human will for the refinement of the individual soul to enable it to ascend the steep and slippery path of Realisation of the subtlest essence of identity.

Standard Cleaning Practices

Sit for half an hour with a suggestion to yourself that all complexities and impurities including grossness, darkness, etc., are going out of the whole system through the backside in the form of smoke or vapour and in its place the sacred current is flowing into your heart from the Master's heart. Do not meditate on those things which we want to get rid off. Simply brush them off.

Special Cleaning Practices

The following processes are recommended for the daily practice and should be done by every aspirant regularly in the manner advised to him. The aspirant should follow one of these methods as advised, but not all at a time.

1. Think all the impurities to be going out from your backside in the form of smoke or vapour and in its place the sacred current is flowing into your heart from the Master's heart.

2. Imagine Divine light to be present in the top portion of your head having its connection with Eternal Divine Store. Draw some of it downwards, allowing it to pass gently through the left arm taking out all impurities with it and then go out from finger tips. Repeat the same process taking up right arm. Do it again making it pass through left side of your body right upto the toe and then do it for right side of your body.

3. Imagine yourself to be merged in the ocean of Bliss, the waves passing through your entire body, washing away all impurities and grossness there from. This process may be advised to those who require drastic cleaning and should be practiced daily in place of the evening meditation.

Note:In all the above processes it is absolutely necessary to apply the force of will to throw out impurities and to finish the practice with a feeling of confidence that it has been efficiently done and the impurities have been driven out.




Process3:Bed Time Prayer


 O Master!
Thou art the real goal of human life,
We are yet but slaves of wishes,
Putting bar to our advancement.
Thou art the only GOD and Power
To bring us up to that Stage."

















Notes :

In our system the Abhyasi is advised to meditate on the heart thinking of the Divine light there. But he is directed not to view light in any form or shape like that of an electric bulb or a candle,etc. In that case the light appearing therein will not be real, but one projected by his own creative speculation. An Abhyasi is advised to proceed with mere supposition of light with the thought of Divinity at the bottom. What happens then is that we meditate upon the subtlest which is to be attained.