Heartfullness programme

Heartfulness video conference conducted in our college…. This is program very wonderful… My mind is peacefulness… I like this program

*I hope I can offer a bit of insight on this. I have been practicing what is now called Heartfulness for a very long while – about forty two years. It is not a religion but a practice that has transcended all barriers of culture, religion and spiritual paths bringing together people from around the world. History The history goes back to the latter part of the 1800’s. A boy named Ram Chandra had a complete awakening at an early age. He discovered what he called the Center or cause of all creation. Being connected with that, he understood that he could transmit the essence or subtlest divine energy from the Center to the heart of a person. Through this process they would themselves become awakened – not through a belief or religion but by direct experience. Later in life he was known as Lalaji. He had a small group of followers, maybe around 200. He never set himself up as a Master at all. People discovered that when they were in his presence they would become transformed – with no effort on their part. He passed in 1935 and named someone to succeed him in this work of transformation, for that is what it was. His successor was Babuji. He was a remarkable person, one who I got to meet on a couple of occasions. He simplified the practice of meditation on the heart so that the average person leading a busy life in todays world could have this same benefit – just by bringing the practice of meditation on the heart into their daily routine. It was Babuji who gave this method the name of Sahaj Marg or Natural Path. In 1983 Babuji passed after having done his part to bring this to a broader audience. He was succeeded by Parthasarthi, who was my own guide for many decades. The awareness of the practice grew organically around the world as there was no proselytizing or effort to promote it. People seemed to show up as they were ready for it. It became a silent movement of sorts. Parthasarthi passed in 2014. His successor is known as Daaji, someone I have known personally for over 30 years. He is a spiritual scientist by nature and is bringing to light further discoveries in this practice of awakening. He lived in the US in the New Jersey area for most of his life. All the Masters were married and had families. They believed the best place to grow spiritually is right where you are. Intention In order to make this wonderful experience available to the biggest audience the name Heartfulness was taken up, which could be easily understood by all. It was Babuji’s intention that by having a succession of spiritual guides the practice would not become a religion where people focused on a figure of the past and where the teachings would become fixed or solidified. Even more evolutionary was that he created trainers – average everyday people who he entrusted to also introduce people to the transmission. He wanted this to evolve – to always meet the needs of present day society. Babuji said, “Spirituality can’t be sold.” This method is always free. It is taught through a community of volunteers who are seekers the same as anyone else. They dedicate much time and effort to sit and meditate with anyone who wants to experience the method – the reason is that they know the benefit and want to share it with anyone interested. Method The two unique aspects are cleaning of past impressions (all the deep tendencies we accumulate) and transmission of the prana, which grows our individual consciousness in a natural way and returns the mind to its original simple, pure and effective state. We meditate on the heart with the simple idea that the source of light that is already present there is attracting us from within. If thoughts come, simply return to this idea. That is all there is to the morning meditation, as you do it on your own. There is a simple practice called cleaning to be done in the evening. Why it can help- Why the Heart? The reasons are simple, all our mental activity is in our head.