Sahaj Marg
Sahaj Marg, which essentially translates to “the natural path” is the system of practical training in spirituality offered by Shri Ram Chandra Mission.
Its adherentssee it as a natural, simple heart-based approach to realizing the presence of the divinewithin their lives. The Shri Ram Chandra Missionis the main proponent of the Sahaj Marg system.
It claims to be the essence of Raja Yoga(yoga of the mind) remodeled and simplified to suit and help the man of present-day world to achieve inner perfection, which is a synonym for God Realization.
According to the teaching of this system, God is simple and therefore, the way to reach Him must be simple. Mind is the key instrument in a human being and by proper regulation of mind through meditation under practical guidance and support of a spiritual Master, one can evolve to the Highest. There are no rituals and ceremonials. Do’s and don’ts are also few and there are no rigid methods of austerity and penance.
Sahaj Marg is a non-monastic movement. Those who adhere to the practices are referred to as ‘Abhyasis’; a preceptor is an abhyasiwho has been prepared and permitted by the Master to introduce people to the Sahaj Marg system and conduct group meditation. It is a non-sectarian institution.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Gurus
2 Aims & ideals
3 Philosophy
4 Spiritual disciplines
5 Activities
6 Major publications
7 See also
8 External links
Gurus
There have been three gurus, or Masters, each of whom is believed to have passed on his spiritual condition and teachings to his most capable disciple.
The first guru was Shri Ram Chandraji of Fategargh, affectionately known as Lalaji. He lived from 1873 to 1931.
His successor was Shri Ram Chandraji of Shahjahanpur, who lived from 1899 to 1983 and was affectionately known as Babuji.
The current living guru, born in 1927, is Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, affectionately known as Chariji. [1].
Aims & ideals
The Ten Maxims of Sahaj Marg
Rise before dawn. Offer your prayer and puja at a fixed hour, preferably before sunrise, sitting in one and the same pose. Have a separate place and seat for worship. Purity of mind and body should be specially adhered to.
Begin your puja with a prayer for spiritual elevation, with a heart full of love and devotion.
Fix up your goal which should be ‘complete oneness’ with God. Rest not till the ideal is achieved.
Be plain and simple to be identical with nature.
Be truthful. Take miseries as Divine Blessings for your own good and be thankful.
Know all people as thy brethren and treat them as such.
Be not revengeful for the wrongs done by others. Take them with gratitude as heavenly gifts.
Be happy to eat in constant divine thoughts whatever you get, with due regard to honest and pious earnings.
Mould your life so as to arouse a feeling of love and piety in others.
At bedtime, feeling the presence of God, repent for the wrongs committed. Beg forgiveness in a supplicant mood, resolving not to allow repetition of the same.
Philosophy
The goal of Sahaj Marg practice is complete oneness with God, or the Ultimate. Two unique features set the method apart from all other meditative practices: evening cleaning, by which impressions and complexities are removed from the heart; and pranahuti, by which the master transmits divine energy from his heart to the heart of the aspirant. With the assistance of the master, trained prefects (instructors), and the aspirant’s own dedicated practice, the promise of spiritual evolution in Sahaj Marg can quickly become a reality.
Spiritual disciplines
The practice consists of three steps: morning meditation, evening cleaning and night prayer meditation.
Morning Meditation
“Sit in meditation for an hour thinking that divine light is present in your heart. Do it in quite a simple and natural way without forcing your mind, never mind if you do not see the light there. Start with a mere supposition, so to say, and sit meditating in one posture with your attention turned towards the heart in a natural way without any effort to concentrate. Try to be unmindful of the thoughts arising at that time.”
Evening Cleaning
“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 back in the form of smoke or vapour and that in their place the sacred current of the Divine is entering your heart from the Master’s heart. Do not meditate on those things which we want to get rid of Simply brush them off.”
Prayer-Meditation
0, 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.
“We now come to the third thing: the prayer-meditation at night. It is a simple thing. We are advised to sit on our beds for about 10 minutes, repeat the prayer a few times and meditate on the meaning of the prayer. This prayer-meditation is to be done for 10, 15 or 20 minutes and then you go straight to sleep. It should be the last thing we do before the day is brought to an end.”
via Shri Ram Chandra Mission website
Activities
There are a range of activities:
Meditation classes conducted through Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation
value based spiritual educationcourse materials have been developed.
Study groups, seminars for the youth etc.
The mission participates in the relief activities during the times of natural calamities by either collecting money and routing it through Prime Minister’s Relief fund or through other organisations involved in the operations.
Major publications
Quarterly Periodicals
Constant Remembrance – in English
Sahaj Deepam – Kannada
Sahaj Deepam – Malayalam
Sahaj Deepam – Tamil
Sahaj Margamu – Telugu
Sahaj Shishu – Hindi
The complete works of Ram Chandra
Basics of Sahaj Marg
Index of Sahaj Marg Literature
Psychology and its Role in Spirituality
Sahaj Marg and Its Children
See also
Shri Ram Chandra Mission
External links
About Shri Ram Chandra Mission and Sahaj Marg
Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation
Topicsin Yoga
Yogas: Agni Yoga- Anahata Yoga- Anusara Yoga- Arhatic Yoga- Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga(Ashtanga Yoga) – Bikram Yoga- Hatha yoga- Integral yoga- Iyengar Yoga- Kriya yoga- Kundalini yoga- Natya Yoga- Sahaj Marg – Sahaja Yoga- Siddha Yoga- Six yogas of Naropa(Tumo) – Surat Shabd Yoga- Viniyoga- Yoga in Daily Life- Yoga Nidra
Texts: Hatha Yoga Pradipika- Yoga Sutra
Hinduismpaths: Bhakti yoga- Karma Yoga- Jnana Yoga- Raja Yoga(Ashtanga Yoga)
Raja Yoga limbs: Yama- Niyama- Asana- Pranayama- Pratyahara- Dharana- Dhyana- Samadhi
Lists: Yoga schools and their gurus- Hatha yoga postures
Related topics: Ayurveda- Chakra- Tantra- Vedanta- Yoga as exercise
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