1、The 4 Masters

Lalaji Maharaj

1873 A.D. – 1931 A.D.

Shri Ram Chandra of Fatehgarh, affectionately known as Lalaji, was the first guru in the Heartfulness tradition. He revived the ancient art of yogic transmission so that all seekers with sincere interest in their evolution could experience the highest expansion of consciousness.

It was Lalaji’s conviction that family life was most conducive to self-development. In fact, he credited his wife with inspiring him and keeping him alert on the path of truth.

By nature Lalaji was always calm, but easily moved by the pains and pleasures of others. Rarely was he angered. Not given to superfluous talk, he was adept at using language to communicate his thoughts and captivate the hearts of his listeners. His personality, mode of living and general behaviour earned Lalaji the affection and respect of everyone.

Lalaji could bring about the spiritual awakening in a person with a blink of his eyelids, but displays of any kind were not liked by him. For removing various complexities of the heart, he asked his followers to make friends of their enemies. He regarded morality as essential to Self-Realization and love as the greatest practice. He taught that afflictions are divine blessings holding many secrets.

When he was not at his office, Lalaji imparted training to seekers and at night he transmitted to them until two o’clock in the morning. After his retirement in 1929, he began giving all his time to spiritual work, spending two to three hours every day dictating books, articles and letters. He was a great scholar of Urdu, Persian and Arabic, and had a sound knowledge of Hindi and Sanskrit.

Lalaji led a simple and pious life. His name spread far and wide, and many people approached him for solace and spiritual guidance. He never turned anyone away without blessing them with spiritual progress. He was himself blessed with a melodious voice, and his songs had the power to touch the very soul of his audience. It is because of the work done by this great guide that today, Heartfulness is able to offer a simple and effective practice to all interested seekers of spirituality.

The art of transmission was passed from Lalaji to Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur (known as Babuji), who became the second guide in the Heartfulness tradition.

Babuji Maharaj

1899 A.D.– 1983 A.D.

Babuji was born on 30th April 1899 in the north Indian town of Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh). From an early age, he displayed a craving for spiritual realization that overshadowed all other interests.

He held the position of clerk in the district court of Shahjahanpur for more than thirty years. He was married at the age of nineteen and his wife, Bhagwati, bore him two daughters and four sons before her death in 1949.

In June 1922, at the age of twenty-two, he met Lalaji, who recognized Babuji as the person who had appeared in his dream years before as his successor.

Though there were very few meetings between guru and disciple before Lalaji left his physical body in 1931, Babuji was in perpetual remembrance of Lalaji and insisted that he could not live for a second without his inner guidance. Babuji believed that evolution of consciousness is the birthright of all and should be offered freely to sincere seekers everywhere. He believed that a true Guru is the ultimate servant, and he lived his life serving all, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, gender or nationality. He taught that material and spiritual life go hand in hand, like the two wings of a bird, and that the normal life of a householder is the best environment in which to learn the twin virtues of love and sacrifice. Accordingly, he simplified and perfected the system of raja yoga so that everyone could practice and benefit from it.

He advised his followers not to be discouraged by their faults and shortcomings, but to let go of mistakes, resolving not to repeat them again. He reminded them that it is in the present that we develop our character and thus create a brighter future.

Babuji was, by nature, the humblest of people and had immense faith in his guru. He was confident that seekers of every culture and nationality would embrace the simple and effective practices that he offered. In 1972, he took the Heartfulness method to Europe and America, accompanied by his attendant, Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari of Chennai. Parthasarathi, known to his associates as Chariji, was later chosen to succeed Babuji as the third guru in the Heartfulness tradition.

Chariji Maharaj

1927 A.D – 2014 A.D.

Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, also known as Chariji, was born in Vayalur (near Chennai) in the south of India.

Chariji’s conscious spiritual aspirations were awakened at the age of eighteen when he heard a lecture on the Bhagavad Gita, but he continued with his studies, and graduated from Benares Hindu University with a Bachelor of Science degree. His first job was in chemical engineering after which he spent two years in Yugoslavia studying plastics manufacturing techniques.

He married in 1955 and joined the T. T. Krishnamachari group of companies the same year, soon rising to the position of executive director to one of the companies in the group. His work required him to travel extensively in India and abroad, establishing a pattern of world travel that he continued throughout his life, both professionally and then in his role as a Heartfulness guide.

In 1964 Chariji was introduced to the Heartfulness practice and several months later met Babuji. From his first meeting with Babuji, as he wrote in his book, My Master, “I knew immediately and intuitively that I had found the person who alone could be my Master and lead me to my goal.”

While continuing to fulfill his familial and business responsibilities, Chariji was assiduous in his spiritual practice and fervent in his devotion towards Babuji. He dedicated himself to helping Babuji actualize his vision for humanity.

Chariji accompanied Babuji on extensive travels throughout India. Following the arrival in India of Europeans drawn to Babuji and his teachings, Chariji in 1972 accompanied Babuji on the first of a series of overseas journeys to Europe and America. They met aspirants, conducted meditations, gave talks, answered questions. A relationship of loving interdependence grew between them.

During his lifetime, Babuji nominated Chariji as his successor and in 1983 when Babuji passed on, Chariji took over as his spiritual representative. He dedicated himself to continuing the work Babuji had started and furthering his vision for humanity. Under his leadership the organisation Babuji had set up proliferated both in India and to more than one hundred other countries. At the time of Chariji’s death membership had increased from 5,000 – as it had been in Babuji’s time – to 500,000. It has always been founded on volunteer work and funded by donations.

Chariji proved himself to be what Babuji had defined as the ideal human – a Western mind with an Eastern heart.

As well as being a brilliant orator, his capacity to work seemed almost superhuman. In spite of the numbers of people who came to see him and whom he met in the course of his travels, he was renowned for his willingness to engage with individuals who came to him freely. Tens of thousands of individuals have stories of one-to-one meetings with him that transformed their lives.

He wrote and published over one hundred books. His book, My Master, a tribute to his beloved Babuji, has been translated into 20 languages. Other books include diaries of his overseas travels with Babuji, an autobiography and numerous volumes of his talks in India and abroad representing and amplifying his Master’s teaching.

From 2008, Chariji suffered from ill-health and in 2010, Chariji used the technology of the day to let all his followers know that Kamlesh D. Patel was to be his successor on his passing. This was his way of ensuring that right from the start, there would be full support for him in what had become an enormous task. From this day, until his eventual passing, they were nearly always together.

Chariji passed away on 20th December 2014, passing on the role of the global Heartfulness guide to Shri Kamlesh D. Patel, affectionately known as Daaji.

Kamlesh D Patel

(1956 – Present)

Kamlesh D. Patel is an original voice in an ancient tradition. Known to many as Daaji, his teachings on Heartfulness Meditation arise from his personal experience, while reflecting his deep spirit of enquiry and respect for the world’s great spiritual traditions and scientific advancements.

Born in Gujarat in 1956, Daaji displayed an early interest in meditation and spirituality. He started Heartfulness Meditation at the age of nineteen, while studying to be a pharmacist. Soon after, he met his first Guru, Babuji, the second guide in the Heartfulness lineage. After graduating with honours from L.M. College of Pharmacy in Ahmedabad, Daaji married and moved to New York City. There, he and his wife raised their two sons, while he steadily built a successful pharmacy business. At the same time, Daaji continued to pursue his love of meditation as a devoted disciple of Babuji’s successor, Chariji. Over the years, Daaji played an increasingly active role in the Heartfulness Movement, both organisationally and by spreading its message and teaching its method. In 2011, Chariji selected Daaji as his spiritual successor.

As the leader of the Heartfulness Movement, Daaji now fulfils the many duties of a modern-day guru, travelling widely and extending his support to seekers everywhere. Daajifirmly believes in nourishing today’s youth with practical self-management tools and universal values. Under his guidance, students and faculty in over 2,500 schools, universities, and colleges are now benefitting from a portfolio of value-based self-development programs.

As a self-professed student of spirituality, Daaji devotes much of his time and energy to his personal research in the field of spirituality and consciousness, and regularly shares his findings through public speaking engagements, his website and social media platforms, and in broadcast, print, and digital media. Daaji’s articles have appeared in various leading publications including Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, Times of India, and Business Standard. His well-received Radio City Swaran series, Dil Ki Awaaz, ran for twelve episodes.

Daaji advocates bridging ancient tradition with modern scientific understanding, and has assembled a team of one hundred scientists to research the physiological and genetic effects of meditation and yogic transmission. He believes in approaching spirituality with scientific methodology – a practical approach stemming from his own experience and mastery in the field. As he often says, “You are the experimenter, the experiment, and also its result.”

Daaji’swish is for Heartfulness Meditation to be available to every household around the world. Under his guidance, Heartfulness organisations offer free meditation training at thousands ofHeartspots and Retreat Centres in 130 countries, and Heartfulness trainers are available worldwide for individual and group meditation in person or remotely via the Let’s Meditate app for iPhone and Android.

2.学校简介

Who we are

Heartfulness Institute is a global non for profit organisation with thousands of volunteer trainers who serve more than a million practitioners in over 130 countries. Our mission is to help develop peaceful, healthy and holistically educated individuals and children, families and communities, organizations and businesses, with a spirit of human well-being and integration. Heartfulness relaxation and meditation techniques are studied and proven to be effective in reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep, enhancing emotional intelligence and exploring the heights and depths of human consciousness.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help develop peaceful, healthy and holistically educated individuals and children, families and communities, organizations and businesses, and government organizations with a spirit of human well-being and oneness.

Confucius once said, “If you feed a man fish, you feed him for one day. If you teach him how to fish, he can feed himself for the rest of his life.” Heartfulness Institute offers the following programs and services with the goal of teaching humanity fundamental skills based on personal well-being, mental health and conscious living:

Programs to children to improve their creativity, interest in learning and observational abilities

Teacher training on Heartfulness methods of values education

Free community relaxation, meditation and rejuvenation practices based on a century-old system of meditation, suitably modified as Heartfulness for the modern day

Special programs for socially challenged situations

Self-development programs in colleges and universities, to create well-balanced students for a better future

Wellness programs for corporate employees to learn to relax and rejuvenate, in order to lower stress in the workplace and improve productivity and teamwork

Heartfulness Institute offers a variety of simple, gradual relaxation and inner-journey solutions to help us solve our problems and be the best we can possibly be in all walks of life. Whether a teacher or a business executive, a student of science or art, we can all pursue the path of fulfillment, excellence and perfection. The Institute engages in activities that further the practice of Heartfulness inner journey, including education, wellness, research and training. These practices are based on the teachings of the Sahaj Marg (Natural Path) system of Raja Yoga, which has been modified to suit the needs of modern life.

3.课程介绍

Holistic programs for professionals and businesses that reduce stress, support mental wellness, and improve overall productivity

Professional Programs

Heartfulness Institute has developed a series of meditation workshops for professionals and businesses. Participants learn to develop calmness from within, leading to better concentration, inner balance and true wellness of being. This can help them achieve:

Relax & Reflect - Intro to Meditation

Experience Heart-Based Meditation

Sustainable Meditation Practice

Accredited programs for physicians, nurses and psychologists to relax, meditate and rejuvenate

Heartfulness CME Conferences

Heartfulness Institute is offering CME/CE accredited programs to relax, meditate and rejuvenate, in collaboration with Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower for physicians (AMA), nurses (ANCC) and psychologists (APA).

Heartfulness CME programs are unique educational opportunities as you'll learn from practicing physicians and PhDs, who are also experienced Heartfulness meditators and trainers. 

Develop your skills as a heartful caregiver. Here are the CME topics that we offer

Previous Conferences 

Students and educators can learn Heartfulness techniques that help develop calmness from within

Heartful Schools

Heartfulness offers a rich variety of simple relaxation and meditation solutions to help us solve our problems and be the best we can possibly be. Whether a teacher or an administrator, a student of science or art we can all pursue the path of fulfillment, excellence and perfection.

Our programs are designed for all schools and focus on giving simple and practical techniques to nurture individual well-being and balanced living.

Elementary School Students

Workshop series includes:

Middle School Students

Workshop series includes:

High School Students

Workshop series include:

Faculty and Administrators 

Parents and Caregivers 

Train the Trainers

Heartfulness has champion and trainer programs that work with your school’s administrators, teachers and student volunteers to “train the trainers” to lead ongoing relaxation and meditation sessions

Advancing research in meditation to improve quality of life

Heartfulness Institute Research Initiative

The benefits, effects and impact of meditative practices at the personal level and on humanity as a whole is one of the great fields of research that science is just beginning to tap. Understanding the effects of meditation on the evolution of human consciousness may help answer profound questions regarding humanity and our role in the universe.

The mission of Heartfulness Institute Research Initiative is to support and facilitate a scientific approach toward contemplative practices and advance our understanding of meditation and consciousness. The Institute invites grant applications for meditation research from individuals who will conduct independent empirical, rigorous research. Grant applications will range from $5,000 up to a maximum of $100,000, on a non-renewable basis.

Heartfulness Institute teaches meditation and contemplative practices. Heartfulness Research funding is intended to provide resources to support foundational experiments on Heartfulness practices. These include, but are not limited to, studies investigating behavioral, physiological, metabolic, epigenetic and neurobiological responses to the practice of Heartfulness meditation, through cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on Heartfulness practitioners compared with appropriate control subjects. We encourage applications from researchers in other contemplative practices who are interested in applying their expertise to study Heartfulness meditation.

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree and have an official affiliation with a college, university, institute, medical school or other research facility.

Applications

The application should include

Review Process

We accept applications throughout the year. Criteria for evaluation include significance, relevance and impact of the proposed study; applicant’s research experience; and appropriateness of budget.

All administrative overhead must be kept to a minimum and not to exceed 8% of the total budget of the grant request.

Impact of Heartfulness on healthcare providers

The academic internal medicine department of Wellspan York Hospital, Pennsylvania conducted a study on the impact of Heartfulness meditation program on healthcare providers, including resident physicians, faculty physicians and nurses. Pre and post surveys were completed to track changes in symptoms of burnout and emotional wellness. The study found that participants experienced:

Experience Heartfulness yoga and learn to meditate – The main objective of Heartfulness Yoga classes is to introduce students and train teachers not only to classical yoga asanas but to the ultimate goal of Yoga, which is oneness through meditation.

Heartfulness is a unique technique of meditation with yogic transmission adapted for modern day life. Heartfulness Yoga integrates body, mind and soul in the true spirit of Ashtanga Yoga.

The Heartfulness Yoga Teacher Training Course is a one-month residential program. Heartfulness Yoga School is registered RYS200 Yoga Alliance.

Program

Uniqueness

The accommodation in one of our beautiful ashrams will greatly contribute to the experience of people who want to soar higher into Raja Yoga practices and experience meditation with yogic transmission.

During the course, students will be exposed to a comprehensive approach of the eight steps of Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga leading up to meditation Raja Yoga. Heartfulness Meditation practice is a method derived from the ancient Raja Yoga modified to suit the demands of modern life. The transformative element of Heartfulness meditation is Yogic transmission.

Heartfulness is a heart-based lifestyle that expands from a simple heart-based meditation. In the classroom and on the mat, these principles are experienced and applied. Learn to teach from the heart.

When one listens to the heart, follows voices of the heart and captures the inspiration that comes from within, one masters life.

Curriculum

The Heartfulness Education Trust is associated with Annamalai University to offer a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Yoga for interested people. This is a one-year distance education program. Teaching and registration are integrated in the Heartfulness TTC.

Qualifications

This course is open to everyone who has practiced yoga asanas and wants to learn more for themselves or who wants to teach. It is open for students from different walks of life, profession and nationality.

Prerequisites

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