Sahaj Marg

Sahaj Marg or Heartfulness Meditation is a set of meditative practices first developed at the turn of the twentieth century and formalized into teaching through Shri Ram Chandra Mission in 1945. It is a form of Raja Yoga meditation system. Use of pranahuti or yogic transmission and the cleaning of impressions (called samskaras) are claimed to be unique to this method.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Sahaja Yoga.

The Heartfulness Movement's headquarters is located in Kanha Shanti Vanam near Hyderabad in Telangana, India. The current global guide of the organization is Kamlesh Patel (Daaji).[3]

History
Main article: Shri Ram Chandra Mission

The organizational body Shri Ram Chandra Mission was formally registered in 1945 by Ram Chandra (1899-1983). As part of the Sahaj Marg spiritual practice, Ram Chandra adopted a technique called pranahuti as taught by his spiritual master bearing the same name Ram Chandra of Fatehgarh in India (popularly called "Lalaji" by his followers).[4]

Practice

The system involves daily and weekly practices including solitary and group meditation.[5] Heartfulness practices include relaxation, meditation, cleaning (or rejuvenation) and prayer.[6][7]

Meditation focuses on the practitioner's heart. A subtle yogic transmission, also called pranahuti, is a part of the system, and so is "cleaning" or "rejuvenation", which involves suggestions and positive affirmations. The practitioner performs a prayer before going to bed at night.

See also

References
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  3. PRABHU, UMA KENI (23 November 2019). "A spiritual movement that advocates a 'heartful' approach to wellness". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. "हार्टफुलनेस मेडिटेशन से आत्म-विकास : पटेल" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar Hindi. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. "Sahaj Marg System of Meditation," Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine C. Suntharamoorthy, Daily News, Sri Lanka, August 4, 2003.
  6. Sankar Sylapan, Bhuvnesh; Nair, Ajay Kumar; Jayanna, Krishnamurthy; Mallipeddi, Saketh; Sathyanarayana, Sunil; Kutty, Bindu M. (1 November 2020). "Meditation, well-being and cognition in heartfulness meditators – A pilot study". Consciousness and Cognition. 86: 103032. doi:10.1016/j.concog.2020.103032. ISSN 1053-8100. PMID 33096504. S2CID 224806910. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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