Sunday, March 06, 2016

Sahaj Marg: The Good and the Bad Abhyasis

Translation of an article by Élodie: "Sahaj Marg: les bons et les mauvais abhyasis", on her blog is Europe: Pour Que Vive Le Sahaj Marg.


March 6, 2016

Sahaj Marg: The good and the bad Abhyasis

The good and the bad abhyasis, the good and bad preceptors. The real human beings and the others.

True to Chari's way of doing things, Patel is no exception to the rule: there are now good and bad abhyasis, good and bad tutors: "I clean abhyasis and I'm superior to them."

The bad ones are not even worthy of being considered human beings, "manners and attitude are so poor they do not even have close to the human being". 

I don't dare imagine how he perceives those outside his movement; worse than animals?

But what worries him has nothing to do with humanity and spirituality. What worries him is the outside view, the judgment of others, "How are they going to represent our Sahaj Marg spiritual movement and inspire others to join us?"

This was some of the information brought forward in his search for peer public speakers (proselytizing?).

Does the image of Sahaj Marg and Heartfulness that Kamlesh Patel tries to sell to the outside world, have a foundation in reality or is it all a pipe dream?

Élodie


Read this short exerpt: 

“Serve with Anonymity”, a speech by Kamlesh Patel on January 29th, 2016 at Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Exerpt:

(…) Another problem we face is that some abhyasis can be so uncivil in their approach. Even though they may know a little bit of Sahaj Marg, their mannerisms and their attitude are so poor that they don’t even come close to being human. How will they represent our Sahaj Marg Spiritual Movement and inspire others to join us?

We will not be able to fulfil our own spiritual goal, let alone help others, unless and until we remain calm, peaceful and dedicated from within. Our behaviour matters. To serve as a preceptor does not give us some sort of privilege to enter the Brighter World. In fact, I have observed again and again that when a person is made a preceptor, generally his or her progress is arrested for a long, long time until he or she wakes up and says, “No, this is not the way I should live my life.” Why? Because they feel they have achieved something, and the ego inflates instead of becoming less and less.


Becoming a preceptor does not mean that you have achieved something. Nothing has been achieved yet. It is an extra responsibility given. It is like volunteer work; whether you clean the toilet or whether you clean the abhyasi's heart, it is the same thing. Those who are cleaning toilets think themselves to be too low and they continue to receive Grace from above, while the preceptors think, “I am cleaning the abhyasis and I am superior to them.” How to redeem such cases? It is very difficult. (…)
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Friday, February 19, 2016

Sahaj Marg: Patel vs Chari

Translation of an article by Élodie: "Sahaj Marg: Patel vs Chari", on her blog in Europe: Pour Que Vive Le Sahaj Marg.


February 19, 2016   


Sahaj Marg: Patel vs Chari 

Exerpt of Sahaj Sandesh No. 2006-68 of 20/09/2006  "On the advice of the Master, the Mission has adopted a policy of discouraging the use of online groups, chat rooms, blogs, email lists or private unauthorized third party use of mailing lists to disseminate information about the mission."

2015/16: 180-degree turn: Patel takes the counterpoint to Chari. Sahaj Marg is installed on all social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. 
 

Blogs appear and multiply with the blessing of Patel. He encourages them, in fact advertising them and states:


Exerpt of Bulletin No: 2016.11 – Friday January 29, 2016

(…) 
This week’s featured blogs and articles

Please enjoy reading the following blogs and share them with your family and friends:

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     Meditate and Become: https://archive.org/details/MeditateAndBecome-The-Sahaj-Marg-Way: “Love is something to be created in your heart. And when your heart is full of love, you cannot stop people from coming to you, like bees going to flowers.” - Shri. Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari

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       Hidden Potential of Consciousness: Shri Kamlesh Patel: http://specialityofsahajmarg.blogspot.in/2016/01/hidden-potential-of-consciousness-shri.html: Shri Kamlesh D Patel, the current president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission and the Spiritual Guide of Sahaj Marg, talks about the hidden potential and expansion of consciousness when he visited Lyon, France on 28th December 2015.

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     Preceptors of Sahaj Marg: Dr. Radheshyam Miryala: http://srcm-articles.blogspot.in/2016/01/srcm-preceptors-of-sahaj-marg.html: Radheshyam Miryala, an emergency medicine physician and outdoor enthusiast interested in spirituality writes about the preceptors and trainers of Sahaj Marg.

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   Power of Prayer: http://dailysrcm.blogspot.in/2016/01/power-of-prayer-sahaj-marg-snippet.html: Illustrating an incident, this article conveys the power of Prayer in Sahaj Marg.

      
     How can two incarnations of the "cartel of Sahaj Marg Masters" have such opposite strategies in so little distance? How is it that the philosophy of Sahaj Marg takes on the character of the one who runs it? How is it possible to be so contradictory?

The question is not to find out who of the two, Chari or Patel, is right. The question is rather: Is there a pilot, a driver and what is the direction?

Is there no long-term vision?

Yet the Babuji as allegedly channeled by Peyret, the French mediumkeeps repeating that everything is planned.

We doubt it. 

  
Élodie
 

Friday, February 05, 2016

Babuji of Sahaj Marg: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Translation of an article by Élodie: "Babuji: Faites ce que je dis mais pas ce que je fais",  on her blog in Europe: Pour Que Vive Le Sahaj Marg.


February 2, 2016 

Babuji: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
 

Babuji, the "spirit of the dead" allegedly channeled by the (French lady) medium, Peyret in 1999 contradicts the Babuji who was alive in 1969-70! Is the medium finally trapped?

"Yes, our remarks of yesterday may be expanded to racism. What could be sadder, at this time when men believe that our civilization is at its highest level, than [that we are] seeing beings tearing each other apart because of their racial differences, some ethnicities being sacrificed because they bother!"


Allegedly from Babuji, in the Whisper From the Brighter World of Wednesday, November 17, 1999 - 8:00 AM

Please Reread this: The complexion of the stepdaughter of Babuji, was it clear enough?


See below for more links

Claude





Was the complexion of the stepdaughter of Babuji white enough? (Alexis ... in French)

The complexion of the girl who married his son Umesh is an important issue (for Babuji and Chari).  That is the subject of the following exchange of letters between him (Babuji)  and Chari.


 

Excerpts from "Letters of the Master" (tome3) around 1969-1970: 
According to a comment by Frank Waaldijk (ex Zone-In-Charge for SRCM in the Netherlands.... appointed by Chari)  posted November 9, 2010 on the Élodie's blog:

In an exchange of letters dating from 1969 to 1970, Babuji and Chari exchange on the qualities of different girls, in order to finalize the marriage of his son Umesh without consulting him. From the photo he received, Babuji noted that the shape of the face of the first is correct and that he was told she had fair skin (white-ish?). Later Chari replies that another girl is a good painter, is well versed in household chores, but that she has a dark complexion (Savla). In turn, Babuji responds about another girl, who is taking a class in psychology, has a fair skin, a good disposition (attitude?) and has the correct height. 


Letter of October 31, 1969 - Babuji to Chari (page 57):

" (…) An officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs has started marriage negotiations for his daughter with Umesh. I have a mind to finalise the marriage of Umesh without consulting him if he does not object. I shall give him a good match. I received the photo of the girl today. The face-cut is good and I am told by one of my near relatives that she has white complexion."

 

Letter from Chari à Babuji,  Mar 16, 1970 (page 72) :
 

"A gentleman by name Mr. S-- S-- and his wif called on us yesterday evening on behalf of Shri RPS-- of Hardoi, said to be a retired sessions judge and a close associate of your family for the last 25 years. They came to meet us and Chi. Umesh in connection with a proposal to marry Sow. C--, one of the daughters of the judge Shri RP--. The girl is stated to be an MA, a good artist in painting, well versed in domestic duties, but complexion is "savla". I have requested Mrs. S-- S--, who is related to Mr. RP--, that she should write to Mr. RP-- to contact you directly. I trust they will do so."

 

Letter from Babuji to Chari, Mar 27, 1970 :
 

"Mr. CA R-- has suggested a good match for Umesh at Bombay. The father of the girl is going to present Rs. 5000/- in cash to the boy, and jewellery worth Rs. 5000/- plus other things as a gift. I respect the opinion of your father but I have already given consent to the person at Moradabad. I have written to him that I like the girl and when you approve the boy I may proceed towards the finalisation. The girl is second class MA in Psychology, fair complexioned and having good cut and her height is good. There is no question of dowry from my side. 

The father of the girl is Divisional Signal Engineer, Northern Railway, Moradabad, and the family is well-educated. The father of the girl will also go to Madras after 4th April 1970 to see Umesh. His name is RN--."

It`s as if he (they?) was describing farm animals, I'm sorry to sayThis does not mean that his teachings are completely wrong, just that he himself can not follow them either ... 



See Also 
( ... for complete articles and comments by Frank Wadijk, ex Zonal-in-Charge for the Netherlands ... appointed by Chari):

Blatant Colour (Race?) and Sexual Orientation Discrimination by Babuji and Chari of Sahaj Marg (tm) and SRCM (California-1997), a Member of UNDPI

Babuji, Sahaj Marg, And "skin complexion"! Colour Discrimination??

 Pitfalls of Spirituality  (Frank's blog)

 

Thursday, January 21, 2016

SAHAJ MARG: The Illusion of Open-ness

Translation of an article by Alexis: "Heartfulness: Jusqu'ou la Transparence et l'Ouverture?" on Élodie's blog in Europe: Pour Que Vive Le Sahaj Marg.


January 18, 2016

Sahaj Marg: the Illusion of Open-ness 
From an article by Alexis (on his blog): Heartfulness: How Far the Transparency and Openness? 

As every year, SRCM (Shri Ram Chandra Mission) and the Indian SMSF (Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation) fulfilled their obligation by reporting the foreign donations they receive (FCRA, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act - Ministry of Home Affairs, India). 

Patel Peyret and Reddy, the trio that leads Sahaj Marg by the nose

In my previous articles, I have stressed the importance of the Patel / Peyret couple on the destiny of Sahaj Marg, the guru 2.0 and the medium who claims to channel Babuji.  It was to forget too quickly the influence of their bagman, Madhava Reddy, the Indian-American CEO of HTC Global Services.

Between April 2014 and March 2015, his company still made donations of over a million dollars, more than half of total foreign donations. Since 2006-2007, Madhava Reddy, his family, his company and his foundation have contributed to the budget of this movement to the tune of at least $ 10 million in 9 years.  

This is the first (largest?)  foreign contributor, averaging one third of the total donations by itself.

This is something which will weigh heavily on the future of Sahaj Marg decisions! Is he not also one of the privileged few to have a cottage within the grounds of the Babuji Memorial Ashram in Manappakkam? ... As the equal of Chari in his time?

Limits to Openness and Transparency?

With Heartfulness, Patel began an extensive open-ness of the mission's operation, after years of obscurantism linked to the management of Chari.

In France, officials of SRCM are not hiding anymore. Instead they appear in the media and communicate in all azimuths (directions?) , in order to de-demonize their movement hitherto ostracized.

Results announced by the SRCM France: "The SRCM has 1,500 members but the number of practitioners would approach 3000, according to its French officials. In Lyon, where one hundred practitioners gathered in a room on Long Street, after the 1st Days which brought together 3,000 people in May in the capital of the Gaules, the number of followers has doubled and the group will now move. (...) "
In Le Journal de Saone et Loire of  01/02/2016.

The two Heartfulness events organized in Lyon by the SRCM in May and December / January are undeniably an open-ness signal. I even applauded these symbolic operations and success seems to be at the rendezvous. But does the transparency not have its limits?

SRCM and SMSF publish their list of foreign donations they receive by obligation and not for transparency. Never have their accounts ever been published in full, no one has ever seen the accounts of SHPT (their subsidiary that manages all the publications), also, never have the accounts of their LMOIS school ...

    
There is reason to wonder and doubt! Why not play transparent to the end if there is nothing to hide?  Finally, if nothing changes, then what are they hiding it?

When playing the transparency game, we must assume (secrecy?) and go all the way ...

Alexis


See Also: (in French) 
Quand une femme s’empare du pouvoir
Patel/peyret, une mission bicéphale, par Elodie
A qui appartient la Mission ? Donations étrangères, les grands argentiers du Sahaj marg