He having willed, left the task of working out the modalities of economic development and in due course integration of this Country back to its original geographical shape to lesser mortals, took up the more serious problem of` reviving the spiritual glory of this Country to its pristine purity. He took up the work left unfinished by Swami Ram Tirth who said " Whether working through many souls or alone, I seriously promise to infuse true life and dispel darkness and weakness from India within ten years, and within the first half of the twentieth century India will be restored to more than its glory." India did get independence before that date. The Special Personality was also born to do the work of the regeneration of Spirituality, which is the soul of this land. The Special Personality is also fulfilling the aspiration of Swami Vivekananda who said " I am anxiously waiting for the day when mighty minds will arise, gigantic spiritual minds will be ready to go forth from India to the end of world to teach spirituality ...those ideas which ...belong to India's soil alone."
He with all earnestness plunged into the spiritual work by undertaking the South India tour in 1944 itself. He has sown the seeds for spiritual regeneration of the nation. He was joined in these efforts later by one of the most devout associates Sri Ishwar Sahaiji who was called endearingly as master due to his vocation in that capacity. Later we find him writing a book called " Peep into Sahaj Marg" which can be safely considered as one of the best introductions to the subject.
Revered Babuji (as he was being affectionately called by his associates) wrote his first book in 1946 called "Commentary on Ten Commandments of Sahaj Marg" which he said was dictated to him in a super fine state of super consciousness by his Master and is divine in its nature. His next book Efficacy of Rajayoga in the Light of Sahaj Marg followed this in 1947. He wrote later his book on the journey of the aspirant called "Towards Infinity" in Urdu in 1957. He wrote his book "Reality at Dawn", which has become very popular. Finally in 1962 he wrote his book "Sahaj Marg Philosophy". He wrote several articles and gave many messages, which were published as "Voice Real". He also wrote his autobiography in 1974 at the request of his associates but did not write it completely leaving the part II to be published posthumously.
By 1948-49 several persons interested in pure and simple spirituality gathered around him the more notable among them being Sri. Suresh Chandra Professor of English, Sri. S.P. Srivastava Professor of Philosophy, Sri. M.L.Chaturvedi, Judge of the Allahabad High Court who later became member of U. P.P.S.C. Each one of them contributed to the philosophy and practice of Sahaj Marg. In 1948-49 Kum. Kasturi Chaturvedi joined the Master Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj Shahjahanpur. She was one of the finest abhyasis the Master could get in his early days and she progressed significantly faster mainly due to her sensitivity and total dedication to spirituality and devotion and love towards the Master.
One of the South Indians, Sri Kumaraswamy was influenced by his teachings and was at Vijayawada. In 1955 when the book Reality at Dawn was published, he requested Dr. K.C.Varadachari, Professor of Philosophy at Tirupati to review the book. When the book was referred to him by "The Hindu" for which he was a regular reviewer of books, he was very much impressed by the book that he recommended to all aspirants. The review was read by many and some from Delhi and other nearer places to Shahjahanpur visited the Master. Master felt so happy about the service of Dr. K.C.V. that he came to Tirupati in December 1955 to meet the professor and in turn offered to introduce him to the system, which was graciously accepted. Dr.K.C.Varadachari was a famous Visistadvaitin and a well-known authority in the system of Aurobindo. His joining this system made more yearning souls join the system. Doctor sahib as he was affectionately called by the Master made very fast progress in spiritual life that he was considered as some one very special by the Master and was granted a position on his par for all purposes. Dr.K.C.V. gave many talks and commented about the system and called it a New Darshana. This was very much appreciated by the Masters of the order that they blessed him in all ways. But the disciple professor was of extreme humility and was forever the disciple and always wanted others to reach the Master and worked for the same. By 1956 Dr. K.C. Varadacharis' son Narayana also became an active member of the Mission and later on came out with the commentaries on the philosophy and raja yoga of Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj.
By 1963 when Dr.K.C.Varadachari was appointed as Professor in the special chair of Vivekananda in the Madras University he was able to influence many persons and notable among them who was to later become one of the ablest disciples of the Master Sri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari. He became General secretary of the Mission and later staked his claim for the Presidentship of the Mission after the physical veiling of the Master.
In 1965 the Sahaj Marg Research Institute was started with the prime intention of providing necessary literature to the world at large with comparison and contrast to other systems of Yoga. This was set up at Tirupati a pilgrim centre of Lord Venkateswara. The task of convincing the traditional people and making them change the mode of worship from traditional ways to the modified system of Rajayoga was ably taken up by Dr.K.C.Varadachari as Director of the institute assisted by a team of dedicated and qualified persons to do research. The Institute conducted two seminars, which were very much appreciated by the Master. It also conducted the first ever Preceptors meeting and discussed methods of training thread bare.
The Mission started expanding in all directions of the country. In 1968-69 Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan was permitted by the Master as a preceptor went to Copenhagen and started the Mission in Europe. By 1971 Dr. K.C.Varadachari left his mortal coil to guide others from the higher plane as directed by the Master. In 1971 K.C.Narayana took the message of the Master to the U.S.A. and influenced quite a few persons who were to later work for the Master there.
Due to the untiring efforts of the disciples of the Master and more so of Sri Parthasarathi the Mission expanded in Eastern and Western countries. The Master himself visited quite a few countries and charged them for a change in the atmosphere in those countries.
In 1976 the number of members of the Mission increased considerably that it was considered necessary to construct an Ashram at Shahjahanpur. The number of persons attracted by the system increased day by day. Master's visits to other countries also increased. But age was against him as he had already put in about 35 years of active work for the cause of change and his frail and fragile body was not able to carry on the load of work. He started telling his close disciples the need to educate people properly in his system and also do further research. In 1982 he took seriously ill on his visit to France. He was brought back to India but he never recovered despite excellent medical care and attention and he left his mortal coil on 19th April 1983.
The Master is assisting us from the astral plane as he promised. "I shall be more useful when I (had) left my physical form". (see letter of Revered Babuji to Dr. K. C. Varadachari dt/- 30-1-1 M958). Rev. Babuji in another letter to Dr. K.C.V. wrote "I am reminded of Lord Krishna's prediction intercommuned to me some time ago that the time has not yet come for the people to have full understanding of your existence though it shall definitely come but only when you have given up the material form." (Letter Dt/- 4-1-1961).
The Spiritual regeneration of Humanity has started and the message of the Master and His method is already spreading fast in all countries of the world and a new World Order is emerging in which the principles of fraternity, service and sacrifice are becoming the way of life.
The world which is now engaged in the fights of dead religions or of ghosts of religions would soon emerge out of this mess of hatred, contempt and conflict in the name of God and enter into the new era of spirituality, which is very carefully structured by the Great Masters and the Special Personality. This is a Divine Will and shall soon be witnessed by all of us in the material plane.
May all feel and experience the Joy of Bliss so generously granted by the Eternal Master Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj of Shahjahanpur in all their walks of life.
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CERTAIN SALIENT CLARIFICATIONS ON RAJA YOGA BY SRI RAMCHANDRA JI MAHARAJ OF SHAHJAHANPUR