The actual strength of SRCM is a subject of perpetual speculation. Varadachari, a professor of philosophy and a friend of Babuji, was the 'guru in waiting' before the appearance of Chari on the scene. Narayana and the creation of the Institute of Ram Chandra Consciousness (ISRC), which is operating with Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur (Babuji) as the only and eternal Master. Then came the schism of Dr Varadachari's son, K.C. And there are at least 2 Shri RAM Chandra Mission(s) disputing the ownership of the Mission in the Supreme Court of India. Babuji's succession to Lalaji is still bitterly disputed today. Actually, Lalaji gave birth to an abundance of hindu and/or Sufi movements. They are the 3 Masters of Sahaj Marg according to SRCM (Chennai), the Chari faction. Officially, Chari succeeded Babuji who succeeded Lalaji. The presentation will be articulated around 5 topics: The apocalyptic urgency and businesslike evangelical proselytism are some of the new features that appeared in the movement during the last 20 years, under the impulsion of Chari, guided by his messianic mission and promise to his master that the SRCM would shine throughout the world. Sahaj Marg, this so-called 'religious' movement and/or 'spiritual tradition' (as called in the 'Autobiography of Ram Chandra', the Founder) nevertheless shows, after a few decades in existence, many signs of drifting towards spiritualism (see their fund-raiser book: Whispers from the Brighter World which is channelled from various deceased spirits through a French medium), and the Cult of a Personality (the Guru and/or the 'Special Personality' who is believed to be Babuji with Chari as his 'successor' according to SRCM (Chennai'). The Belgian government has now done the same at its Centre for Information and Advice on (Organizations deemed) Harmful Sects ( CIAOSN) where books by Babuji and Chari are listed.

The French parliamentary report on 'harmful sects' n☂468 of December 1995 (French version), ( English version) named this organization (Shri Ram Chandra Mission-SRCM) in its exhaustive and controversial list of ' harmful sects' that included some spiritual movements operating in Europe at that time. This is the condensed official story presenting the origins of the Sahaj Marg and the SRCM. Chari claimed that his personal mission, assigned to him by his master before his death, was to have the SRCM shine throughout the world. Babuji called his 'new religion', Sahaj Marg, or the 'easy path' (now called the 'Natural Path'), as apparently instructed in a dream (meditation) state.Īt Babuji's death in 1983, Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, more commonly known as Chariji, allegedly succeeded him. Then in 1945, thirteen (13) years after the death of Lalaji in 1931, Babuji founded the Shri Ram Chandra Mission in honour of his Master, Lalaji, and claims to have been charged in a dream (meditation) state, with spreading this teaching throughout the world. Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur, also known as Babuji, claims to have met Lalaji a few times in his late teens and early twenties, and to have become a disciple. Also known as Lalaji, this Master of the Naqshbandiya Sufi Order, is therefore considered the first Master of a new spiritual lineage by the adherents of Sahaj Marg and the Shri Ram Chandra Mission. Officially, the spiritual teaching called Sahaj Marg, that is based on 'heart to heart spiritual transmission', antique knowledge of India but lost for centuries, was re-discovered by Ram Chandra of Fatehgarh.

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