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Sri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur who has
propounded the New Darsana or View of Reality is
a unique personality in many ways. He seems to
have been chosen very early for the unique work
of spirituality by the special process known as
Pranahuti or Transmission as a way of
realization of the Ultimate. This is the most
significant instrument of Realization - rather
the only means. There are several leading
thinkers who have affirmed that Jnana or the
Knowledge that one is Brahman, arrived at
through meditation or reiteration of the
Sruti-Vakyas purporting to teach this, is
enough. Perhaps even the knowledge that one is
the body of God, or is the dasa or dependent on
God, should be got through the same Sruti. There
are others who feel that devotion to God as the
Self and All would, more easily and certainly,
lead to emancipation or liberation. By Bhakti
does one know, see and enter into God in
essence. One may then live and move and have his
being in God. Lord Sri Krsna has stated that
absolute devotion alone could do it. But He has
also stated that this experience of God as He is
in Himself is possible only by His Grace; not by
study, intelligence, discrimination, or
austerity, but by His Grace alone does one
really attain Him. This Grace is the pranahuti -
the supreme Life Force which is of God, and
which makes everything live, think, see, hear as
the Kenopanisad states: Kenesitam patati
presitam manah, kena pranapraiti yuktah . . . By
whom does mind, breath or life make one live ...
and answers that there is a super force which is
the mind of the mind, breath of the breath, eye
of the eye, ear of the ear, speech of the speech
that moves all, by whom all are moved. It is
this Divine Grace that is sought to be utilized
for the rejuvenation and solution of all
problems of human life. This Pranahuti, though
well-known to the ancient yogis, had fallen into
disuse. The recovery of this method and the
utilization of the Superconscious Living Force
are due to Sri Ram Chandraji of Fatehgarh and
Sri Ram Chandraji of Shahjahanpur, the founder
President of the Sri Ram Chandra Mission.
Readers would like to have a glimpse of his
personality and the following facts given by him
would be of general interest to the readers.
In his own words:
"I was born on Sunday the 30th of April at
Shahjahanpur in the year 1899 at 7-26 A.M.,
morning of Baisakh badi Panchami, janma samai
(time of birth) 4 gharis 55 Pal Vikram Samvat
1956. My father was Rai Bahadur Sri Budri
Prasad, Pleader and Hony. Magistrate 1st Class.
He was a scholar of history. His work on Indian
History, especially the Ancient Period, is still
preserved in Manuscripts."
"I was told by my mother that even as a child
I did not have the inclination to eat food by
myself as generally children do. I did not eat
myself in childhood even the served food unless
some one else offered it to me. My mother only
taught me the lesson - be honest and do not
steal".
"I was not interested in studies. The whole
of my educational career was full of failure.
When I reached the age of sixteen I developed a
taste for learning. I was interested in
literature - Urdu, Persian and English.
Geography was a hobby with me. I was weak in
Mathematics throughout my school career."
"I was a good player of Hockey and Football.
I was much interested in riding. I gave up games
after some time."
"At the age of nine I felt a kind of thirst
for Reality, and I remained extremely flustered,
just like a man who is drowning in water. It
continued for some time, but finding no solution
I fixed my mind upon making myself deserving. I
went on with this idea till the age of fourteen,
praying at the same time for getting a good and
capable Master. I had also made up my mind that
I should not seek for a Master, and if I went at
all with this idea to some one I should
definitely accept him as my Master. My fortune
favoured me and I arrived at the holy feet of my
Master, Samarth Guru Mahatma Ram Chandraji of
Fatehgarh U.P., on 3rd June 1922. I was so
spellbound by the effect of Master's force
entering into me that I found myself compelled
to gain it, rather than to study philosophy in
which I was deeply interested. This meeting was,
to me, one of the most important events which
contributed to solve my problem of life. I
commenced abhyas under his guidance and gave up
pranayam which I had been practising for 7 years
or so. A feeling of perfect satisfaction
prevailed upon me when I was graced by his
(Master's) first glance."
"During my school days once the Head Master
(Mr. Idris Ahmed) of the Government High School,
Shahjahanpur, suffered from colic pain. He was
restless and groaning due to pain I went to him
and caught hold of his thumbs and poured my own
energy into him with the idea that they pain
should stop. It worked, and he felt sleepy. The
next day I was famous as a mesmerist. When
anybody was hurt in games he was sent to me for
healing without medicine. It is a fact that I
did not practise hypnotism and mesmerism. I
simply had the confidence in myself, and knew to
concentrate even at that age. I also predicted a
few things during boyhood and they came to
pass."
"After passing the matriculation I joined the
Judge's court in the year 1924 and retired in
1954. I am accustomed to deep thinking since
boyhood."
Regarding important Spiritual Experiences:
"in 1924 I felt an ubiquitous force present in
every animate and inanimate object and particle.
I was drowned in a sea of wonder. I felt God
pervading over everything, like broad day
light."
"On 1931 August 15th morning, I found a great
flow of power within and outside me which my
inner voice assured me had been bestowed by my
master. My master had gone into the state of
Maha Samadhi on the night of the 14th August,
1931. This was the usual system of transferring
of power adopted by saints of calibre. It was in
fact the merging of the master into me."
"On October 12th, 1932, I felt my master
transmitting to me in dream. I felt two jerks of
very strong force. In the first I found my body
overflowing with spiritual energy from top to
toe. In the second I felt my heart, being
overfull, was almost on the point of breaking
down. The third jerk might have ended my life
but I prayed to him expressing my inability to
bear any more."
"In 1944 April I prayed to my master (in the
brighter world) for several days continuously to
show me the light which Moses is said to have
seen on Mount Sinai. He was kind enough to
accept my prayer and showed it to me. It
happened in the night at about 2-30 a.m. in the
waking state. The light was enveloping me all
round to a distance of several feet."
"On August 14th, 1944, I devoted several days
in praying to Lord Krsna to reveal to me the
Vision of Virat Rup as shown to Arjuna; the
prayer was granted and he appeared to me in my
vision showing the full view of Virat."
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