Kamlesh Patel (Daaji)
Kamlesh D. Patel | |
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| Born | Kamlesh Desai Patel कमलेश देसाई पटेल કમલેશ દેસાઈ પટેલ 28 September 1956 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Pratima Patel |
| Organization | |
| Philosophy | Raja Yoga, Sahaj Marg |
| Senior posting | |
| Guru | Shri Ram Chandra Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari |
| Literary works | The Heartfulness Way (2017)[1] |
| Website | daaji.org |
"If you want to have infinite happiness, infinite bliss, then minimize your desires, from more and more to less and less and finally to zero! Make peace with yourself."
Kamlesh D. Patel (born 1956) also known as Daaji among his followers, is an Indian spiritual leader, author and the fourth in the line of Rāja yoga masters in the Sahaj Marg system of spiritual practice of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission.[2][3][4][5] He is the president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, a non-profit organization founded in 1945 and associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information[6], succeeded his spiritual guide Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari after his mahāsamādhi in 2014.[7] He was serving as the VP, before being appointed as the president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission.[8][9] In 2015, he founded the Heartfulness Institute, an initiative where he offers free online master classes.[10] In 2017, over 1.2 million people globally accessed his online master classes. He has conducted various workshops on Yoga and spirituality in metropolitan cities across the India and USA.[11][12]
In December 2017, Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, E.S.L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana visited Daaji's Kanha Shantivanam Ashram and planted 100,000th tree with him under the Green Kanha initiative.[13][14][15][16]
Daaji co-authored a book called The Heartfulness Way, along with Joshua Pollock in 2018.[17] The book was launched by Ram Nath Kovind in January 2018.[18] It was ranked #1st in Hindustan Times's Nielsen top 10 lists of the Best non-fiction books chart.[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Book shelf". Bengaluru: New Indian Express. January 3, 2018.
- ^ Rangarajan, A.D. (2016-01-31). "Proving science behind spirituality". The Hindu.
- ^ "Listen to the heart to master your life: Meditation guide Daaji". New Delhi: Business Standard. February 3, 2017.
- ^ Little, Anita (2016-06-24). "Hopping on the Meditation Brandwagon: "Heartfulness" Makes landfall in Los Angeles". Religiondispatches.org.
- ^ "शारीरिक-मानसिक शांति का आधार है 'ध्यान". Meerut: Hindustan (newspaper). 2018-01-02.
- ^ Shri Ram Chandra Mission and the United Nations
- ^ "Listen to the heart to master your life: Meditation guide Daaji". Business Standard. 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Heartful meditation marks Day of Peace". The Hans India. 2017-09-21.
- ^ "Kamlesh Patel Daaji' s Biography". Sahajmarg. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ Mathew, Diya (2017-06-25). "Ministry of Heartful Happiness". Dubai: The Week (Indian magazine).
- ^ "Listen to the heart to master your life, says spiritual guide Daaji". NewsX. 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Free online meditation master classes Mastering Being'". Daily Excelsior. 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Kovind visits ashram near Hyderabad, plants sapling". Business Standard. IANS. 2017-12-25.
- ^ "Telangana: Green drive –18 crore more saplings planted than before". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-12-26.
- ^ "Observing International Day of Peace". Telangana Today. 2017-09-26.
- ^ Patel, Shivani (2016-06-01). "Heartfulness Institute Hosts Meditation Conference in Los Angeles". India-West.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (January 31, 2018). "The Heartfulness Way: An accessible and effective journey". The Hindu.
- ^ "President Kovind unveils book on self development in Delhi". Deccan Herald. January 20, 2018.
- ^ "HT-Nielsen top 10: Ashwin Sanghi's Keepers of Kalachakra tops best-selling fiction list". Hindustan Times. February 3, 2018.
Further reading
- Ejlertsen, Lisbeth (January 28, 2017). The Spiritual Wisdom of India: About My Search for Happiness and the Truth in Life with Indian Gurus and Palm Leaf Astrologers, Volume 1. AuthorHouse. ISBN 1-52466-654-8.