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Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari (24 July 1927 - 20 December 2014) better known as Chariji., was the third in the line of Raja Yoga masters in the Sahaj Marg system of spiritual practice of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM).
Contents
- Early life
- Professional life
- Sahaj Marg and contributions to spirituality
- Final years and death
- References
Early life
Chariji was born into a South Indian Brahmin family, whose original progenitor was Rishi Bhargava. The eldest of four children, his father Shri C. A. Rajagopalachari served in the Indian Railways and his mother, Srimathi R. Janaki, was an amateur violinist who died when Chariji was only five years old.
Professional life
After graduation from Banaras Hindu University with a B.Sc., Chariji worked for Indian Plastics Ltd. and T.T. Krishnamachari & Co., retiring from employment in 1985 as a corporate executive director in the TTK Group
Sahaj Marg and contributions to spirituality
In 1964 Chariji met and became the disciple of Shri Ram Chandra of Shajahanpur, better known as Babuji, the second in the line of Raja Yoga masters of the Sahaj Marg system. After Babuji's Mahasamadhi in 1983, Chariji became the President of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission and the third Raja Yoga master of Sahaj Marg. Chariji's books, videos and audio tapes have been translated into 12 languages. He oversaw the growth and expansion of Sahaj Marg into more than 100 countries. Chariji started the system of Value Based Education and the Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, Chennai, India based on Value Based Education principles. He traveled extensively around the world giving lectures and seminars on Raja Yoga up until the year 2008.
Final years and death
Chariji's health deteriorated from 2008 until his death on 20 December 2014. His spiritual successor Kamlesh D. Patel is fourth in the line of Raja Yoga masters of the Sahaj Marg system and the current President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission