Ram Charan (guru)
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Ram Charan (
Early life
Ram Charan was born in Sodha, a village in the Tonk district of Rajasthan on 24 February 1720 (
Charan married Gulab Kanwar and became
]Spiritual life
Ram Charan began to lose interest in
He started travelling southwards, asking people about the saint he saw in his dream, explaining what the saint would look like. Finally, he found the saint "Kripa Ram" in Dantra village near Shahpura in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. He became a
Philosophy
Ram Charan advocated saying Raam Raam (
Social Reform
Ram Charan was against blind idolatry, which was prevalent during his time. His philosophy was that we must love God, and not merely create a show. He taught people to treat people equally, a king as well as a poor person. Also, he said that we must not discriminate on the basis caste or creed.[3]
RamCharan Ji Maharaj also emphasised that instead of going to various places and searching for God, one must look inside oneself. Following Maharaj Ji, it is only necessary to engage in spiritual practices, at one's own place, with proper and essential guidance of one's Guru.
Death
Ram Charan died in 1799 (Vaisakha Krishna 5 in Bikram Samwat 1855).
Works
Swami Ram Charan Ji's works are collected in 'Vaani Ji'(वाणी जी) consisting of 36250[3] compositions. Each of these was spoken by him to his disciples.[2] The first 8,000 were noted by his disciple from Bhilwara, Naval Ram Ji. His collection in "Anubhav Vaani" is considered to be biggest religious book written on the teaching of any saint. The remaining ones were noted, collected and edited by his disciple Ram Jan Ji Maharaj (who also succeeded him as the head of the '
Since this compilation, due to its large size, was found to be difficult for an individual to use, various smaller one were released, with at least one being published, by Sant LakshyaRam in Bikram Samwat 2015, on Vijayadashami day, from 'Chhatribagh' Ramdwara at Indore as 'Ram Rahasya Darshan'.
Vaani Ji contains Swamiji's teachings in the form of poetry of various types(metres). There are also '
Formation of Ramsnehi Sampradaya
In the same year (1817
The place of worship of believers of Swamiji is called a Ramdwara. Since Swamiji's times, the organisation has headquarters at Shahpura in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. The Ramsnehi Sampradaya is currently led by Swami Ji Shri Ram Dayal Ji Maharaj.
See also
- Ramdwara
- Shahpura, Bhilwara
- Vijayvargiya
- Ram Kishor Ji Maharaj
References
- ^ Śukla, Dineśa Candra (1992). Spiritual Heritage of Rajasthan. Books Treasure.
- ^ a b c "LakshyaRamjiMaharaj_Preface.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... unknown library. Govt. Central Press. 1879.
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The section believes that Rama is the same as Brahman and worships the divine name.In their main temple Shri Ram Nivas Dham in Shapur, Bhilwara, no deity is enshrined and the worshippers here meditate the Shabda Brahman or Revealed word RAMA which alone can lead to moksha
- ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India ), Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1832. pp. 66–67.