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Dear readers,We belong to the people and places we care for, and that care for us. That belonging makes us responsible to one another.That kind of belonging threads through this month's issue. Belonging is not possession. It is a quality that awakens in us a sense of responsibility arising from within rather than being imposed from outside. One of our essay winners writes that a single tree stands alone, while a forest endures through the interweaving of roots and branches. In "Carbon-Neutral Campuses" and "Heartfulness in Schools," that responsibility extends to the world around us and the people who share it.Alienation says, "Not my problem." Belonging says otherwise. That difference in attitude shapes everything we do.We welcome your reflections, experiences, and other submissions. Please visit heartfulness.org/magazine/contribute.Happy reading,&nbsp; The editors

September 2026 Edition

<h4>A reflection on Babuji’s timeless devotion to Lalaji and what their relationship reveals about belonging, surrender, and the living continuity of the master-disciple relationship.</h4><h4>BY DAAJI</h4>Some kinds of love arrive with a bang. There’s a dramatic awakening, a thunderbolt that makes it impossible not to notice that something has happened inside you. Others come in so quietly that only later do you realize how completely your life has rearranged itself around it, and how your idea of belonging has shifted.Babuji’s love for his Master, Lalaji, was the quiet kind. An inner fire without smoke, no display or show or gesture that could make it cheap.When he first met Lalaji, nothing dramatic happened. No sudden declaration, no inner fireworks announcing, “This is my guru.” Instead, something simpler and deeper took place. It was as if something within him settled and wordlessly confirmed to him that this was where he belonged. True love has no quarrel within itself. It asks for no proof, no reasons. A river does not decide to seek the ocean; it follows the course that leads it there.When Babuji found his Master, the pull toward Lalaji left no possibility of his being drawn elsewhere. In Lalaji, he recognized a belonging that transcended time and place.<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Love without Display</h4>When one is busy declaring to one and all how devoted they are, there is hardly any room left inside to know what needs to be done. One of Babuji’s most striking qualities was how little he tried to stand out. When he visited Lalaji, Babuji chose to sit in the last row, even as most devotees clamored to sit in the front. While many people feel an urge to move to the front, Babuji understood something subtler: closeness to the Master does not depend on physical proximity or outward signs of devotion.Many disciples, consciously or not, try to appear more spiritual or devoted in front of the Master. Sitting motionlessly, speaking more gently than they do with anyone else, appearing a little more evolved than they really feel. All these unnecessary performances effectively detract from the genuine connection that can be made in such moments.&nbsp;Babuji served without display. He listened fully and followed instructions without drama. When he returned to his regular life, he carried the Master inwardly rather than wearing his devotion on the surface. That kind of love neither looks for witnesses nor makes any self-declarations.&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">Babuji’s love for his Master, Lalaji,&nbsp; was the quiet kind.&nbsp; An inner fire without smoke,&nbsp; no display or show or gesture that could make it cheap.&nbsp;</h4><hr><h4 style="text-align:justify;">Knowing Where to Stand</h4>There is an underrated wisdom in knowing your place.When you know your place, there’s no inner thirst to prove yourself special. Babuji never competed for attention. Rather, he made room for others to go forward, knowing that his place was secure, not because of his position but because of his unshakeable sense of purpose.&nbsp;There was a real, unforced humility inside him: the kind that arises when your love is so fearless you don’t mind disappearing from view. The paradox is that it cannot be practiced as a virtue, since, to be real, it must come naturally.&nbsp;<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Accepting Responsibility without Claim</h4>It is easy to love a master when grace flows freely, when the heart is lifted, and the path feels luminous. But a love of another order reveals itself only when responsibility arrives at the door.&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">It is easy to love a master&nbsp; when grace flows freely,&nbsp; when the heart is lifted, and&nbsp; the path feels luminous.&nbsp; But a love of another order reveals itself only when responsibility arrives at the door.</h4><hr>&nbsp;Lalaji carried within him a powerful spiritual trust, living and luminous, that was never meant to end with him but to continue, to be passed on, and to go forward into the world through another pair of hands. He did not declare, “I am the last one, and hereafter no one will work the way I do.” And Babuji sensed this long before a single word was ever exchanged. He did not set about preparing himself to inherit authority or to step into a role of greatness. What he prepared for, in his unassuming way, was something far more sacred: to become worthy of safeguarding what had been so lovingly entrusted.So when the moment came, and Lalaji placed the full weight of the work on his shoulders, Babuji received his duty not with excitement or a swell of pride, but wholly and without ceremony.Real love never says, “I have earned this.” It says, “I will take care of this.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/shutterstock_1170118222_1d97be20d4.webp" alt="shutterstock_1170118222.webp"></figure><h4 style="text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</h4><h4 style="text-align:justify;">When the Master Moves Within</h4>On August 14, 1931, Lalaji attained mahasamadhi [the final state of spiritual absorption when a saint renounces their body and enters the Brighter World]. It was after he left his physical body that the nature of his relationship with Babuji became apparent.Babuji felt the pain of separation, but without the hollowness of loss that most people experience. For him, Lalaji had not gone anywhere. He had not lost him.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/April2020_virtual_bhandara_2_without_text_89115f915e.webp" alt="April2020-virtual bhandara-2-without text.webp"></figure>&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">Babuji felt the pain of separation, but without the hollowness of loss that most people experience. For him, Lalaji had not gone anywhere. He had not lost him.&nbsp;</h4><hr>&nbsp;Long before that moment of Lalaji’s departure, their relationship had already begun its evolution. The Master had shifted from someone Babuji met in the world, a physical presence, a face, a voice, to something far more profound: an inner companion, a guiding light that shone in silence, through intuition, and a clarity that arose from a place deeper than thought. So, Babuji listened to that inner voice with the same reverence and obedience he had always offered outwardly. In that sense, nothing changed except the form through which love flowed.At a certain depth of devotion, the sense of belongingness no longer depends on sight.Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Babuji’s devotion was what he never did. Even as he grew into a Master of great spiritual stature, he never imagined that succession meant taking his guru’s place—not outwardly, and not even in the privacy of his inner life. That simplicity of character radiated from him. Within him, Lalaji remained not a cherished memory to be visited but an enduring, living presence. Babuji always worked from within that relationship—never beyond it, never over it. The Source remained the Source, and because of this, the lineage remained luminous and unbroken.A love that tries to displace its source eventually distorts, but a love that stays rooted in its origin becomes a clean channel.&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">A love that tries to displace its source eventually distorts, but a love that stays rooted&nbsp; to its origin becomes a clean channel.</h4><hr>&nbsp;<h4 style="text-align:justify;">From Love to Transmission</h4>People often marveled at the quality of Babuji’s Transmission: its gentleness, its depth, the way it could reach into the deepest corners of a heart and dissolve fears. They wondered at its subtlety, at the way it seemed to carry no weight of ego, no trace of effort. How does something so powerful move so softly? The answer, when you sit with it, is quite simple.What flows through a person is determined entirely by what fills their heart. A vessel is bound to carry the nature of what it contains, just as an emptied perfume bottle retains the perfume’s fragrance.Babuji’s heart was empty of personal ambition. There was no desire to be seen, to be credited, or remembered as great. And into that space, his Master had settled, fully and permanently. So, what moved through Babuji when he worked was not technique or accumulated spiritual knowledge, nor even the force of a remarkable personality. It was a love so free of personal claim that it left no imprint of self on what was transmitted.&nbsp;<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Constant Belonging</h4>The relationship between Lalaji and Babuji leaves behind a subtle but potent lesson. Sincere devotion that leads to oneness does not shrink a person—it clarifies them. While most people believe that surrender is a weakness to be avoided at all costs, it is actually an alignment: a coming into truer proportion with something greater than ourselves.Babuji loved so completely that nothing personal remained to stand in the way. No ambition to filter the Transmission, no self-importance to color what passed through. This was the fullest possible expression of a life: a soundless arrival at the Self’s eternal nature.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/shutterstock_1786783613_6a5cedff93.webp" alt="shutterstock_1786783613.webp"></figure>&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">What flows through a person&nbsp; is determined entirely by what fills their heart.&nbsp; A vessel is bound to carry the nature of what it contains,&nbsp; just as an emptied perfume bottle retains the perfume’s fragrance.</h4><hr>&nbsp;And that love is still at work. You can feel it in the moments when fear loosens its hold without explanation. When something simple suddenly opens into unexpected depth. When effort that once felt like labor silently gives way to effortlessness. In those moments, something is moving—something that did not originate with us and does not end with us.The deepest love holds what it cherishes so lightly that it becomes an act of service, of protection, and finally, of release. And so, the silent dialogue between Lalaji and Babuji has never closed. It continues through Transmission itself, through the living current that passes from heart to heart, generation to generation, whenever a sincere seeker turns inward.Because love, when it knows where it belongs, does not merely touch the people around it; it shapes the generations yet to come.&nbsp;<hr> FROM DAAJI Daaji is the Heartfulness Guide and president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission.<a href="https://www.daaji.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">daaji.org</a>

An Inner Fire without Smoke 

<h3 style="text-align:center;">Emerging Research from Bengaluru, India Offers Clues</h3><h4>What a study comparing novices, proficient meditators, and non-meditators tells us about well-being, stress, and the neuroscience of inner calm.</h4><h4>BY KRISHNAMURTHY JAYANNA</h4>You’ve probably heard that meditation is good for you. Maybe a friend swears by it. But is there real science behind the claim?A team of researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), a premier research institution in Bengaluru, India, decided to find out. They studied practitioners of Heartfulness meditation, a technique with millions of followers worldwide, measuring not just how people felt after meditating but also what was happening in their brains. The results, published in Consciousness and Cognition, offer fascinating clues and raise questions as intriguing as the answers they provide.1<h4 style="text-align:justify;">What Is Heartfulness Meditation?</h4>In Heartfulness meditation, practitioners gently bring attention to the heart rather than monitoring thoughts, focusing on the breath, or scanning the body for tension. They then do nothing deliberately, assuming a passive, receptive role and allowing what the Heartfulness tradition calls Yogic Transmission to guide them toward deeper states of awareness. The practice relies on receptivity rather than effortful concentration. This passive quality is unusual among meditation techniques, and as we’ll see, it may help explain some of the study’s findings.<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Who Was Studied?</h4>Researchers recruited three groups of men: proficient meditators (24 people, with an average of 18 years of experience), novice meditators (24 people, with between 5 and 16 months of practice), and non-meditators (15 people). All were college-educated and of similar socioeconomic backgrounds. NIMHANS researchers were blinded to the meditators’ proficiency levels and sociodemographic information during data collection. Participants underwent high-density electroencephalography (EEG) recording using 128 scalp sensors and completed questionnaires assessing stress, life satisfaction, emotional well-being, and mindfulness.&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">Proficient meditators scored significantly higher on life satisfaction, positive emotions, and general well-being than both novice meditators and non-meditators.</h4><hr>&nbsp;<h4 style="text-align:justify;">What Did They Find?</h4>Well-Being, Emotions, and Life SatisfactionProficient meditators scored significantly higher on life satisfaction, positive emotions, and general well-being than both novice meditators and non-meditators. Interestingly, novice meditators reported significantly more negative emotions than both the proficient meditator group and non-meditating controls, and higher perceived stress than proficient meditators.The researchers suggested many novice meditators may have started precisely because they were already struggling; higher distress may have been the reason they enrolled. The proficient meditator group reported greater life satisfaction than those who never meditated, suggesting a strongly upward trajectory. However, this needed to be correlated with other findings to gain a clearer picture.The Meditating Brain: What EEG RevealedAll three groups showed measurable brain changes during meditation, including non-meditators who simply observed their breath. The EEG recordings revealed one notable group difference: proficient meditators showed higher occipital gamma activity during meditation than controls. This was notable because the occipital region (the back of the head) is primarily associated with visual processing, even though the participants’ eyes were closed.Occipital gamma has been associated with both perceptual binding—the integration of separate streams of experience into a coherent whole—and heightened inner awareness. The researchers note a similar pattern in long-term Vipassana meditators, with the increase in gamma power strongest in the most advanced practitioners. The Heartfulness tradition also gives the occipital region particular spiritual significance: Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur [Babuji] describes the occipital prominence at the back of the skull as corresponding to the ultimate spiritual reality toward which the practice leads.2&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/meditation_brain1_44d19634bf.webp" alt="meditation-brain1.webp"></figure>&nbsp;Meditative State: Novices Meditate Like ExpertsBrain activity during meditation showed no statistically significant difference between novice and proficient groups on the measured EEG parameters. Within the Heartfulness framework, one possible interpretation is that Transmission may help beginners enter meditative states without years of practice. The study did not test Transmission independently, so it cannot identify it as the active ingredient. The occipital gamma difference found only in proficient meditators may be associated with long-term practice, although the cross-sectional design cannot show how it developed.The Meditative State and the Meditative Trait: Two Different ThingsThe EEG recorded brain activity during meditation, while the questionnaires assessed broader aspects of daily well-being—how a person feels in daily life, at work, in relationships, and under pressure. That novice meditators showed similar brain patterns to proficient meditators during practice, yet still reported higher everyday stress, suggests that the meditative state and meditative trait are distinct. One may be accessible early; the other accumulates slowly. The calm of practice has not yet seeped into the rest of life, but in the proficient meditator group, it seems to have.&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/meditation_brain2_fdd8b63f39.webp" alt="meditation-brain2.webp"></figure>&nbsp;Beyond the Mind and Cognition: What Meditation Really IsAll three groups scored similarly on mindfulness—proficient meditators, novice meditators, and non-meditators alike. Heartfulness works on dimensions beyond conventional cognition, such as emotional regulation and deeper states of consciousness. Another insight is that mindfulness is perhaps less a destination than a transitory state, an early accessible state marking the beginning of a longer inward journey.Heartfulness can be said to begin with the mind, since meditation starts by directing awareness to the heart. However, its stated deeper aspiration is to move beyond the mind, an outcome said to be achieved through the heart. In this tradition, true meditation is not about managing thoughts or sustaining focus. It is about accessing a deeper sense of being—states of consciousness beneath and beyond ordinary mental activity. The unique gamma-wave signature of proficient meditators may be a neural whisper of inner states that accumulate over years of going ever deeper.&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">True meditation, in this tradition, is not about managing thoughts or sustaining focus.&nbsp; It is about accessing a deeper sense of being— states of consciousness beneath and&nbsp; beyond ordinary mental activity.</h4><hr>&nbsp;<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Study Limitations&nbsp;</h4>This was a cross-sectional pilot study—a snapshot in time—and its findings warrant further research. The authors recommended longitudinal, controlled research following novice meditators over time to distinguish effects associated with practice from preexisting differences between participants. They also called for tools and methods suited to the philosophy of the practice and for lived experience and phenomenology to be integrated with quantitative measurement. Such efforts are underway, including design and testing of a consciousness scale to capture deeper changes that occur over long periods of practice.3<h4 style="text-align:justify;">What the Study Suggests</h4>Despite its limitations, this research points in a consistent and meaningful direction. The differences associated with long-term Heartfulness practice are real and measurable: proficient meditators reported significantly greater well-being and showed a distinctive pattern of occipital gamma activity. The lack of significant EEG differences between novice and proficient meditators also suggests that the practice’s passive, receptive nature allows even beginners to access genuine meditative states early, while deeper transformations take years to establish.The study also hints at something more fundamental: that profound meditation is not about controlling the mind, sustaining focus, or even achieving calm—but about moving gently beyond, toward the heart and the states of being that lie deep within.&nbsp;<hr>FROM HEARTFULNESS RESEARCHHeartfulness Research studies the effects of meditation from both neuroscientific and qualitative perspectives.heartfulnessinstitute.org/research/<hr><h4 style="text-align:justify;"> References:</h4><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li style="text-align:justify;">Sylapan, Bhuvnesh Sankar, Ajay Kumar Nair, Krishnamurthy Jayanna, Saketh Mallipeddi, Sunil Sathyanarayana, and Bindu M. Kutty. “Meditation, Well-Being and Cognition in Heartfulness Meditators – A Pilot Study.” Consciousness and Cognition 86 (November 2020): 103032.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur, “Central Region,” in Complete Works of Ram Chandra, vol. 1, 5th repr. (Kolkata: Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust, 2009), 164.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Jia, Yuane, Margaret Schenkman, Hester O Connor, Krishnmurthy Jayanna, Rosalind Pearmain, Annelies Van’t Westeinde, and Kamlesh D. Patel. “Validation of the Awareness Atlas—A New Measure of the Manifestation of Consciousness.” Frontiers in Psychology 15 (2024): 1283980.&nbsp;</li></ol>&nbsp;

Can Meditation Change Your Brain? 

<h2 style="text-align:center;">Bringing Balance Back to Modern Living</h2><h4>A whole-person approach to health shows how daily routines, emotional awareness, rest, movement, mindful living, and meditation work together to support lasting well-being.</h4><h4>BY DR. RAGHUVEER S.N.</h4>Today, people are surrounded by more health information than ever. Every day, there is a new diet trend, fitness challenge, supplement recommendation, or productivity routine promising a “better life.” Yet, despite this, many individuals still feel exhausted, mentally overwhelmed, emotionally disconnected, and physically out of rhythm.Somewhere along the way, wellness became fragmented. One person focuses only on food, another focuses only on exercise, some chase mental peace while ignoring the body, while others care for the body but silently carry stress, anxiety, or emotional fatigue.True wellness, however, cannot be built by addressing only one part of life. This is where integrative wellness becomes essential. Integrative wellness is not merely a combination of different systems or practices. It is a more complete way of viewing human well-being—one that recognizes that the body, mind, emotions, lifestyle, relationships, rest, and inner state are all connected.A person may appear healthy on reports and still feel unhappy. Someone may eat well but live under constant stress. Another may meditate regularly but ignore sleep, movement, or daily discipline.Health is not only the absence of disease. It is the presence of balance. Today’s lifestyle has made imbalance common. Fast routines, screen dependency, irregular food habits, emotional burnout, poor sleep, social isolation, and constant mental stimulation have gradually disconnected people from themselves. Many are searching not just for treatment, but for clarity, stability, peace, and sustainable well-being.People no longer want only temporary solutions; they want to understand how to live better. At Wellness by Heartfulness, we approach this philosophy not as a trend, but as a practical way of living. The focus is not only on addressing health concerns, but on helping individuals reconnect with a healthier rhythm of life—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.Rather than overwhelming people with rigid rules, we focus on awareness, consistency, and gradual transformation. We approach wellness through multiple dimensions together—mindful living, emotional well-being, healthy routines, inner balance, movement, rest, food awareness, and self-connection.One of the most beautiful aspects of integrative wellness is that it respects individuality. Not everyone needs the same routine. Not every mind responds the same way. Not every body needs the same pace of healing.Some individuals may need emotional support more than physical correction. Some may need discipline in lifestyle. Others may simply need a space to pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves. At Wellness by Heartfulness, this understanding forms the foundation of how we work. We believe wellness cannot be forced. It must be cultivated patiently through awareness, support, and conscious living. Heartfulness practices play an especially meaningful role in this process. In a world where the mind is constantly occupied, learning how to slow down internally has become essential. Meditation, relaxation, introspection, and inner balance are no longer luxuries—they are necessities for sustainable well-being.As the mind calms, people naturally begin making healthier choices. Sleep improves. Emotional reactivity decreases. Clarity increases. Relationships improve. People begin listening to their own bodies again.Wellness isn't built in one day; it is built through daily living. Integrative wellness also reminds us that prevention is more valuable than waiting for a breakdown. Small daily habits, including proper rest, mindful eating, emotional regulation, movement, silence, meaningful connection, and mental balance, can shape long-term well-being more powerfully than occasional corrective efforts.As the world speeds up, slowing down with awareness becomes even more important. Integrative wellness is not about rejecting modern life, nor is it about choosing one system over another. It is about creating harmony across different aspects of life in a practical, meaningful way. At its core, wellness is deeply human. It is about feeling connected to oneself, feeling mentally lighter, living with more balance, and finding steadiness amid pressure.This is the vision we continue to nurture at Wellness by Heartfulness—helping individuals move from mere survival toward a more balanced, aware, and fulfilling way of living.&nbsp;<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/Integrative_Wellness2_a070de823c.webp" alt="Integrative Wellness2.webp">&nbsp;<hr>FROM WELLNESS BY HEARTFULNESSWellness by Heartfulness offers integrative care across Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga, Heartfulness Meditation, and a range of complementary therapies, personalized by qualified physicians and healers.<a href="https://wellnessbyheartfulness.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wellnessbyheartfulness.com</a>&nbsp;

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<h4>From restoring the sacred landscape to rediscovering the sacred within: DAAJI’s vision for VRAJ VAIBHAV ABHIYAN.</h4><h4> BY EKTA BOUDERLIQUE</h4> In June 2026, I traveled with Daaji through Braj, the sacred region of northern India associated with Krishna’s childhood. I could never have guessed that the journey would give rise to a movement.Daaji stayed at the Heartfulness ashram in Mathura, only a few meters from the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. Each morning, temple bells reached us before the full force of the late summer heat. By then, the streets were already filling with pilgrims: families arriving by bus and tractor, barefoot devotees carrying cloth bags, elderly people leaning on relatives, and children asleep in their mothers’ arms, all creating a colorful chaos.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_2_be41fd63ca.webp" alt="brij-2.webp">I have traveled with Daaji often enough to recognize the moment when something has seized his attention. He sees both the systemic failures within a situation and the possibility beyond it. In Braj, that perception caused him an unusual sadness. Braj lives in the imagination of millions as the holy landscape where Krishna’s childhood lila [divine play] unfolded. Mathura, Vrindavan, Govardhan, Barsana, Nandgaon, and Gokul form a sacred geography whose hills, forests, kunds [sacred ponds], and pathways have been sanctified by centuries of poetry, pilgrimage, and devotion. Even the dust, known as Braj raj, is revered. Pilgrims stoop to touch it before raising it to their foreheads.Many pilgrims arrive carrying an idealized vision of Braj. Instead, they encounter a region straining beneath the weight of the devotion it receives each day. Shortly after sunrise, the roads thicken with endless cars, two-wheelers, and pedestrians. Monkeys leap across rooftops and electrical wires. Traffic presses between pilgrims, animals, and vendors. Loudspeakers compete with horns and temple bells. Families sleep in the open on the pavement. Waste gathers beside roads and water channels. The smell of open sewers, stagnant water, and waste drifts through streets, clashing with the heady mix of spice and temple incense. It hits you hard.At Govardhan, Daaji observed pilgrims undertaking parikrama [ritual circumambulation] through heat, dust, and traffic. Some walked barefoot. Others performed dandavat parikrama, lying full length upon the road, marking the point reached with their fingertips before rising and beginning again. The journey can continue for days.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_13_518f4ae9e9.webp" alt="brij-13.webp">Though their devotion was unmistakable, it was the absence of care around them that moved him.Where could an elderly pilgrim rest amid the crowd? Was clean drinking water available? How could someone absorbed in prayer remain safe beside moving traffic? Where could a mother wash her child? Who would help the sick or exhausted?A pilgrimage cannot become an inward journey when its most basic human needs remain unmet. Together with local authorities, we visited several pilgrim facilitation centers. Daaji examined the kitchens, sanitation, sleeping quarters, and drinking-water arrangements. Though established with good intentions, these institutions struggled with management and maintenance.Daaji’s attention settled on the practical details. Could the kitchens provide three nourishing meals each day? Were the toilets clean and functional? Would families find a safe place to rest? Who would maintain these standards long after the inauguration, when public attention had moved elsewhere?<figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_25_d6e1b6d3c5.webp" alt="brij-25.webp"></figure>For Daaji, serviceable infrastructure should meet every need, elegantly and simply, as it does at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the Heartfulness Institute’s headquarters.At Radha Kund, pilgrims approached the water with reverence. Some touched it to their foreheads; others descended the ghats [steps] to bathe. Sacred memory remained alive in every gesture. Yet the water was so polluted that some of us hesitated to even approach its edge.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_12_7eabaf8fdd.webp" alt="brij-12.webp">Daaji did not regard the condition of Radha Kund as an isolated failure. He saw at once the larger pattern: polluted water, including the sacred Yamuna River itself, neglected pilgrim routes, inadequate facilities, disappearing green cover, and a sacred landscape being consumed faster than it could recover.He did not linger over the diagnosis. The moment he grasped the scale of Braj’s decline, his response took the form of action: <a href="https://vrajvaibhav.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vraj Vaibhav Abhiyan</a>, a vast, sustained initiative to restore the region’s water bodies, forests, pilgrim facilities, and sacred ecology.Vraj Vaibhav Abhiyan reaches far beyond restoring a single kund or refurbishing an isolated pilgrim center. Under Daaji’s guidance, it envisages the ecological and cultural renewal of Braj through water restoration, forest revival, native tree planting, improved pilgrim facilities, waste management, institutional cooperation, and the creation of meditation spaces across the region.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_14_56780bc66b.webp" alt="brij-14.webp"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_19_405fc7f7c7.webp" alt="brij-19.webp">Daaji does not separate meditation from responsibility or spiritual perception from practical work. The inner must find its outward expression. For Daaji, reverence without stewardship is more evident in Braj than any other place in India. The land associated with Krishna now requires organized action in equal measure to the devotion it inspires.And Braj is buckling under the weight of devotion. Mathura recorded about 90 million visits in 2024, while the Mathura–Vrindavan region still faced a daily sewage-treatment shortfall of roughly 81 million liters. A new plant entered trial operation in March 2026, but infrastructure remains far behind the scale of the pilgrimage.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_21_fe0b5293c3.webp" alt="brij-21.webp">During his visit, Daaji spoke boldly of the need to revive the fundamental understanding of sacredness. In Vedic times, he said, spiritual life was not centered upon temples, which were erected much later. Instead, people encountered the sacred in fire, water, wind, rain, mountains, and forests. Nature itself revealed the divine presence as it moved through all life, and the inner spiritual practices of that time granted people the sensitivity to sense the interconnected fabric of existence. After millennia, temple traditions were imposed upon communities as places for collective worship. Over time, the Divine came to be increasingly located within the temple’s inner sanctum, approached through prescribed forms, and encountered at appointed times—all while creating immense fortunes from offerings, which provided the priesthood with a phenomenal income that it still fiercely protects.Daaji’s consistent effort is to return the seeker to the antaryamin, the indwelling divine presence.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_15_0309d5eccb.webp" alt="brij-15.webp">Heartfulness meditation begins with the gentle suggestion that the source of divine light is already present within the heart. As Daaji often says, Krishna has already given us his “address,” declaring: अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः । अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च ।। aham ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūtāśaya-sthitaḥ;&nbsp; aham ādiś ca madhyaṁ ca bhūtānām anta eva ca“I am the Self, O Gudakesha, dwelling in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle, and also the end of all beings.” —Bhagavad Gita 10.20Krishna identifies himself as the indwelling Self, the antaryamin, present in every heart. Yet we continue traveling from temple to temple in search of the One who has already told us where he resides! Pilgrimage reaches its fulfillment when the outer journey leads to the heart.Heartfulness practice invites that movement from the very beginning. Rather than beginning with belief alone, it starts with inner experience, from which a new state of being gradually emerges, eventually leading toward the dissolution of the limited self in the Absolute. At first, one meditates upon the divine presence in the heart. Soon, one begins to experience it. With continued practice, the distance between the seeker and the sought begins to diminish. Prayer becomes less a petition and more an offering of the self in joyful surrender. Meditation moves beyond thought, image, and emotion. The heart grows increasingly transparent to a reality that cannot be contained by words. At its highest reaches, spirituality ceases to concern itself with personal desire, accumulated merit, or religious identity. It becomes the refinement—and ultimately the transcendence—of identity itself.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_16_cdd51bc10f.webp" alt="brij-16.webp">This spiritual horizon gives Daaji’s work in Braj its deeper significance. Clean roads, revived forests, and repaired kunds are essential, yet they remain outward expressions of a more profound movement from possession to surrender, from separation to participation, and from the individual self toward the universal presence.During the visit, Daaji conducted satsang [group meditation] at the samadhi [memorial shrine] of Deoraha Baba, the revered twentieth-century saint, and at other sacred places across Braj. To sit in meditation with him and receive pranahuti [yogic transmission] was to encounter these sites differently.As I sat with him, I remembered Babuji Maharaj’s account of coming to Braj in 1947, being guided by the great masters to the exact locations associated with Krishna, and sowing the seeds of pranahuti across this sacred landscape. The memory returned with extraordinary force. Nearly eighty years separated the two journeys, yet in that moment, they no longer seemed separate. What Babuji had planted in silence appeared to be stirring again through Daaji as a living current drawing the seeker inward.Pilgrims often arrive carrying stories of saints, accounts of miracles, inherited reverence, and the accumulated emotion of generations. Meditation redirects that aspiration toward direct experience. The seeker becomes still enough to personally sense the inner charge of a place rather than merely hear about it.Since Daaji’s visit, meditation has begun at several locations in Braj. This may prove to be among the quietest and most consequential aspects of the entire undertaking, for a sacred place remains alive when it awakens the sacred within those who visit it. Through meditation and pranahuti, aspirants are invited beyond admiration for Krishna and beyond the repetition of his name toward direct inner experience. They are invited to discover Krishna within.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_7_5c6144d98a.webp" alt="brij-7.webp">The recognition of the antaryamin also changes our relationship with nature. A pond cannot become a drain, a forest cannot be dismissed as vacant land, an animal cannot be treated as an inconvenience, and pilgrims cannot be allowed to disappear into a crowd without having attended to their needs.The same presence lives within all.The restoration of outer Braj begins within.The impact of sacred places being surrounded by neglect is severe. While Braj could show that an ancient tradition remains capable of offering direct experience, ethical responsibility, and transformation, it could equally repel thoughtful seekers through disorder, commercialization, and the repetition of forms whose meaning has been forgotten.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_23_118800cb1a.webp" alt="brij-23.webp">More than a century ago, Swami Vivekananda courageously carried <a href="https://contributions.heartfulness.org/in-en/restoring-the-legacy-of-vraj" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spirituality</a> into the realms of education and service. He demanded that the Divine be recognized in the poor, the hungry, and the forgotten. Today, Daaji carries that demand into the conditions of the twenty-first century.Devotion must be expressed as service, which must extend to the pilgrim searching for water, the mother sleeping beside a road, the kund receiving sewage, and the forest disappearing beneath construction. It must include groundwater, biodiversity, public health, transparent administration, and the very consciousness from which human action arises. For Daaji, thought pollution lies at the root of every unfortunate human error from which the planet now suffers.At the end of one visit, we sat in meditation while Braj continued around us. Traffic moved beyond the walls. Bells rang. Vendors called. Pilgrims continued through the heat.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_20_c35ae0f8a1.webp" alt="brij-20.webp"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_17_0d37400710.webp" alt="brij-17.webp">For a while, the outward Braj receded. The Braj within began to emerge.As our convoy pulled out of Mathura, I found myself reflecting that the future of Braj depends upon devotion finding its fullest expression in transformation. The same devotion that draws millions there must also restore the land, care for the pilgrim, and ultimately lead the seeker to the divine presence within.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_24_d322f0896c.webp" alt="brij-24.webp">When the kunds become clear, when the land begins to breathe again, when every pilgrim is received with dignity, and when the seeker discovers the Divine as the antaryamin within, the outer Braj and the inner Braj will no longer stand apart but will be realized as one sacred reality.<img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_26_855082fe55.webp" alt="brij-26.webp"><figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/brij_22_97c33ef7e8.webp" alt="brij-22.webp"></figure><hr> VRAJ VAIBHAV ABHIYAN is dedicated to the ecological, cultural, and spiritual renewal of Braj. It encompasses the restoration of sacred forests, water bodies, pilgrimage infrastructure, and natural heritage, together with long-term stewardship through community participation and service. Learn more, volunteer, or support the initiative at <a href="https://vrajvaibhav.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">vrajvaibhav.org</a>.

Explore Braj, Krishna, Heartfulness meditation, and the renewal of its sacred ecology.

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Braj Within

<h4 style="text-align:justify;">ROSALIND PEARMAIN speaks of the attitude of softness, the world of the senses—of hard and soft, force and forcelessness, warmth and cold—and how we harken to a more profound and beautiful world at the core of our being through the heart.</h4>&nbsp;We are living in a time of hardening edges, of ever harsher decisions affecting millions of our fellow human beings.On the other hand, Babuji stressed from the very origins of Heartfulness that it was fundamentally based on a forceless force—on softness.Another Heartfulness Guide. Chariji, often reminded us of the strength of a tiny plant root in breaking up rocks:“What is this miracle, you see, that the softest thing can penetrate the deepest, hardest substance known? Whereas a hard thing can only up a hard thing. Can you break water by bashing it with a crowbar?“It was a tremendous risk that the Masters took, Lalaji and Babuji. Because it’s like building a house of butter and then asking the people who come in to have torches in their hands. The whole thing would melt. But they had this almost nonsensical stupid faith, that a soft thing can never be broken.“And we have also, in our fairy tales, that when the wind blew, all the hard trees which would not bend were just blown down, and the soft things which were willing to bend, bent almost to the Earth, recovered. It is the soft which wins the battle always. Not the hard, you see; the hard is broken. It survives until it meets something harder than itself. But the soft, nothing in the universe can break it. Nothing in the universe can destroy it.”<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Our journey in forceless force</h4>It seems that as human beings our souls choose to inhabit a specific existence in time and space as it unfolds on our planet and in relation to all creation.So we find ourselves inhabiting a field of feeling unique to each. Is it woven from DNA and patternings that have been transferred into this lifetime? This field of feeling has many layers and dimensions and knots that we perceive through different sensory gateways. They could be in terms of color or light, density and heaviness, warmth and cold, sound, or as qualities of touch. With the help of a being who is attuned to subtlest dimensions, we can harken to a more profound and beautiful world that is ours at the core, and long to return to this original part of creation.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/the_power_of_softness2_6da4490505.webp" alt="the-power-of-softness2.webp"></figure>&nbsp;The core of this sensibility is in the organ of the heart which integrates energetic information from the nervous system, from the organs, from viscera, from the brain, from soul. Furthermore our heart can be seen as a kind of organ of sensibility and perception whose intelligence can refine throughout life as it links with the capacity of the mind to focus <a href="https://heartfulness.org/magazine/lack-of-awareness" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">awareness</a> with the array of feeling at the most subtle levels.In this vein, then, our existence is a field of vibratory exchange with environment, with all sentient life forms, with human beings. This vibratory array is like a glimmering or a shimmering, sometimes soothing sometimes discordant, similar to the domain of music.It seems to me that the <a href="https://heartfulness.org/magazine/spirituality-in-daily-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spiritual journey</a> can bring us closer and deeper to the source of all manifestation of life, as a sound of love resonating through all creation. It is potentially experienced by us in layers of a kind of infinite softness that absorbs and transforms and brings everything into a larger field of connectivity which can keep expanding and softening as it moves towards a steady flow of coherence that can integrate increasing complexities within evolving life.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/the_power_of_softness3_b5a40fe2a1.webp" alt="the-power-of-softness3.webp"></figure>&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">It seems to me that the <a href="https://heartfulness.org/magazine/i-am" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spiritual journey</a> can bring us closer and deeper to the source of all manifestation of life, as a sound of love resonating through all creation.</h4><hr>Heartfulness gives us a resource emanating from the most profound and subtle level of vibration; the very original stir, in which to be reminded through a silent soft intimation felt within the heart of our source. This awakens our dormant longing to be dissolved into this field, and resonate in harmony with a nameless and marvelous ultimate. It is in the service of coherence, beauty, truth, and infinite love that we feel our longings for this return to our origin. Our individual journey is shaped by our intrinsic uniqueness and the kinds of samskaras and tendencies that need to be dissolved and reconciled with this core longing.<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">Illustrations by ANANYA PATEL</h4><hr>

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The power of softness

Ravi Venkatesan and Mark Milton explore listening skills and empathy.

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The superpower of listening

<h4 style="text-align:justify;">This World Storytelling Day, March 20, we bring you a story by SARA BUBBER, based on a common folk template. May the stories within the story entertain you!</h4><h4 style="text-align:justify;">Stories have been a tool in the passage of rites from one generation to the next since time immemorial. Entertainment, knowledge, wisdom, and education was passed down in the form of stories.</h4>Once upon a time, the Earth was an open canvas. People lived a nomadic life. Traveling from one place to another for food, shelter, and clothing was a common sight. With no radio, television, and phones the only way to entertain each other was to tell stories. Stories about new roots, giant trees, and scary tigers. Travelers were given lodging in exchange for stories, work could also be done by telling stories.One such day, a group of friends were traveling. After a long day they were tired and were trying to decide who would fetch firewood and cook for the group. They tried many ways of deciding but then saw a young girl who was coming the same way. They thought they could get her to cook for them while they rested. They asked her where she was from and if she cared to listen to some stories.The young girl loved stories. She immediately agreed. The group of travelers asked if she wanted to make the story session interesting. They placed a little bet. The travelers would tell the girl a story that was absolutely impossible. If the girl said that the story was impossible, she would have to cook food. The bet also went the other way. The young girl would tell a story, and if the travelers would say that it was impossible, they would cook for her instead.The story session began.One of the travelers started: “My grandfather was a poor farmer who worked in a rich household. He was always called names for working as a slow and careless worker. He prayed to God every day. However much he tried, he couldn’t work faster and was scolded endlessly. One day, the God he prayed to appeared in front of him and when he woke he had great strength. The next day as he was scolded, the energy he had felt rushed through his veins, he grew in size, lifted the house, and took a big leap. The house shook, the cupboards fell, the beds flew out and the windows shattered. He kept flying high until his employer begged him to stop. His employer not only stopped calling him names but also gave him the place of a family member.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/tale_of_tales2_7bab8dfbf1.webp" alt="tale-of-tales2.webp"></figure>&nbsp;“How was the story? Does someone disagree?” No one disagreed.Another traveler continued: “Once there was a famine in my grandfather’s land. My grandfather was a very weak person. One day, in a fight with his brother, he had to leave home. He thought of finding fame for himself. He walked into a forest and came across a man painting. He painted a deer and, as my grandfather continued watching, to his surprise the deer came alive. He thought it was such an amazing device, that he wanted to possess it. When he got the chance, he went ahead and painted a boat with the owner of the brush in it. He added winds on the lake and blew the owner away. Now he had full possession of the paintbrush. He took the brush back and painted clouds and grains which solved the problems of his village. He became the treasurer of the village and one day, he created a son from the paintbrush. He was so exceptional that there was no girl to match him. Then he created a fully grown young girl as a match for his son. And thus, I was born from parents who were painted. The brush is gone, but it seems like my smooth hair is a gift from the paintbrush. I use the best herbs from the best orchard that my grandfather painted.&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/tale_of_tales3_5c925060a1.webp" alt="tale-of-tales3.webp"></figure>&nbsp;“This is my story, do you agree?” “Yes we all do.”Now it was the little girl’s turn. She began her story. “My grandparents possessed many things. They were well respected in their community, and helped many people achieve greatness. They possessed hulk-like strength and various magical possessions. One day, in a civil strife, the servants of the house ran away with the chest of hulk strength and some of the magical possessions like a wish-granting paintbrush. My parents looked for it all their life, and today I set off in search. I have finally found all my family possessions with you. It seems you are the long lost servants of our family who have our possessions.&nbsp;“This is the end of my story. Do you agree?” “Yes we do.” The little girl continued, “That is wonderful news, now, give my possessions back.” “But… no we do not agree,” said the group. “Oh, then you must cook for me.” And the little girl, using her wit, rested as the team cooked for her.&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/tale_of_tales4_c3079e9217.webp" alt="tale-of-tales4.webp"></figure><hr><h3>Interesting facts about stories</h3><h4> &nbsp;Aesop’s Fables</h4>Aesop was a slave who lived in ancient Greece. He wanted freedom more than anything else. He noticed the supervisor of slaves and began to tell stories every day. The supervisor was impressed and one day asked Aesop what he wanted. Aesop asked for food for all his fellow slaves. His selfless gesture made the supervisor give Aesop and his community the freedom they deserved. These tales were combined into the <a href="https://heartfulness.org/magazine/once-upon-a-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aesop’s Fables</a> that you have all loved growing up!<h4>Grimms’ Fairy Tales</h4>Grimms’ Fairy Tales is a German collection of fairy tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published on December 20, 1812. It is considered the seminal work of Western children’s literature and is listed by <a href="https://heartfulness.org/magazine/master-yoga-2024-unesco-paris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UNESCO</a> in its Memory of the World Registry.<h4>Panchatantra&nbsp;</h4>Panchatantra is a collection of stories from ancient India based on politics, behavior, communication, and economics. These stories are based on the Vedas, Upanishads, the Ramayana and Mahabharata as a trove of wisdom. The princes of Amarasakti had no interest in pursuing their studies and thus a teacher, Vishnu Sharma, made a comprehensive manual for these princes to be taught in the form of stories. The Panchatantra started the story within a story form of learning, which delights young readers to this day. &nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://cdn-prod-static.heartfulness.org/tale_of_tales5_3adb201b5e.webp" alt="tale-of-tales5.webp"></figure><hr><h4>Activity 1</h4>Guess these <a href="https://heartfulness.org/magazine/how-setanta-became-cu-cullen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">popular stories</a> from the details: 1. A young girl who loses her shoe that gives her the chance to marry a prince:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2. A boy who climbs a tall natural element that grows from magic beans and finds treasures in the clouds:&nbsp;…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. A prince who moves to the forest with his brother and wife to live for fourteen years. The wife is kidnapped and he goes to rescue her with an army of monkeys:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4. A little creature born into a family of ducks goes into the world alone to find his true form:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5. Two unusual friends who come together near a riverbank. The friendship ends when one large friend asks his tree-dwelling friend for his heart:&nbsp;……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………<hr><h4>Activity 2</h4>Write your own story here. It can involve animals, kings, kingdoms, humans, plants, or anything else that tells a story.Create a story with a beginning, some problems that come up, and a solution to end the story.&nbsp;<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;">AI generated images</h4><hr>

Join Sara Bubber’s adventure tale this World Storytelling Day.