Kamlesh D. Patel

Kamlesh D. Patel (born 1956) also known as Daaji among his followers, is an World-wide 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.[1][2][3][4] 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,[5] succeeded his spiritual guide Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari after his mahāsamādhi in 2014.[6] He was serving as the VP, before being appointed as the president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission.[7][8]

Kamlesh D. Patel (Daaji)
Born
Kamlesh Desaibhai Patel
कमलेश देसाईभाई पटेल
કમલેશ દેસાઈભાઈ પટેલ

(1956-09-28) 28 September 1956
Gujarat, India
OrganizationShri Ram Chandra Mission,
Heartfulness Institute,
Heartfulness Education Trust
Notable work
The Heartfulness Way (2018), Designing Destiny (2019)
TitlePresident of Shri Ram Chandra Mission,
Global Guide of Heartfulness Institute,
Founder of Heartfulness Education Trust,
Managing Trustee of Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation
PredecessorShri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari
Spouse(s)Pratima Patel
ChildrenSahaj Patel, Marg Patel
WebsiteDaaji.org

He has conducted various workshops on spirituality in cities across India and USA.[9][10]

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 the 100,000th tree with him under the Green Kanha Initiative.[11][12][13][14]

Daaji co-authored a book called The Heartfulness Way, along with Joshua Pollock in 2018.[15] The book was published January 2018. It was ranked #1st in Hindustan Times' Nielsen top 10 lists of the Best NON-FICTION books chart.[16]

Daaji has authored another book named Designing Destiny which was released in February 2019.[17][18] He is also a regular contributor to several spiritual/wellness magazines and blogs[19][20]

See also

References
  1. Rangarajan, A.D. (31 January 2016). "Proving science behind spirituality". The Hindu.
  2. "Listen to the heart to master your life: Meditation guide Daaji". New Delhi: Business Standard. 3 February 2017.
  3. Little, Anita (24 June 2016). "Hopping on the Meditation Brandwagon: "Heartfulness" Makes landfall in Los Angeles". Religiondispatches.org.
  4. "शारीरिक-मानसिक शांति का आधार है 'ध्यान". Meerut: Hindustan. 2 January 2018.
  5. Shri Ram Chandra Mission and the United Nations
  6. "Listen to the heart to master your life: Meditation guide Daaji". Business Standard. 3 February 2017.
  7. "Heartful meditation marks Day of Peace". The Hans India. 21 September 2017.
  8. "Kamlesh Patel Daaji' s Biography". Sahajmarg. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. "Listen to the heart to master your life, says spiritual guide Daaji". NewsX. 3 February 2017.
  10. "Free online meditation master classes Mastering Being'". Daily Excelsior. 30 December 2017.
  11. "Kovind visits ashram near Hyderabad, plants sapling". Business Standard. IANS. 25 December 2017.
  12. "Telangana: Green drive –18 crore more saplings planted than before". Deccan Chronicle. 26 December 2017.
  13. "Observing International Day of Peace". Telangana Today. 26 September 2017.
  14. Patel, Shivani (1 June 2016). "Heartfulness Institute Hosts Meditation Conference in Los Angeles". India-West.
  15. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (31 January 2018). "The Heartfulness Way: An accessible and effective journey". The Hindu.
  16. "HT-Nielsen top 10: Ashwin Sanghi's Keepers of Kalachakra tops best-selling fiction list". Hindustan Times. 3 February 2018.
  17. "Daaji's new book on how to design one's destiny". theweek.in. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  18. "Design your Destiny". newindianexpress.com. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  19. Patel, Kamlesh (13 April 2019). "5 Inner Habits You Need To Make Any Relationship Last". mindbodygreen.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  20. "Proving science behind spirituality". www.speakingtree.in. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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