The Mission of Sant Rajinder Singh, 1989 -- 1999
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The Mission of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj 1989 - 1999
Sat Sandesh Staff
In reflecting upon the growth of
the Science of Spirituality over
the past ten years, one finds that Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj has
expanded the mission in many areas. What follows is a summary of the
achievements and accomplishments of the mission brought about by Sant
Rajinder Singh Ji since 1989. Through his untiring efforts he has
taught the meditation on the inner Light and Sound to hundreds of
thousands of people, and has carried the message of the great Masters,
Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, Sant
Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj, and the Masters who preceded them to millions
of people throughout the world.
Initiations
As of 1999, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has initiated over 220,000 people
into Naam, or the Light and Sound of God. This amount, combined with
the number of people initiated by Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji, Sant
Kirpal Singh Ji, and Sant Darshan Singh Ji, brings the total number of
people intiated into Sant Mat worldwide to almost 400,000.
On November 24, 1997, the largest initiation in Sant Mat history was
held in Peth, India —- a town near Deolali, Maharashtra. Maharaj Ji
initiated 21,614 people in one sitting.
The largest initiations outside of India took place in South America.
On June 14, 1998, in Quito, Ecuador, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji initiated
926 people, and on December 30, 1992, in Cali, Colombia, 925 people
were initiated.
World Tours and Meditation Seminars
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj has toured considerably, spreading the
teachings of the Masters to new seekers, as well as inspiring and
encouraging those who have already been initiated. During the past ten
years, Maharaj Ji has been traveling back and forth from India to
Chicago about three times a year. In-between his travels back and
forth, he has made numerous tour stops to places around the globe. His
tours have taken him throughout North America, South America, Central
America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and New
Zealand.
On his tours outside of India he has visited ninety-one cities in
twenty-nine countries, and some of those cities he visited two to eight
times. In the Chicago area he has held fifteen meditation seminars
where people from all over the world have attended in order to enhance
their spiritual growth. In India, Maharaj Ji has made over one hundred
fifty tour stops, making the combined total of tour stops worldwide two
hundred fifty-five.
Conferences Convened and Presided Over by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji
Besides his hectic tour schedule, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji convened and
presided over the Seventh World Fellowship of Religions Conference from
February 1-7, 1994, in Delhi, India, which was inaugurated by H.H. the
Dalai Lama. As part of this conference Sant Rajinder Singh Ji helped to
organize the first Dialogue on Meditation, Prayer, and Nonviolence, on
February 1, 2, and 7.
As president of the Human Unity Conference, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji
convened the Sixteenth International Human Unity Conference in Delhi
India, on September 12-20, 1996, the Seventeenth International Human
Unity Conference in Bogota, South America, on November 21-22, 1998, and
the Eighteenth International Human Unity Conference in Munich, Germany
on October 29-30, 1999.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has organized the following peace marches: a
Peace March at the Seventh World Religions Conference on February 3,
1994; a Peace March for Human Unity on September 14, 1996; a Peace
March in Pune in October 1997; and Children’s Peace Marches in Delhi on
September 18, 1997, and Deolali on November 23, 1997.
A Global Prayer for Peace with a meditation led by Sant Rajinder Singh
Ji Maharaj took place in Delhi on September 16, 1996, as part of the
United Nations prayer for world peace.
He has annually convened and presided over eight International
Conferences on Human Integration held in February in Delhi, India, and
eight Global Conferences on Mysticism held in September in Delhi, and
has held bhandaras for Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj in May of each
year. Other functions he convened were the Birth Centenary of Sant
Kirpal Singh Ji in February 1994, the Diamond Jubilee of Sant Darshan
Singh Ji in September 1996, and an International Seminar on Hazur Baba
Sawan Singh Ji in July 1997.
Through these conferences and others around the globe, Sant Rajinder
Singh Ji has brought together local religious and spiritual leaders to
share in dialogue for interfaith unity and peace. The program invitees
included people from the following religions, faiths, and beliefs:
Catholic, Protestant, Episcopalian, Anglican, Unity Church, Islam,
Sufism, Baha’i, Sikhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Native American,
and other groups.
Major Presentations by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji at Various Conferences
Besides organizing international conferences, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji
has been invited to speak at several major world conferences. These
include the 1993 Parliament of World Religions, held August 28-
September 4, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois; the Sixth Assembly of the
World Conference on Religion and Peace, held November 4-7, 1994, in
Rome, Italy, and Riva del Garde, Italy, with the opening session
presided over by His Holiness Pope John Paul II; the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the United Nations (October 21, 1995), in which Sant
Rajinder Singh Ji led a meditation at the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine, New York. Maharaj Ji spoke at a ceremony to honor Secretary
General of the United Nations, His Excellency Kofi Annan and U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency Bill Richardson, on
April 24, 1997, in New York, and he presented at the New Life Expo from
April 18-20, 1997, in New York City, New York.
Tributes and Honors
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji’s message of peace and his work in teaching
meditation has been recognized throughout the world. Some of the
tributes that Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has received came from President
rgilio Barco of Colombia; Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser of
Australia; Prime Minister Samuel Archibald Hinds of Guyana; and
President of Carmeroon’s Special Attache, Paul Biya; and a Tribute from
the Michigan State Legislature.
Maharaj Ji received tributes from various governors as well: Governor
Jaime Malo Ordonez, of Azuay, Ecuador; Governor Douglas Wilder of
Virginia; Governor John Waihee of Hawaii; Governor William Weld of
Massachusetts; Governor Jim Edgar of Illinois; and Governor Mike Lowry
of Washington.
Among the United States Senators who honored Sant Rajinder Singh Ji
are: Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts; Sen. John F. Kerry of
Massachusetts; Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii; and Sen. Daniel Inouye of
Hawaii.
In addition, Maharaj Ji received tributes from mayors, members of
congress, councilmen, as well as other government officials, such as:
Lord Mayor Steve Coundis of Adelaide, Australia; Mayor Frank Fasi of
Honolulu, Hawaii; Mayor Raymond L. Flynn of Boston; Mayor Sharon Pratt
Kelly of the District of Columbia; Acting Chairman of the Council, Hon.
John Ray of the District of Columbia; the Mayor of the City of Linz,
Austria; a proclamation from Mayor Vera Cruz, of Portland; and tribute
from Congressman Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii. Speaker of the House of
Parliament, Occah Seepaul of Trinidad and Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Ralph Myra, of Trinidad also honored him.
In India, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has received numerous honorary
welcomes, tributes, and plaques in the various cities and towns he has
visited.
Awards
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji received the following awards over the past ten
years:
Illinois Institute of Technology Distinguished Leadership Award.
Presented to prominent alumni who have had a major impact on their own
country or influence beyond its borders. It was given to Sant Rajinder
Singh Ji for his outstanding dedication to promoting human unity and
peace.
Golden Key to the Polytechnic University of Quito. Presented by
university rectors for his work in the field of education.
Peace Award. Presented by the Interfaith Center of New York and the
Temple of Understanding at a ceremony consisting of United Nations
Nongovernment Agencies (NGO’s), New York.
Memento of the Shield. Presented by the Mayor and Municipal Commission
of Jullunder.
Sebastian de Belalcazar Award. Presented by the Mayor of Cali.
Guest of Honor of City Council of Popayan.
Golden Key of the City of Palmira. Presented by the Mayor.
Key to the City of Medellin.
Simon Bolivar Award (Condecoracion Oficial Simon Bolivar). For his
service in the field of science, education, and culture, granted to
people of international renown working for the benefit of humanity.
This was presented by the Minister of Education of Colombia at the
Ministry of Education, in Bogota.
Plaque from Fe-Code (National Federation of Education of Colombia). A
professional organization of a quarter million professors and teachers
in recognition of valuable service to education for a peaceful world,
presented in Bogota.
Golden Cross of the Order of Santiago de Cali.
Spark M. Matsunaga Peace Foundation.
Medal of Cultural Merit from National Minister of Education, Bogota.
Medal and Plaque of Cali. Bestowed by President of the City Council of
Cali.
Banner of Peace. Mexico City, Mexico.
Honorary Days
Mayor of Baltimore, Kurt L. Schmoke, declared July 27, 1994, as Sant
Rajinder Singh Day.
Other Honors
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji was invited by the Chief Minister of the City of
Delhi to Inaugurate a Multipurpose Community Center in Tatesar Gram
Village of Delhi, on March 23, 1997. The community center provides
social services such as teaching people skills and providing a
children’s playground, library, and hall for marriages. Delhi
government officials attended the inauguration.
Meetings with, and Book Presentations to, Religious and Civic Leaders
Over the past ten years, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has met with and
presented his books to many religious and civic leaders. Religious
leaders include: His Holiness Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican in
Rome, Italy; H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet at both the 1993 Parliament
of World Religions and at Kirpal Bagh, Delhi India; His Beatitude
Ioannes Chrysostomos, Archibishop of the Greek Orthodox Church,
Nicosia, Cyprus; Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan; H.H. Bartholomew I,
Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Turkey; The Very
Reverend James Parks Morton, Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine of New York; Archbishop Alan D’Lastic of Delhi; Swami
Satchidananda of Satchidananda Ashram; David Steindl-Rast, Benedictine
monk; Paulos Mar Gregarios, Archbishop of the Syrian Orthodox Church,
Metropolitan of Delhi; Swami Chidananda Saraswati, Divine Life Society
of Rishikesh; Thomas Cayce, grandson of Edgar Cayce; and Al Huang, Tai
Chi Master of the Living Tao Foundation.
Among the world leaders with whom Sant Rajinder Singh Ji met are: U.S.
President Bill Clinton, and First Lady Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton;
former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich; United Nations Secretary
General, His Excellency Kofi Annan; United States Ambassador to the
United Nations, His Excellency, Bill Richardson; former Assistant
Secretary General of the United Nations, Dr. Robert Muller; Andrew
Young, former Mayor of Atlanta, and former UN Ambassador; Lieutenant
General Richard B. Myers, USAF, and Assistant to the Chairman, Joint
Chiefs of Staff; Richard McElhenny, Office of Finance, U.S. House of
Representatives; and Edwin Meese III, former Attorney-General to former
President Ronald Reagan.
Centers, Ashrams, Meditation Retreat Centers, and Meditation Halls
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has increased the number of centers from five
hundred fifty to fourteen hundred centers worldwide.
The main ashrams and centers are Kirpal Ashram, Vijay Nagar, Delhi,
India, and the Science of Spirituality Center, Naperville, Illinois,
inaugurated July 27, 1991. Other retreat centers in the United States
are: Sawan Kirpal Meditation Center, in Bowling Green, Virginia, and
Sawan Kirpal Meditation Center, Pacific Northwest, in Birch Bay,
Washington.
In the past ten years, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has started twenty-seven
ashrams in India and one in Africa. He also oversees one hundred twenty-
five other ashrams, making a total of one hundred fifty-three ashrams
worldwide.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji also inaugurated six meditation halls throughout
India.
Meditation Camps
Meditation Camps for adults are run each year at Kirpal Bagh, Delhi,
India, at the Human Integration Conference each February, and at the
Global Conference on Mysticism each September. These camps were
inaugurated by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji in Sept. 1993 at the Fourth
Global Conference on Mysticism, in Delhi.
Group Leader Workshops
Another innovation introduced by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has been
workshops for group leaders in which an interactive approach is used to
help people develop skills in various areas such as conducting
satsangs, classes, public speaking, communications, leadership, team-
building skills, and bringing about world peace and unity. Group leader
trainings have been held at the Science of Spirituality Center in
Naperville. Group leader training camps are also run at Kirpal Ashram
and Kirpal Bagh, Delhi, India, yearly.
Schools Founded and Opened by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji
To date, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has founded fifteen schools, each
called Darshan Academy. The goal of the Darshan Academies is to help
each student reach his or her highest potential intellectually,
physically, emotionally, socially, and aesthetically, as well as
ethically and spiritually. Through a spiritual curriculum, developed
under the direction of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji, students have one period
a day devoted to meditation and learning ethical values and principles
of developing inner and outer peace. Service to humanity is an integral
part of the curriculum.
The first school opened in Meerut, India, in February 1995. Other
schools that have opened subsequently are in Ambala, Bigas, Ludhiana,
Deolali, Jansath, Hissar, Agra, Kalka, Kaithal, Lucknow, Delhi,
Panipat, Jallandher, and Dasua, India.
Youth Programs, Camps, and Classes
Around the world, other programs for young people include summer camps
held at Sawan Kirpal Meditation Center, Bowling Green, Virginia; Sawan
Kirpal Meditation Center, Pacific Northwest, in Birch Bay, Washington;
camps in Germany; and camps in Delhi, India.
Children’s and Teen’s programs are held in satsang centers around the
world to promote ethical living and meditation. The production of
Children’s Satsang Guidebooks One, Two, and Three, a Preschool
Guidebook, and a Teen Guidebook help teachers conduct classes.
Libraries
Under Sant Rajinder Singh Ji’s guidance, libraries of comparative
studies of religion, spirituality, and yoga have opened throughout the
world. The first to open was the Science of Spirituality Library,
Naperville, Illinois, inaugurated in 1991. This was followed by Darshan
Library, Kirpal Ashram, Delhi, inaugurated January 31, 1994. Other
libraries have subsequently opened in Jodhpur, Pune, Pimpri, Nasik,
Lucknow, and Kashipur.
A mobile A-V van with audio-video resources, based in Mumbhai, India,
travels throughout India. It projects videos by beaming them outdoors
to gatherings in public places, satsangs, and parks.
Naming of Roads, Parks, Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has had roads named in honor of Sant Kirpal
Singh Ji and Sant Darshan Singh Ji. Among these are: Kirpal Marg,
Jalandhar, Punjab; Sant Kirpal Singh Marg, Vijay Nagar, Delhi; Kirpal
Singh Marg, Pune; Sant Kirpal Singh Marg, Ahmed Nagar; Sant Darshan
Singh Marg, Bigas; Sant Kirpal Singh Marg, Sambhawli (2 roads); Sant
Kirpal Singh Marg, Kichha, U.P.; Kirpal Chowk, Jagroan, Punjab; Sant
Kirpal Singh Marg, Moga, Punjab; Sant Darshan Singh Marg, Burari,
Delhi; Kirpal Nagar, Kotkapura, Punjab; Sant Kirpal Singh Marg,
Simlawada, M.P.; and Kirpal Marg, Ambala.
In Sambhawli, a park was named Darshan Singh Park. A neighborhood in
Ambala, Haryana, was renamed as Kirpal Vihar. Other cities, towns, or
neighborhoods that were renamed were: Sant Kirpal Singh Chowk, Ambala,
Haryana; Kirpal Piao, Sarai Rohila, Delhi; and Kirpal Piao, Ludhiana,
Punjab.
Publications
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has published numerous books throughout the past
ten years. Two books were published by Element Books and distributed by
Penguin Books. They are his latest books, Empowering Your Soul through
Meditation (1999) and Inner and Outer Peace through Meditation (1996).
His other works in English published by SK Publications are: Education
for a Peaceful World, Visions of Spiritual Unity and Peace, and Ecology
of the Soul and Positive Mysticism. His books in Hindi include:
Salvation through Naam (Naam Se Mukti), Spirituality in Modern Times
(Adhunik Yug Mein Adhyatam), True Happiness (Sacha Sukh), and Self
Realization (Atam Anubhav).
The publication of the following books were overseen by Sant Rajinder
Singh Ji: Streams of Nectar: Lives, Teachings, and Poetry of Saints, by
Darshan Singh (Wiley Books); The Spiritual Path: An Anthology of the
Writings of Kirpal Singh; Love at Every Step, by Darshan Singh; Love
Has Only a Beginning, Autobiography of Darshan Singh; Nourished by
Divine Love: My Life with Four Great Masters, by Harbhajan Kaur;
Vegetarian Creations, by Arlene Muska, Sheila Rogers, Sandra Glassman,
Janice Fior, and Rita Duggal, illustrated by Valerie Poole Tarrant;
Jaadah-e-Noor (Path of Light) (Urdu) Poetry of Sant Darshan Singh; Mauj-
e-Noor (God’s Will of Light) (Urdu), Poetry of Sant Darshan Singh; and
Rahmate Darshan (Hindi), Remembrances of Sant Darshan Singh.
Books about Sant Rajinder Singh Ji and/or his activities have also been
published over the past ten years. These include: Brief Biography of
Rajinder Singh; Illumine Every Heart; First Global Conference on
Mysticism; Spreading Divine Love; Beloved Journey; Sant Rajinder Singh
at the 1993 Parliament of World Religions; A New Generation of
Peacemakers; Science of Spirituality; Love, Unity, and Peace: Birth
Centenary Year (1993-1994) of Sant Kirpal Singh; and Souvenir:
Sixteenth International Human Unity Conference and Seventy-Fifth Birth
Anniversary of Sant Darshan Singh. Many of these publications have been
translated into fifty languages.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji continues to oversee the publications of the
monthly magazine Sat Sandesh in English, German, Spanish, French,
Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Urdu, and Sindhi.
Manuals for conducting spiritual classes have also been published,
including New Initiates Orientation Class, Meditation 101, and
Meditation 102.
Dozens of videotapes and audiotapes of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji have been
released including the video: Meditation: Inner and Outer Peace through
Meditation; Healing Ourselves and Healing Our World, Sant Rajinder
Singh Ji’s address at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations;
and the two-tape audiotape set, Meditation for Peace and Happiness.
Many music audiotapes have also been released. Over twenty audiotapes
of Sant Darshan Singh Ji’s ghazals and poetry, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji’s
poetry, as well as shabds from the scriptures, sung by Mata Harbhajan
Kaur Ji, have been released since 1989. Sant Darshan Singh Ji’s poetry
has also been sung by Ghulam Ali.
Book Signings and Book Reviews
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has made many bookstore appearances for book-
signings, book talks, and meditation demonstrations since 1996 for his
books, Inner and Outer Peace through Meditation and Empowering Your
Soul through Meditation.
These appearances included the following: a book launch by Penguin
Books in Delhi, India; Borders Books and Music in the Philadelphia
area; Minneapolis area; Rockville, Maryland; World Trade Center, New
York; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Friendship Heights,
Washington, D.C.; Towson (north of Baltimore), Maryland; Farmington
(West Hartford), Connecticut; Westbury, Long Island, New York; and
Emerville (Oakland/Berkeley area), California. He appeared at Barnes
and Noble in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; Oak Brook, Illinois; and New
Life Expo, New York City. He also did a book signing at Waldenbooks,
Fredericksburg, Virginia and Transitions Bookplace in Chicago.
His books have received testimonials from H.H. the Dalai Lama, Deepak
Chopra, Gerald Jampolsky, Fred Alan Wolf, and Steven Halpern. Excellent
reviews of his books have appeared in "Books in Print," "Wisconsin
Bookwatch," "The San Juan Star," "The New Humanity," "Mandala," "Here’s
Health," "Live Positive: Your Guide to Personal Growth," "And the Beat
Generation," "Lotus: Personal Transformation," "Spirit of
Change," "Branches of Light: Banyan Books," "New Life," "Common
Ground," "Opio Magazine," "Infinite Possibilities" (Magazine of Dr.
Deepak Chopra), the "India Post," and the "Beacon Papers" in Long
Island, New York.
Information through Different Media
Talks of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji appear regularly on television programs
throughout India (Z-T.V., Doordarshan, All India Television) and on
cable stations throughout the world. He has been interviewed on many
television and radio stations. Regular articles about Sant Rajinder
Singh Ji and his activities appear in newspapers and magazines
throughout the world, carrying his message of peace.
News Briefs and Newsletters
Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission Newsletter was published from 1989 to 1992,
which printed news of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji and his mission
activities. Focus, is a periodic brief, begun in 1990, which is sent
and E-mailed to group leaders throughout the world. Local newsletters
are published in many cities throughout the world for local events.
Satellite Telecast
The first live satellite telecast was done on November 20, 1990, from
Chicago, Illinois, and broadcast to satellite hook-ups around the
United States.
Internet
In 1996, several of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji’s talks were broadcast live
over the internet. The first live broadcast from Naperville was a
satsang given in Hindi by Sant Rajinder Singh on May 24, 1997 (Chicago
time), and broadcast in Delhi, India, on May 25, 1997 (Delhi time). The
broadcast was played at the satsang at Kirpal Bagh, Delhi, to thousands
of people, as well as internet hook-ups throughout the world. He also
had a broadcast from the International Seminar in Delhi, which was made
during the July 27, 1997, function. Since then, he has had several live
Internet broadcasts from the Science of Spirituality Center in
Naperville, transmitted throughout the world.
In 1996, the Science of Spirituality web site was opened with thousands
of people checking in to read it. In 1998, the internal Science of
Spirituality web-site began to help bring information to initiates and
group leaders throughout the world. The sites contain video clips and
audio clips of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji as well as printed talks, and
helpful information for new and old initiates.
Social Services
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji oversees many social service functions of the
Science of Spirituality throughout the world. At Kirpal Ashram there
are free allopathic, homeopathic, and ayurvedic medical dispensaries.
An Eye Test Camp was run at the Second Global Mysticism Conference.
Hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and wards have been named in honor
of the three great Masters since 1989. These include: Sant Darshan
Singh Charitable Hospital, Khuladia, Sambhawli, U.P.; Sant Kirpal Singh
Cancer Ward, in Cancer Health Care Trust and Research Foundation;
Indorel Darshan Clinics, Lucknow, U.P.; Kashipur Homeopathic
Dispensary; Patna Charitable Homeopathic Dispensary; and Agra
Homeopathic Dispensary.
A free kitchen (langar) is run at Kirpal Ashram, Sawan Ashram, and
Kirpal Bagh, and at many tour stops in India in which thousands to a
hundred thousand people are fed three free meals a day for conferences,
and daily hundreds are fed three free meals a day.
Prison programs help bring the meditation practice and ethical values
to prisoners. Two programs currently being held are at the Delhi
Central Jail (Tihar Jail) in which satsangs are held each Monday, and
in Peoria, Illinois.
Science of Spirituality has provided assistance in the form of money
for medical care, shelter, and clothing in the following natural
disasters: Mexico City earthquake; Colombia volcanic disaster; floods
in Delhi; and the hurricane in Miami.
In Retrospect
In looking back over the past ten years and all the accomplishments of
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji and the Science of Spirituality it is hard to
believe that one person could do so much. Maharaj Ji’s untiring
dedication and commitment to the role, which he was bequeathed by Sant
Darshan Singh Ji, have been profound. Through his selfless sacrifice of
his time and energy, his endless travels, and his outpouring of love
and grace, not only have hundreds of thousands received initiation into
the Light and Sound, but millions have been inspired by his message of
peace, love, and unity. §
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Before you buy.
michael
has initiated 220,000 souls. How many of those were Westerners?
When he holds a satsang in America, how many generally attend?
I live in Texas, how many followers does he have in Texas?
I
couldn't help but notice that the millions whom Maharaj Charan
Singh Ji and Maharaj Gurinder Singh Ji have initiated did not
even merit a mention. Why is that? They are teaching Sant Mat.
What does Rajinder Singh Ji think of the Radha Soami Satsang?
I
have mentioned that Maharaj Gurinder Singh Ji is a True Master.
Does he recognize him as one?
Michael Martin
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michael <shabdN...@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> I noticed in this article it is written that Rajinder Singh Ji
> has initiated 220,000 souls. How many of those were Westerners?
> When he holds a satsang in America, how many generally attend?
> I live in Texas, how many followers does he have in Texas?
>
> I
> couldn't help but notice that the millions whom Maharaj Charan
> Singh Ji and Maharaj Gurinder Singh Ji have initiated did not
> even merit a mention. Why is that? They are teaching Sant Mat.
> What does Rajinder Singh Ji think of the Radha Soami Satsang?
>
> I
> have mentioned that Maharaj Gurinder Singh Ji is a True Master.
> Does he recognize him as one?
Hello! Does anybody from SOS want to reply to my inquiries?
Michael Martin
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Darryl G. Lindgren
>>>
> transcribed talks. But I suspect he doesn't get into interfaith politics,
> seeing it as a distraction from the primary focus of harmonizing our
> attention with the Homeward flow of the Shabda and merging into Its divine,
> eternal love.
Very well put Michael T; your _whole_ post sums it up, for me personally,
rather nicely. Sweet simran...
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Darryl G. Lindgren
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G. Michael Turner
many, if not most, of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj's devotees believed that,
while Sawan's will gave the property of the Dera to Sardar Jagat Singh,
Sawan's soul gave the Master Power to Kirpal Singh.
Having said that, Kirpal went at lengths to extol the possibility of more
than one Satguru on earth at certain times, such as Kabir and Nanak or Shams
& Rumi, partly I reckon to chill any animosity between Sawan Kirpal Ashram
and Radhasoami Satsang Beas.
I really don't know if Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj has addressed this
issue or not. I have not had the opportunity to read all of his essays and
transcribed talks. But I suspect he doesn't get into interfaith politics,
seeing it as a distraction from the primary focus of harmonizing our
attention with the Homeward flow of the Shabda and merging into Its divine,
eternal love.
I hope this helps.
Love and blessings,
Michael