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Baba Sawan Singh
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Baba Sawan SinghHazur Baba Sawan Singh JI Maharaj (1858 - 1948) showed a keen interest in spirituality from an early age and searched for a spiritual teacher to guide him. His search led him to Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj [(1838-1903), an initiate and spiritual successor of Swami Shiv Dayal Singh Ji (1818 - 1878) of Agra] in 1894, who opened up the inner science to him. Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji devotedly applied himself to meditation and the spiritual values of life, and after nine years of discipleship was chosen to carry on the spiritual work in 1903 after Baba Jaimal Singh Ji left the physical world.

Hazur was a great reformer of unique importance. He was a Pole star to the entire humanity and always befriended those in trouble and tribulation. With the water of Truth, Brother-hood and Equality, He with His own hands washed clean and malice and ill will from the hearts of the people drenched through and through in the poison of materialism. He made each one drink the godly wine to his fill and always laid stress on an honest livelihood. He Himself depended for His maintenance on His own pension and never accepted any gifts or presents from anyone -- not even from His disciples.

He revived the teachings of holy Saints and brought them into limelight. Like His predecessors - Guru Nanak, Kabir Sahib, Tulsi Sahib, Paltu Sahib, Soami Shiv Dayal Singh Ji, Maulana Rumi, Shams Tabrez and others, He pulled up the aspirants from their deep slumber and put them on the path of 'Surat Shabd Yoga' or 'Sultan-ul-Azkar' which is the most ancient and eternal path leading to Reality and which being natural is unchangeable from times immemorial and will ever remain as such without any modification whatever.

Hazur's teachings are esoteric and not exoteric. He taught -- God is in every heart. Spirituality is the common heritage of the entire world and humanity, and is not reserved for any particular country or nationality. The be-all and end-all of spirituality is the union of the soul with the Omnipotent Over-Soul. Man is the roof and crown of all creation and nothing else is greater than He. He is direct manifestation of God and is the marvel of God's greatness. In the twinkling of an eye he can rise to Heaven and can come back. The sun and the moon, paradise and hell, the earth and the sky are his playgrounds.

During Hazur's mission, these teachings gained widespread recognition as a natural way to achieve the spiritual goals of self-knowledge and God-realization. Over 125,000 people went to Hazur to learn this science. Those who visited him from the West carried his meditation practice back with them, and centers were established in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Several books about Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj became well known in the West and attracted many who were interested in learning meditation on the inner Light and Sound.



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