Sant Kirpal Singh, Sant Mat, Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation

S u r a t S h a b d Y o g a

B i o g r a p h y

Born on 6 February 1894 in Sayyad Kasran, a part of the Punjab which now belongs to Pakistan, Sant Kirpal Singh was confronted with nationalism, religious intolerance, and bigotry since His early youth. In view of the suffering humanity He deeply thought about the nature of man and sought for a solution to the permanent discord leading to violent conflicts.

After a profound study of the basic scriptures of the Sikhs, Christians, Moslems, Buddhists, Zoroastrians etc., He found that they all give out the same basic truth and speak about the birthright of man to attain self-knowledge and God-knowledge. At the feet of His spiritual teacher Baba Sawan Singh He experienced practically what is described in the scriptures. He dedicated His whole life to the ideal of unity: the brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God.

By lectures, books, and conferences, but first and foremost by His own example He brought about a deep understanding of the inner unity of all life, and people from all over the world, from different religions and cultures came to His residence in Delhi.

Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj gave the task of carrying on his spiritual work to Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj. Well versed in the comparative study of religions, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji was able to make the teachings easily understood by people in the West. He presented spirituality as a science.

Traveling to the West three times and touring India extensively, he spread the spiritual teachings well beyond the boundaries of India. He established Sawan Ashram in Delhi, India, where seekers from around the globe could learn the art of meditation and spiritual living.

In 1956 in Delhi, he gave the inaugural address to the Ninth General Session of UNESCO. His speech World Peace in the Atomic Age is a road map for attaining world peace.

Due to His universal view He could create mutual understanding among the different religions. During fourteen years He was repeatedly elected president of the World Fellowship of Religions which came into being in 1957. On three world tours in 1955, 1963, and 1972 He visited major cities in the Western world, where He met religious leaders, politicians, and personalities of the society. Everywhere He conveyed the importance of self-knowledge and God-knowledge and emphasized the need of selfless service. His efforts to create understanding from man to man, for peace in the world and for tolerance among the religions have been recognized by many honours.

His efforts reached a summit when He convened the first World Conference on Unity of Man, which took place in Delhi from 3 to 6 February 1974. Religious, political, and social leaders from all over India, and delegates from approximately 18 countries participated in the conference. This World Conference was the beginning of the Unity of Man movement. As a result of the conference Sant Kirpal Singh was invited by the government to address to the Indian Parliament. When He spoke to the members of the Lokh Sabha on 1 August 1974, it was the first time that a spiritual leader was given that honour.

The God-realized people stand on the edge
of the world and survey the scene with an
all-encompassing eye, but the poor people
who are being tossed about on the ocean
of torment, what can they know of the true
situation?

Literate, illiterate, singers, lecturers,
readers of the holy books - all are drifting
in the sea of life. Lacking in realization, they
have no knowledge of their futile condition.

A sleeping man cannot awaken another;
who will awaken those who sleep
at the level of mind and senses?

One can become learned through the help
of a learned man, and a doctor can teach
another medicine; an engineer can teach
engineering, and so on.

It follows naturally that only a God-realized
person can give an experience of the
Godpower.

"The Gurmukh has gone across;
He has embraced the Truth."

Sant Kirpal Singh

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