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PREFACE
to i nc nc or or p
seva seva an
bles blessi sing ng
Vaheguru, Gupt Gupt Seva Sevada da
Origin
to Sardar
Mahapurshs in Amritsar A ji t
ra
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ig
ic
th
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v il l
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ig
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action
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'Phagun'.
to
to A SA RE E
ME
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be stitched fo
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to ha da ha of hi aswell ould ho er grea bles ings upon th fa ily. it th permission of Sant BabaVasan Sing ji Sant Baba Gian Sing ji wh then descende that ahapur al us to isit us alon it hi roup Anothe Sant Baba Pritam Sing Ji of Mankheri an hi teacher, late Ba Brah char Sant Baba Ajit Sing Sahi of villag Nathalpur, woul also bles th family Sant Baba Pritam inghji isited ou hous nu be of oc asionsan ould hold Akhand Path langar an diwans on ou behalf This wa hi grea blessing Ye anothe Mahapurs know simply as ra ha Sa ibji', ould al gi us darshan. amil he ishe th ompany of ai ts an they respecte th teaching they offered. ha ju thei da ha as to be fortunate, bu to be in thei er ic an re ei thei bles ingswa omething hi is re ei ed by th grac of God. Within th co pany of Saints they acquired an establishe principles an values to inherit.
nce, long ti ag in illage called ameli, 'Bitra ahat as pa in by as ea ly orning an ne of th farmer's as pa in juic from ugar cane he Mahatm aske th farmer fo some refreshmen as he wa thirsty. Th farmer asked, "San ji ha isthe atter? Ar ou burnin or omething this rning? he ahapur eplied be your village" Unfortunatel fo th farmer thos word turned in true an it thos fe wo ds fire ould rage within that village. hu th illage uffe ed fo th wron doings ju on person Th people of th illage trie an things to put ig th rong done bu nothin am of th
Th
illage people at that ti
ould pray to 'Sakhi Sultan
usli
ho
as enowne
avail. Th sixt Guru Sahi Sr Hargobin Mahara ji on winnin th battle of Kartarpu arrive in villag know as 'Pahal Sahib' near Phagwara Th people of Dameli village.came to know this nd om of them ho er is en to ee th Guru he explaine thei ituation to aharaj an requeste hi to do omething fo thei illage he told ur ji that be au of on il -manne ed pe on th hole illage as uffering from ur e. Th ur Sahi as ed them to gi up prayin to akhi Sultan an tart giving thei offering an prayer to th on al ight an to ta up th teachi gs of ur anak Sahib.Th people of th illage ag ee it ur ji's ugge tion ur ji then en to villag Da el an graced it akin it plante
it
hi ow hand th re ur ji th aske th people to re-inhabit th illage id till exis around th previous lo ation. ut he ai no harm ould om an on li in around th ne peri et fo as long they paid thei espe ts to that plac oday at that plac ther is Gurdwara in reme brance of Guru Hargobin Sahi ji know as Gurdwara 'Tha Sahib, an that pillar hich as plante by ur ji hi el isstil presen there. eopl ta ar ha of it ge thei ishe fulfille an it protects thei illage Th people al ad anothe eque to ur ji he explaine that th illage as in es ed with na esan people woul di of snakebites They requeste that thei town should be free of them hi azur ahibals granted. Hesaid that even if ny person as bitten by na an happened affected ny ve om hu th people of that villag became Gursikh. La hmanSing ji as er de ot pe so of ahapur hs He ha fait in an SabaJawal Sing ji of Herkhowal, an once requeste this Mahapurs to visi hi hous such that it co ld be blessed. abaJa al Sing ji told La hman ingh that in he ha grea
ra
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
to r ai s
ik
to to in Ma apursh kn
l li n
ld
y ur v
ic
in
cr ce
If
ra
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
lkn
to
is ld
ls
i nc a lf le
sh
Sa ts
of of salvation.
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10
Childhood
2-
he Rout to
eeting Va eaur
By reciting Hi name ones huma life become comfortable. ahapursh knew what my father's is as that to ha hi da ha lear ho to practi naam an this as bein fulfilled. father ha al eady ta en ri from th fi belo ed bu ther as grea need fo bles in from rahmgian before he woul be able to re it naam it on entration. ahapur as that Brah gian ho ould bles hi he rt an an allo od's am to prevai within hi forever. On taking blessing from pure people.i this manner th person wh is re itin naam isat gr at ad anta e. Fo wh te er proble ar fa ed by that pe so on thei path hils re itin they ar ol ed an he ay to pure no ledg is obtained
went to se Mahapurs with some offerings. It ha been said in th Holy Shasters (scriptures) whenever on visits Mahapursh, king vaid (doctor) guru (teacher), or jotshi (astronomer) on houl al ay ak om ruit of offe in fo them an th on il ecei fr it in eturn. othe wi e, if on goes empt handed then on will etur empt handed he egards ar paid it fruits in this anne frui fu bles ingsare re ei ed from them An thin an ta en asan offering uc asflower real fruits leavesor even ater he poor person ta es an thin in ignifi ant, even that isac epted. hi is th ay to ho re pe to Mahapursh. With offering father went to se Mahapursh. On placin hi offering in fron of Mahapursh, my father said "0 Maha Moneeswar, Mahatma, Brahm-atman, Bram-Neasti, Bram-Srotr (respectfu name used fu Mahapursh) please bles me "...After arri in an depa ti fo eighty-fou la ti es on this ea th ha finall entere this hu an li e. ah purs do bles an preven ro fallin into hi sa le again. Th successof huma life is achieved by congregating in th compan of ahapurshs. ne of th po ts ha aid, ne ho ld ee he ompany of Sadhu' wh an on er an ir 'Pass' th magica stone.
life
life ends.
Pandit Anat ji says in 'Vicha Mala', Thereis
grea difference
et ee
Para an
aint
aras ca conver ra
iron into
ir ot into in atis 'Cul lasJi said io ru er ap Paras become valuable.
hu it no ik
he
rais an ei ld is hi si le he he ge ir er en uc
ly it
heva io ly la nd ls is ea ot im il he eo isit he nl in ir it ar el il il imag th isit le in he inne in good deed an converting them to selfless eing they give them freedo from life de yma he re it na an gi he le ut iv is re ir ld is nsid re
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ra
Se k:
life an
from this wo ld it
aharaj do this favour
po
e. We people of th
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
to reach
to
death.
orld ar illite ate. bles us it
ebl ll ahapur bega unra elling th te hnique to father firs explaine to father th preparatio whic wa required before actual recitation My father wa told that he should firs ecit apji ahib hi as to be followed by Arda prayer requesting th Lo to gi e.him pe ission to begi im an th re itatio of antr epeatedl an preven hi from bein
ea of it an ador ou surroundings it ew burnin es en e. ti an flower he aid. then tart on ow he houl eated, Si fa in th ri in un to ards th cast in 'Sid Aa an'. it each hand on ou ne ak 'modes here th fo efinge isjoined it th thumb. Keepyou spin erec an head high." Mahapurs then finall bega explaining ho father houl re it naam initiall it ontrol en es Clos ou left ey nd it th ig ey on entrat on th ti of ou no e.The ecit re eatedl th 'Moo antr iven to ou by th fi belo ed ," ontinued,"Whil in hi aa an it on entratio on th ti of th no practi ecitin oo antr fu om ti e. Afte ou tart to on entrat an focu properly yo ma then begi reciting th 'Gur Mantra 'Vaheguru' Firs recite with 'Baikari ani' peakin aloud. Th it th olum of ou oi uc that only ou an hear oursel Yo il on da be bl to ta this prac ise.to th ne tage of re itin within ou throat bell button
hi stat will ta
there. nc id le eyebrows in 'Trikuti', Mahapurs describe detail what coul then be experience by my father when he re ch hi tate Ther ar tw es el in the-forehe d. When thes tw ', onjunction form thir es el or artery Th vessel on he left-han id is alle 'I ra', hi eans oon. Th on on th righ is nown as 'pinqala', hich eans un an th esse in iskn 'S th 'Dasam Duwar'." Th re itin of the'
ti
ur
bu
it
ra ti
ou il eventually ea
antra' houl be pr noun ed as 'Va' in th bell butt n,
Rasn Baikar speaking aloud, Madams- speaking from th throat Pachyant th voic omin ro ithi th hear (' irda') an ar an peakin from th bell button (' abi'). Asth bani is re ited it be omesfine tune (' ukum') an it goesfro Baikar th ough to begins BabaJawal Sing ji continued, "B concentratio on th Guru's Shabad in Tribut hich is abov trikuti, ee ecitin naam By placin ea llable of th wo d' Vahegu u' in each of th four chakra of th body keep reciting Vaheguru Otherwise, take th word'Vahe' ib i, ee ligh appearing. ir th ligh is ee as lighting in th clouds then it is as brig th oo an tars an then brighter asth Sun. inallythis light' trengt an beco pare to illion un pu toge her, bu no as piercing asth ay of ou Sunlight is swee an gentle." hapurs then arne father to be awar of th danger hils tr in to reac hi
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goal
he doin this if ou
on entratio
tray to ards 'Ina', th
left-han
id then on
concentratio goes toward 'pinola' th righ hand side then on gets differen kind of powers Whatever he sayswill happen an al hi curses an blessing will become true He will il ll astray hi from th original path Bycont olling ou in whil doin haba on ha to reac straight to th tent gate beyond 'Aagey Chakra within whic ther is th 'Sahansardal Kawa Chakra whic blooms with it thousand of petals Initiall al thes chakra ar upside do in th body ut by prac icin Shabadthe be om upright. ll th etal open up ifferent inds of lights ar experien ed an ithi th tent gate on will ee nl ahegur betwee 'Advaidta'
'Abhetta'. Abhett
mean to become on form with God, an Advaidta
To reac Vaheguru on ha to practice reciting agai an again. With practice on will eventually find th way, throug followin certai rigi discipline Mahapurs then de ribe fu ther that di ipline to father "Durin in er ee ou beddin on he floo Keepjvot burnin essenc sticks wate an coconu near yo an recite thirty-three rosaries ea (lay Prepar ou ow food an practi silence. ee th fa of rahm ha ra fo controllin your sensesan take care of cleanlines an purity Wash your hair an change into lean un ergarm nt ea da ne ho ld ta ithi thei to n' li it uc that he does ot tr from hi path by eeting differen people as hi an di rupt hi editation. ecit Mool Mantra seventy-five lakh time within forty-on days Before an afte thos folty-one. days keep reciting simran with rosary Reciteth five prayer of orning Japj Sahib, Jaap Sahib, Swayye Chaupa Sahib, an AnandSahib also Asa-di-Var Sukhmani Sahib, Rehras Sahib, Aarti, an Kirtan Sohila Listen to kath kirtan from Knowledgeable, an atte pt readin of religiou rant 's ry to emai in olitud fo as long as possible Al ay ea it honest an donate tent of ou earnings wa fo good caus s.Alway hare it others on't ge involved in akin speeches don' steal, don' ge involved in argu ents an don' take an position within th administration politically. Keepyou profil low. Congregate in th compan of ahapur hs Tr to ta clos to thes ai ts In thei ompany on doesn' alte with thei determination. ne ta tron an does no ee from heir path ne al gets help in reciting naam an they encourag yo with your endeavour. On should no backbite spea untruth, be pa ti l, or spea rudely ne houl partak in th Guru's languor, an only if they ha ontributed in it houl they at othe wi not. Vi it th holy pl ce pilgri ag bu neve withou paying your way. Revitaliseyoursel by immersin your body in th holy waters bu don' ta ther to long ason eein differen inds of people on beco es re tles nl ta as long asyour in emains in ontrol Whil ou ar ther do Se a, Statin an imian. If on is apable of providin then he ho ld offer fi ingh th et of fi lothin hirt hoes turban trou er an underg rment. Gi food an offe oney to th poor If ou can' contribute to th languo then try to th person wh in lf contribute in preparatio or servin of that languor. Always stic to thes ways." Mahapurs ai uc wo ds to father he he bles edhi an ga hi hi pe ission to begi ecitatio of na as as explained. So father hroughou hi life tu to hate er ahapur told hi al ti es he practi ed naam ould ongreg te in th ompany of aint ga tent of hi earnings away fo oo au esan ne er di an ac of ruelty When he wo ed in th farmin bu ines bird ou'l fl ar un lo to hi freely ithi hi fields an in he jungle lose he ne er allowe an on play hunting. Th animal an al reatures wo ld esid ther to es in peace. woul even ta good ca e.of hi attl with serv hi family Graduall he wa aquiring
caring nature throug
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to
realisatio an awareness.
pa sing four ea entere fifth. attended hals ig hool alra whic once each year held Amri Sanchar. Principa Sardar Hans Sing ji an teache Gian Gurchara Sing ji inspired everyone to take Amrit. Eventhe Vice-Principal gave inspiratio to al that on should take Amri an become th Guru's Many students an teachers wcrc prepared even wanted to ta Amrit. am ba from hool nd as ed father fo pe ission asfrom th beginnin ha this habi of ee in advi from pa ents an obeyin them uppo it wa omething pa eddo to by an estors athe promised that one.da he ould defini el allo to ta Amrit, bu only from thos fi beloved' wh ha fait in Mahapurshs followed al th righ customs, an were.faithful to thei belief Hesaid that in urdwar om ittees ther er ertain people ho er no faithful toward thei religion They didn't read al thei prescribed dail prayers, 'Nitnem' or hate er they recite as ot ecited ompletel oi te ou th an al at ea an dran al ohol explaine that person ho ta es Amri from uc person heir hear is no completely purified an they don' give themselves up entirely to th uru. Thus on doesn' eall enjo th entire eetnes of Amrit. father as no riti isin th fi beloved' or Amrit, he wa merely stressin that certai rule neededto be adhe ed to nd unfortunatel nowadays thos rule were bein ignored. dwelle seriousl on this thought. od of ondu t. al tate ta in of ri houl be on idered as er importan even in life wher it as actually li offe in ou headto th Guru wa somethin whic needed commitment an discipline He said that once yo ar beheaded your head cannot be offere ould re ei
it with th bles ingsof
ahapursh
la ur ji bles ed e. Pura pu to at arda ev Sing ji's house, an ab Pritam ingh ji of an he an an BabaAjit inghJi er isiting. Sant ab ji ingh ji grea Brahmgiani tiyagi bairagi, balbrahmchar wa nirwan Mahapursh, wh from hildhood ta ed away from wo an id no arry ea nt it hone ty ra langar nd always kept to hi words. In Puranpur before th partition, many houseswhich belongedto usli we left in an unfi tate to ac omodate, thus ther we om proble au ed by ba spirits. At Sardar Seva Singh' hous Akhand Path proble er ol ed an people fr aripur Puranpur Salandpu Latera andory
in
ll
five beloveds Mahapurshs Saba Pritam Sing
ji
in
ls
Swayye Chaupa Sahi
io afte eating lain
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iv
Dhari. rink th
brosia
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th
hand
nd
ak your life
orth li ing.
in
nskar',
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is ik
sanskar,
ll
ik in
in
ll
ld
it fl in olours Ever ea urpura er elebrate uc as ur anak Sahi ji's birthday (,Avatar Purrs'), Guru Arra Devj ahar.aja Martyrdo da (,Shahid Purabs') ur egas Bherde ji's 'Shahidi Purabs', an th ea 'Saraban am ho hole in languor ld ll ph ically entall an fina cially to ards perf rmin irtan, at Sa ga an li tening to or giving lectures
th io
entire Sa gat,
jo
in al trac ev nt ecei ed otivatio from ou in Ha ja Sing ho imself ha interest in sport, especially wrestling. He wa so of younge uncle, Sardar Baldev Sing ji received tutoring with my studie from my othe cousins, Subeda Swaran Sing and Subeda Hart Sing ho ta ed at ou plac during thei atri tudies Fa he as al ed cate ould al ay re ei as ista cefrom hi aswell both in ch olin an religiou studies
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alon it father ould fi isit Sr Tara Taaran Sahi an then ri Ha rnandi Sahib. Ther ould im er ou hole bodies in th holy ater ta da shan of ur ji li te to klrtan an attend th diwans religiou gatherin wher sermon were given. Ou routin woul vji ther ea ly in th orning an then afte darshan, li tening to uk aa an Asaji-di wa ould headtowards ri ritsar ahib hile bein half im er ed in th holy pool of th olde empl on he no-moo nights ould re it th hy ns 'Ramda Sarove Nathe' followed by Sr lapj Sahib. offering
ould li te to irtan, an afte ta in
handfu of
felt very celestia
ri from
ar-ki- auri
li il accompanie my father when visiting Harmandi Sahi an Tara Taaran Sahi on thes pe ia oc asions In th am ay on th ig of 'Chaodas at aran aara ahib ould ig .w visi Goindwal Sahi an Khadur Sahi an appl th same routine. On 'Hol Mahala we.would go to Anandpur Sahib, an on 'Dushera visi Chamko Sahib &'Saba-ke-Fatehgarh' Sahib Thus ti pa ed by fa her, as pa of hi routin ould al isit arious Sant hils on thes pilgri ages woul go an ta darsha of Sant BabaPritam Sing ji of an heri an ab Ajit Sing ji of athalpur an ab BhagSing ji of abarr, Sant ab asan inghji of lola an Ta as ji or ahan Thakur asji.
Al with th grace.of od e.wo ld do darsha of Dehra Santgarh Herkhowal
hapurs
abala al
inghji
ahib at
st adhu hene er father go th oppo tunity he woul go an ee ah purshs woul ."Baba lawala inghji at dehr Santga He ho al an in Da el illage he ould isit th dehr of Sant Baba Dali Sing to obtain thei ongoin blessings. Mahapurshson many occasion woul also grac ou house. Sant Baba Mehtab Sing li Tapasv wh stayed by th iver ould isit ou ho se fo 'b ik ha (con umable ). In th am anne from nearby villag lethpur, ther wa good spirited person called Baba Phat Ji He woul visi villag alraand ould ofte om to ur hous an be offere food bl ssed othe by gi in ic ie hi bles in with whic we ne er fa ed an financia hard hip. This ast' on ho ha no i' in lk ow or buffal fo glas of il hi he ould drin nfortu ately, on ay an Baba to recover. ic octo emra ji from th to wo ld trea hi ound re ovin co ta inatio of in ects he wo ld as th do to that thos in ects that housed them el es in hi
od
wh
wo ld
alone nature allo ed to ta it ourse. woul ol th do to an en hi away ea ti he wa bein reated This is ho Brah giani' thin an fo them life be omesa er ga e. fter so da he pa edaway Babala al Sing ji held 'Yag', holy fi in hi remembrance. He called people from fift villages by announcing th ceremony with th ai of drum He distribute malpur (pancakes) an khee (ric pudding) an many othe cooked food that day. Th arrangemen an organisation of that occasion wa assigned to my father
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ra
im
Ma
le
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
r.
Brahmgiani
to
Sa ib Ma
sh
to
people benefited.
death.
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ra
l l c us t
c or di n
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
to
to
18
My Gurmat Studie
My Upbringing.
My sisters, cousin an th ladies of ou colony woul congregate fo Sa Sangat each da Th ha et fe rule betw en them elve hereby th ould ge up earl in th orning on ti e, bath an re it thei prayer In th evenin they ould do at abou th fife of th urus ll th omen of th olon wo ld tten an listen Ther as gr at anan in this practise from whic th whol colony aquire an embedded religiou thoughts my fa il wa quit eligious an asthey ep th ompany of ahap rshs inte es in od beca stronger My mother ha very charitable mature Ever Tuesda sh woul prepar langar an di tribut it amon th oung girl of ou colo y. th da of ou an esto sh woul give food to Sadhusan Brah ins. he ould atte to al th se that woul isit ou hous with grea ar hoever they were whethe adhu beggar or guest. They ould ne er leav withou hospitality an offerings. nc as ed el er ister, Bibi arbhajan au to buil al dwelling in he omer alon th boundary al of ou ho se Sh uilt an initia tructu from oo an la er it it ut a' ea da It ontained an anis ould star from th beginnin nd ould on in till it as co pleted over everal da al os in th sa ay Path is ecited from tart to fini of ur rant Sahib. ould sk othe to prepar prasad in th beginning, iddl di tribut it to fa il Li this ea ly da pa ed y. ontinu with tudies recitation an co pany of Sadhus With th grea blessing of Sr Guru Nana Sahi ji aharaj ri ur obin ingh ahibji aharaj an ur rant ahib ep re itin th er esof Nitnem each da received from th cour of ou Satgur Sachepatsha. Near ou villag rive it li an around it plante so al plants er al woul it in editatio an ecit oo ly in illage he ri er as dependen on ai an no atte ha ea on um er or inter, ould bath ther ea da ometimesduring inte th elders of th to ould aythat ld anothe outine ob er ed wa to tand in th wate ai deep nd recite fi apji ahib hile tandin on on leg. fter ompletin them ould then hang overto an arryon it furthe fi apji ahib ad pi ed up this practi from overhearin conversation betwee Sant an thei routin to acquir concentratio of mind Ti went by with Satguru' grac an my interest in reciting naam strengthened ould alwa avoi itting amongs people an talkin or than as equire as hild ould re ai in olit de Evenwhil tu ying woul ee to elf. ro th beginnin of school wore th Gurmukhi attire whic wa 'pyjama-kurta' simple shoes, blue or yellow turban an th five 's This wa uru' blessing an ccasions wa pr ssed bo ha leared se en cleare that year as well From th beginnin
la
an
as promoted to th eighth ea
ha ta en ar
it
purity
it
od's ra
leanline in -f od cons ption, lw othe woul ne er attend anybod 's bi thda ar iage or othe part as to preven having to on um food there. it od'sgl ry tu to this rigi di ipli hi ha form d. ne er ga an on pa tl eate food an ne er at an one' partly aten food
slrnran avoi
th
eating
activity
students thoroughly.
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My elde Uncle' son, Sardar Pargat Singh, wa District Superintendent of Police ta in in alpu proper lt ough th olle as nearby hi hous an he ha spar oo available, as to ta with an ab aa Sing ji ac or in to th orde of hji ta ed at dehr Nang hurd hi as th bi th plac of both Sant arna inghji nd Sa ab Bi ha Sing ji an ab Harnam Sing ji of ia as th evak of Sant ab aram Sing ji of Hoti ardan. Sant ab isha Sing ji ha buil an tu in hi fields er here he ha done tapa iya. Toda as frui of thei editatio ther tand beautifu building know as dehr Bishanpuri On many occasion Sant Baba Maan Sing ji woul do 'Kotari' (one hundre hand Path ther an it be am th entr of prea hing fo th
he retu ned. Ther er only handfu of people.tha li ed at this dehr Ther wa mother Dharam Kaur Sant Baba Maan Sing ji Sant Gulzar Sing ji an ahan ji Occasionally some travelling Sadhuswould stay over fo shor span before they move on Al lo wa an isolated place, idea conditions fo edit tion withou inte ruption. as to gain grea anan whil li in he e. le pent on ea li this an ep practi of itne naam an tudies as part of dail outine al ad he good fo tune of ta in darsha of Sant SabaHari Sing ji of Kaharpur on many occasions. Sant Saba Mahinder Sing ji woul visi regularly. He ha specia liking ji in mone from hi entitled fund as allowanc an therefor ha no proble in colleg financially. Also Sant Saba Hari Sing of Kaharpur assisted me wher required Th Principa of that time as arda Prit inghji as er religiou an In thos days people ad ve little belief in God. Many students in colleges woul s h a v e al ohol an do othe wron things ac ording to th prin iple of ur ikhi ut od ha kept hi
hils colleg ep to we ring th uru' attire Eventh Principa ould wear th same th outfit whic is th Gurmukh' true dress. Both Sardar Harbhaja Sing wh retire that ea an arda rita Sing ji woul ho lo of affe tion to ards e. They woul ay that although th na of th ollege as 'Gur obin ingh Khal aCollege' only ha ep th ee th halsastil aliv ithi th in titution in re pe of earing lothing, an practisin ban in is offi or hous ithout he itation. That is ho ch they used to love me When Chin atta ed Indi 'Nationa ad andidate lasseswer held he taught us ho to us
ur obin inghji, an that such determination e v e n supported me.
in
didn't ne
lf an differen outfit fo anothe ar
eein
hroughou life h a v e place. od ha av from this te ptatio an also ep away from th evil of eating meat an drinking alcohol. h a v e li looked upon me My lifestyl ha been base on simplicity simple food simple clothes. have been save from listenin to songs, watching films, television live perfor ances, an th eading of wron book or agazines To be like this is bles in of atguru ne's wn in ly and remain undeterred. Theone follower. le ar
ho live im
ithi ta
ules (Rehat J. ik
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ra
Su ar th ords of wer completed
ur
illage wher in
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
examinations
in
th birthday of
am he
an
obin Sing ji That ea pa ed by an
iv
in
Se k:
an BabaBisha Sing ji du in th le
hand
aths
er
bein held at omeone's esid nc
in
ib
onth of 'Vai akh' Sant ab
i,
in
In thos da to th Sangat
ji, Sant Inde
ls
ould attend ongs them er Sa da arinja ingh an hi othe iant Ka r, no mother Loyi Sant Saba Mahinder Sing ji whilst he made te porary residenc outsid near
er ic
as equire of
from them
hi wa
fo eva.
ahapur
an th
othe Sadh
ould do with enthusia
to
ab ahinde ji by BabaMa ji that Ni ha ahib as to be establishe there. Smal ro er al required to be on truc ed fo th purpos of holdin Pa h, whic helped with ould sp nd th allo an whic re ei ed fr ar fund th akin of thos oo as ev of 'Daan' (donation) Ther as ri er hich as om istanc away from wher thes oo er bein built. Sinc ther we no handpu ps or ells on th it wo ld fetc ater from om tw iles away ater pitche ar ie as usedfor this purpose, hi arry bric to th it from imilar di tances ompletio of th building th ra as of Mahara wa initiate an Akhand Path lang er late held Aswa instru te by Saba Mastji, Gurpurav of 'Puniya' were to be celebrated there. Sardar Sapura Sing of Chee an Lala ar ashji were om de otee ho bega isitin late on vi it to this pl ce They ould on an ccasionsvi it ar atan'. he stil ee in onta with ve toda du to thei affectio to ards e. se arat oc asions Sant ahinde in ji an woul isit bers of th Sangat wh respecte Sant BabaJawala Sing ji in Dhina, Jamsher, Nangal Sikari an Ghariyal At th religiou plac in Ghariyal town Saba Mastji instructed Baba Mahinder Sing to on truc bell eighin ome. wo an on half quintal. as offere fo th purpos of callin town folk to that plac he religiou vent were to be held ther woul al isit an BabaHari inghji of akeriy at ho plac Sant ab awal inghji' deat anni er ar wa held Although BabaJawal ji di no an hi deat eremon to be elebrated, om embers di in lo an em ry of omeone they ad ired highly Saba ji sfo le imping on thei ow bhagti ha ai th he obtained hi brah gian an wa te others to reac th same no wastin thei time in holdin hi reme brance At anothe plac we ould isit in akeriy andi La in iani od ingh wo ld do atha alon it an ji arbhaj Sing an el ould look afte th need of th angat. Many others wh were in Mahapurs Jawala Singh' Sangat woul also be visite in th same way. Thes included Sardar Variya Sing an hi son, Sardar Seva Sing in Utta Pardesh, Ke Sing of Dholpur, Sardar Ishe Singh, Sardar Dharam Sing of Kashipur aloo Sing from
be
to to be
to
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alon with hi di iple nc re embe he wa graced it th ompany of this ahapur h. Babajiwa gi in anal si of habad. felt ch anan asth er ic as full of ne ta of th Lo d' na e. as grea philosophe of th Si religion urin hi lifeti many of hi disciple became giani, pathi, parchara thos wh give sermons, an sangeetkar thos ho ecit hy ns nother plac as al erecte on th in truction of abaj on th bank of th Ri erSatlu in opar ls travelle to this plac an fr ther to ha or ahib aJu ingh ahib an dran th holy ater from Bole ahib as ea chin fo what fate ha in to fo ne t.
le in in is it pilgri ag of as ou ho used to li in idae village. hi dehr belonged to'aud si Sadhus an here ha discours with that Mahapurs regardin BabaShr Chand.
al ga
is
in
li
ld
as ociate live to ongregat with them Ou
it
an of trav
iv
hi
go
in
in
ould be
ed
ingl peda
le
iv
in
respec anothe Sadhu. BabaTrilok inghji hapurs ha ad dw llin in hi evak ha Teja Sing 's fields ho ha donate four ilav of hi land to Babaji hi urdwar as na ed am ar ahib an 'Sarowar as al ad there. ex to this plac runs anal an BabaDhan Sing of Khawaj Khar am to this plac hile as there. er he nlight ne others throug knowledge. Sant Baba Dhan Singh' routin wa to do kath from Faridkot Tike an im urdwara. Th elde Babaji used to do er ic (katha from Fa idko ik e. EvenI fo as long as stayed ther di katha. Many people congregate from village 'Shejadi', 'Shakur','Khawaj Khark' 'Ghala Nagar' an 'Phearushehar' 'Mseaya' is celebrated there. On th days of Mseaya an Gurpurbs an devotees woul arrive to recite hymn an give service. Gian La Sing an ia urdial inghji from 'Mehna ould isit iani Gurdia ingh woul do th atha ha take hi vidy from DamDam Sahib, an gian from Sant BabaAttar Sing of'Mastuwana dehra Sant Kartar Sing of 'Dhakan' Hi nephew Gian Jeet Sing an myself also gave kath here Sant Guljar Sing from Nangal woul also come here with lots of enthusiasm an woul stay here fo so ti e.
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ur
anth
ahib
ha
al
ai ed fa iliarity readin
anak Parkash, Sura
ar as
ls
ip antgar dehr
le He howa an
requeste
in er is io
from Sant Saba Prem Sing with
to 1965 ji asionall urin that ti ould isit Anandpur to do ev at ab lawala Singh' place, dehr He howa or esgarh ahib an eceive bles ings from ab Shajah in h, Sant Saba Prem ingh Sant Saba ajan ingh ow wa ta with them antgar er ho al Sant ar Sing ji ha tarted atha of ur anth Sahi ji so woul read alongsid hi learning meanings In th evenings Sant Amar Sing woul choose to provid sermon on Sura Parkash, Nana Parkashor Pant Parkash, an agai benefited. Ho ever an ji ha only read th anth of Vidant upto Vichar Sagar, so wasn't able to profit enough on teaching ls at th dehr ther as or atte ti paid to ards ic :no ther is more.tha on organize each on trie to di illu ione it no ha in ec ived what ough afte so entu ed to oparto Sant Saba in le to Kh waja harkto ab ha Sing ji whic wa th plac of th gu brothe of SabaJ wala Sing ji lo im iv in de ided that afte attendin th eremon in er ho al ould then travel to birthpla alra an onte plat ha houl do next
it
ll
atheda Sa ta ingh an atanSing an Sant LabhSinghji used to ta at om huts nandpu ahib amongs hi as al th hu of ab la al inghji. he latter wa th seva of Sant Saba Prem Sing of "Molva-di-Nandi' Gurdwara in Anandpur Sahib. an ab PremSing ha establishe it an gi en it that na e.whic eant the' ar et of dead people'. It reflecte thos ho ad ille off thei eg before they woul reside there. Thes sevaksand another, Sant Jiwa Sing wh ha stayed at Herkhowa fo sometime woul ha th duty of preparin la ga urin SabaJawala Sing ji's ti e. Asthey li ed on th ground of Kesgar Sahi they woul take cooked vegetables to Anandgar Kesgarh Sahib an woul prepar langar fo al th sevadarsthere Th arrangements of thei dail upkeep fo requirements such as soap oil, clothes, etc. were provided fo by SabaJawal Sing ji Sant Saba Shajah Sing ji also usedto stay at thos huts occasionally Saba
ahinde Sing ji ha decide to stay at Herkhowa permanentl bu Vaheguru ly Saba Mastji whilst sometime stayin at Anandpur woul visi Taragarh nearby wher th ells of Sh anai aji exist. othe ti es he ould go into th ountai away from ve on to re it naam ha al ad ll ut at 'Thane de-P tan' here he woul re it na ould hold la ga at 'Mat ee oji' in Ag pur, at Ho garh ahiband Lo ga Sahib, Gurdwara around Anandpur Sahib. When devotees with health problems woul visi Sant Saba ahin er Sing ji he ould as them to ta edicin from Saba as ji hi ould prepar in tablet or po de fo from herb
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ra
ll
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
to
ve
to
to to
"churl',
is
as nature
ab ab
Mahapurshs
to
hi
ne er at or lept at th
am leve as
ahapur h. We woul
leep on th floo
egardles of in
his service. Do to ji although hi el didn't ea turban he as de oted follow of as ji ne da whil ta in at do tor' esiden he en hi nephew wh ha isited from eric with Baba Mast to th Jawala Devi'stemple. When Baba ahinde Sing ha returned he aske tji la ji light) evi' te pl iswher ther is ligh burnin naturall it ou an ourc an thus it is by giving them hi
ho ha been referrin .t here th ti we ha foun them th do tor' nephew as ti ed exhauste an di tres ed it as ji's acti itie We ha bought om food with uswhic th do tor' nephew ate. as ob iously asth na ugge ts as no on ho needed to bother eating bu nonetheles he ate. ls prepared so ore.foo an ga it to ever one. Th wate of th area wa no good ason drinking it one.coul ge diarrhoe it as avoided. Th nephew idin no ha in li ed it adhu befo an li in it astji us ha gi en hi th rong opinio us Th nephew took permis io from nd left as oo as he ould fo urda pur. We al afte little hile he de ba to Gurdaspur. astji an ab ahinde tarted alking on th journe ba it thei umbrella unde thei ar an followed it om belongings We reached' awal ukhi an from th re augh th trai ba
it
escription
eepingto th re ue
go to no
that
as ha vi ited
of th grou of Sant Ba
hi de ji
en to re id agai
to st
ther togeth r. Th financia tatu of th do to as also no er tron although he di no ho it arbhajan an self ha initiall ta ed at th do to 's hous fo al os i, ahin er Sing ji de ided that it ould bett if arbhajan ingh an ysel ta ed with anot er evak fo om ti ta ed in this ay fo anothe fe onth ab ahinde ld lf he houl leav to ee hi ow evak Baba ahinde Sing ji ac epte an al de ided to leav Gurdaspu an head elsewhere. We travelle to Utta Pardes wher ther were de otee of Sa ahinde inghji. hand Pathwa held by th anga here In th evenin iani od ingh of th area ould ecit Kath of uraj Pa ka Nana Parkas an anga of Pwoul re pe us lot. In ho da ther er no an establishe houses an fa ilie ta ed in oode ou es in or near th fore t. So Sant ould re or to isitin nandpu Sahi on regula inte als. late ad hu ther he he ould re ide. Eventually Baba Mahinder Sing ji starte stayin ther fo longer periods.
eeting Sant
in 'N
in
guru teache as Baba da Sing ji ould ee it an uhai Sing ji
uhai
ingh
la
ji
enafte
27
ivin up hi body
ahapur
in
da
inghji
in
in
.i
"asan',
If
i, Gian Jodh Sing
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ra
Pa di Hardiyal Ji's
Se k:
an
Dog Darshan;
Ayurved;
~edant Darshan;
Nana
Bharthiari;
~rig;
Bhai Gara
Parbo
Dujar;
Kavit Swayay
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
Chanak Raajneet KaviSenapti; Pa di Gula Sing ro Kashi' 'Bhava samrath'; V ic h
Ma
Parkash;
it
i, Ba ra Sh Baeran Shatak Chande
Das' Vara
Natak;
Vidwan); Vicha Sagar; gr twelve books) Mahima Park sh
Pataniji
Pa thof Pandit Gula ~edant Sutar; Kapi Muni h V Pa
G ul a si
in ss
~edana
Bhasha;
Beas
r V i P
v P Bagbhat;
~aiMani; LaKara
Vi ak Sanhit it
Mu
k; Sh
-S
is
c.
If .S
.a
It is ts
bhajan' i t If
is
ra
by
Singh at Amritsar
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
myself
to discus to ic on shastras
to
ca
in
to
30
ra
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
wher Peer an requ st ur ji fo spring of fres ater ur Nana evj ad prin ap ther by touching hi feet on th grou d. Th wate ha ealing properti s, hi rids people of thei illnes upon them drin in it ro er then travelle to deraba then onto agpu here we vi ited de otee of athu al ant.
lt ea ic an
ur yatr then finall took us to Delh to al th Gurd aras here abaji's nephew ho or ed fo th Indi ailw ys ha re iden in elhi ad re iden ther hile on ou visit. We visite Gurdwara Damdam Sahi near'Humayun-Makbra' wher th tent ur ad an figh an elephant hils travelling around Delhi, wa in ol ed in an
to
io
inin
plac withou gettin my woun dresse an went it nearby Hindu-Bengal Doctor wh actually said that ha been aved only be au of hair an turb n. Hega e. om edicin an aid, that be au of belief ould be ured ecau eo hi belief an du to od grac hi treatmen or ed on e. At th ti er isitin Si an urdwar here ab eg Bahadu ha gi en grea ac ific of hi head Babaji ai ba thin wa to happen to e, bu be au we vi itin th urdwar that ituation as avoide nd only ustained in injury to elf. It ee ed ha aharaj ha avoide po ible alamit hi wa to oc ur an ut previous in ag wa around twenty-one th ti e. With th grac of ur eg ahadurwe er ableto fulfil th atra of isGanj ahib Bangia Sahi an othe Gurdwara of Delhi. Afte th yatr whic included Gurdwara Mata unde aur, at Sahi Kaur ot agh, an Da da ahibwe en ac by trai to Ajitwa statio an from ther Kokri Town.
in Many Gian an Path acquired knowledg from BabaSuhai Singh. Amon Sant ji's students were Harbhaja Sing Nirmaley Nihang Such Singh, an myself. Throughout th fortun te ti ta ed in th ompany ah purs woul ea da re it th Va egur antr eighteen thou an ti es ould in th rnin wa hair ea lean loth et to ea in on th ground an keep li es en ti bu ning oi la ,wi it io antr ix thou an ti es in th orning ix thou an ti es in th af ernoon an ix thou an ti es in th evening. om da woul do either twenty-five, fift -one or eventy fi apji ahib path ll this ould be in addition to itne done ac or in to th ap ropriate time.
ld
ah purs woul
ne er ha
an on do an of hi househol duties fo hi
o, he
in is used to colour th clothe of Sadhus look om what li ix of yellow an red. Th ther fo lothes look li pure ed fter ahapursh'sclothe woul dr ould fold them an plac them appropriatel When ahapurshwoul etur he ould as hy ould do this cleanliness. woul do al this when ahapursh wa no present. When Mahapurs wa around to touc an or fo hi he wo ld ne er allo as od of on ateriali theagbirag). In th evenyear of re en it ahapur ne er ha on argu ent. on ever though hewas gr ater or le erthan th other. Although he or saffro oloure loth bein ir alay ant, an an Amri hari whos di iplinewa of th fi 's
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ra
neve spok il to each other. Nirmalay Sant have
Se k:
an
ab lagjit Singlh li Herkhowa
separate identity an discipline as they
true ahapur h. ahapur taught ho to prepar herbal edicin from plants an from metals called 'kushta,', He also gave me practica experience in preparin thes medicines. As he wa registered 'VaidyaRaj' (ayurvedic doctor he also guided me to take examinations an qualif fo th sa e. He tutore me in qualifying fo registration from Punjab Harvan Government fo Ayurve an Unan (another type of medicine ertifi ates Regi tratio nu be is 12 00 woul tell e. an ti es that th trad of gi in edicines to th poor wa er good deed an by riddin omeone of ther illnes Vaheguru is easily pleased. In this wa on also gets blessed. He said that this scienc itself do to fo thei ailments an in this anne they to ec de otee of Vahe uru. So in ever anne as taug th importance of eva. hrough providin gian from re ding vidya, an providing remedy from practising medicine Mahapurs gave many teachings. Arnonqst thes were even if someon hate me houl neve he it te to gi them no ledge. Al o, no at er ho an ti es on aske th am question agai an agai to ne er lose atience. He aid, hold athering of sharin knowledg (vidya an teac with love Recite an ak others recite This wa my ev of enlightenm nt fo th ount an om unit told that houl hold gatherings of langar too. To or anis langar wa grea eva, an to gi hungry er on food an to ak that hunger disappea as bles in ai it al thes fforts ulti atel th anga ould benefit, bu in th en to ould re ei th ame. Hi thoughts omfort fo al that usedthe then even th blin nd di able ould travel ithout in on enience. To re ov tone or thorns from path ay that no on is troubled in th ame. ay as al fo of eva. Doin seva at Gurdwara wa foremost is Baba Suhail Singh' teachings, becaus if ther as urdwar only then ould ther be atha irta an at an from hi people coul benefit. Th lighting of essenc sticks sweeping floors of th Gurdwara wiping shoe of th sangat preparin langar an it distribution were also considered grea deed by him,
to to oney charitable
help poor tudent gain nowledge by gi in hi book to ontribut organisation fo th disabled an throug playin musi fo th blin or disabled were al considered as seva Thes were some of th most importan principles of Mahapursh. He woul himsel contribute seva of "taran (physical) &'daan (financial to th building of schools, colleges and hospitals From th privileg of acquirin knowledg of Granth from Mahapursh,
learnt from
materialis (maya) mone sex. ahapursh also gave knowledg from Granth of astrology. Fo thes reason my regard fo Sant Suhail Sing ji wa unparalleled AsTuls ji ha aid, true friend hi an only exis betwee thos tw people ho ha th am ishe am belief (guru) am ay of praying, am eating drin in an attire Thes ar th ix prerequisites required fo friendship to exist. Whil wa stayin ther woul also visi 'Killiwale'. ould pa resp ct at th placesof Sant ab arta ingh Sant Baba Sang Singh, ee th floo ther an do Ka ah Pa sh d.By doin this woul obtain th bles in of thos ahapur h. hile as it ahapurshSuhail Sing ji wa always content. Toda he iv
people an ak thei ne always content.
ir orld omfo table. Sowith pu it of
ind, peec an body
'A dhoot' isa type of guru ho when ecitin haja an be om piritually enlightene bu anno ho th am path to th Sangat as he does no ha 'Sha tri'
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as
id
in
to
of Sarsa.
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to
th
death.
34
to
be
to would be
Ak
in
Ma
sh
st
.t
nd preach
to My
from
reviou
ahan
life
to
to
oh 'Nanak~is sins
adhu is or to of th
amil of
adhu they al
be om
er
appy
ow eats away th eggs
ro
an depo it he ow eggs in th ro ne t. Th ro ne tsth eggs thinking .h someti es chil belongin to Sadhus is born to Sadh speaks hi language an take hi away When th orchar become ol withers ne adhu ar re te ther is happines as they sevato future generations.
il
ontinu th di tributio
of idya an
in ai di ever thin ithout expe ting an thin in eturn, nd that ha ne er hear an omplaint from an on of ai from al ides he ha he rd grea praise rega ding e, ll then they
ould in ol
in
pa ty te hi ould au onflicts an econdl in if ad dwelling in parent owne illage.fields an at hate er as provid by them Th orde of aharaj (Guru) as to or on religion prai in th al ight 's na an to shar th profit with everyone remained unattached practise vidya, an practise naam uc th life woul omplet it uc es informed parent of plan an ad requ st They ga om land bout ten-tw lv ilay th border of akis an ll in la s, an en to re id it Sant SabaMither Sing ji fo eight-te da afte passin my Prep (10th journe toward attainin Sadhusis in Nangal Khurd, dehr Vishnu Puree. From that time unti 1965 learnt from an ab ahinde Sing an ta ed either with hi or at Anandpur Sa ib ha then ha th fortun ta in at eh an ar Herkho al oshiarpu fo tw ears unti 1967 ne ea as then pent in Ropa in Khawaj Khar an finall fr 1968 to 1974 tudied an ea id from Sa SabaSuhail Sing 1974 wa he return to my ho villag to contemplat my fate
il
Last
Mahapurs ca an visite on on particular occasion at my dwelling Fo some days he stayed in villag Kalr at Colone Shiv Singh' Bungalow received an attack of paralysi to hi le ide. he anga from athu al town am fo hi im it ir th Sukhmani Sahi wa arranged there. PohThursday, 1974 at thre o'cloc at nigh that is ou left hi body lm in th th Bha Singh' death anniversary is", 17 wa th date of andi BhanSing ji's deat anniversary, an no 14th ,16 as th date that an BabaSuhail inghji' deat anni ersary wa to be elebrated. ep th prin iple of unatta hmen theaq' fore os in in an arri ed in Ko ri illage to elebrate th deat of guru teacher. Naga irta procession markin hi deat stretche fo ore.tha on mile within Kokr village. With th body of an ji th Sangat ac om anie on trolleys on th ba of tr ct rs otor le an bicycles Al th Sangat paid thei last respects an then in Nathuwal villag th crematio wa held Hi crematio ceremony wa carrie ou in th same Gurdwara wher Pandit Bhan
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to village Barnbeli, to twenty-five. Sukh an Sahi s,
It
to
to
earnin
livelihood
It
to
37
directions. Mool Mantra
to
Gurdwara Kothar
Sahib. It
to
to time.
38
Su
th
Si
Ka ha
.ta
Vi
doubts ar
removed.
id
i ri n
id
39
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