Jaimal Singh - Spiritual Letters

SPIRITUAL LETTERS

From
BABA JAIMAL SINGH JI MAHARAJ
1896 - 1903

RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS

Punjab, India
Spiritual letters are translations in English of
excerpts from some of the letters written by one
Master to another who is being lovingly chiselled
and fashioned by the former for the mantle
of Mastership. Thus they were addressed
by Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj—Saint of
the highest order—to His dearly beloved
disciple Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj, who
was then in service during His early disciple-
ship between the years 1896-1903. Baba Ji
was chief disciple of Swami Shiv Dyal Singh Ji
of Agra, affectionately known as Swami Ji
and was directed by Him to go and spread in
the Punjab the teachings of Surat-Shabd Yoga—
the joining of the soul with the Divine Melody
reverberating at the Third Eye centre in all
human beings irrespective of caste, creed, colour
and country. This is the Ancient Wisdom
which saints of alJ ages and climes have come to
unfold and which wisdom has also come to ,be
known as the Audible Life-Stream, the Voice
of God, the Holy Ghost, the Word, the Logos,
the Nam, the Kun, the Sarosha, the Tao, the
Music of the Spheres. It is this wisdom our
soul must contact before it can enter the Lord's
mansion. It was on the shoulders of such a
disciple so fondly and lovingly groomed that the
mantle of Mastership fell after Baba Ji had
left this mortal world in 1903.
In these letters Baba Ji Maharaj speaks with

an authority which can only come from having
crossed all barriers and having completely
identified Himself with the Ultimate Power
which is Eternal. The language in the original
Punjabi, in which these letters were written,
is simple as a child's yet enriched with spiritual
wisdom and understanding. His infinite )ove
for and faith in His Master and His boundless
grace are indeed amazing and find repeated
expression in these writings.
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The letters are verily a gold mine of esoteric
wealth which is rarely to be found elsewhere.
They contain advice and guidance not only on
matters spiritual but also mundane. They
also meet every situation that a neophyte is
likely to face during his journey on the path.
They are saturated with boundless love and it is
this leaven of love that serves as unfailing
cementing bond between the Master and the
disciple and ultimately transforms the latter
into God. All commands, all suggestions are
direct and unhesitating. Remarkable is the
way, He moulds the life of Hazur Sawan Singh
Ji Maharaj and lifts Him to that spiritual
eminence from where He was later to redeem
tens of thousands of human souls not only
in India but the world over. Time after time,
it is repeated for emphasis that all ego, self or
I-ness, which is the only barrier between the
hufnan soul and the Creator, should be totally
annihilated and the doer should consider
himself merely as an agent of the Supreme
Father in everything that he does.
These letters, although very intimate and
personal, deserve to be studied very carefully
by every follower and true seeker of the Sant
Mat principles. It is not mere speculative
philosophy but pure spirituality in the simplest
of language.
MAHARAJ BABA SAWAN SINGH JI
Published by :
K. L. Khanna, Secretary
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
Punjab, India
1st Edition (as Part I in SPIRITUAL GEMS), 1958

2nd Edition „ „ „ „ „ „ 1960
3rd Edition (the 1st as SPIRITUAL LETTERS) 1967
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

©
Printed at the National Printing Works, 10, Daryaganj, Delhi.
CONTENTS
Pages
Foreword .. .. .. .. .. i
Preface .. .. .. .. .. iii
Preface to the second edition .. .. .. v
Preface to the third edition .. .. .. viii
History of the Beas Satsang .. .. .. ix
Statistics .. .. .. .. .. xix
Persons frequently mentioned in Baba Ji's letters .. xxii
Introduction .. .. .. .. 1
Incidents connected with the life of Baba Ji Maharaj .. 11
Baba Jaimal Singh Maharaj Ji's letters .. .. 16
Photo copies of two letters of Baba Ji Maharaj

Last words of Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj .. .. 128
Letters from Bibi Rukko .. .. .. 136
Letters from Seth Partap Singh
(Swami Ji's younger brother) .. .. 140
Letters from Seth Sudarshan Singh
(Swami Ji's nephew) .. .. .. 150
Glossary .. .. .. .. .. 155
List of Representatives .. .. .. .. 185
Other books on the subject .. .. .. 187
FOREWORD
IT WAS EARLY IN 1948 when Huzur Maharaj Ji called

me to His sick-bed and handed me a silk lined jewel
chest.
Before parting with it, Maharaj Ji pressed it
against His bosom and then, with His eyes moistened
with two big pearl-like drops, kissed it with devotion
and humility, for it contained the letters which His
dearly beloved Satguru had written to Him from
time to time. 1 was told that this had been the rarest
and most precious gift in His possession, which was
being passed on to my care as an heirloom.
I little realized at that time how precious the gift
was and what a fund of esoteric knowledge on Sant
Mat it contained. As 1 went through the letters in
later years, however, I was deeply impressed with
their profundity and practical character, and felt
that this great gift must be shared by as many Satsangi
brothers and sisters as possible, not only in our country
but also abroad. Most of the letters were written in
Punjabi but, with the effort and zeal of Professor
Jagmohan Lai and Miss Louise Hilger, now appear
in English translation, extracts of which are in this
book. These extracts are not chronologically
arranged, as in a number of cases either the letters
bear no dates or the dates are not legible.
As is well known, Baba Ji Himself went to the
Murree Hills to seek our Great Master who was to
carry on His Mission, and initiated Him there on the
15th day of October, 1894. The period between
His Initiation and the assumption of duties and
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responsibilities at the Dera is, almost in its entirety,

covered by these letters. A Great Soul was being
groomed for the highest Spiritual achievement by
another Great Soul.
The letters were primarily meant for Maharaj Ji.
Though we cannot generalize on all matters, we can
profit by them in many ways. Some may think there
is a lot of repetition in the letters, but it should be
remembered that the sole object of the Saints in life
is to bring us in contact with the Audible Life Stream
i.e. Shabd; therefore they take advantage of every
situation and opportunity to press home this all
important point.
I shall be very happy if these letters enable the
readers to grasp the basic teachings of Sant Mat
and help them to mould their lives after this pattern.
DERA BABA JAIMAL SINGH, CHARAN SINGH

BEAS (Distt. Amritsar),
PUNJAB, INDIA.
PREFACE
This book consists of excerpts from letters written

by Sant Satguru Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj, the
Founder of the Radha Soami Colony at Beas, to
Huzur Maharaj Baba Sawan Singh Ji, Successor to
Baba Ji and the main Architect responsible for not
only the development of this place in bricks and
mortar, but also for the spread of Sant Mat far and
wide, including Europe, America, Canada and South
Africa, so that by the time He left this world the
number of His followers had reached over two
hundred thousand.
The excerpts cover the period from 1896 to 1903,
and contain an abundance of Spiritual matter which,
though directed apparently for the benefit of one soul,
is of considerable importance to all who desire
Spiritual benefit.
In view of the importance of these letters it was
decided by Maharaj Charan Singh Ji, the present
Sat Guru at Beas, to compile and print them in book
form. We are deeply grateful to Him for permitting
this personal treasure to be made available to all
seekers and followers of the Path.
Professor Jagmohan Lai, an old Satsangi of
Huzur Maharaj Baba Sawan Singh Ji, rendered Baba
Ji's letters from the Punjabi and Urdu into English,
and Miss Louise Hilger of the U.S.A., another
devoted Satsangi of the Great Master, transcribed
them and spent hours of ceaseless and loving toil in
compiling, typing and classifying the entire book. We
are thankful to both of them for their labour of love.
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Since the excerpts are from translations, all

words or sentences not actually in the original text
have been added in parenthesis, in order to make the
meaning clear in English.
Needless to add that without the constant
guidance, encouragement and inspiration of Maharaj
Charan Singh Ji, it would not have been possible to
achieve this great task. In fact, it was He Himself
who, after carefully going through the letters several
times, made the selection personally.
RADHASOAMI SATSANG BEAS, R. D. AHLUWALIA
July, 1958
PUNJAB, INDIA, Secretary
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
The popular demand for this book, in this country
as well as abroad, has necessitated the publication of
its second edition for the benefit of Satsangis and
Seekers. The letters contain an abundance of inform-
ation and instructions for spiritual guidance.
The book has been thoroughly revised and
enlarged. The subject matter of most of these letters
has been put in proper shape with the kind assistance
of Miss Louise Hilger of Chicago, U.S.A. We are
extremely grateful to her for her painstaking efforts.
A few more letters of interest, written by Baba Ji
Maharaj to Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji and other
Satsangis, as well as those written by Swami Ji's
younger brother (Seth Partap Singh Ji, also affec-
tionately referred to as Chacha Ji) to Baba Ji and to
Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji have also been
included. Besides, a recorded version of certain
incidents in Baba Ji Maharaj's life has been added.
These incidents were also often narrated in Satsang
by Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji. They took place
during the first three years of Baba Ji's discipleship,
while He was in military service and His unit was
stationed in Agra. This will indicate the guidance
which a disciple—-possessing complete faith in and
unbounded love for the Master, as He did—receives
from His Satguru.
These papers were recently found by Maharaj
Charan Singh Ji among the old records and letters
given to Him by Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji. In
view of these new findings, additional information has
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been released and included in some of the letters,

parts of which were already in the previous edition.
All these letters and old records, it may be added,
are the personal possession and property of Maharaj
Charan Singh Ji, and He has kindly permitted the
Society to print some of them in this book. We are
arranging for its copyright, and all rights are reserved
by us.
We humbly express our undying appreciation of
the magnanimity of the present Master, without whose
grace and kindness this Precious Treasure could not
have been shared by all of us.
The letters from Baba Ji Maharaj were written
with His own Sacred Hands, and we have added
photographed copies of two of these original letters
to this book, to enable the reader to derive inspiration
from such a rare Gift.
The reader will notice that a number of letters
from Chacha Ji Maharaj (Seth Partap Singh Ji) have
been added. He had considerable interest in the
spiritual activities of the Dera and had great love and
regard for Baba Ji Maharaj. They were on the most
cordial terms and this affinity and affection continued
even with Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji, after the
death of Baba Ji. Also, after the death of Chacha Ji
Maharaj, the love and regard of his son, Seth
Sudarshan Singh, for Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh
Ji was equally expressed by him as will be apparent
fcom some of his letters which have been included in
this edition.
For the convenience of the reader and in order
to provide ready reference to many technical terms,
words, etc., we have added a Glossary at the end of
this book.
PREFACE Vll
We have also recently printed the letters from

Baba Ji Maharaj, in their original Punjabi language,
in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu scripts.
It may be added that, while every effort has been
made to translate the letters of Baba Ji Maharaj into
English as precisely as possible, it is, however,
impossible to convey the sweetness of the original
language and the superb style of the Master mind
behind it. The fault is entirely ours and we crave the
indulgence of the reader.
R.D. AHLUWALIA,
Secretary.
RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS,

BEAS (Punjab) INDIA.
July, 1960.
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
The book "Spiritual Gems" was first printed in

1958 and its second edition, revised and enlarged,
appeared in 1960. Owing to persistent demand from
Satsangis, this book has now been split into two parts,
the one of letters from the Great Master Huzur
Maharaj Baba Sawan Singh Ji, to seekers and
disciples during the period 1919-1948 which is now
issued under the original title "Spiritual Gems" and
the other—the present one —containing letters which
Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj addressed to His dearly
beloved disciple, Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj during
the early stages of the latter's discipleship. The
subject matter is, however, the same as in the two
parts of the second edition.
The printing of the two parts separately has
made the new books more convenient for handling
besides adding to the durability of the binding.
The Spiritual Letters are full of esoteric wealth
that is rarely to be found elsewhere and answer every
query of the neophyte on the Path. They bring out
vividly the mutual love and affection that exists
between the Master on the one hand and the disciple
who is being fondly groomed for the Mastership, on
the other. Remarkable is the way. He moulds the
life of Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj and lifts Him to
that spiritual eminence from where He was later to
redeem tens of thousands of human souls not only
in India but the world over.
K. L. KHANNA
Secretary
Radhasoami Satsang Beas,
BEAS, PUNJAB, INDIA,
May, 1967.
HISTORY OF BEAS SATSANG
Radha Swami Mat or Sant Mat, i.e. the Ideal or
the teachings of the Saints was propounded in Agra
in July 1861 by Swami Ji Maharaj Seth Shivdayal
Singh Ji. Swami Ji was born on the 25th August
1818, meditated for 17 years in a secluded apartment
of his house at a very young age and departed from
this life on the 15th June 1878. His father's name
was Seth Dilwali Singh Ji. He was married but had
no issue and, immediately before His departure from
this world, He appointed His wife, popularly known
as Radha Ji, as His successor vide the Commandments
issued by Him a few hours before His death, which are
detailed below:—
LAST COMMANDMENTS OF SWAMI JI MAHARAJ
The words that Swami Ji Maharaj uttered with
His own sacred tongue on the last day before He
went in forever, for the guidance of Sadhus, Satsangis
and Satsangans (male and female followers). Date,
15th June, 1878 A.D., corresponding to Asarh, Badi
Parwa, Sambat 1935, Saturday, early morning.
1. Swami Ji Maharaj called Chandarsen, a
Satsangi who used to come from village Kursande
every full moon day for the darshan of Swami Ji
Maharaj, to come near, and said: "Sit down, look
intently and let this form dwell in your mind, for
you will not have Darshan on the next full moon day.
Your bhakti is complete.
2. At 8 'clock in the morning Swami Ji Maharaj
said: "Now I am preparing to leave." After that
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Maharaj took his surat up and drew up all the

consciousness; only the whites of the eyes were visible,
and the bcdy began to tremble. After fifteen minutes
He brought His surat down and then said: "The
Mauj is now changed. There is yet some time."
Then Lala Seth Partap Singh (Chacha Ji) asked:
"When is the Mauj?" On which He replied: "Some-
time this afternoon."
3. Then Sadhu Bhara Singh and Satsangis began
making offerings and performing obeisance. There-
upon Lala Jagan Nath Khatri, a neighbour, said:
"Let the Dhyan (attention) of Maharaj be fixed
inwards; this is not the time for such offerings."
Then Swami Ji Maharaj turned to him and said:
"To be able to send the surat up whenever you like
(at will) and to bring it down when ever you like, this
is called Dhyan. As for me, I had already taken
myself up last night and put the surat into the lap
of SAT PURUSH, but have come down to say a few
things to you people."
4. Then He said: "You know I was six years
old when I applied myself to Parmarth; thus I have
been able to perfect this Abhyas." And He gave this
analogy in its support: "Tell an imperfect swimmer
to swim when he is about to drown. He will not be
able to swim but will sink. Whereas, if you throw
one into the river, who has learned swimming from
boyhood, he will not drown. As for the body, it is
only a skin cover. In no case has it lasted. Life-
long Bhajan and Simran is only for this reason, that
one should not forget at this time (at the time of death).
Therefore, practise Nam in such a way that you do
not forget It even while moving about and talking."
5. Then, turning to Rai Saligram and all Sadhus
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and Satsangis, male and female, Swami Ji Maharaj

said: "Look upon Radha Ji (Swami Ji's wife) as you
look upon me, and consider Radha Ji and Chhoti
Mata Ji as equal.
6. Then He told Radha Ji Maharaj (His wife)
not to turn her back on Sibbo, Bukki and Vishno.
7. About Sanmukh Das He said that he was
appointed the Mahant or the head of all the Sadhus,
and explained: "Not that type of Mahanti (leader-
ship) as is current in the world. That is, Sanmukh
Das and Bimal Das are appointed officers over the
Sadhus, and the arrangement for and the adminis-
tration of the Sadhus will be their responsibility. They
will stay in the Bagh (garden) andPartapa (Seth Partap
Singh) will be the owner of the Bagh.
8. Then He said that persons with families
(householders) should expect no devotion from the
Sadhus.
9. Radhi Bibi then asked who would be
appointed for them. Swami Ji replied: "Radha Ji
for Grihasthis (householders) and Sanmukh Das for
Sadhus."
10. Swami Ji Maharaj said that Grihasthi women
(women living a family life) should not go to the Bagh
to offer service or devotion to any Sadhu. They
should all go to Radha Ji to have Darshan and to offer
devotion." He then said: "It is I who have made
the tiger and the goat drink from the same pool. It
is not possible for anybody else to do it."
11. Then Bibi Bukki entreated that Swami Ji
take her also along with Him. Whereupon He said:
"Do not worry. I shall call you soon. Emphasize
your attention on the Lotus Feet inside."
12. Then Lala Partap Singh requested that he
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also be taken along, to which Swami Ji Maharaj

replied: "I have still to take a lot of work from you.
You will live in the Bagh, hold Satsang and make
others hold Satsang."
13. Then Sudershan Singh (Swami Ji's nephew)
asked: "Whom shall we ask, if there is anything to
be asked (if there are any questions to be answered)."
To this He replied: "If anyone wants to ask anything
(wishes anything explained) he should ask Saligram."
14. Turning to Lala Partap Singh, He said:
"My Mat (ideal or teachings) were of Sat Nam and
Anami, whereas Radhaswami Mat was started by
Saligram. Let this also go on. Satsang should
continue and Satsang will flourish more than before."
15. Then He said: "No Satsangis, whether
Grihasthi or Bhekh (Sadhu), should in any way feel
perturbed. I am with every one of them and in future
they will be looked after even more than before."
16. He continued: "No other Kami (effort)
will be successful in Kaliyug. Dhyan or contempla-
tion of the Sarup of the Satguru, Simran of Nam and
contemplation of Nam will be successful."
17. Lala Partap Singh then requested that
Shabd be opened. Swami Ji replied: "To hear the
Dhun and to enjoy its bliss is equivalent to the opening
of the Shabd."
18. Then Swami Ji Maharaj turned to Radha Ji
and said: "I have practised both, Swarath and
Parmarth. Therefore, follow the worldly rule also
and let the Sadhus too follow their own customs."
19. Swami Ji Maharaj then moved out of the
courtyard into the inner room and breathed His last
at about 1-45 P.M.
Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj was one of the
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foremost disciples of Swami Ji Maharaj. Whenever

Baba Ji would get any time, He would spend it in the
Satsang of Swami Ji Maharaj and His Darshan. In
October 1877, when Baba Ji came on leave, Swami Ji
Maharaj said to Him:
"This is our last meeting. Now I shall go away
to Param Dham (Eternal Home), after completing my
life's pilgrimage. I have made you my beloved and
my own rup (self or form)." Bhai Chanda Singh then
requested that Satsang be started in the Punjab.
Swami Ji Maharaj replied: "This request has been
accepted by Akal Purush, and this task has been
allotted to Baba Jaimal Singh." Then Swami Ji
Maharaj gave His own turban to Baba Ji as Prashad
and ordered Him to go and preach Nam in the
Punjab.
Bibi Rukko used to reside in Agra in the service
of Mata Radha Ji. One day, sometime after Swami
Ji Maharaj's death, Mata Ji asked Bibi Rukko to
return to the Punjab. Bibi Rukko replied that she
had no work there and she did not want to give up
her Satsang and go |to the Punjab. She further
suggested that some Sadhu may be sent there, who
should preach Swami Ji's Bachans (words or teachings).
Mata Ji replied that for Satsang and the spreading of
Nam in the Punjab, Swami Ji's orders had already been
given.
Next morning Mata Ji asked Bibi Rukko to go
to the railway station and receive the Satguru who had
been appointed by Swami Ji Maharaj for the Punjab.
"He is our beloved son, and Swami Ji Maharaj has to
take both Swarath and Parmarth (worldly and
spiritual) work from Him", Mata Ji further said.
When Baba Jaimal Singh Ji arrived, the elder
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Mata Ji and the younger Mata Ji as well as Chacha Ji

and Bibi Bukki gave Bibi Rukko some money and
ordered her to accompany Baba Ji to the Punjab.
Mata Ji said that His service was the service of Swami
Ji Maharaj. Bibi Rukko entreated in the following
words: "Mata Ji, this body is not capable of doing
any service and the mind is not within my control,
and wealth I do not possess. What can we jivas
(mortals) do?" Mata Ji replied that she should
consider the money given to her as Daya (Grace) and
that Swami Ji would Himself get the work done in the
best possible manner.
Then Mata Ji reminded Baba Ji that Swami Ji
Maharaj had left orders for Him to spread Nam in the
Punjab; so now, according to His orders, He should
hold Satsang and give Nam. Thereafter, Baba
Jaimal Singh Ji came and settled down on the banks
of the River Beas, between the villages of Balsarai and
Waraich, and started Satsang there.
Baba Jaimal Singh Ji was born in 1839 in a village
called Ghoman in the district of Gurdaspur (Punjab).
He had spiritual inclinations from His very childhood
and moved from place to place for enlightenment.
At the age of 17, He came to Agra, as advised by a
Sadhu in Rishikesh,.(Hardwar) and was initiated into
the spiritual practice of Sant Mat by Swami Ji Maharaj.
He joined the army in Agra in pursuance of the orders
of His Master and retired from service on pension in
1889. This Colony, which is named after Him 'Dera
Baba Jaimal Singh', was founded in 1891. It was a
veritable piece of waste land and had a peaceful and
quiet surrounding, situated on the banks of river
Beas. It was a general belief that the place was
haunted by evil spirits and therefore it had remained
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uninhabited. The place has since grown into a

flourishing Colony but still retains its serene and
peaceful atmosphere. Baba Ji Maharaj did not marry
and remained a bachelor throughout His life. He
left His mortal body on the 29th December 1903.
He was succeeded in this great task by Huzur Baba
Sawan Singh Ji.
Huzur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj was born
in 1858 in village MehmansinghWala, district Ludhiana
(Punjab) and was initiated into Surat Shabd Abhyas
on the 15th of October 1894. Maharaj Sawan Singh
Ji was responsible for the development of the Colony
and for the uplift of many a soul and proved Himself
to be worthy of the words uttered by His Great Master
about the work which was intended to be entrusted
to Him.
Huzur Maharaj Ji initiated a large number of
persons of all shades and walks of life and from all
countries including Europe, America, South Africa,
etc. He died on the 2nd of April 1948 and was
succeeded by Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh Ji, by His
last registered Will executed on the 20th of March
1948, and witnessed, among others, by Dr. Pierre
Schmidt, M.D. of Geneva (Switzerland). We, at the
Dera and the entire Sangat of Huzur Maharaj Ji,
can never forget the service of love rendered by Dr.
Schmidt, who came all the way from Switzerland to
administer medical help and Sewa to the Master at the
cost of personal inconvenience and expense. He
remained here till after His end.
Maharaj Jagat Singh Ji was a retired Vice Principal
of the Government Agricultural College, Lyallpur.
He led a wonderfully detached life with an intelligent
and erudite mind. He died on the 23rd of October
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1951 and was succeeded by the present Satguru

Maharaj Charan Singh Ji in accordance with a
registered Will dated 22-10-51 and witnessed, among
others by Dr. Balwant Singh, F.R.C.S. (Retired Chief
Medical Officer, Kashmir). Maharaj Charan Singh Ji
is a law graduate and owns a modest agricultural
farm at Sirsa in the district of Hissar (Punjab).
The Colony has been making rapid strides in its
development towards spiritual and material progress.
It has a provision for modern amenities of life for the
convenience of the visitors as well as local residents.
The overall control for the temporal activities of the
Colony is under the management of a Society registered
under the Society's Act XXI of 1860. It is named
Radha Soami Satsang Beas and consists of a panel of
members with the present Satguru Maharaj Charan
Singh Ji as its Patron. The management vests in the
Executive Committee consisting of three members.
The activities of the Society are directed primarily
for the propagation of Parmarth and, for this purpose,
the following observances are carried out daily by the
residents as well as the visitors:—
(1) Bhajan and Simran i.e. Meditation for 2\
hours at 3 A.M.
(2) Recitation from Holy Scriptures and
Venti Path i.e. congregational prayer
between 8 and 9 A.M. according to
season.
(3) Satsang i.e. spiritual discourse by the
Master or by another prominent Satsangi
in the afternoon.
(4) Meditation i.e. Bhajan and Simran for one
hour in the evening before dinner, when
all major activities at the shops, in the
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community kitchen, movement of persons

on the road and other work in private
residences etc. are suspended.
(5) The Sant Satguru meets people and grants
interviews to Satsangis, seekers as well as
visitors every morning with a view to
come into personal contact and to advise
them in their spiritual and temporal
difficulties.
(6) A free Library and Reading Room
consisting of literature relating to religious
and spiritual subjects has been provided
in the Colony.
(7) Dissemination of literature on Parmarth
and Satsang activities is promoted by
means of publications.
(8) A free community kitchen provides food
for visitors and such workers who wish
to partake of it.
(9) Arrangements are made for the accommo-
dation, clothing and feeding etc. of old,
blind or physically incapacitated and
superannuated workers viz. Sadhus and
Sewadars.
(10) A free hospital is maintained at the expense
of the Society for the benefit of the
residents and visitors as well as the
neighbouring villages.
(11) The management is controlled by a
number of departmental heads whose
services are honorary.
The objects of the Society are given below:—
1- To diffuse knowledge useful for spiritual and
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moral advancement according to the traditions and

tenets of Radha Swami Faith as propounded by the
Sant Sat Gurus of Radha Soami Colony (Dera Baba
Jaimal Singh).
2. To provide and make arrangement for holding
Satsangs (Religious discourses or sermons) and
Bhandaras at the Colony and other places.
3. To run a Langar (Kitchen for providing free
meals) and lodging for the Sadhus, Sewadars,
Satsangis and others, and to look after their comfort
and needs.
4. To arrange for the printing, publication and
sale as well as dissemination of literature on Radha
Swami Faith, in India and abroad.
5. To run a hospital or dispensary at the said
Colony.
6. To run a library and reading-room in the
Colony.
7. To look after, manage, expand and develop
the Radha Soami Colony, Beas and Sat Sang Ghars
as well as other properties belonging to the Society.
DERA BABA MUNSHI RAM (RAI SAHIB),

JAIMAL SINGH BEAS, Retired District & Sessions Judge
District Amritsar, and
(India). Chairman, Executive Committee,
"Radha Soami Satsang Beas."
STATISTICS
SWAMIJI MAHARAJ, Seth Shiv Dayal Singh Ji
Born—August 25, 1818 in Agra (U.P.).

Father—Seth Dilwali Singh Ji.
Mother—Mata Maha Maya Ji.
Wife—Mata Narain Devi Ji.
Meditated in a dark, back room in his house for
seventeen years prior to holding public Satsang in
January, 1861 (Basant Panchami Day). However,
He held private Satsangs in His courtyard and also
gave a few Initiations prior to this date.
Expired on the 15th day of June, 1878.
Born—July, 1839 in Village Ghoman, Distt. Gurdaspur

(Punjab).
Father—Sardar Jodh Singh Ji.
Mother—Mata Daya Kaur Ji.
Initiated by Swami Ji in 1856, at the age of 17.
Joined the 24th Sikh Regiment as a Sepoy, later in 1856.
Retired from Military Service, June 7, 1889, after over
32 years of active service.
Brothers—Dan Singh and Jeevan Singh.
Sisters—Bibi Tabo and Bibi Rajo,
Began initiating in July, 1884 (10th Sawan, Indian
(BIKRAMI) year 1941).
Initiated a total of 2,343 souls.
First person initiated by him—Amar Singh of Jhelum
(July, 1884).
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Last person initiated by him—L. Mangat Rai of

Lohari Village, Distt. Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) on
December 26, 1903.
L. Mangat Rai was the first to serve as Secretary with
Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji.
Baba Ji left this world on December 29, 1903.
HUZUR MAHARAJ SAWAN SINGH JI
Born—July 27, 1858 in Village Mehmansingh-walla,

Distt. Ludhiana (Punjab).
Father—Sardar Kabul Singh Ji, who died when
Huzur Maharaj Ji was still very young.
Mother—Mata Jivine Ji.
Grandfather—Sardar Sher Singh Ji.
Wife—Mata Kishan Kaur Ji.
Served in Military Works Services (now called
Military Engineering Services) as a Sub-Divisional
Officer for 28 years.
Retired on premature pension in 1911.
Initiated by Baba Ji on October 15, 1894, in Murree
(now in Pakistan).
Was the 928th person to be initiated by Baba Ji
Maharaj.
Huzur Maharaj Ji initiated a total of 125,375 souls.
First person to be initiated by him was Hira Singh of
Miyyan Vind, Distt. Amritsar, on July 26, 1904.
Last person initiated personally by him was S.S. Padki
of Bangalore on May 20, 1947; however, some
applicants abroad were accepted by him and
initiated by representatives at a later date.
Departed from this world on April 2, 1948.
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STATISTICS
Name of Structure Date Completed
1. Baba Ji's Room 1891

2. Durbar Hall or Satsang
Ghar No. 1 September, 1898
3. Swami Sagar (the first well
inside the Colony, still used
for drinking water) September, 1898
4. Small rooms in the Colony
(now used as residential
quarters for ladies) September, 1900
5. Nam Ghar, Satsang Ghar
No. 2 or Bhajan ghar December, 1902
6. Satsang Ghar No. 3 (very
commodius and spacious Hall) 1937
7. Hazur Maharaj Baba Sawan
Singh Ji's Residence, which
incorporates Baba Ji's Room 1923/1924
8. The "rooms" mentioned in
Seth Partap Singh Ji's letters
No. 1, 2 and 3, to Babu Sawan
Singh Ji Maharaj, are the two
rooms and veranda which were
constructed in Soami Bagh at
the request and expense of
Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj
and Huzur Maharaj Baba
Sawan Singh Ji, for the use of
the Beas Satsangis 1901
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Below is a brief description of the persons frequently

mentioned in Baba JTs letters.
BACHINT SINGH
Eldest son of Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji.
He passed away in February, 1952.
BASANT SINGH
Second son of Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji
and was the first of the three sons to leave this world.
HARBANS SINGH
Youngest son of Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji.
He was the father of Charan Singh Ji Maharaj, and
left the mortal coil in 1956.
BABU GULAB SINGH

A devoted Satsangi of Baba Ji, was associated with
Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji while in service, gave
many an eloquent Satsang at the Dera and was the
first chairman of our Society. He passed away in
March, 1959.
BABU GUJJA SINGH

Is also a devoted Satsangi of Baba Ji and was a
close associate of Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji. He is
now leading a retired life on his farms near Sirsa.
MILKHI RAM
A devoted Satsangi from Village Mithapur, not
far from Beas. He was the father of Bibi Ralli, who
came to Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji when she
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was still a child. She has remained in the Dera,

serving all the Masters and is still serving the present
Master.
BIBI RUKKO
A devoted Satsangi of Swami Ji Maharaj and
was in charge of the entire administration at the Dera
(Beas) during Baba Ji Maharaj's time and even
afterwards. She passed away at the Dera in 1930.
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consisting of a copy of a letter written

by
HUZUR MAHARAJ SAWAN SINGH JI
Radha Swami is not the name of a religion. It

is the name of the Creator of the universe, whom we
also call Wahiguru or Akal Purush. Every Sat Guru
has praised Swami. If in this world there is any highest
region of spirituality, that is Swami. When a Saint
has gained that region of Swami, He is called Param
Sant. And there are numerous names of that
Supreme Lord.
The sages who gained the region of Radha Swami
lived in different nations and belonged to different
religions, and have called Him by some name in their
own language. Similarly, Guru Gobind Singh, in
his book, 'Jap Sahib' had mentioned about twelve
or fourteen hundred names for the Supreme Creator,
which names are not found in any Veda or Shastra.
In the same way other sages, in their own language,
mention the names of the various internal spiritual
stages. The sages of the Punjab or of India as a
whole, named these regions in Sanskrit while those in
Persia or Arabia used Persian or Arabic names for
them.
In the same way Huzur Shiv Dayal Singh (Swami
Ji), Param Sant of Agra, gave the name 'Swami' to the
Supreme Creator and called the soul 'Radha'. There-
fore, in His 'Sar Bachan'—Poetry —He has said that
Radha was the name of the primal soul while Swami
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was the name of the highest region and Sound Current,

called Shabd. Therefore, Radha Swami and Surat
Shabd indicate the same thing. Radha (soul), Swami
(Creator), Surat (soul), Shabd or Sound Current
(Creator)—mean that the soul is to merge with the
Supreme Creator, just as a drop which joins the ocean
becomes the ocean.
Sant Mat is common to all the sages of the world
who attain the highest region. It is a natural science.
It is complete in every human being, no matter to
what country, tribe or religion he belongs. When the
Supreme Creator is One, and the structure of human
beings is the same everywhere, then how is it possible
that there should be a different way for Hindus, a
different way for Mohammedans and a still different
way for Christians?
The sages who went to the highest region had the
same ideal or goal and, although their writings were
in different languages, yet they were not bound by
any religion or creed. They come to the world under
the orders of the Supreme Being and their mission is
not to create a new religion. Their mission is only to
release the prisoners (bound in the cycle of births and
deaths) by means of Shabd or Sound Current, and
take them to the highest region.
If we read their teachings with care, then we shall
find that they are above all religions; that they liberate
us from the shackles of religion and give us everlasting
Bliss. There is no doubt that the teachings are
explained in some language or other, in their books,
but the real Path on which they take their disciples is
beyond speech and writing. As is said by Guru
Nanak in the Holy Granth, "It is seeing without eyes,
hearing without ears, walking without feet, working
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without hands and dying a living death after recogniz-

ing the Sound Current." This means that the Reality
cannot be seen with these material eyes. It cannot
be heard with these material ears. It cannot be
explained with this physical tongue. It cannot be
described.
The Word which gives Salvation is unwritten and
unspoken. Or, in other words, it can be said that the
Word or Sound Current is not contained in any holy
scripture or any religion. The holy scriptures of
every religion sing the praises of Nam or Sound
Current and induce us to work on That, and they cite
the advantage of Nam. And though there is a men-
tion of Nam in them; yet the Nam itself is not in them.
That Nam is within the human being. Says the Holy
Granth: "Nam lives within the human body. It is
the Immortal Creator. Nam is a Treasure and lives
in the mind of Masters. Everything is contained
within the human body. Those who seek outside are
in error."
The teaching of the Masters aims to release the
souls which have been imprisoned for innumerable
ages and births, to free them from the shackles of
religion and castes, to take them to Everlasting Bliss
and to merge them back in their Source, the Supreme
Being.
Now I speak about Swami Ji Maharaj: Swamiji
Maharaj was born on 25th August, 1818, in Panni
Lane, Agra City. His name was Shiv Dayal Singh
and He belonged to a well-known family of Baikal
Seth Kshatriyas which had migrated from Lahore to
Delhi about two hundred years previously, and then
had moved from Delhi to Agra. His father's name
was Seth Dilwali Singh. His grandfather, Seth Malik
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Chand, was a Diwan (judge or some high officer) of

Dholpur State. Bani (Granth Sahib) was read in His
family from the very beginning. All the family
members used to recite some portion of Guru Granth
Sahib each day with great love and devotion.
In His Satsangs, Swami Ji Maharaj used to read
the poems of Guru Nanak, Kabir and other Masters,
of which the most prominent was especially Guru
Granth Sahib. As Agra and U.P. people could not
understand Punjabi language—and it is no exaggera-
tion to say that the language of Holy Granth is so
difficult that even Punjabis cannot understand its
mysteries—therefore, many prominent disciples of
Swami Ji Maharaj, both men and women, humbly
requested Him to explain His teachings in their own
language and easy terms. The result was that about
three years before leaving the world, He dictated the
poems called "Sar Bachan", in which the mysteries of
Sant Mat are explained in detail, in very easy language.
Yet, it is not easy for anyone to understand fully
either the Holy Granth or the writings of Swami Ji
Maharaj until he is initiated in the secret of the five
shabds.
The Great Master, Tulsi Sahib, had given up the
kingdom of Poona and Sitara, shortly after the year
1800 and had taken up His residence in Hathras, near
Agra. His writings are very powerful and well known,
and clearly describe the internal regions as well as the
way of gaining them. He often visited Swami Ji
Maharaj at Agra and used to stay with Him, and both
were on very affectionate terms with each other.
Although the disciples of Swami Ji Maharaj
reached to thousands in number, yet three of them were
most prominent. They were Rai Bahadur Saligram at
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Agra, Baba Garib Das of Delhi, and Maharaj Baba

Jaimal Singh Ji in the Punjab.
Baba Ji Maharaj was born in 1839, in the Village
of Ghoman. His father was named Sardar Jodh Singh
and belonged to a Jat Sikh family. From His child-
hood, Baba Ji was fond of the society of holy men and
used to read Vedant with a Vedantic holy man, Baba
Khem Das, who lived in His village and with whom
He also read the Holy Granth. When He read it with
careful attention, He found that the Holy Granth
mentioned again and again the words 'Nam' and
'Shabd', also 'Five Shabds'. He also concluded,
from reading this scripture, that the Shabd was not a
song capable of being sung or played but was the
Essence of all Creation. He began to inquire from
Baba Khem Das, but as the latter was a Vedantist, he
was not acquainted with the secret of the Sound Current
and he expressed his ignorance on the point.
Shortly afterwards, Baba Ji's father passed away
and He began to roam about in search of sages. He
would go to every place where He learned there was
some sage and would question that sage about the five
Sounds, but none could satisfy Him. His quest led
Him to Lahore where there were many Mohammedan
and Hindu sages, and still He could not find the answer
for which He was searching.
Becoming desperate, He went to Nankana Sahib
(where Guru Nanak was born and passed his child-
hood). While there, Bhai Mota Singh praised to Him
one Baba Balak Singh of Hazro, Distt. Attock. When
He talked with Baba Balak Singh Ji about the five
Shabds—Baba Ram Singh Ji of Bheni Sahib (the
founder of the Nam Dhari sect of Sikhs, who also
believe in a living Guru) was also there, serving Baba
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Balak Singh. As Baba Balak Singh was a sage of a very

clean conscience, he told Baba Ji Maharaj that his
method was to repeat the word, "Wahiguru", but
that he was not acquainted with the secret of the five
Sounds. Thereupon Baba Ram Singh Ji told Baba
Jaimal Singh Maharaj not to return empty handed
when He had found such a great sage as Baba Balak
Singh. On hearing this, Baba Balak Singh said, "No,
He is seeking a very high thing. Do not dissuade Him.
Let Him go and search for His high ideal."
Baba Ji continued His search and on passing
through Nowshara, Peshawar, reached a village in the
district of Mardan. While there He met with a
Garanthi (one who reads Granth) in a Dharamsala.
This Garanthi was an abhyasi (one who performs
spiritual practice). When Baba Ji talked with him,
the latter said that his guru had revealed to him the
secret of two Shabds and that he was working on them,
but the remaining three he did not know. Thereupon
Baba Ji was very happy. Due to previous failures
He had begun to believe that the five Sounds might
merely be a fancy of His brain, but now He had found
that His idea was correct. He then left the Garanthi,
saying that the Almighty Lord who had arranged to
give the Garanthi the secret of two Sounds would also
arrange to give Him the secret of five Sounds.
From there He was starting home via Beas when
He met a group of sadhus going to Hardwar. He
accompanied them to that place of pilgrimage, met
many different mahatmas and stayed there for several
months but could not find that for which He was
searching. While there, He came to know that there
was a very old sadhu living by himself in a solitary
place in the forest, about fifteen miles away; that
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the sadhu never came to any habitation nor did he

allow anyone to stay with him. He lived on whatever
vegetation and fruit he could find in the forest.
Then Baba Ji went to him and found that he was a
great devotee who was engaged in abhyas (spiritual
practice) day and night, that he always remained
standing and when he became tired he would use a
piece of cloth to support himself. The two ends of the
piece of cloth were supported by ropes, tied to the
branch of a tree. When Baba Ji met him he threatened
Him, asking Him why He came and telling Him that
the place was haunted by tigers and bears, and they
would devour Him. Baba Ji replied that if they did
not eat the sadhu, why would they eat Him?
On hearing this, the sadhu was pacified, began to talk
in a better mood, and Baba Ji inquired from him about
the five Shabds for which He was searching. The
sadhu sighed and replied that Baba Ji was after the
same thing which he was seeking and continued:
"By doing 'abhyas' in this place I have acquired mira-
culous powers, yet I know there is no salvation without
the five Sounds. And through my internal vision I
have discovered that a great sage at Agra, who had
been engaged in solitary 'abhyas' for the last seventeen
or eighteen years, has emerged from His secret place
to teach the world. You should go to Him. My
legs have become very heavy because I have remained
standing for years. I shall come there, but sometime
after you."
Thereupon Baba Ji left the place and went straight
to Agra, but in His haste He had forgotten to inquire
from the sadhu the name of the lane or quarters in
which the Saint was living. Therefore, He searched
in many temples and other holy places at Agra but
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found no man corresponding to the description given

by the sadhu. At last He went to the Jumna to have
a dip. When He was taking off His clothes and think-
ing what He should do next, where should He search,
as good luck would have it, two disciples of Swami Ji
Maharaj arrived there for bathing and began to talk
about Swami Ji. Baba Ji at once came to them and
inquired the address of the Mahatma about whom they
were speaking. They gave Him the address of Panni
Lane.
It was time for Swami Ji's afternoon Satsang, and
Baba Ji reached the place when Swami Ji Maharaj
was holding Satsang. Baba Ji bowed at His feet.
Swami Ji inquired; "From where have you come?"
Baba Ji replied: "From the Punjab". Thereupon
Swami Ji Maharaj said: "He has arrived—my old
friend!" Baba Ji was surprised because He had never
seen Swami Ji before, so why was He saying that they
had met before?
He passed a few days there, attending Satsang, and
was satisfied that there could be no greater Master
than Swami Ji. But then He hesitated, thinking that
Swami Ji was a non-Sikh while He was a Sikh. On the
fourth day it happened that all the people left the place
after Satsang was finished, but Baba Ji and Swami Ji
remained there. Swami Ji inquired of Baba Ji whether
He had yet decided the question of Sikh and non-Sikh.
Seeing the all-knowing characteristics of Swami Ji
Maharaj, Baba Ji could not help having tears in His
eyes. Then Swami Ji described Sant Mat to Him at
length and said that it was not a question of Sikh and
non-Sikh but that the philosophy of Sant Mat was
quite beyond both. Swami Ji Maharaj then initiated
Him. Baba Ji stayed for some time in Agra, and
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remained engaged in 'abhyas'.

One day Baba Ji was engaged in 'abhyas' in the
garden of Swami Ji Maharaj, which was outside the
City of Agra, when Swami Ji Maharaj arrived there;
but as Baba Ji's attention was inside, He did not get
up nor greet Him. Swami Ji, with his own power,
brought down Baba Ji's attention and inquired: "Are
you satisfied that what I have given you is the Path of
Guru Nanak?" Baba Ji Maharaj replied that it was
perfectly true and His soul went into high regions but
there was some obstacle. Then Swami Ji said: "You
have already done it in the previous birth, when you
were with me. All this was already done by you."
Then Baba Ji asked, "What is the proof of what you are
saying?" And Swami Ji replied: "Well, if you want
proof, then again take your attention in." On Baba
Ji's doing so, Swami Ji Maharaj removed the obstruc-
tion which was in Baba Ji's way internally.
When Baba Ji's attention came out, He said to
Swami Ji: "My life's work is finished; yet, let me know
please, on which place of pilgrimage I should sit and
engage in 'abhyas'?" Swami Ji replied: "In this world
we should take up both, Swarath and Parmarth, and
try to adapt ourselves to both. If one gives up Swarath
or worldly work, then he would have to depend on
others for a living and his 'abhyas' would suffer because
of those who serve him or worship him, as people do
when they see a sadhu who has renounced the world."
Swami Ji advised: "You should take up some work
in the world. One's spiritual progress depends upon
living on one's own income."
The result was that Baba Ji joined the army, in the
24th Punjab Infantry, and remained at Agra for three
years in military service. He would conscientiously
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perform His military duties and attend the Satsang of

Swami Ji. After that His regiment was transferred
from one cantonment to another but He remained in
service, and carried on His devotions.
He retired after serving for more than thirty-two
years; but during all this period of service He was
engaged in devotion. And, as He had taught
Gurmukhi to the Commanding Officer and Major
Sahib, they had great regard for Him.
Whenever He took a few days leave from His army
unit, He would spend it in seclusion, engaged in devo-
tion.
After retirement, as He was living in solitude,
He made a small hut near the bank of the river Beas
and was engaged in spiritual practice. This happened
in 1891. From then on until His death He continued
to live there and the Place is now called Dera*
Baba Jaimal Singh. He left this world on the night
of 28th-29th December, 1903.
*Dera means "colony".

INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE LIFE OF
AS RECORDED BY BHAI JOWALA SINGH, HIS
CLOSE ASSOCIATE AND PATHI
(These incidents were often narrated by Huzur Maharaj
Sawan Singh Ji, and the records have now been found
among His old papers.)
1. One day Swami Ji Maharaj asked me to return
to the camp and resume my duty. I, however, did not
feel like missing the Satsang. Huzur (Swami Ji) again
ordered me to return to my duty. I went a short
distance but returned again and, sitting in an obscure
corner, continued listening to the discourse. There
was roll call in the camp every night at 9-30 to see that
everybody was in. I did not return and was not
present in the lines at the time. Actually, I left
the Colony at 1.00 A.M. and, even so, sat for Bhajan
(meditation) for almost one hour on the way. I reached
the camp at about 2.00 A.M. and went straight to the
sentry on duty. I told him that I was absent from the
lines and would like to have the orders as to whether
to go to my tent or report myself to the Havildar in
charge. The sentry answered that I was present at the
roll call, I was actually standing beside him and
had duly answered when my name was called. On
hearing this I repaired to the Havildar and tried to
explain to him my absence from the roll call. But he
cut me short and affirmed that I was duly present and
that he had seen me with his own eyes. Evidently,
therefore, he could not possibly mark me absent. I
quietly came away, realizing fully the rare Grace which

Swami Ji had bestowed on me. I was convinced that
Maharaj Ji (Swami Ji) had Himself appeared in my
stead and answered the roll call. This event led to my
absolute faith in my Satguru.
* * * *
2. Just fifteen days after the above mentioned
incident, there was a court-martial case in the orderly
room where law books had been arranged for con-
sultation and reference purposes. I was assigned the
job of looking after the books. This assignment was
to last for nine days. One of the fellow men agreed
to work in my place, so that I could remain in the
company of Swami Ji Maharaj and listen to His Satsang.
I went over to Swami Ji Maharaj and told Him that I
had come on nine days' leave and would remain at His
Feet for that period. Swami Ji Maharaj condescended
to permit me to do so and allotted me a small room on
the first floor of a house in the colony. I would listen
to Satsang and then retire into this room.
When I went back to duty I asked the gentleman,
in whose custody I had left the books, to let me know
where they were so that I could return them. He told
me that I had taken the books myself at eight o'clock
that morning. How was it that I had forgotten it,
for every day I had been keeping them myself and then
taking them away. He further stated that he had been
seeing me there every day, although I had requested him
to attend to my duty during my absence. I replied
that I had returned only then. The gentleman insisted
that he had been seeing me there every day. On
hearing this I quietly walked away to the lines, reported
myself to the Havildar who was a friend of mine and
whom I had taken into confidence before going, having
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told him that I would remain away to attend Satsang

for nine days and that, in case of necessity, I could be
recalled. The Havildar too was surprised as he said
that I had been daily present at the roll call and had
invariably answered it in person on each of the nine
days. He, therefore, could not understand my telling
him that 1 had returned only just then. I once again
asked whether it was really a fact that I had been present
all along. The Havildar repeatedly affirmed and
finally declared under oath that he had stated nothing
but the truth. I was once again completely convinced
that Huzur Radhaswami had answered the roll call in
my place. I was pleasantly surprised that Huzur
(Swami Ji) had me simultaneously in two places—one
at the Satsang and the other at my post—but Himself
performed the duty assigned to me at the time.
* # * *
3. At one time I was posted to Panighat on guard
duty. Whenever my turn came to be on duty, I used
to slip away to attend Maharaj Ji's Satsang (which was
nearby) and return to duty only when it was over.
Once, during my absence, the guard was checked but
was found to be intact. Even in roll call my presence
was duly marked. This greatly surprised me but,
realizing that it was Maharaj Swami Ji's Infinite
Grace and benevolence to present Himself in my place,
I bowed in profound gratitude.
* * * *
4. Once, during Christmas, the army units were
allowed four holidays. As I had no official duty
assigned to me during that period, I felt that I could
best spend it in meditation in my room. Accordingly,
I told the cook that I should not be disturbed, that
if I needed food I would personally ask for it. Also,
if anybody asked for me, he should be told that I was

out.
It so happened that soon thereafter my presence
was required for writing some accounts. However,
as my door was locked, everybody who came to call
me went back disappointed. Meanwhile, the officer
of the Unit had demanded full account from the clerk
who really did not know what to do in my absence.
Just when a thought crossed his mind that he should
report my absence to the officer, he saw me and heard
me say to him that he should take down the account.
This the clerk did. Such accounts were rendered three
times daily, and were thereafter sent to the officer
concerned by the clerk immediately after he got them.
This continued on all the four days during which I was
engaged in meditation in my room. However, I knew
nothing about it, for I would leave my room only at
four o'clock in the morning and ten o'clock at night
just to answer nature's call. When the holidays were
over and I came out of my room, I was called in for
accounts for the day previous only. I explained to the
clerk that I had been confined to my room for the last
four days and had not given any accounts at all for
the entire period. The clerk then called the two
persons who had been present at the time the accounts
were rendered. One of them even produced the paper
from which I had actually dictated, saying that I could
myself ascertain whether this was the account written
by me in my own hand. When I examined this paper,
I found it to be exactly what it should have been. I
silently meditated upon Huzur Swami Ji's Feet and
bowed in gratitude for His unbounded Grace in re-
presenting me during my absence and carrying out
the job assigned to me for that period.
INTRODUCTION 15
These four events did take place. It is impossible

to express in words the limitless Grace showered on me.
His Greatness and Glory are verily beyond all descrip-
tion.
5. Many a time Swami Ji used to ask me to
return to camp for roll call, barely ten minutes before
the cannon was to give the signal. Even so, it was
only after I covered the distance of a mile and a half,
and reached my destination, that the cannon was
fired and roll call would begin.
BABA JAIMAL SINGH MAHARAJ JI'S LETTERS
TO HUZUR MAHARAJ SAWAN SINGH JI
DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF
HIS DISCIPLESHIP
(While only excerpts are given here, every letter

written by Baba Ji Maharaj to Babu Sawan Singh Ji
was most endearingly addressed. The salutation of
every one was full of love and quite difficult to express
in the English language, but we shall try to convey the
general trend in this short note. Every letter begins
with "Radha Swami, Radha Swami, Radha Swami,
Radha Swami, Radha Swami" from five to eight times,
then follows with "to my dear Son Babu Sawan Singh
Ji", "to my most dearly beloved Son Babu Sawan
Singh Ji", "to my own very dear Son Babu Sawan
Singh Ji", "to the most Precious One in my whole life,
Babu Sawan Singh Ji", etc.)
1. Your letter was received and I was pleased
to read it. You have written that you do not hear the
Shabd Dhun quite clearly, without the admixture of
other sounds. Please do not worry about it. When-
ever you listen to the Sound, you should listen to the
sound of the big bell. At first it is weak like the fine,
shrill sound of the cicada. The sound of the conch,
which is deep, will come next (after the big bell).
Please have no anxiety about your reaching Sach
Khand. This Shabd Dhun with its five-fold aspect,
which has been given to you, will one day take you
to Sach Khand. Hold onto it because it comes from
Sach Khand. It comes only to take up the jivatma or
BA.BA. Il'S LETTERS 17
the surat of those who have been initiated by a Sat

Guru into the five Shabds. As the surat gets cleansed
more and more, it will ascend higher and higher. Do
not be in a hurry.
I have not left the Dera since I came here in
the month of Phagan (February). You should not
believe in what other people say. You should write
to me at the Dera and ascertain. I am very, very
pleased with you. Do as I have told you to do. You
will accompany me. Do not entertain any anxiety.
Please do your Bhajan and Simran every day, and the
mind will become pure. Whatever pleasure and pain
comes, is by His order. You should not, therefore,
lose heart.
As your mind was full of regrets for not having
been able to get Darshan, you have been granted the
fruit of Darshan. You have asked me to come over
to your place, but now it is not possible because Sat-
sang is being held at the Dera. I shall try in winter.
* * * *
2. You should please attend to your Bhajan
and Simran every day, whenever you have leisure, and
keep your thought in Simran all the time, even while
working, walking or sitting—all the time. And this
from you is acceptable to Huzur. Listen to the Shabd
Dhun and remember—whether the mind takes to it or
not, or takes to it incompletely—all the time that you
thus devote is credited to you. I had made this request
to Huzur Din Dayal. You need not worry. One day
you will be taken to Sach Khand, after merging in the
Dhun. Believe this firmly in your mind. He Himself
is assisting you in all worldly duties. Everything will
be all right.
You will get whatever you want. Everything
follows Bhajan. Where there is Bhajan everything else

will come automatically. Let the current of Shabd
Dhun dwell in your mind, then see the bliss you get.
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3. I have been very much delighted to learn from

your letter that you are coming on leave in the month
of December, but these ten days you should devote to
'abhyas' and you should do it every day also. As you
are busy with work, the mind should be fixed in
Simran while the body attends to work. Listen to the
Shabd Dhun every day, even though it be for ten
minutes, but do it every day. And believe it firmly in
your mind that one day the Sat Guru will take you
to Sach Khand. Also read shabads from the bani,
even though you read only one shabad. And when-
ever you attend to any work, think, "it is Sat Guru
Himself who is doing everything. I am doing nothing.
Whether it is worldly work or it is spiritual work,
all is Sat Guru's. I am nothing. Only Thou art."
Then it is all Sat Guru.
Do not worry. Sat Guru will take you to Sach
Khand, after fulfilling all your work here. You are
not again to come into this physical or material body.
You will always be above Sahansdal Kanwal and need
not come down.
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4. Huzur Swami Ji is always with you, my dear

son. Have no doubt about it. Together we shall go
to Sat Lok. You should believe that whatever you
have belongs to Sat Gur, whether it is wealth, mind or
body. Everything you should think as belonging to
Huzur and not as belonging to you.
When you come on leave, please write to me
the date of your intended arrival in advance so that
BABA Jl'S LETTERS 19
a man may be sent to the station. As for inner darshan

it is not possible for at least six months. Such was the
Hukm (order).
Whatever business or work you have, know it to
be Sat Guru's. Take your own self out of it and look
upon yourself as only His agent. Satguru is the real
doer. You are only in name. When all official
transactions or those of relatives are over, then the
surat will never leave Shabd.
And Huzur is very, very pleased with you. You
should entertain no doubts and anxieties. Listen to the
Shabd Dhun every day for as long as you get time.
The more you hear, the purer you will be. And the
surat will reach Sach Khand. To be attached to the
Shabd inside and to have Satguru's Sarup, is the same
thing as being in His presence.
* * * *
... 5. Whatever pleases Huzur Swami Ji, that will
happen. He is always with you and is Himself doing
everything and every work—whether worldly or spiri-
tual. But there is one veil between. He created the
form of man as well as the remaining eighty four
lakhs of species and He Himself, in the form of Shabd
Dhun, resounds in all of them but He did not let any-
one know who lives in this body-temple.
Kal practised a great deception by causing the
souls to be entangled in the world and tied with such
ropes as the various religions, holy books, Shastras,
wranglings and disputes, the pride of caste, the Varna-
shram, idol worship, pilgrimages, reading of Shastras,
putting one's faith and trust in those who are past and
gone, and such other karmas and disciplines, etc. The
entire world is tied with the ropes of love for parents,
wife, family, and other worldly relations. No one was
shown the way to reach Sach Khand, our Home.

Rather, they were put as far away from the Road as
possible. Radha Swami Himself, taking pity and
compassion on us, came down in the form of a Sant,
gave the clue of all the Spiritual Regions and showed
the way to reach Sach Khand via Shabd Dhun.
Therefore, when the path which leads Home has been
shown, one should tread it every day. In the Granth
Sahib, also, this Shabd Dhun has been mentioned as
omnipotent and omniscient.
You should never think of anything as your own
because everything belongs to Akal Purush Anami
Radha Swami. The body, life, sons, daughters, wife,
parents, wealth, house, property, all belong to Him.
All this should be given back to Him. Do not keep
your 'self in anything. When you have rendered
everything to God, then everything is He and you are
also He. Render everything to Him. Then you
attend to your worldly work, also to Bhajan and Simran,
but always feel in your mind that T am not doing
anything. 'I' simply am not. Whatever 'sukh' or
'dukh' (pleasure or pain) comes, accept it cheerfully.
Always realize that "The Sat Guru is everything.
T am nothing. T am not. Thou art. Thou alone
art." I am very very pleased with you.
Read the Huzuri Pothi (Sar Bachan) every day.
It is very explanatory and enlightening. When the
surat or jivatma becomes purified and becomes one
with the Shabd, you will know everything.
When I receive a letter from you, I feel so pleased
and happy, I cannot describe. If you are longing for
Darshan all the time, it is credited as Bhajan. You
will have Darshan.
BAB A Jl'S LETTERS 21
6. Listen to the Shabd Dhun every day. Even

though it is not much in the beginning, it will develop.
Before listening to the Shabd Dhun, meditate on the
form of the Master. Think of the Sat Guru while
doing any work. Whatever form the Dhun has, that
is also the form of Shabd. That is also the material
form, the bodily form. That is the form of Sat Purush.
That is the form of Alakh Purush. That is the form
of Agam Purush. That is the form of Anami Purush
Radha Swami. When all these forms are realized as
one in the mind, then everything has been achieved.
Then there would be no doubts in the mind.
You are very, very dear to me, as dear as my own
body. One day I shall take you to Sach Khand.
* * * *
7. Please do not worry now. Huzur Din Dayal
will forgive you by His Grace. All the karmas of the
past lives have to be gone through now. The disciples
of the Saints do not have to be born again. You
should therefore bear this affliction with courage.
Both pleasure and pain pass away in course of time.
Whenever you are not very ill, at that time meditate
on the form of the Sat Guru and contact the Shabd
Dhun. Then the Shabd Guru will immediately shower
His Grace through the Dhun. Only the suffering
due to those karmas that have to be worked off will
remain to be undergone. The rest will be forgiven.
"Sat Guru is Shabd Sarup, without beginning
and without end. Believe me, oh Saints, He is within
us." Nothing has happened without His Will.
Please write again to me, soon. You should, however,
keep me imformed. Sat Guru is now close to you.
Huzur Din Dayal Akal Purush will shower His Grace
on you.
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Everyone has to give up this body. Why worry

about it? Your Home is Shabd. You should not
feel anxious. Write to me again and tell me all the
news. Radha Swami from Bibi. Now it is not possi-
ble for me to come to you. That is why I did not
come. Sat Guru is always 'angsang' (with you).
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8. Please do not mind the pain because both

pleasure and pain are born out of our actions in past
lives and they will come to pass. You have written
that you find it very painful. It is so. But this body
is the means of experiencing both pleasure and pain,
(literally: This body is the home of pleasure and
pain.) And both will be experienced through it.
So please go through them cheerfully. It is of short
duration. A Satsangi is made to finish off in days
only, the painful karmas which would otherwise last
for years. You should not, therefore, feel anxious or
worried about anything. The body is like a garment
which has to be changed frequently.
Even now do not lose touch with the Shabd Dhun
at any time. (It will have two effects:) First, there
will be less pain; second, the mind and the surat will
not be confused and the sinful actions which cause
pain will also be cancelled. Sat Guru, in His Shabd
Form, is with you and is protecting you every moment.
When they join the fractured limb and bandage
it so that the fracture may heal, you should not move
in the least because that is a very painful process. But,
however painful it might be, you should not move the
leg at all. Then the healing process will be accelerated.
Have courage, you will soon get well.
Your second telegram was received at 9 P.M. and
at that very moment I walked all alone to the railway
station. It was about 11 P.M. when I could get

the telegram translated by the clerk.* When the
clerk said "Babu Sawan Singh says that he is now
better," I walked back to the Dera. Otherwise, I had
come prepared from the Dera to come to you. I intend
to reach your place by 25th May. The rest is in the
hands of Huzur Din Dayal Akal Purush. At night
I think of you and pray to Huzur Din Dayal Akal
Purush to forgive you. The rest depends on His Will;
but whatever He does will be for your good. I shall
drop a card to you again before leaving.
* * * *
9. I waited long for a letter from you in the
month of Vaisakh (April) so that I might write to you
explaining your hardship, but I received no letter.
You should never—even in extreme cases—allow an
interval of more than a fortnight between your letters.
But for some days of the month of Chet (March) and
for the whole month of Vaisakh (April) I did not
receive either a letter or any news from you regarding
what you suffered. What you have suffered at this
time is only one fifth of what you were destined to
suffer. Four fifths have been pardoned.
The fractured leg, which has now been bandaged,
should not be moved at all and you should eat more
ghee, but it must be fresh ghee. Huzur Din Dayal
Akal Purush will Himself pardon you. You should
not worry. It was so ordained—in this very manner.
We have sown pleasure and pain with this very body
and therefore this very body will have to undergo the
reaction. The body is the field and it is here that the
seed will sprout. So, do not feel disheartened.
* While Saints have the power to know everything, They never
exercise this power for Their own convenience.
When you are discharged from the hospital and

have returned home, then I shall come. And whenever
you find it painful, start doing your Simran and then
listen to Shabd Dhun. When the surat holds on to
the Shabd Dhun (when the attention is fixed in the
Shabd), you will not feel bodily pain. The Pralabdh
karmas have to be gone through and cannot be evaded.
But when the surat is devotedly attached to the pure
Shabd (the higher Shabd), then even the pralabdh
karmas are set aside. The greater the love and devo-
tion, the more the pralabdh karmas are nullified or
neutralized. I shall explain to you verbally when I
come to you. The horse was not to blame. I shall
myself tell you what the matter really was. This was the
order, in this very manner. This could not be set aside.
* * * *
10. I received two letters from you the same day
and learned all the news from them. It was a great
pleasure to learn that Huzur Din Dayal has pardoned
you. You were already pardoned, but it was so
ordained (that everything should happen like this).
You will soon grow strong. These moments of pain
and illness should be welcomed because both, pleasure
and pain, visit us with the Will of the Lord. When it
happens with the Will of God, why should we resent
it? God is with us and sees us. If it is to our ulti-
mate benefit to suffer, He sends us suffering. If
happiness is in our best interests, then He sends us
happiness. Both are within the Will of the Lord.
So please do not worry any more. This suffering also
will pass away soon.
When this body, made up of the blood of the
mother and the seed of the father, is in the mother's
womb, it is subjected to the inner heat called 'jathar-
agni' (fire of the solar plexus). For three months or

ninety days the embryo remains on one side. The
bones in the body are built out of the seed and there
are 1600 joints of bones which become firm and strong
when it lies on one side for three months, for then it is
constantly subjected to the heat of 'jatharagni'. It is
not possible to describe the suffering at that time.
But the counterbalancing is also there. Every minute
that soul thinks of God and prays to Him: "Save
me! Save me! I have no one to look to. I have
taken refuge in you." Then he fixes his faith in God
and on account of the power of God's Name, he does
not feel pain. The flesh of the body is made up of the
mother's blood.
Now, here in the outside world, if a bone is frac-
tured and a person lies in the same position without
moving, it will be healed. But here, in this outer
world, it is not so painful. So, you should attend to
your Bhajan andSimran. God is in every way pleased
with you. You have nothing to fear. When there is
a bone fracture, it takes three months for the ends to
join together and heal. But yours will heal quickly.
* * * *
11. Now you should write to me once a week,
for now the Lord Himself has pardoned you. If you
still find it difficult to write, you may write when you
join duty. Then I shall come to you and explain to
you verbally whatever lies unknown or secret in the
body and shall tell you how the negative power, Kal,
has weighed the jiva down with karma and also what
actions or karmas have been the cause of his bondage.
After undergoing, in the body, the result of the actions
which he has done with the body, the surat holds onto
the Shabd Dhun and reaches Sach Khand.
There is a type of karma which Satguru cancels

and pardons, and yet there is another type of karma
which cannot be paid off until the body has gone
through the result of its reactions. Those jivas
who have taken refuge in a perfect Satguru and have
received from Him the 'updesh' of the five Shabds,
according as their love and faith is in the Satguru—
that is, if they have such love and faith that the Satguru
is not merely a human being but has assumed the human
form for the good of others, and never think that He
is a human being—all the karmas belonging to the mate-
rial bodies of such people are wiped off. The karmas
pertaining to the sukshm (astral) body will be cancelled
in Sahansdal Kanwal. On reaching Trikuti, the
karmas referring to karan (the causal Maya), out of
which Ishwar and jiva have sprung and which is the
source of 'daivi samprada' (the good qualities) will
also be wiped off. Then the surat that is, jivatma,
being purified, will hold fast to Shabd Dhun and merge
into it. Then the Shabd Dhun which comes from Sach
Khand will take the jivatma to Sach Khand, and it
will merge into Sach Khand. Then there is nothing
to fear. That is our Home. Now you have not to take
another birth. Everything will be finished in this life.
You have written that, according to Granth
Sahib, a Gurmukh can take across thirty-three crores
jivas by giving a particle of Nam. That is right. But
you should remember that Nam is His Grace. A
Gurumukh, even without giving the particle of Nam,
which is nothing else than Dhun, can take across,
if he wishes, the entire world by His Grace, and nobody
can question His right to do so. Therefore, do not
entertain any doubt. We have to go to our Home,
which is Sach Khand.
You have also written that you are expecting Grace

to take you to Sach Khand. Whatever is the Will of
Akal Purush, that will come to pass. Also, you say
that you have to lie in bed for six weeks. That is right.
That is the way fractured bones are treated. You will
have no pain. Keep your surat in the Shabd Dhun,
then you will not have the least consciousness of pain.
* * * *
12. You have written in several letters that you
have a great longing for Darshan. Every time you
write that, you get the fruit of Darshan and the mind
becomes more purified. There is no other practice
comparable to the longing in one's mind for Sat Guru's
Darshan.
* * * *
13. All is well here and we pray for your health
and happiness always to Din Dayal Akal Purush, who
is always merciful and forgiving to everyone, and kind
and forgiving to sinners. Radha Swami Anami is
beyond everything. His Grace and Daya are being
showered upon billions of Brahmands. He is kind and
merciful to all and is the Redeemer of the sinners.
Further, I received an envelope containing two
letters and was very pleased to read them. There was
a shabad from Granth Sahib in Gurmukhi which
pleased me very much.
Now you say that you would like to give up service
and remain with me, as there is very little leisure in
the service. But you are with me, and not far.
Besides, you have to receive from some people and
repay to others. And unless this account is settled,
you cannot be freed.
When the Lord is merciful to a jiva, and wishes
to redeem and reunite him to Himself and does
not wish him to come into any more births, then He

comes in the form of Sant Sat Guru and brings
him in touch with the Shabd Dhun within himself.
When He initiates him into the secret of the five Shabds,
numerous karmas are wiped off. But, whatever he has
to receive or whatever he has to repay is not cancelled.
Even if a Samarath (all-powerful) Satguru, by dint of
His spiritual power, were to take him up by merging
his surat into Dhun internally, he would not be able
to stay there. That soul would always remain below
Daswandwar and never be one with the pure Dhun
above Daswandwar.
After being in touch with Dhun for a long time,
the soul will be purified. In that region there are
Kansas' who follow similar practice. For several
lives it will remain there. Then, when the Satguru
comes again from Sach Khand and gives him 'updesh'
(Initiation), it will reach Sach Khand. But it will
never be sent below Sahansdal Kanwal. It will remain
in those regions.
A perfect Sat Guru makes a person settle all his
accounts in this very body by enabling him to undergo
the results of the bad karmas of several lives in the past,
the roots of which are at the top of Trikuti; that is the
sukshma karma. He also detaches him from father,
mother, sons, daughters, wife and everything that is
made of maya and the five tattwas; frees him from all
desires for the pleasures of this world; diverts his love
from all these things to the Feet* of the Satguru;
*The term, 'Feet of the Master' or 'Feet of the Satguru' is a
form of expression in India, which literally means 'in His Presence'.
His real Presence is in the eye center of the disciple. By referring
to the 'feet' throughout the book, is not meant the physical feet,
but the Astral or Radiant Form of the Master inside. (Also see
footnote on page 57)
then cleanses him from day to day by the practice of

Shabd Dhun.
As by and by the love for the Shabd Dhun Guru
becomes more and more intense, the surat, after being
entirely purified, merges into Shabd Guru which is
the real form of the Master. Then the surat becomes
'chetana' (conscious). The prefect Master then invests
him with the power to reach Sach Khand by himself
in this very body, through the five Shabds, passing
from one Shabd to another. Then it can return from
Sach Khand to the body in the same way, and then
again go to Sach Khand whenever it likes.
But only a Gurmukh has this power, and not
anybody else doing this practice. Therefore, to settle
his worldly account, the perfect Master separates a
loving disciple from Him physically, but never from
the Shabd Dhun. So, you are rendering me all
possible service. Even this service (worldly work)
which you are doing and the family duties which you
are performing, this is also Sat Guru's work, just as
much as doing Bhajan and Simran. Whatever you do
or possess—the body, mind and wealth—all belong to
Sat Guru. Think "I am nothing. I am only an
agent." One must take one's 'self out completely.
You should not tear the letters which are being sent
to you. When I come there, you will read them to me.
Every day keep your surat in Bhajan and Simran.
Then you will feel very little of the bodily pain. And
whenever you have to write letters, you should write
them in Gurmukhi and you should also write once a
week. Please write when you join duty. I shall then
come to you. You say that day and night you have a
great longing for Darshan. This is also Bhajan and you
are receiving the merit of Darshan. To love Satguru
is also Bhajan. It will soon take you to Sach Khand.

I have replied in brief to your question. When I
come to you, then I shall explain to you in detail.
Please read this over and over again.
(Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji's notation in His
own hand on the bottom of this letter: "This letter
was written to me by Huzur Maharaj Sahib (Baba
Ji) at the time when, under a feeling of 'vairag', I
wanted to give up (government) service.")
* * * *
14. Please have no fear or doubt. The leg will
not be useless nor will it even be short. Soon it will
be as it was before, but use lots of fresh ghee in your
diet. Then the bone joint will become strong and you
will not even know where it was fractured.
Lying in bed is a bit painful, but pain and illness
would not serve their purpose if they were not felt.
However, Nam is the sustaining power in both, plea-
sure and pain. And suffering comes from the Master
as a test. If a person does not waver in either pleasure
or pain, and takes it only as an order and welcomes it
as such, then the Master bestows the gift of Nam upon
him. If, after receiving the gift of Nam, he conducts
himself properly and does not feel vain and elated,
does not begin to demonstrate his powers, does not
become attached to anything or anybody, but firmly
believes the Satguru to be God, and the mind is not
at all shaken, and when the Satguru sees that he is
absolutely Satguru's, then Daya Mehr descends imme-
diately and direct from Sach Khand through Shabd
Dhun. That is our real form. This physical body is
only a garment. Nobody could keep it forever and
nobody ever will. I am very, very pleased with you
and you are yourself near me. "Believe, oh Santo
(holy people) that the Shabd form of Satguru, which

has no beginning and no end, is within the body."
Please do not worry. Huzur is all-powerful to
pardon. One thing more, no sin is committed in
whatever you do with the permission of the Satguru.
But the Satguru must be perfect, the well-wisher of the
jiva. The jiva is pardoned the very moment that the
permission is given. Satguru is all in all. If He likes, He
can burn to ashes billions of sins by only one glance
* * * *
15. May Daya Mehr from Huzur Din Dayal
reach you at all times. Whatever He will do, will be
for your benefit. May you always keep your faith
firm in His Lotus Feet, both in pleasure and in pain.
Both pleasure and pain are the results of our own
actions. The pralabdh karmas of past lives will surely
bear fruit. One should not lose one's balance-
either in pleasure or in pain—but should always keep
one's devotion and attachment in the Shabd Dhun
Rather, such should be the faith that you should accept
both lovingly. Such should be your attachment or
love for the Shabd Dhun that you should not even feel
the pleasure or the pain. You feel the pleasure and the
pain on account of your attachment to the body. But
in Shabd Dhun there is not the slightest consciousness
of the body. I shall illustrate by an example:
The body is like a village or city and the Shabd
Dhun is our own house. When somebody dies or
there is some great suffering in another house, everyone
in that house is very unhappy but we, in our own house,
are quite happy. In the same way the various limbs
of the body are like different houses in the village,
while the Shabd Dhun is our own house. You should
always keep your attachment there. You will go to
the place which you love.

You say that you cannot do Bhajan properly
because of worry. I have replied to that point above.
The mind will automatically go to that place which it
loves. When the Satguru gave you the Shabd Dhun
and asked you to concentrate yourself in it, from that
day it (the mind) has deserved the Shabd Dhun. Now,.
it will not go anywhere else. Whatever parmarth we
had to do has been done. This should not cause you
any worry. But you should take care that you never
transgress the words of the Sat Guru in any way.
Whoever is a Gurmukh, all his actions—whatever
he does—are counted as Bhajan. And the perfect
Satguru has already done enough Bhajan and is compe-
tent to take thirty-three crores of people to Sach Khand.
The Guru Granth Sahib states: "If the Gurmukh
laughs—if the Gurmukh weeps, whatever the Gur-
mukh does, that is Bhakti." Therefore, try to be a
Gurmukh. In another place in the Granth Sahib is
stated: "Gurmukh Nam jape' ik war" (Gurmukh
repeats the Name only once). What is meant by
'once'? When he came to a perfect Satguru who
brought him in touch with the Shabd Dhun, everything
was accomplished at that time. Shabd Dhun may be
less or more, but it is always the same whether one
listens to it or not.
The gift which the Satguru has bestowed cannot
be taken away by anybody. What doubts have you
now? Sach Khand became yours that very day.
It is there that you will reach. Who can take away
the gift which was then bestowed? Because the
worldly karmic account of give and take has not been
balanced, that is why I do not take you up just now.
When that is finished, He will take you up in a minute.
I shall tell you more when I come to you.

* * * *
16. Please do not start walking too early. Let
the fractured joint get strong. Then it would be all
right. The fractured joint becomes strong in ninety
days or three months. The joints have become
swollen on account of their being bound tight. The
cartilage of the bone joints, which makes them move,
has become thick and has also become stiff and dry on
account of being bandaged for a long time. When
it is exposed to the air, the cartilages which have
become thick and do not permit quick movement,
will also become all right after the inflammation is
gone. Please do not worry on that account. After
the cast was removed, the leg should not have been
moved vigorously. The joint becomes strong after
three months. There should not be too much of
massage and the knee should not be bent for some time
yet. It will of itself be all right. Do not entertain
any anxiety. I am with you at all times. When you
get well, I shall come to you. Do not be in a hurry
to attend to work. You will get well very soon. Be
thankful for these moments of pain, for in pain the
mind is humbled.
You should walk and sit only for a little at a
time. Huzur Din Dayal is all forgiveness. You
will soon be all right. Please do not worry, The
body belongs to Sat Guru and the pleasure or pain
also comes from Sat Guru. All property, business,
service, wealth, land, houses, sons, daughters—all
are Satguru's —and the Shabd Dhun and surat—
everything is Satguru's. Then why do you lose heart
in affliction? He will do what is beneficial to you.
He is always the true well-wisher of the jiva. So you
should think that you are nothing only the Master

is. And you should resign everything to the Will of
the Master, and listen to the Shabd Dhun every day,
and hold fast to it. He will take you to Sach Khand
after removing all sins and cancelling all karmas.
There is not even a trace of pain or affliction there,
nor any fears or anxieties. He will take you there
when all your work is finished. Such is His Will.
* * * *
17. You have written that this year there is no
hope, even for a pice, so you have become despondent.
You should not lose faith. None of your work will
have any obstacles. All will be well. One should
not worry about it because the Lord has so much
wealth that He will give not only to the person who
has worked in your place for a year, but also to you.
You just wait and see what the Lord does for you.
He takes from one and gives to another. This is all
His work. This is His clever deception. It is only
a Gurmukh who can decipher it. You should not
worry as to who will bring up your family or how you
will earn your livelihood. The Lord Himself will
accomplish all this. The house belongs to Him as
also the wealth and the family, and the shop and
the land and the body itself, all belong to the Lord.
He Himself will accomplish all your tasks. He will
give you as much wealth as you need, and whatever
promotion you wish, He will give it to you. What
you are undergoing at this time, was His command.
As for your leg, it will be well and will again work
as it used to. Do not worry about anything else.
Worry only—if at all you must worry—for Bhajan
and Simran. Whatever else was to be done, has been
done in one stroke. Whatever is written on the fore-
head, that alone will happen. Nothing new is going

to occur during your whole life. Be reassured that
you will not suffer from any want. Do not keep any
desire within you. Our home is Sach Khand. One
whose only desire is to reach Sach Khand need have
no fear. He alone is wealthy who has steady love for
the Master in his heart. What you had to undergo
at this time, I shall explain when I come to see you.
Whatever is your pralabdh is written on your
forehead. Nobody can remove it. You should
have full faith in this and remain contented. The
real wealth is Nam, which the Lord has already given
you. Listen to the Shabd Dhun every day.
Put your mind and soul completely in the Sound
Current, and you will get great joy out of it. Then
the mind will never waver. Always keep the Master's
image in your subtle mind. Then the mind, being
purified, will get complete satisfaction from the Sound
Current. The desires, the urges and the pleasures of
the world, which are the source of all pain, will com-
pletely vanish from the mind. None of these things
can remain where the image of the perfect Master is
present.
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18. I am in receipt of your letter and note the

contents. It was a great pleasure to read that you are
now all right. Please do not worry. The leg will
not be short. You ought to have taken more ghee.
The more you expose the leg to air, the sooner the
inflammation will disappear. In one month it will
be all right. Do not walk too much nor put too much
weight upon it nor give it too much massage—do
everything moderately. But eat a lot of ghee. If
you can take half a pound of ghee at each meal, that
would be very nice. If you cannot do that, do not

take less than half a pound every day. Then the
knee joint will begin to move in the socket.
You say that you are writhing like a fish out of
water for Darshan. Well, such was the Will. Even
after a hundred years of Bhajan, one does not get so
purified as by an intense longing for Darshan, provided
that longing is real and true, and that the love for
Sat Guru is from the innermost heart. That is why
a disciple is given 'bireh' (physical separation and
longing during separation from his Guru). Bhajan
does not purify so soon as does true love for the
Master and a true longing for His Darshan. Rather,
Sat Guru Himself is Sat Purush.
I am always with you in Shabd form. This jiva
cannot see the Shabd form of the Sat Guru. Why?
Because the jiva is impure and the intellect also is
impure, and the mind is also impure. In this yuga
there is no other way of getting deliverance, of uniting
with God and of being purified in a short time except
through true love for and faith in Sat Guru. Do not
look upon Sat Guru as a human being. True longing
for Darshan is the principal means of God-Realiza-
tion. When the mind accepts these things firmly
and inwardly, only then is the dirt wiped off the
mind. Then the jiva can realize the Shabd form of
the Sat Guru. Therefore, take hold of the Shabd
Dhun. Then the Dhun will itself take you home.
Whoever has true love for his Guru in his mind,
has done everything (that is, he need not do anything
more). Sat Guru is empowered to take him at once
to Sach Khand, the region of the Saints. Whoever
has become united with Shabd Dhun is not born again.
So long as the physical form of the Sat Guru is not
considered as absolutely pure and formless (Nirakar),

as the Shabd Dhun, till then the Shabd Dhun does
not accept the individual. Your parmarth is complete.
Have no doubts, please.
19. You are always with me. And the real form
of the Satguru is the Shabd, and that is always with
you. I am very pleased with you.
He is always with you. You should have no
fears, because kings and emperors—all—owe their
power to the Lord. Whoever troubles anyone un-
reasonably will have to pay for it. Whatever has to
happen has already been decided and that will come
to pass. Man himself does nothing. Believe it
firmly. Satguru Himself told me that man himself
does nothing; he is only an instrument. Perform your
duties fearlessly. Whatever has to happen has
already been decided. For the rest you may do as
you please, but keep me informed, please. Wherever
you go the Guru will be with you. I have no experi-
ence either of service matters or of those of the world,
so you please use your own judgment. You may go
where you like and where you think you would be
happy. You have my permission. Wherever you go,
keep in touch with me. You are my very dear child.
You will go to Sach Khand in my company.
One day you will reach Sach Khand through
Shabd Dhun. Listen every day to the Shabd Dhun
with love and devotion. Make your abode therein and
let your mind be merged in the Dhun. Then you will
enjoy the 'ras'.* But it is not a thing to be described.
The surat will experience it and feel it.
* * * *
*ras, pronounced 'rus' means juice, enjoyment, pleasure, bliss.
20. Develop strong love for Shabd Dhun inside.

Even if you are not able to sit, mentally keep your
devotion while walking, sitting, moving about or
sleeping. Keep the 'man' and 'nij man' (mind and
innermost or higher mind) in the Shabd Dhun. Now
and then listen to the Dhun.
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21. Your letter to hand. I have been very

pleased to go through it, to read the contents and to
know that you are quite fit and happy. You have
written that you have been ordered to proceed
to Khairagali. Whatever the order is, is all right.
In whichever way the Lord makes you work, you
should not worry. As long as you cannot walk
properly and work well, get into a 'dandi' (sedan
chair) and attend to your work. After a short time
—in two months—you will be all right.
When you proceed to Khairagali, you should
take every day one seer of milk with sugar and should
also put ghee into it every day, because these two
things—fresh ghee and milk—are useful and purify
the blood. I prayed to Huzur Swami Ji that you
should be able to go to your duty and take charge
of your work. Even persons who have no hands or
feet manage to write and to do other work, and
exercise jurisdiction over several miles. But you are
whole. What does it matter if you have a temporary
defect? Huzur will do everything; but I wish that
you take charge of your outdoor duties and also
attend to your Bhajan and Simran every day. You
say that you are nervous on account of the rainy
It means enjoyment of bliss as a result of drinking something delicious
or heavenly sweet, and the esoteric meaning here is that the surat
or soul drinks that heavenly nectar and feels the bliss.
season. If He wills, He will heal your leg in a minute.

He may even enable you to do the work without the
leg. You start work, fix your mind on Huzur and
have no fear. You will note that He Himself will
do everything. Please write to me as you have now
done—everything in Gurmukhi—after every fifteen
days.
You should go to Khairagali without having any
fear about your leg. He will Himself do everything.
* * * *
22. All work, worldly or official, Huzur Din
Dayal is doing Himself. In the form of Shabd Dhun
He is with you always—in every hair. Sat Guru is
always with you in the body. He is with you both
inside and outside. Listen to the Shabd Dhun—which
is calling in your heart—every day with love and
devotion, for five, ten or fifteen minutes, or an hour
or two, according to the time at your disposal. But
you must listen to it every day for a while. When
attending to your work, keep the Simran in your mind
even while walking and moving about.
Whatever Huzur Radha Swami Din Dayal does
will be all for the best. He is always with you and one
day will take you to Sach Khand, His own Home.
He is even now with you and showering Daya Mehr.
please write about yourself more often. Whenever you
like, I shall come to you but for the present we ought
to make a start with the well. * We can do nothing;
Everything will be done by Radha Swami Din Dayal.
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23. You write that you use crutches while going

*The well referred to was completed in 1898, is named Swami
Sagar (Ocean of the Lord) and is still used in the Colony for
drinking water.
to the office. That is all right, but do not be in a

hurry. You will always be walking on your legs.
Huzur Din Dayal will be merciful. It will be all right
within a month, but you must not strain too much.
By and by it will be all right. When you go to
Khairagali, do not strain it. Whether you walk or
you go in a 'dandi', do as you feel, according to your
strength. But do go soon to Khairagali and
take charge of your outdoor duties, because the water
of Khairagali is better than the water of the place
where you are now. Besides, it is there that you will
completely recover your health, when you work day
and night with zeal. Huzur Malik is Himself with
you and is Omnipotent.
And please attend to your Bhajan and Simran
every day, whenever you have leisure. You should
also read the pothi (Sar Bachan), whether it be two
shabads or five shabads, but read it every day. And
the form of the Sat Guru should always be in your
mind and surat. Always—whether walking, sitting,
sleeping, working—it should be in the mind. You
should never feel vain or proud in any way. Listen
to the Shabd Dhun every day. So listening, you would
become cleansed. The root of all things and of all
spiritual discipline is firm faith in the Sat Guru.
Besides Him, there is no other Creator. "Satguru is
Shabd Sarup without beginning or end. He is within
the body. Believe it, Oh Saints!"
Whatever Parmarthi work you had to do, that
has been done for you by Huzur Din Dayal. You
should work without any anxiety but do not in any
way transgress the instructions of the Sat Guru. You
have written that you wish to send something for
Bhandara from the first incremental pay. It will be as
you say. That seva of yours has already been credited.

(The motive or intention is credited even before the
deed is accomplished.) When you go to Khairagali,
then we shall do according to circumstances.
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24. The Sat Guru is always in the Shabd form,

and is always with you and protecting you every
moment.
You ask that you might be forgiven or redeemed.
You are already forgiven and redeemed. Not doing
anything without the permission of Sat Guru, that is
'bakshish' (the gift which brings about liberation).
Then you say "I do not ask even for Sach Khand,
but I pray to the Sat Guru that I may always have love
and faith in His Holy Feet." This is really the most
important 'karni' (practice or thing to do). Let the
firm faith and love for the Master and true and sincere
'saran' (refuge) in His Holy Feet be always in the mind;
that is, written on the tablet of the mind. Also, this
too, that the Sat Guru is not a man but He is the
Creator Himself, Sat Nam, Sat Purush, Alakh, Agam
Anami and the Supreme Lord. There is no one
greater than the Sat Guru. He who has such a love
for the Sat Guru will reach Sach Khand and, passing
through Alakh, Agam, Anami Radha Swami, will
get merged into the Wonder Region. Therefore,
listen every day to the Shabd Dhun. Listening every
day will cleanse you. Then love for and faith in Sat
Guru will be firmly fixed in the mind and surat. Then
it will merge where your love is fixed. You please
take yourself out, then the Sat Guru alone remains.
And He is the doer of your worldly and spiritual work.
You are always receiving Daya Mehr.
Ask them to do their Bhajan and Simran
and always keep the Simran in mind even while moving

about or doing work. Of course, one has to do it in
spare time, but it should not be given up even while
moving about because the food that we eat and the
breaths that we take are also fixed.
* * * *
25. You also say that your present boss is going
to be transferred and the one who is coming in his
place is very strict. It is good to have a strict officer,
for then you attend carefully to all your official duties.
The Guru is always with you. Kings and emperors
also owe their position to God. Always keep your
attention in the Shabd Dhun. It is the Dhun that
does everything—even in the hearts of all men—and
is always your Protector.
May Daya Mehr from Huzur Din Dayal
reach all of them. All of them should be told to listen
to the Shabd Dhun every day. Always keep your
mind in the Simran while doing your work or while
sleeping, sitting or walking. The illness of the younger
bibi is a 'karma rog'. It will pass away of itself after
a short time. Go on treating her also a little, for
otherwise the patient feels that she is not being medi-
cally attended to. She should listen to the Shabd
Dhun every day. That is her medicine. In course
of time, all disease will disappear. And believe it
firmly in your mind that man himself can do nothing.
Man acts as he is ordained by God.
Whatever officer comes as your boss will be good.
Hold on every day to the Shabd Dhun. It is the
current of the Shabd which is doing everything. Thus
the Sat Guru is Himself the doer. He will give you
whatever He thinks good and proper. If 'sukh'
(happiness, pleasure, comfort) is for your good, He
will give you 'sukh'. And if 'dukh' (pain, suffering,,

hardship) is for your benefit, He will give you 'dukh'.
Therefore, make no difference between pleasure and
pain. Look upon them as alike.
*•* *** *** *1*
26. Your letter was received and the contents

noted. I was delighted to read of the well-being of
all of you. It was a very nice letter. Whatever you
have prayed for with a sincere heart, all that has been
granted and sanctioned by His Court.
All the bonds of worldly desires and cravings,
and the pleasures and pains of the past twenty-one
lives are wiped off at the very moment when one gets
Darshan of a perfect Sat Guru. And when He
graciously gives one the gift of Shabd Dhun, the
account of his births and deaths with Dharam Rai is
cancelled. (Literally: The paper on which the
account of his births and deaths is written, is torn.)
And when he got perfect faith in the Sat Guru, that
moment he became a denizen of Sach Khand. But
the mind is still unclean and he has still to settle what
he has to give and what he has to receive in this world.
That still remains and the mind also is unclean and
longs for bad things of the world. As he develops
perfect love for and faith in the Sat Guru, and does
not look upon any of His actions as the actions of a
human being and does not transgress His orders, and
always keeps the Sarup of the Sat Guru in the mind
and surat, and listens to the Shabd Dhun every day,,
then the Sat Guru will break all bonds and will
one day take him to His own place, Sach Khand.
He will take him to Sach Khand while in this very
life—after that account is settled—and cancel the
karmas of the last twentyone births by merging him in
Shabd Dhun. But he should not look to anybody

else except to the feet of the Master. Then he is
already in Sach Khand. When the love, devotion,
and faith are complete, the orders are not transgressed
and the Guru has begun to dwell in the mind, and
when the mind does not at any time crave anything
else, then Sat Guru Himself will merge such a person
in Shabd Dhun and take him up.
You write that the work will be finished on 10th
December. Wherever Din Dayal keeps you, that will
be good for you. Believe it firmly in your mind and
listen to Shabd Dhun every day with love and
devotion. I am very, very pleased with you.
27. When you go to Khairagali, please keep us

informed and always remember in your mind that
whatever you are doing, it is all Guru's work: that
T am not doing anything; T am worth nothing; all
this is due to the greatness of the Guru. And carry
on your Bhajan and Simran every day, as much as
you can, and in your inner mind and surat and nirat
keep this firmly: that you have to take refuge in the
feet of the Sat Guru. While working or moving about
and doing all work, your surat and nirat should always
face the Dhun. Then the mind remains 'tika' (fixed
or concentrated) as if one were doing Bhajan twenty-
four hours. It gets pure and also gets news of Sach
Khand (remains in touch with Sach Khand) through
Shabd Dhun. So, please do that every day.
They are all enjoined to attend to their
Bhajan and Simran every day, for our wealth is
Bhajan and Simran. They are to keep their love and
faith in the Sat Guru and to keep the mind within His
•orders. Also realize that everything belongs to the
Sat Guru and nothing is your own. Everything

belongs to the Guru. T simply am not (literally: I
am not). With this faith in mind, keep your surat
at the feet of the Sat Guru and attend to the duties
of the world as something unreal. Understand
that the Sat Guru is always with you in Shabd
form. You are very dear to me. One day you will
merge in me.
28. Now, about the means of controlling the

mind:
1. The bachan (words or instructions) of the
Sat Guru.
2. Shabd Dhun.
3. Getting attached or devoted to the Dhun.
4. Finding enjoyment and bliss in it.
Then the form of the Sat Guru descends into the
mind. Just as you see your face reflected clearly in
the mirror, in the same way the sarup of the Sat Guru
will be seen inside, within the mind. Your 'chitoni'
(thinking power) which is also a part of or under the
powers of surat, and the 'vrittis' (waves of the mind)
will become pure by daily practice. When all worldly
desires have been driven out of the mind, the mind will
never go out. It will be fixed in the form of the
Master.
Then the Sat Guru will cast a merciful glance on
such a one. As the merciful glance of the Sat Guru
falls upon the mind, all its material desires will
disappear. It will then love the surat. And the
current of Surat Shabd will love the Dhun. Then the
Dhun, after weighing or testing the surat, will merge
it with Itself and thus give some amount of bliss.

Then the 'sukshm' faults of the mind will also be
removed. Then the Shabd Dhun will pull it up and
keep it in the same way as animals, like goats or cattle,
are kept tied by means of a rope. Thus does the
Shabd Dhun pull the mind.
After doing so, gradually, and taking the mind
along with it, the surat leaves the mind in Trikuti.
When the surat comes back from Trikuti to the lower
dhun, then it brings the mind along with it. But
after that, the mind always remains with the surat
{the surat is no longer subject to the mind) and does
not give rise to any trouble. That is the way to
control the mind.
There is yet another way, too: If we have perfect
faith in and love for the Master and hold the thought
that T am nothing. But then the Master will test.
At no time—in pleasure or in pain, in honor or in
disgrace—never should any idea smacking of pride or
vanity come into the mind. No idea of 'self should
come in. Then the Shabd Dhun is the Sat Guru.
He easily gets hold of the mind.
When you sit in Bhajan, whatever Sound you
hear in the beginning, like that of the working of a
mill or that of a railway engine, or the sound of fire
in the oven ('tandoor'), put your mind and surat
(attention) into It, and with your nirat fixed upwards,
try to find out where the Sound comes from. Fix
your mind in the Sound of the big bell, and then the
mind and the surat into that of the conch. Then,
by and by, the surat will feel the bliss and will one day
reach Sach Khand. Do not be impatient, for when
the love of the surat for the Sound has become strong,
a connection with the Sound will be established. So,
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by and by, the mind will be properly and correctly

fixed. One day you will reach Sach Khand.
The rest is all right. Wherever you go on duty,
Sat Guru will be with you. Do not worry. But you
must be obedient.
* * * *
29. You write, "My substitute is about to come
to relieve me." It does not matter. Nobody can
deprive you of what is in your pralabdh. Huzur will
give you everything. You should use the 'lac' (gum
from the pipal tree) again for seven days.
Please listen every day to Shabd Dhun. I wish
you to be quite healthy this year. Illness was to
remain in your family for two full years but, at my
humble supplication, Huzur has been pleased to for-
give. Please do not be anxious on any account.
Everything will be all right by the Grace of Huzur.
I, too, have been very busy and therefore have
not been able to write nicely, but you may take it that
you are dearer to me than my body and prana. You
will not be born again. Wherever I may be,
there you shall also be with me. I am very, very
pleased with you.
* * * *
30. I have also received your next letter, dated
2nd March, and I was very pleased to go through
it. Huzur Din Dayal is always with you in the form
of Shabd Dhun. He is doing what He wants to do.
You should not argue or put in your own point of view.
You should remain within the instructions of the Sat
Guru and also attend to the worldly work. When the
fruit is ripe, it drops of itself from the tree, without
causing any harm or pain either to itself or to the tree.
And the ripe fruit is useful too. But if the fruit is
plucked while it is still immature, it shrinks and dries.

And the branch of the tree or the stem of the creeper
from which it is plucked by force, begins to water, and
the fruit cannot be used.
If you come across a perfect Master while you
are in the human body, then you have achieved every-
thing. This is the fruit. To obey the words of the
Master is like the ripening of the fruit. To attend to
Bhajan and Simran every day to the best of one's
capacity is like watering the fruit. To become one
with or to be merged in the Shabd Dhun is the falling
of the fruit after maturity. Then nobody suffers.
So long as you are not one with Shabd Dhun, you
should attend to worldly duties and also to Bhajan and
Simran.
To give up your job, to take on 'bhekh' (clothes,
such as those of a sadhu or of holy orders) and to
become a sadhu and go out begging for food from door
to door simply under the influence of the arguments
of the mind or with certain hopes; also to think that
in this way you will do Bhajan and Simran, that
will never do. This line of thought is absolutely
worthless, please. The world, the family, parents,
wife, wealth, property, worldly glory, all these con-
stitute that tree. The love and attachment of the mind
and the surat is the fruit attached to this tree. When
this mind will obey the commands of the Sat Guru and
not transgress His words ('bachan'), then it will love
the Shabd Dhun, the surat will take on the form of the
Shabd Dhun and the mind, freed from maya, will
go up to Trikuti and be one with Brahm. Then the
ripened fruit will fall of itself. Nobody would be put
to any trouble. Please do not worry about anything.
This time you have achieved your goal. Listen every
day to the Shabd Dhun as long as you can. One day

you will reach Sach Khand.
P.S. First, attend to the Sound which you get
before the big bell or gong Sound. Then keep your
attention upwards. Then catch the big bell or gong
Sound. But do Simran first. Attend to your Bhajan
and Simran every day, as much as you can, without
fail.
* * * *
31. Please listen to the Shabd Dhun every day
and keep the Simran always in your mind. Then you
will feel no pain. And keep the Sarup of the Sat
Guru always before you. That is the same as Bhajan.
While walking, sitting, sleeping, or doing your official
duties, you should always keep in mind that you are
not doing anything, this is all Satguru's work, you are
only His agent, and you should be happy regardless
what happens.
I am very pleased with you. You are my own
son. You will always remain attached to me. But
you should not transgress the word of the Satguru.
* * * *
32. Do your Bhajan and Simran every day,
whenever you have leisure. I am responsible for your
Bhajan and Simran for the time when you are doing
your official duties. Before you sit in Bhajan posture,
first repeat the Simran for a short time, rid the mind
of all worldly thoughts and visualize the form of your
Satguru in your mind. That is Dhyan. Then gradually
listen to the Sound of 'gagan' (sky inside) for four or
five minutes and hold fast to the Sound. Fix the mind
and the attention in the Sound. As long as you listen
to the Dhun no other thoughts should cross your
mind. So long as you fix your surat in the Dhun,
you will thoroughly enjoy it. When you are attend-

ing to your official duties, you should think very
carefully and recollect all the things that you have to
do (keep your mind on what you are doing) but, while
sitting in Bhajan, do as I have asked you above.
* * * *
33. And when you are free from your duty, you
should attend to your Bhajan and Simran every
day so that the time might not be wasted needlessly.
When one is free from work he recollects things of the
past and also repents and says, "If only I had known,
I would have done like this and like that." But this
is all wrong, for it happened as it had to happen.
There is no use repenting now. All the time has been
wasted either in running after people or in talking about
their good and bad circumstances or in praising or
condemning them or talking well or ill of them. Such
a person attends neither to worldly duties nor to
spiritual duties.
Everyone has a fixed number of breaths to take
and a fixed amount of food to eat. One should not
waste time in doing what is neither worldly duty nor
spiritual duty. And Bhajan and Simran should
not be forgotten even while attending to work.
Never feel lazy in your mind at any time. Be always
alert to keep the surat and nirat ready to listen to the
Shabd Dhun with inner devotion. Whether it is day
or night, the longing to listen to Shabd Dhun should
be there. If this desire and longing is there, then the
mind will remain unsoiled even while doing worldly
work. And whenever you are free, the desire to do
Bhajan and Simran should be there. You should
listen every day to the Shabd Dhun, whether through
love or through mere force of will. You will not get
BABA II S LETTERS 51
this time again. Do your Bhajan and Simran every
day. Never miss, please, and continue writing to me.
When you are free, first do the Simran mentally
and keep the inner attention (surat) towards Shabd
Dhun, then brace up yourself and listen to the Sound
for ten or fifteen minutes, and then take the posture
to sit in Bhajan. And so long as you are doing your
Bhajan, let no thought of the world disturb you. Then
the mind will take to It (Shabd). Argue with the mind
like this: "When you go to sleep and do not remem-
ber any worldly work, what goes wrong? Then why
do you now raise these various thoughts at the time of
Bhajan and Simran? If you do not hark back to the
things of the world at the time of Bhajan and Simran,
will anything go wrong then?" Thus be firm with
your mind. Daya Mehr through Shabd Dhun is
always reaching you.
* * * *
34. Bhajan and Simran should be attended to
every day, even though it may be for a short time; but
it should never be missed. It is only slowly that one
develops love for Shabd Dhun. It cannot be done
quickly. Satguru will take you across.
* * * *
35. Your letter received and contents noted. I
"was very, very much pleased on reading the request
which you made in your letter. Your request has
been accepted at the Lotus Feet of Huzur Din
[Dayal (Swami Ji).
You have written, "One day I will reach my
goal, but when will that day be?" For that you read
the 'bani' in the Granth Sahib, which says: "When
you have a perfect Master and He gives you all the
details of the journey according to the path of the
Saints, then nothing is left". At that very moment

you have achieved your goal. No way then remains
to be travelled because nothing else remains to be
done. As long as the worldly account is not settled—
that is, if you still have to give to someone and to take
from someone—the surat will not hold firmly onto the
Shabd Dhun. Until this account is settled, the pot of
karmas will not be broken and whatever 'lena dena*
(receiving and giving) remains to be settled, it will have
to be settled in another birth. This pertains only to
the past.
From the time that you have come to the feet of
a perfect Sat Guru, from that time on, whatever
happens, will be with His permission. He will not
again give you another birth because you understand
within yourself that T simply do not exist. Whatever
is—the body, the mind and the wealth—belongs to the
Sat Guru. T am nothing. T am only an agent.
Then whatever is done with the body or the mind or the
wealth, will not affect you. You are already in Sach
Khand. The Sat Guru can take a disciple at once to
the region to which He has initiated him—but only
those people are taken who have settled their accounts
with their relations and with the world.
I am in every way pleased with you. Whatever
leisure you get, devote to Bhajan and Simran. You
are not separate from my own Sarup. It is a wonder-
ful thing but it cannot be made clear except with
the help of a perfect Master. You appear to have
another form only for the purpose of carrying on your
worldly duties.
*** *t* •** *P
36. Your letter has been received and all the

news is learned from it. News about your well-being
has gratified me considerably. I was sorry to learn

of the injury that you received, but it does not matter.
Whatever happens, results in karmas being paid off.
You have not to be born again, please; so it is better
that you settle them now.
However busy you might be, till the leg is healed,
please write and give information, though it be a
post card. When you have leisure, listen to Shabd
Dhun every day. You have written that you did not
feel like going back and parting from me, but you are
never separate from me because Shabd Dhun is our
real Sarup and that is never separated. You have
been given the gift of Shabd Dhun. The physical form
is only for carrying on the worldly duties, so you are
•always with me And you should not worry,
because Satguru is always with you in Shabd Sarup
and is Himself doing everything. He is calling you
inside through Shabd Dhun.
You have written that you have not done any
'jap' or 'tap', or charity and other good karmas. You
have done all these things in the past. As the fruit
of all these actions, you got in touch with a perfect
Sat Guru. Now no other karma or dharma or any
other good action remains to be done by you. You
have done everything.
You should always carry a stick to support you
•while walking, so that the leg may again be normal
as it was before. When the leg is no longer weak and
the bone joint has become firm and firmly set, then you
•will not need a stick. The leg will be as it formerly
•was.
* * * *
37 May Daya Mehr from Huzur Din
Dayal Anami Radha Swami Purush reach all of them.
He is calling in everybody's heart—calling them to

His palace in Sach Khand. Day and night the
Shabd Dhun is calling. This is the special 'hukm'
(interpreted as 'order', but according to Swami
Ji, it really means 'Shabd') of Sat Purush. Listen to
it every day. Hold onto it and try to find whence it is
coming.
All of you should do your Bhajan and Simran
every day, whenever you have time. You are not to
waste your time because all the breaths which you
have to take, the food you have to eat, and walking,
sleeping, keeping awake—all these things—are taken
into account. This human body you will not get again.
The great object of being born as human beings is
that one should listen to the Nam Dhun with attention.
The inner attachment of the 'nij man' (real, innermost
or higher mind) should always be in the Shabd Dhun.
Keep your mind away from worldly desires because
you will get only what is written on your forehead.
Nothing else. Then why entertain worldly desires
arid ambitions in the mind ?
Do your official duties contentedly and when
you have leisure do your Bhajan and Simran. Your
own work is really Bhajan and Simran. Even if you
do a little at a time, it will develop into much. I am
very, very pleased with you.
Always keep in mind that we have to leave this
world. And whatever we do here according to the
dictates of the mind, we will have to suffer for it. Insist
on the mind remaining within the orders of the
Satguru. Then all spiritual effort will be successful.
* * * *
38. Do your Bhajan and Simran every day.
When you do it daily, Daya and Mehr will one day
descend on you. Keep lying at His door and you will

some day be called. To hurry is satanic. Shabd
Dhun, which is the very life of Anami Purush, is
always resounding in you. When it pleases Him to
unite this surat with Himself, He will immediately do
so. But not before the surat has become as pure as
the Shabd Dhun itself. There will not be a moment's
delay. The mind and the surat have been impure since
this material creation began. Never, since then,
has the surat been fixed in the Shabd Dhun with
concentrated attention for two 'pahars' or three
'pahars' at a time, over a period often or twenty years.
(A 'pahar' equals three hours.) How then can you
expect to find room in the Shabd Dhun so soon? How
will the surat go into the Shabd Dhun till it has been
fixed into the Dhun, with devotion, for all the twenty-
four hours?
Take 'saran' (refuge) in the Sat Guru and follow
the way of 'abhyas' which you have been given,
because the Shabd Dhun Guru is very anxious to
cleanse your mind and surat and make it pure. He
is showering such Daya Mehr that even for one
moment He does not forget, "When will this surat,
which has been awakened by listening to the Shabd
Dhun, be perfectly pure so that I may merge him in
my own Shabd Sarup and take him to Sach Khand."
Therefore, pray for the 'saran' of the Guru and put
your love in the Lotus Feet of the Master. Whenever
you ask for anything, ask for the feet of the Sat Guru.
When the feet of the Sat Guru are firmly fixed in the
nij man, and the surat has entirely become one with
the feet of the Guru inside, then the Shabd Dhun will
merge the surat into Itself. One day you will surely
merge in Me. The feet of the Satguru are in Sach
Khand. You will reach there soon. Fear not. You

will have no rebirth.
* * * *
39. Listen to the Sound Current every day and
when you are free, and do Simran even while walking.
Then all your worldly work will be done by the Master
Himself Do not worry in any way. You
will not have another birth and you will always remain
with me.
The Lord Himself has given you this Way
to meet Him, so you should consider this your great
good fortune and you should always hold onto the
Sound Current. One day it will surely take you to
Sach Khand.
^ ^* ^*
40. To continue, your letter has been received
and 1 have been very pleased to go through it and to
learn of your welfare. You write that you had Mata
Ji's (Swami Ji's wife's) Darshan and that she gave you
Charanamrit three times. To make it clear, it was
my request that Babu Sawan Singh be made to cross the
three stages, for whoever crosses the three stages has
not to be born into this world again, and that he
should be given a sign to that effect. Therefore, Mata
Ji has made you cross the three stages. When you
are taken out of this body, you will go straight up
and stop at the third stage. Do not entertain any
anxiety. And Huzur's (Swami Ji's) Daya Mehr will
also be sent on your home (family).
Also please write how much money you
expect this year. Pay and allowance are the same.
But write separately. Then I shall tell you how to
plan the spending of this year's income.
You are as dear to me as my own prana. Listen
every day to the Shabd Dhun, whether the mind takes

to it or not. Listen to the Shabd Dhun. You will
always be with me.
5gC 3Jv 3j* *P
41. You are my own darling. Wherever the

Satguru may be pleased to send you, you will always
be with me. (Outwardly or physically we might be
separated, but inwardly we are always together,
•wherever you might be.)
You will always go beyond Sahansdal Kanwal,
up and up, on to Sach Khand. What the Master has
told you from time to time, please keep all those things
in your mind. And as for the worldly duties as well
as the spiritual duties, Sat Guru Himself will look to
all of them. You should not feel anxious about that.
* * * *
42. You have written that you still suffer from
*kam' and 'krodh'. So you should do your Bhajan
and Simran every day and, sometimes, giving up all
worldly desires, you should concentrate on the Master's
image with your 'nij man' (innermost mind). If you
have a clear vision of the Image, then keep your
attention in His Feet* and pray to Him that He may
unite you with His Shabd Form. You should do this
again and again for a quarter of an hour. And then
slowly and slowly put your attention on the Sound.
Listen to It for as long as your mind remains on It;
but no worldly desire should arise.
*See footnote on page 28. By 'attention in His Feet' is not
meant the physical feet. Physically, we are to keep our attention
in the Master's eyes; likewise, internally, for the eyes are literally
the 'feet', the 'door' or the emanation from the next higher form.
So, it is the eyes of the Master on which we are to concentrate until
we actually merge into that Form.
Concentrate on the point which lies on the left

corner of the right eye; that is, the spot which is in
between the two eyes, but slightly above and to the
right. It is at the spot which is just under Sahansdal
Kanwal that you will find the Astral Form of the
Master. This has come down from Trikuti. It then
sends Its reflection to the throat center which, in turn,.
is reflected in the heart center and then in the navel
center. Concentration at the lower centers is not
lasting. You should concentrate only on the center
which lies above the eyes, on the left corner of the
right eye, where it is real (original or lasting).
It is in Trikuti that the Master has His form
(Master's actual form descends no lower than Trikuti).
It is Its perfect image or complete image which falls;
just above the eyes. So it is here that you should
concentrate on His form. If the image of the Master
has made Its appearance at this spot, then you will
have His Darshan every day.
As the jiva is very weak, unclean and enveloped
by maya, it is only by the Darshan of the Master's
(astral) form and by obeying His commands that he
becomes clean. The real form of the Master is His
Shabd Form, and it is by listening to It that the jiva
becomes absolutely clean. When he has the full
Darshan within of the Master's Form, he will become
very clean. Then the Master will see if all his worldly
desires have left him and that he begs for the form of
the Master only, and has no other desires whatsoever,
and is happy in the Master's Will, howsoever hard
might be His orders, and he is genuinely happy and
says it from his heart that it has happened very welL
Whatever is the Master's command, it is all Bhajan
(to live according to the Master's Will is all Bhajan).
When the individual understands this, the Master

will immediately take him to Sach Khand. There
will be no delay. The individual has no power to go
by himself.
You have written as to what sin deprived you of
the Darshan. You have no past sins which can come
in the way of your spiritual progress. It was the
Master's 'Mauj' that you did not receive any orders
to go to your work. And you had made no request
earlier to come for the night for Darshan. But you
have received the reward of the Sat Guru's Darshan
(even though you have not been able to come).
When a disciple makes a request to the Master
for something, even though He may accede to it at
that time, He will grant it (only) after He has thought
it over as to whether or not it is good for him. And
if He gives it to him but knows that it is not beneficial,
He will at once take it back. The Master is always
with him only if he gives himself up to the Master.
"You give up your own 'self and merge in the Master"
(Quotation from the Granth Sahib).
I am pleased with you. After getting well, you
do your work without any fear or worry. Whatever
is done within the orders of the Master is counted as
'parmarth' (spiritual work).
* * * *
43. And you are enjoined to go on with your
Bhajan and Simran every day. Huzur Radha Swami
Din Dayal is always with you. He is the Great
Bestower and Forgiver, and He will do so. If you
feel weak, you may go on with your Bhajan and
Simran while lying down. If you cannot sit up, it
does not matter. But keep on listening to the Sound
of the Shabd Dhun. The more you listen, the better
it is. But keep your mind and soul in It and let the
inner attachment always be in It. As for the official
~work, the Malik (Lord) Radha Swami Din Dayal
Himself will do it and is doing it. And please do not
feel any anxiety. In illness one ought always to keep
up his spirits. You will receive Daya Mehr, and are
already receiving it.
. . . . Now you are receiving Daya Mehr day and
night. Huzur (Swami Ji) is all-forgiving and will
forgive you (the karmas). You write that you receive
letters from home, some saying one thing and some
saying another. Please do not worry yourself. When
you regain your health, we shall see to it. This is a
domestic matter. So many problems come up from
time to time. Write to them as you think proper and
that you will attend to it when you come on leave.
And please attend to your Bhajan and Simran every
day. Huzur Din Dayal is always with you.
You have also said that you hold Satsang. That
is very good. But it is very important to do Bhajan
also. There is no other real work except Bhajan.
Please reply by return post, for I am day and night
thinking of you.... Radha Swami from all Dera
people.
* * * *
44. You should read shabads from the 'pothi'
>(Sar Bachan) whenever you have leisure because if
you are too much disturbed or immersed in work,
reading the 'pothi' will remind you of the Sat Guru.
If you lovingly think of the Sat Guru, everything—
"whether worldly or spiritual—will be done cheerfully
and the mind will not feel troubled. Then even the
routine or worldly work will have the same effect as
"parmarth'. You have gotten the well sunk and the
Durbar built. You have received spiritual credit for

these good works. Whatever bad actions there were-
in your 'pralabdh'—and were now to produce bad
results—have all been cancelled.
Listen to the Shabd Dhun every day, even though.
for a short time. When doing your Simran, do it with
humble mind and surat at every stage. And then sit
in Bhajan. Then the surat will be fixed. Do not
feel any anxiety. One day you will reach Sach Khand
and you will not be reborn into this world. Do not
put your heart in any worldly thing. Perform your
duties faithfully, even eagerly, but like a stranger—
always thinking in your mind: "This is not my home.
All this world and all its affairs are false or unreal."
So you should take part in them, knowing them to be
unreal, but the mind and the surat should always be
at the feet of the Master.
. . . . Please withdraw your 'self completely from
everything and think that whatever you are doing is-
the Sat Guru's work, nothing belongs to you, and
cheerfully acquiesce in His Will. These are the signs-
of Gurmukhs.
* * * *
45 Ever since the 'jivatma' has been
separated from Sach Khand and from Shabd Dhun,.
it has lost confidence in Sat Purush and Shabd Dhun.
But the Shabd Dhun always looks after the 'jivatma',.
though it knows it not, for it has fallen deeply in love
with the mind and maya, and the objects of maya,
and with the senses which are so deceptive, and loves
them so much that it does not realize that it is to its
detriment. It looks upon what is very harmful as
something beneficial. Love for the mind has rendered
it senseless, and mind itself has become senseless by
the pleasures of the senses, and maya has put such a

covering upon it that it may never be able to come to
its senses. It does not feel sorry in the least for wasting
away twenty-four thousand breaths every day. And
you cannot purchase a single breath at any price.
It is clear from this that the 'jivatma' is certainly
senseless and runs after companions of low degrees,
and puts himself under their subjection for mere shells
(petty things). As a result, when he gives up the best
of all bodies—the human body—he goes to hell, then
again wanders through the round of 'eighty-four'
(8,400,000 species of life). Therefore, believe firmly
in the words of the Sat Guru. They are the words of
the Lord God Himself. Sat Guru will again bring the
'jivatma' in touch with that Shabd Dhun and, with Its
help, take him to Sach Khand. And that confidence
which he lost so many births ago, will again be re-
instated by the Sat Guru. Guru Granth Sahib also
has a confirming line with respect to this: "Who
reunites the tie broken so many births back." I have
written you in brief, for I had very little time. Take
that for a lot.
You should never think like this: "I should get
this or that thing; or, such a one was far lower and
now he has become a big man and I have not got it;
or, why did God not give me this thing?" Such
thoughts and low desires should never be allowed to
enter your mind. You should always think that you
want or care for only the love and faith in the Lotus
Feet of the Sat Guru, and you wish to remain within
His orders. (You should think:) "Everyone is
suffering from the fire of maya and all the 'jivas' are
being roasted in it day and night. Why do I then
crave these things?" Sat Guru is the only one who
can take you safely out of this fire of the mind and
maya. It is in His Feet that you should fix your love
and devotion, and should never transgress His orders.
(Also think:) "Whatever is in my fate I shall get and
I should not crave more." Whatever worldly work
He thinks is proper, He will do for you. Please have
no anxiety. He is always with you. This should be
your feeling.
* * * *
46. I was happy to receive your letter. It was
well written. You mentioned therein that Chanan
Singh's disease has been contracted by you because you
permitted him to use your clothes. Well, do not
worry about it. Do your Bhajan and Simran, and
you will get well. It was ordained in this manner and
it was beyond your power to avoid it.
You know all this very well, then why do you not
take proper precaution? You forget intentionally.
Please be careful in future. Grace will come to you.
You have asked for forgiveness and you have been
forgiven.
I have warned you a number of times that nothing
should be put to your personal use unless it comes out
of your own earnings. It appears that you have
begun looking beyond your just dues and are accepting
eatables offered to you. I suspect it and it should not
be so. This is very, very improper and should never
be done. Otherwise, you are the master of your
own actions.
If a non-Satsangi brings anything to the Dera
for distribution, I do not feel like distributing it. I
and you are one; therefore why should you not feel
similarly?
If anyone offers a present to you, it should be
passed on to some other person, but the former should

be compensated. In other words, the person who
brings the present for a particular object, that should be
satisfied and the present should not be brought into
your personal use. These are not my instructions-
Such is the Order. Grace will come to you.
Baba Ji (your grandfather) has expressed a desire
that you should construct one side of the 27-foot
long tank in your village with bricks and mortar,
during his lifetime. The demand is a minor one and
you should comply with it.
Do your Bhajan and Simran regularly. Daya
Mehr will certainly come to you.
NOTE: YOU are yourself responsible for the
disease from which you are suffering now. You were
ordered to use three ounces of ghee daily. You have
stopped doing so for the past two months. The orders,
were not carried out and therefore you have to suffer.
Daya Mehr will come when you carry out the orders
faithfully.
I wish to repeat that you must not accept a single
present from an outsider. But if you do so, you must
compensate him without delay, and do not give him
false hopes. Otherwise, refuse point blank. It is
like this: If a man comes to you with certain hopes
and you try to put him off, his hopes will be directed
towards you, and if his hopes are not fulfilled, he
will feel greatly disappointed. You and he have the
same feelings, and you should judge accordingly.
* * * *
47. Please believe this firmly: Radha Swami Ji
is Himself the doer of everything, whether it is a
worldly affair or government or social business.
Everything is under His order. 'Parmarth' (spiritual
work) also is subject to His Will or Order. It does

not matter if you do not get leave, for, everything is
under the orders of Radha Swami Anami. Why then
worry? Wherever He wants to keep you, that is the
best place for you. You should never come without
getting leave. The Grace will reach you even there.
If one follows the* dictates of his own mind, then
'parmarth' as well as the worldly routine, both are
spoiled. Therefore, be a Gurmukh. Believe as True
whatever the order is. Be happy wherever you have
been placed. Then you will have no trouble what-
soever.
Please do not write again that you will come
without getting leave. Even the faqirs of lower degree
say that the disciple should not think about himself.
This is firm. You should not come without leave.
The work that you are doing now is also the work of
Radha Swami Ji I am very, very pleased with
you.
* * * *
48. Bhajan and Simran should be attended to
every day. It may not be much, but it should never
be missed. You should listen to Shabd Dhun every
day. Even in the course of your official duties and
also while sitting, walking, moving about or sleeping,
you should never forget the Shabd Dhun. Whatever
you do in this world, whether worldly work or
'parmarth', it is all done by Shabd Dhun. The mind
says, "I do it." That is wrong. It is all done by
Shabd Dhun. Therefore, you should make your
home in the Shabd Dhun.
* * * *
49. You ask me to control your mind. The
mind will be controlled only by Shabd Dhun. Listen
every day with love and devotion to the Shabd Dhun

and keep the form of the Sat Guru in your mind.
Then the mind will never wander anywhere. One day
it will be one with the Dhun and reach up to Das-
wandwar. It will remain there. There the surat will
part from the mind, be one with the pure, unalloyed
Dhun and, with the Daya Mehr of the Satguru, reach
Sach Khand. There is no doubt about it. It will
reach there.
50. Your letter received and the contents noted.

I was pleased to read your letter. This poor mortal
cannot achieve anything himself except by taking
refuge in the Master. Whatever spiritual progress is
to be attained will be attained with the Daya Mehr
of the Satguru. But the 'jiva' (mortal) is very, very
mnclean. Every day you must always remain within
tthe orders of the Satguru and take refuge in Him
I am very, very pleased with you. This separation
is only for a short time. You have prayed that your
surat should not be separated from Nij Sarup Shabd
Dhun (the real form of the Satguru). It will be like
that. You have yet to pay back to some people and to
take back from others. That is the cause of the delay.
I am very gratified to learn that you hold Satsang
on Sundays and also sit on your feet for two or three
hours in Bhajan. Remonstrate with the mind that
whatever it does (of its own accord), it does not do
according to the instructions of the Satguru. If it
were to act according to the advice of the Satguru,
then it would be Satguru's work and that is 'parmarth'
(spiritual work). It may not be much, but it will
develop into much. There is a parable which is
apropos, so please follow carefully:
If the field is first thoroughly ploughed and seed is

sown at the time when there is correct moisture in the
soil, then one grain multiplies into a handful. Some
wheat plants bear even two to three hundred grains,
although the seed was only one. In some cases one
seed produces one seer of grain. If, at the same time,
seed is sown in barren soil, then even the seed is lost.
So, whatever the mind does—the thoughts and the
doubts and the arguments that it raises, the business
of the world, pleasures, bad deeds, entertaining of
sensual pleasures which lead to nothing—all this is
sowing the seed in barren ground. No desires for
worldly affairs should be entertained in the mind and
you should always remain within the advice of the
Master.
Whatever God has to give to a person, has already
been allotted to him before he was born. The desires
and plans of bad things which will never come to
fruition (will never benefit the soul), to entertain them
in the mind is to waste your time. All the desires and
plans which man thinks of in his mind are useless.
If he were to restrain all those thoughts and with the
help of Gurmat put his mind in Shabd Dhun, then he
-would become a perfect 'parmarthi'. It is said in
Ratan Mala of Guru Granth Sahib:
"Kot kotanter tat ka veta Gagan mandal men
rakhe cheta."
"A person who always keeps his consciousness
in the sky of the second stage is one who has the
essence of knowledge."
He is the real knower who, after having reached Sach
Khand, again returns to this world by order. (Think
of the) merit which accrues to one who strives via
Shabd Dhun and reaches Sach Khand. In this yuga

the same merit comes to him who keeps his conscious-
ness in the Gagan Mandal (sky of the second stage).
Therefore, you should also keep your consciousness,
in the Gagan Mandal and think it your great good
fortune that your human life has been (spiritually)
fruitful.
* * * *
51. I may say in brief that it was a very nice
letter and I was very much pleased to read it. You
wish that you may be able to enjoy your Bhajan so the
way may be smoothened. I too wish that the way be
opened and smooth, and I made this very request
before the Sat Guru (Swami Ji) but, up to now, have
received no reply. Have firm confidence that one day
you will reach Sach Khand.
* * * *
52. You have written that you crave pardon for
your omission or mistake. This will be done when you
come here. But you should not feel any anxiety. Grace
and Daya Mehr are descending upon you every day.
Keep both your surat and nirat attentive inside
and watch what happens and what orders you receive.
You are receiving Daya all the time and whatever Daya
Mehr is showered, is showered through the Shabd
Dhun. Make the vessel, that is the surat and nirat,
fit to receive this. When this is effected, everything
will be manifest. Always keep the idea of Gurmukhta
in your mind.
* * * *
53 All of them should do their Bhajan,
and Simran every day and you, too, should listen with
love and devotion to the Sound of Shabd Dhun. Surat,
nirat and 'nij man'—all three—should be in the fine
Sound of Shabd Dhun, and no worldly or any desire

should be in your mind or surat at that time. When
you are doing the work of the Satguru, the Supreme
Lord—and that is Bhajan or Simran, or recitation of
the bani—no other thought should enter the mind at
that time. Please take note of it.
I write again that when you are doing your Bhajan
or Simran you should not at all think in your mind
of any worldly work nor let any thoughts arise in the
mind. First, do your Simran for a quarter of an hour,
then gradually fix your surat (attention) in the Sound
of the Shabd Dhun. Then give up Simran and fix
your surat and mind in the Sound of the Shabd Dhun.
Then you will experience real Bliss and receive Daya
Mehr from the highest region.
* * * *
54. Please attend to your Bhajan and Simran
every day. As you may not be able to sit, do it while
lying in bed. Keep your attention in the Shabd Dhun
even while walking and moving about. And keep
your mind in it. For whatever you put your hand
to, it will be accomplished quickly. The earth and the
sky and all the created things have been created by the
power of Nam, and Nam is the support of everything.
Nam comes first. Wherever Nam is, everything is.
Hence, you should first get hold of Nam. When you
got Nam you got everything. Never forget Nam at
any time.
You are particularly enjoined to keep your atten-
tion in Bhajan. The inner attachment should be there
at all times because all worldly affairs are false and
unreal. So do them, knowing them to be false or
unreal, but keep your heart and love in Bhajan.
55. And please do your Bhajan and Simran every

day. And take your 'self out completely, please, and
put all your hope and trust in Anami Radha Swami
who is really wonderful, indescribable, immeasurable
and everlasting. His effulgence spreads to Anami
Purush. There is only one ray up to Agam, Alakh
and Sat Lok; but He, in His entirety, is in that indes-
cribable region which can be named only as Wonder
(region). Also in all these regions (Sat Lok and above),
the surat and the nirat are the denizens of that Home.
After having met a Sat Guru, work in this world but
have your hopes fixed in 'That Abode', because all the
paraphernalia of this world in unreal. Keep your
'surat' and 'nirat' and 'nij man'—all three—in the
Sound of the Shabd Dhun every day.
J(C SfC 5fS *tt
56. Be indifferent (unattached) to everybody else

but have inner love and attachment for the Sat Guru.
Have a constant inner attachment in the Sound of the
Shabd Dhun, an attachment with 'surat', 'nirat' and
'nij man'. Let your love and longing for Shabd
Dhun always rankle in your mind. (The word 'kasak'
was used, which means a rankling pain, like a toothache,
or the pangs of love and longing.) With the love of
the Sat Guru, test the Shabd Dhun and always remem-
ber that we are not to remain in this world. (The
more love we have for the Satguru, the higher will be
the Shabd Dhun inside). This body is like dream-
stuff. The body is unreal and everything of this world
is unreal. Nam Dhun alone is real. Hold fast to
that.
If you lovingly listen to the Shabd Dhun every
day, all the faults of the mind will be removed. The
desires of this world—which are responsible for birth
and death—will also go out of the mind, and then

mind will begin to love Satguru. At all times you
should keep within the bounds of the Satguru's words,
I am very, very pleased with you. Have no fears.
Huzur Swami Ji will do everything. You take the
'self out.
* *
every day. As long as the mind would be fixed and
the surat also will listen to the Shabd Dhun, it will
enjoy the bliss—be it a minute or two minutes or five
minutes. Even that much is sufficient. That will
do. Have firm faith and attend to all your worldly
duties also. But take the 'self out. Think it is
Satguru's work that you are doing.
*
5°- You need not worry. Swami Ji will
do all that. He will free you from all sins and will
take you to Sach Khand, definitely. Sit for Bhajan
and Simran every day. And when you sit for Bhajan,
do not think about any worldly work or wordly acti-
vities. There should be no worry nor any fear at that
time.
*
59. Further, I have received a very nice letter
from you, written in Urdu characters, and I had that
read to all the Satsangis on the Satsang day. I am
very, very pleased with you. You are like my own
prana.
Please listen to the Shabd Dhun every day and
also keep the Simran in your mind all the time. As
for the government or official duties, Huzur Din Daya!
Himself will look to that. You should not worry,
please. (Your aim) is to purify yourself and to develop
the power of reaching Sach Khand and to go up

through all the stages and, after reaching Alakh,
Agam and Anami Radha Swami Region, enjoy the
bliss of merging into them and thus get deliverance
and be rid of all bondage.
Listen every day to the Shabd Sarup of the Sat-
guru. By virtue of It, the 'surat' will reach there,
provided this is achieved by love for the bodily form
of the Master. It can first be attained through His
bodily form only. Whoever cannot put his faith
in it (in the physical form of the Master) will get
nothing, because Puran Dhani Anami Radha Swami
had Himself incarnated in the form of Sant for the
sake of the 'jivas' (human beings). Whoever believes,
with faith and love, that He (the bodily form of the
Master) is That (the highest form), will go across with
the help of Shabd Dhun.
*F *i* *I* *p
60. Your letter was received and I was very

pleased to go through it. In reply I have to say that
you should go on with your Bhajan and Simran when-
ever you are free from official duties. And this Bhajan
is meant for those who are busy and not for the idle.
It is not for those who just sit and do nothing.
61. What they have written about mind, that

it is very troublesome, verily it is so. But I tell you
again and again that the advice of the Satguru should
be written on the tablet of the mind, and the mind
should always be eager for Bhajan and Simran. Keep
this always in your mind and never forget it.
Further, keep Satguru's Sarup in your eyes,
in your mind and in your surat inside. Do your
Simran, and with your feet and hands, walk and

attend to your worldly duties. But never should you
forget the words of the Satguru. Never let any desires
pertaining to the world—whether good or bad—enter
the mind. Then will the mind be still. Listen to the
Dhun lovingly for two hours every day. Use this
remedy every day. Then, with the Grace of Huzur
Radha Swami, the mind will begin to enjoy Shabd
Dhun.
* * * *
62. You write, "I have no access to the Inner
Shabd Sarup; that is why the mind is always hankering
for Darshan." That is right. As long as one does
not have the fullest faith in the physical form of the
Sat Guru, looking upon Him as the Lord and Creator
and Anami, and not until this sarup (the physical form
of the Guru) gets so firmly fixed in the 'chitta' (the mind
stuff or the thing which gives the mind the handle to
move) so that no external circumstances can disturb
the faith—whatever be the pleasant or unpleasant
circumstances—and the mind does not waver, not till
then is the order given for the gift of this inner Sarup.
There is no difference between this Sarup and the
other one (between the physical and the inner form).
It is the same as when one sees his face in a mirror.
So long as the mirror is not clean, the reflection of the
face is not clear. This is the secret which Anami Purush
has kept concealed from us. What is that secret? That
the physical form is a reflection of the Shabd Form,
and the Shabd Form is not visible. I shall explain this
to you when you come here. As one develops the
understanding to grasp this mystery, Satguru—by and
by—explains to him. As he goes on becoming
cleaner and cleaner, Satguru joins him within, to
Shabd Dhun. One day Satguru will surely take him

to Sach Khand.
Then you say, T am not. When you are not,
the Satguru is. Whatever happens according to His
Will, will be all right. Believe Him to be the source
of every action. He will Himself look to His affairs.
63. The requests that you made in your letter

have been sanctioned in the Durbar of Huzur (Swami
Ji). One day you will surely reach your Home in
Sach Khand, Alakh, Agam and Anami—Radha
Swami's own seat or place.
Bhajan and Simran should be attended to every
day. These instructions are for all because when you
listen to the Shabd Dhun, you are present in the court
of the Lord. This Shabd Dhun is a string (connec-
tion) from Anami Purush. It is in the heart (the
spiritual heart center is in the head) of the 'jivas' and
is doing everything. When we meet a perfect Sat-
guru and He makes our contact with the Shabd Dhun,
our 'abhyas' (practice) is reported through It, every
day, to Sach Khand. Have firm faith that one day
the Shabd Dhun will take you Home, and believe in
the words of the Satguru, that He will surely take you.
But do your Bhajan and Simran, please.
* * * *
64. Bhajan and Simran should be done every
day. At all times you should feel that there is nothing
here in this world which can be of any help to you in
the end. Except the Sat Guru or the Shabd Dhun
and His Daya Mehr, nobody can help one at that time.
Therefore, attend to the worldly duties with your
body, and, with mind, surat and nirat, do your
(spiritual) work relating to your Home. Devote your-

self to Sat Guru's Bhajan and Simran, but never should
there be a feeling of pride or illusion in your mind that
"this thing belongs to me". Even if you become the
ruler of the entire Brahmand, even then, you should
think, "nothing in it belongs to me. I am only an
agent. Whatever there is, belongs to the Sat Guru.
I am nothing." Let the words of the Satguru always
be in your mind: "I am nothing; I am nothing; I
am nothing." And always keep the Simran in
your mind. And at the time of doing all work, the
Sarup or the Form of the Satguru should be in the
mind. All this worldly work (official duties, daily
routine, etc.) has been entrusted to you as a steward;
that is, like things in a dream. You are very fortunate
because you have been given the way to reach Sach
Khand. One day Sat Guru will take you to Sach
Khand. Give up the 'self ' and firmly take refuge in
Him. Put your love and devotion in the Sound of the
Shabd Dhun every day, whenever you have time.
* * * *
65. The five rooms will be 9' x 10' because bigger
rooms are not favorable for Bhajan, for too many men
come in and then they start talking. At your request,
I have increased the width by one foot and the length
by two feet. I am building them, not for accommodat-
ing people, but for Bhajan.
Whatever you ask for will be given to you—
has already been given—but it is kept in trust. It is
to you that it will be given. For example: The
father has money but he does not immediately give it
to the son, although it is for the son, but he gives it to
him only after he has tested him. If it is given at
once, he might waste it. First he sees his 'gurmukhta"
(obedience). But that (worldly) wealth is unreal.

Still, first he tests him. This (which you will get) is
the True Wealth and is inexhaustible. If the entire
world partakes of it, it can lead to their liberation,
and still this Wealth would not be exhausted. It can
be contained only in the mind of a Gurmukh. So be a
Gurmukh. The Wealth is already yours. Drive
away all worldly desires from the mind and fill it with
the words of the Satguru. Then see what Daya Mehr
you get.
Put your 'tan', 'man', 'dhan', 'surat', 'nirat'
(body, mind, wealth, hearing faculty, and seeing
faculty) before the Guru and do not have the least
claim to them. Watch for His commands. Whatever
He orders, put it in your mind and act upon it. Even
if He asks you to cut grass, think it to be the greatest
honor. Cheerfully accept whatever He says, and
•constantly keep testing your mind; then success is
yours. Sach Khand is just behind this veil—not very
far. Why entertain any apprehension or anxiety?
You will reach Home.
You say that you want to give up service in order
to devote yourself entirely to Bhajan. What is yours
in the home or in the service? What is yours
in the money? Just think a little. What is there in
sticking to it or giving it up? This is like the juggler's
trick. The world is like a dream. You write that you
have not mentioned to anyone about the money so
that you may not feel vain. Why should you feel
vain?
* * * *
66. The life or the vital essence of Purush Anami
Radha Swami transformed itself into Shabd, surat,
mirat, Dhun, Sound. It divided itself into two currents
and came to Agam, Alakh and Sach Khand. Then

Kal was created from Sach Khand as a 'kala' (one of
the rays or powers). The currents of the Shabd Dhun
have been sent from Nij Sarup Anami (Radha Swami)
to take the 'jivas' back, out of the nine doors, to their
own 'Nij Dham' (Real Home). It is this same Shabd
Dhun which is heard every day. The Dhun is the life-
of every plane and, as it rises on its return towards its
Source, it is, as it were, the life of Anami Purush.
Listen every day with love, and devote yourself to it.
This sound calls to us at all times.
If you say that you have no leisure from official
duties, this is incorrect because the work is done with
the body and only occasionally with the mind and
then only for ten or fifteen minutes or half an hour>
or one hour. That is, when you want to make any
calculations or when you wish to grasp a thing, only
then are the mind and 'surat' and 'nirat'—all three—
unaware of the Shabd Dhun. This is the way for
those who have to do work, (the Path is for those
who are busy and is not meant for the idle.) In this
Kal Yuga only those reach the 'Nij Dham' or the
Real Home who get their instructions from a perfect
Satguru and attend to both things—the worldly as well
as the spiritual—through His kindness and Grace.
So you strictly remain within the orders (Will) of the
Satguru. He will Himself take you to your 'Nij
Dham'.
* * * *
67. Do your Bhajan and Simran every day and
listen every day to the Shabd Dhun, whenever you have
leisure. And believe it firmly that there is nothing in
this world that is yours except Shabd Dhun. Believe
it firmly that you are nothing. Satguru is everything.
You are only an agent of the Satguru. When you sit

in Bhajan, first meditate on the form of the Satguru,
then repeat the Simran, then gradually turn the 'surat'
to 'Dhun' and, with inner love and devotion, fix the
'surat' and 'nirat' lovingly in the Sound. Then listen
to the Shabd Dhun and give all your love and devotion
to It—though it be for a minute or two, or five or ten
minutes. Even if you listen for a short while, or even
if you just listen—even then the report of this will reach
Sach Khand, that you are sitting in 'prarthana' (humble
supplication).
I am very, very pleased with you. Daya Mehr
is reaching you at all times. Never harbor any worldly
•desires within. Always let the feet of the Satguru dwell
in your mind. That very love will one day take you to
Sach Khand.
* * * *
every day and do not look upon anything as your own
except Bhajan. And always hold fast to the Satguru
and be in His 'sharan' (protection) in everything that
you do. And attend to your worldly affairs too, but
remain attached to the Satguru's feet by strings of
love. And then the mind will not waver.
* * * *
69. You are enjoined repeatedly to attend to
your Bhajan and Simran. Huzur Maharaj is always
with you. You should do your Bhajan even when you
are ill and not neglect it, for 'dukh' and 'sukh' (pain
and pleasure) are the same. And when one is happy,
it is then that the mind goes out; but when one is
suffering, the mind does not go out and does not crave
the pleasures of the senses and other worldly pleasures,
but prays for help from God.
Now realize that the health of the body will not

mean anything to you until you are able to love the
Shabd Dhun with 'surat', 'nirat' and 'nij man'. If
one is able to fix himself in the Shabd Dhun, then the
love for the feet of the Satguru and for His Sarup
(Form) will come internally into his mind. And only
with this effort, the sufferings (bad effects) of the past
twenty-one lives will be washed away.
And if this can be practised for all the twenty-four
hours, then the karmas of crores of past lives will be
removed. And when, with the Will of Satguru and the
steadiness or fixity of the mind, love and devotion in
the Shabd Dhun are fixed, then the Bliss of the same is
felt, and the love for Shabd Dhun is felt with 'surat',
*nirat' and 'nij man'. Then you will know that Sat
Punish Radha Swami Dayal is showering His Grace.
Even though the body may not be quite healthy,
you should think, it is a sign of Daya Mehr and always
keep your attention and devotion in the Shabd Dhun.
Do not feel worried. You will receive Daya Mehr
in every way Do not look upon it as illness
but as a sign of Daya Mehr (Mercy and Grace). Reply
by return post, even though you write only a post card.
(Post script by Baba Ji in Gurmukhi:) The
letter is in Urdu. Please read it carefully and believe
it to be Daya and Mehr (Mercy and Grace). Take
this affliction to be a blessing. It is this affliction
which will save you from another birth. Therefore,
if you go through it here, it is good and it is according
to the Will of the Guru.
* * * *
70 Look upon money as the dirt of
your hands
* * * *
71. Further, I have received your letter and

learned everything, and I have been very pleased to
learn of the great Daya Mehr which is being showered
on you.
Always repeat the Names in your mind while-
attending to your work. Whatever work you do,
think it to be Satguru's work. You should think,
" T am only an agent. Nothing is mine." You
should do Bhajan and Simran while doing your official
work. If you get too much work, at that time fix
your 'nirat' in the 'chit' and also on the regions of the
Shabd, and repeat the Names. Look after the work
superficially. There is no botheration in Simran.
You can go on doing it. Simran is connected with
the Dhun, and Dhun is connected with the Shabd,
and Shabd itself is the very life and essence of Anami
Purush. Therefore, if Simran is done lovingly, with
'nirat' (attention inside), then it is very blissful and
you receive the fullest Daya Mehr. The mind and
the 'surat' are particularly dyed in the dye of Shabd
Dhun, and the pleadings reach Sach Khand every day.
I am very pleased with you.
In this world we have to give to some people and
take back from others. This is the great noose of the
Negative Power. And 'jivas' in the entire creation,
from the gods downwards, whether they belong to the
'sukshm' creation or the material creation, all of them
have this noose around them. Therefore, we should
render what we have to render unto him to whom it
is due. If we do bad things or spend needlessly, or
owe something to other people we will have to render
an account and to pay them in one life or another.
The first rule of 'parmarth' is: Never eat anything
which does not belong to you (earn your own living).
_J
BABA. Jl'S LETTERS 81
Even if one is the ruler of the whole world—even

then—he should honestly work for his living. Out
of your honest living, use part of it yourself, give some
to others—to family members and to Sangat—as much
as you can, and do your Bhajan and Simran every
day.
* * * *
72. You should do your Bhajan and Simran
every day, whenever you have time. Also keep your
inner love and attention in the Shabd Dhun with
'surat' and 'nirat' and 'nij man'—even while walking,
sitting, moving about, or sleeping. Let the attention
of the mind be always in the Shabd Dhun
Keep the mind engaged in the meditation of the
Lord and in fear of Him, and perform your official
duties zealously. Let the 'man' and 'surat' and 'nirat'
and 'nij man' be always turned inside with love and
devotion. This is as good as Bhajan.
* * * *
73 Now something about the inner
condition (progress) for which Malik Radha Swamii
Din Dayal has sent us here. For that we must strive-
hard. At all times, while working, sitting, walking.
or sleeping, keep your mind, 'surat' and 'nirat' in the
Shabd Dhun—that is the awakening of the conscious-
ness of 'nij man'. The Light which is supporting and
strengthening with its power the mind and the 'nij
man' and the 'surat' and the senses and the 'pranas',
and makes us recognize everything—'sukshm'"
(subtle) or 'asthool' (material)—is Nirat. Identify
the Dhun and hear it with love and devotion, and while-
doing so, let your 'surat' and 'nirat' and 'nij man',
all be in the Shabd. And Daya Mehr will come of
itself, straight from Anami Purush, and report of this.
condition will every day reach Anami Purush, and

your effort will bear fruit. It is this treasure of Nam
which we have to accumulate and for which we have
come.
And in doing things you should never think, "I
am doing anything" or "I am anything", but think
that Satguru is all in all and I am only carrying out
His work. The moment one begins to think of him-
self (that is, asserts himself or thinks that he is doing
anything), that very moment he turns his back upon
Shabd Dhun and also disobeys the 'hukm' of Anami
Purush. You should, therefore, always remember
that everything, including the body and all that you
are receiving or all that He is giving you—wealth,
property, family, sons, daughters, all worldly goods—
belong to Him. Do not lay claim to anything. But
you have to work among them and keep your love and
devotion in the Shabd Dhun and carry on the affairs
of the world with your body.
It is my wish that you should get ready now to
build your village house next year. Make arrange-
ments for baking the bricks. By the end of the next
year that ancestral house must be rebuilt.
*t> *t* *t* •**
74. Bachint Singh was to have fallen ill this year

but this has been commuted to only a few boils.
Please do not feel anxious about it.
About Bhajan and Simran, you say that the mind1
is very troublesome, it puts obstructions in the way
of Bhajan and Simran, and gives rise to needless
thoughts of various sorts. This is the nature of the
mind. Mind is the source of all 'vikar'—'sukshm'
or 'asthool' (bad, wrong or sinful things, whether
astral or material). All the sins and unrighteous
BABA JI'S LETTERS 83
things—and the entire creation, 'sukshm' and 'asthool'

and the Shakti, the power which cannot be estimated—
they all come out of the mind in the same way as
sparks fly out of burning fire, but the fire does not
know anything about it. This is the function of mind.
Those who follow 'Gurmat' restrain their minds
and keep the mind from transgressing the instructions
of the Guru. They are accorded praise and honor
both, in the world as well as in Sach Khand. To keep
within the bounds of the words of the Perfect Master,
sums up the Spiritual Discipline. You resign your-
self completely—offer body, mind, property, every-
thing to the Guru. Do not have a claim to anything.
Then the mind will never go out. If once you have
given away a thing to somebody, you have no more
any claim upon it. If you overstep the words of the
Guru and come in between, then the mind also gets
its chance. That is how the mind is troublesome.
Always listen to the Sound and keep the mind in
Simran. Give up arguing in your own fashion and
put your attention in Shabd Dhun, then the Shabd
Dhun will Itself get hold of the mind. Whatever
you do—whether official work or worldly work—is
all Master's. The Guru is ready to take you across
this world. Why do you worry? This Shabd Dhun
which is at all times ringing within you will never
leave you. Hold fast to It. One day it will surely
take you to Sach Khand. Believe this firmly.
* * * *
every day and cheerfully accept the Will of the Satguru
because internally the Shabd Dhun is always with you.
Whatever He thinks is right and proper, He does.
Wherever He is pleased to keep you, remain there
with pleasure and do not forget Him internally even

for a moment. He is always protecting you outside
and inside. Keep your mind and 'surat' fixed in the
Shabd Dhun. Attend also to your worldly duties.
And all of you should attend daily to your Bhajan and
Simran.
* * * *
76 He is always with you. He will do
whatever He thinks best. Always keep your 'surat',
'nirat' and 'nij man'—all three—in the Shabd Dhun
and be happy wherever He places you. All the work
is His. Whatever you do, think, you are doing Sat
Guru's work. Do not put yourself into it. And let
this be firmly imprinted in your mind. Never think
otherwise in your mind. Your body, mind, possess-
ions, 'surat', 'nirat', eyes, mouth, nose, ears, hands,
feet—everything and all this worldly paraphernalia—
all belong to Satguru. " T am nothing"—act with
this idea in your mind and do what is proper.
This advice which I have written above should
never escape your mind. Keep this advice firmly in
the mind, and then act. Then, without fail, at the time
of hearing the Shabd Dhun and at the time of Simran,
you will enjoy the Bliss. Always remember these
three things:
1. If you get the sovereignty of fourteen lokas1

(worlds), you should not feel elated, for it
is unreal. If you love unreal things, you
will be deceived.
2. If that sovereignty is taken away from you,
you should not be disappointed, for it is
taken away by Him who gave it. It was
His and was also unreal.
3. However much someone honors you, or

maligns you, you should not be happy when
praised and honored nor offended when
maligned.
Acquiesce in the Will of the Lord and be cheerful
wherever He places you. When the mind is not
attached or affected and remains the same in all
circumstances, then the gift of Sach Khand comes
every day via Shabd Dhun through the 'bachan'
(order) of the Sat Guru. Daya Mehr comes on you
every day. Listen to the Shabd Dhun with 'surat'
and 'nirat' every day.
When you sit in Bhajan, first do the Simran for
fifteen minutes, also keep your attention (dhyan) in
the sound of the Dhun. Gradually fix the 'surat' in
the Dhun internally. Then sit in Bhajan (listen to the
Sound). Then the 'surat' (power of hearing) and the
'nirat' (power of seeing) will not allow the mind to
wander.
* * * *
77. You write that you will have less work this
year. If you have less work, do Bhajan and Simran
and depend on the 'Mauj' (Will) of Huzur (Swami
Ji).
Now please note that you always remember
this moment because henceforth, at all times, you will
be having the Shabd Dhun within you (literally, "in
your pot", meaning "in your head").
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78. Whatever apparatus we have for hearing and

seeing, is attached to the soul and to the gross and the
subtle mind, also to the 'pranas' in the body and the
three bodies. All of this may be considered as a sort
of state or condition during all the twenty-four hours
(of the day). (All of this consists of the apparatus

for the use of the soul, but we should not become
attached to them.) We are not to desire nor lose
ourselves in any of the apparatuses of all the three
bodies nor any worldly goods, nor any pleasures of the
senses.
Do not even be concerned about what is going to
happen and how it will happen. Leave all this specu-
lation. All these possessions we received from the
Satguru, so simply consider them as a trust. Never
take them to be your own. This you have to under-
stand : That ' y ° u ' a r e nothing, but all belongs to the
Master. T simply do not exist. Whatever part of
the intelligence or mind you use in accomplishing any
worldly task, should not be considered a part of you,
but as belonging to the Satguru. This should absolu-
tely be driven out of your mind: That ' y ° u ' a r e
doing it.
'Jiva' means the unliberated soul. All that you
possess has been given to soul and mind for their use
so that you may bargain with Kal by giving back all
this and getting Nam from the Master, and with the
help of the Sound Current that comes out of 'That',
reach back to Sach Khand (our Real Home). This
has been completely forgotten by the soul and the mind
by mixing with maya, and they have begun to look
upon everything as their own. And, under the spell
of maya, both the soul and the mind are imprisoned
by maya; and Kal, by putting the weight of karmas on
them, has pressed them down.
So long as you do not completely surrender your-
self to the Master, hand Him all your possessions and
become altogether detached from them; so long as
you do not do this, you will not get deliverance.
Therefore, utterly leave yourself and stand aloof.

Understand that the body, mind and wealth (worldly
possessions)—all belong to the Master, T simply do
not exist. It is with this attitude that you have to do
all your work and to remain under His orders. Then
He Himself will take you within, when He finds you
fit.
You should, with all devotion and love, have a
steady Dhyan of His lotus feet within, and do not
lose hold. Take refuge at the feet of the Master inside.
Shabd Melody has been given by the Sat Guru. This
gift will never be lost, but will take you to Sach Khand
one day. Every day give your love and devotion to
this Shabd Dhun, and cherish a keen longing for this
in your heart
You got less work this time, so you should be
content with what you have and devote all your free
time to Bhajan. Only Nam, that is Shabd Dhun,
is your own. So you should keep the powers of
'surat' and 'nirat' (hearing and seeing) fixed on it with
love and devotion. You do the work of the world
with hands and feet and with the (gross) mind, but the
'nij man' (subtle or innermost mind) should remain
attached to the feet of the Master.
* * * *
79. And you are strictly enjoined to spend all
your leisure from official work in Bhajan and Simran,
and not to waste time in meeting people or talking to
them. We should do at least that which is in our
power. A Satsangi should always keep his mind
humble and fix it inside in the Shabd Dhun with
'surat' and 'nirat' and inner devotion. The way of a
Satsangi is always to look at his own defects and on the
merits of others. This is the way that one should walk
in life so that at the last moment (of death) the mind

and 'surat' may not go astray; but will cross the bounds
of Kal and reach the True Home that is Sach Khand
and Alakh and Agam and Anami Radha Swami.
And please do not worry about worldly business.
Only take yourself out when doing anything. Satguru
will let you do those things which are proper; in fact,
it is already done. Whatever you had to do, that has
already been done. He is within you in Shabd Sarup
and in that form takes care of you. And even in the
body—whatever is going on; that is, the 'pranas',
the senses, intelligence, consciousness—in all things—
He is the doer. He is the Shabd. He is the Nij Sarup
of the Satguru, and He is always with you.
* * * *
80. Please do not worry about illness, for such
is His Will.
* * * *
81. Today, along with your letter (in the same
mail) came a letter from Chachaji (Seth Partap Singh,
Swami Ji's younger brother) in which he acknowledged
the receipt of two hundred rupees. The rains are good.
Chachaji has sent, as Parshadi, a piece of cloth for
your coat. When you come here it will be handed over
to you.
82 It is my firm advice to you, never to

ask me to write when I can come. Is it reasonable
for Satsangis to compel the Master to give Darshan?
Suppose one cannot come? I can come if I am fit
and can travel. You do not take into consideration
whether or not I am fit to travel
* * * *
83. Whenever you are free from your work,
concentrate your attention at once by means of

Simran. Then, with 'nirat' and with the inner
devotion of the mind, hold on to the Shabd Dhun and
put your 'nij man' there. And at that time do not
let any thoughts of the world or any desires come to
you. Only the Dhun should claim your attention and
nothing else should cross the field of your memory.
Gradually control the waves of the mind and learn
to select the Dhun. If you do that every day, the
'surat' will develop such a love for Shabd Dhun that
it will always long for the bliss of Shabd.
You are to live in the city, but as if you were
living in a wilderness. I am very, very pleased with
you.
* * * *
84. Attend to your Bhajan and Simran regularly.
And whatever leisure you have, use it in listening to
the Shabd Dhun with 'man' and 'surat' and 'nirat'
and inner devotion. That should be the center of
your attachment. Even while doing the usual work,
the inner attachment of the 'chit' should be there
{in Shabd).
Radha Swami and Daya Mehr to you from
Chachaji (Seth Partap Singh). He has written,
acknowledging receipt of two hundred and ten rupees.
He says that half the rooms are ready and that you
should not send any more money until he writes.
* * * *
85. Attend to your Bhajan and Simran every
day. And at all times, while working, walking or
doing anything, listen to the Sound. And listen to
the Sound with 'surat' and 'nirat' and inner devotion
and attention.
* * * *

day. Believe in your mind that whatever exists, is
Satguru's. Your worldly possessions, your occu-
pation, service or other worldly affairs, sons, daughters,
your body, 'surat', 'nirat', 'nij man', and even the
inner devotion and attachment of the 'nij man' and
the Shabd Dhun, the intellect and the 'buddhi"
(discriminating power), hands, feet, tongue, nose,,
mouth, eyes—"all are Satguru's and so I have given
them back to the Sat Guru. I am working for Him.'^
The Sound of the Shabd Dhun which comes from the
final and highest Wonder Region, Anami Radha
Swami, that is the form of the Satguru. And whatever
is happening in the world, that order (command)
comes out of It. Always listen to the Shabd Dhun
with love and devotion and then attend to your
worldly affairs. But go on listening with devotion to
Shabd Dhun with the mind, 'surat' and 'nirat'. Never
let the attachment of the mind (for Shabd Dhun)
lessen and never entertain a desire for anything of
this world. There is nothing in the world greater
than this wealth of Nam. Then why hanker after
anything else?
* * * *
87. You ask me to come and bring the pothis
(books) with me. It is not appropriate at this time.
When you come here I shall tell you. And go on
doing your Bhajan and Simran, and never forget God.
It seems that I cannot come to Murree Hills. I do
not get a chance. And when I plan to come there,,
something always happens of which there was no
idea. Now you come yourself and give Darshan and
have Darshan. I write again, if it is Huzur's (Swami
Ji's) Mauj to send me to the Murree Hills, I shall
BABA JI'S LETTERS 91
come immediately. Otherwise, I have no option.

Always keep your mind in Bhajan and Simran.
Whenever you want to have Darshan inside—the
Shabd Dhun is always there—fix your 'surat' into It
and you will have the merit of Darshan. The longer
you stay therein, the more merit you will have.
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88. I have learned about your family affairs.

Kaka (the young child) is reported to be ill. That is
according to His Will. Pleasure and pain come and
go. He will be merciful.
You should attend to your Bhajan and Simran
every day, fix the 'surat' and 'nirat' on the 'til' above
and behind the two eyes, and listen to the first thin
and weak Sound—a mixture of the gong and partly
of the conch. Listen to this Sound of the Shabd
Dhun and fix the attention there, just as one tries to
I catch the Sound which is coming from a distance.

You are not to hurry. Listen in this way every day
and you will receive Daya Mehr. I have told you in
brief. Consider it much. You did well in getting
the pothis.
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89 Tell them that when they sit for

Bhajan, the first quarter of an hour should be devoted
to the Simran of the five Names. Then they should
contemplate the Master's form, and gradually unite
the 'surat' with the Melody of Shabd. Then slowly
and slowly their 'surat' and 'nirat' should be fixed in
the Sound of Shabd Dhun. Then the mind will not
generate thoughts. This inner attachment of the
'nij man' (innermost mind) is, in this case, called
'nirat'.
Please make it understood by all the people and
JL
you yourself should also never miss your Bhajan and

Simran. The attention of your mind should always
have an inner longing (remain steady), and in no work
that you do, should you consider yourself the real
doer. At all times think, " T am nothing. The
body, the mind and the wealth, all belong to the
Master. 'I' do not exist." Having understood this,
with love and devotion merge your 'surat' (hearing),
'nirat' (seeing) and 'man' (attention or mind) in the
Sound Current. Then the mind will not go anywhere
(it will not wander). When you will leave the T,
you will hear the Shabd Dhun of Nij Roop which is
connected with the Dhun or Sound of Bin (also spelled
'Vin' or 'Been' or 'Veen' or 'Bina' or 'Vina', and is
similar to the ancient lyre or lute) which is the ultimate
form of Shabd. It is then that Grace will descend
from above. It comes every day, but the 'man'
•(mind), the 'surat' (ears) and the 'nirat' (eyes) are all
filled with the 'I', and there is no room to place His
Grace and Mercy, so It goes back to Sach Khand in
the Melody of the Sound Current. (It comes in this
form and It goes back in this form; therefore, we should
attach ourselves to It.)
The greatest achievement of the 'jiva' is to leave
his own 'self and become separate (from not only the
body but also the mind) so that the T is not. But
this should properly come from within. Then what-
ever the 'jiva' does, the Lord Himself is doing it for
him.
Do your Bhajan and Simran every day. If you
say that you have too much work, then this is not an
•excuse, for the mind, the ears and the eyes remain
unoccupied (that is, the inner ears, etc.). In all your
work pertaining to this world, only the 'pranas' are
occupied. When one has to do accounts, at that time

the attention of a portion of the mind is required for
a moment. (When we think we are concentrating on
our work only, during that time also our mind wanders-
from one thing to another, but it moves so fast from
one object to another that we are fooled into thinking
we are concentrating on our work only).
One who is intoxicated with his worldly status,
his family, his wealth or its instruments, in the same
way as one gets intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics,
cannot do Bhajan. And when he says that he has no
spare time for Bhajan, this is all a fraud of the mind.
All our breaths, morsels (eating and drinking), sitting,
walking (every moment and every action) are to be
accounted for. One will not be saved by any but the
Satguru. Realize this and keep your 'surat' (attention)
in Shabd Dhun. And you have to think how much of
your time has been wasted in talking. This time will
never come back. Think of it and remember that you
have to die. We are not going to live here forever.
Our days, minutes and breaths are all numbered.
Take your mind out of the worldly desires and put it
in the Sound Current.
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90 You should be content to remain

wherever the Lord places you. Wherever He keeps
you, take it to be His Grace and always do your Bhajan
and Simran every day. And all of you should devote
your time to Bhajan and Simran every day. At all
times, with love and affection, keep your 'surat',
'nirat', and 'nij man'—with inner devotion and true
love—in the Sound of Shabd Dhun and perform your
daily duties with the body (and the lower mind).
Mind should not be attached either to the worldly
activities, possessions or comforts. And you should

always think, "I am not in this body, only the
Satguru is". The 'surat' or attention should every
day be centered in the Shabd, without fail.
* * * *
91. Let the 'surat' and 'nirat' and 'nij man'
always have a craving for listening to the Shabd Dhun
inside, all the twentyfour hours. Attend to your
worldly duties by all means, but let your inner attention
be in the Shabd. Always keep watch on the mind so
that it may not transgress the orders of the Satguru.
Always keep the words of the Master in your memory.
* * * *
92. You say that if you had not gone to
Kalabagh, you could have sent the money from Murree.
Never entertain such regrets, for, official duty comes
first. It has happened, as it had to happen. Never
again entertain such regrets.
Do your Bhajan and Simran every day, and when
there is too much work, do not get confused, but
think of the Master's Feet* and begin Simran. And
have courage, for it is the Lord Himself who is doing
everything. He will Himself do everything. I was
very pleased to read your letter.
When you sit in Meditation, at that time do
Simran, with 'surat' and 'nirat' in the 'chit', till the
form of the Satguru comes in (go on doing Simran
and collect 'surat' and 'nirat' in the 'chit' till you see
the form of the Satguru). Then gradually listen to
the Sound. The attention should be unwaveringly
fixed in the Dhun. The love and devotion of the
'surat' should be completely fixed in the Shabd Dhun.
*See footnotes on pages 28 and 57.

Let the mind and 'surat' be fixed firmly in the Dhun

with concentrated attention; then listen to the Shabd
Dhun. You will feel the Bliss.
* * * *
93. Please have no apprehensions about anything
nor worry about the brick kilns. It is government
work. All government work will go on of itself.
Only think yourself as an agent and Radha Swami Din
Dayal will Himself do the rest. You need only work
honestly and faithfully. Radha Swami Din Dayal
will be merciful. If the man in charge of this assign-
ment before you showed thousands in profits to the
government, you will have no trouble. Take away
all anxiety from your mind and work freely without
any anxiety.
Please note that you should always be mindful of
your Bhajan and Simran, and should not waste time in
the least. Do not worry that work has not been done,
but worry and repent that so much time has been
wasted and that so many breaths passed away un-
utilized, without your having achieved anything—•
worldly or spiritual.
As for the relations and the family members, do
not be sad when they pass away. This Shabd, which
is your real wealth, is covered by three sheaths; namely,
'karan' (causal), 'sukshm' (astral) and 'asthooF
(material). Shabd is the tree. All worldly people
are like leaves. The leaves of the tree do not last more
than a year. Every year all the leaves fall, but the
tree does not feel it and is unaffected by the loss of its
leaves. See how much 'gyan' (knowledge) the tree
has? And our intellect or our knowledge is not as
good as that of a tree, even though we are conscious
and the tree is 'jar' (unconscious), and it cannot receive
'Mukti' (Liberation) like we can. Our progeny,

wealth, property, rank, greatness, reputation, family,
wife—in fact every worldly object right up to an entire
kingdom—all are unreal, and we have not even so
much knowledge as the tree which is 'jar', for the tree
never feels the loss of its leaves!
Always look upon the world as if it is a dream, and
believe it firmly. Our relatives also are part of the
dream-world and are therefore unreal. Work in the
world with this consciousness in your heart. Keep
the Simran always in your mind because only the
Shabd Dhun is lasting and all else is unreal. And
the word of the Satguru also is true. It is never false.
Keep it always in your mind. Keep 'saran' (refuge
in the Master) always in your mind. And put your
'surat' and 'nij man' in the Sound of the Shabd Dhun.
And keep in It. When you sit in Bhajan and hear the
Sound, give up all worries of the world. There is
nothing greater than Shabd. Increase this practice
from day to day, and never lessen it. Always, while
sitting, walking, or moving about, keep this in your
mind and always keep the idea of Sach Khand,
Alakh, Agam and Anami in your mind, thinking to
yourself, "That is my Home. It is There that I have
to go." This will keep you indifferent towards the
world. The Sound of the Shabd Dhun and this idea
of Anami Radha Swami Dham, should always be in
your 'chit'. This is all the 'karni' (sadhan or disci-
pline). There is no greater 'karni' than this. Do this
every day.
What you are doing is fruitful. Take the T (ego)
out of yourself and remember only the Satguru and
the words of the Satguru. When everything—body,
mind, wealth—everything belongs to Satguru, then
all the worldly goods as well as relations also belong to

Sat Guru. Shabd Dhun is of Satguru. " 'I' am
nothing." Always remember these words. Radha
Swami is your protector and will never let any worldly
misery visit you. He is very pleased with you. Drive
off worldly love and in its place keep the love for
Satguru. Always keep on with your 'pothis' (reading
books) and then think on what you have read so that
the mind and 'surat' may enjoy the sweetness of the
Shabd Current which has been allotted to you by Him.
Drive out longing for the world and then it will be all
Shabd and Shabd. And I am very, very, very much
pleased with you. And Radha Swami is showering
great mercy upon you, but make your mind deserving
of it. If the Lord, in His kindness and mercy, sends
disease or death, you should not say, "Why has it been
done?" But, instead, be grateful to Him for it. Accept
this and follow this, and you will become a Gurmukh.
Your letter received personally through... I did
not mean that you should not live in the cantonment;
but I was thinking that there are restrictions in the
cantonment and in the cantonment you will have to-
live like Europeans. Otherwise, the cantonment is
good and the air is pure. But you should live alone
and not let many other people come to you. And
encourage only Satsangis. You are not to become
very intimate or familiar with anybody.
* * * *
94. You should go on attending to your Bhajan
and Simran. It is right to start with Bhajan and
Simran in everything.
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95 Well, it is the Will of Huzur (Swami

Ji). One should be content where He wishes to place
him. Illness and suffering or pleasure and pain are

the natural accompaniments of the body. When the
karmas have been finished, the disease will disappear.
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96 Please do not worry about Basant

Singh but go on with his education and teach him
draftsmanship also., Never mind if he has failed twice.
He will get through. Who knows what is his destiny?
You feel sorry that your son is not good in education
while other boys much younger study diligently.
But think: Have the sons of other people got Nam?
When they die they will not go Home, but your sons
will go Home. What comparison is there between
your family and those of other people? Look up.
Do not feel depressed.
Attend to your Bhajan and Simran every day and
listen with love and devotion to Shabd Dhun, and get
purer and purer. As for the affairs of the world,
the turn which they take depends upon past karmas.
They come as they are and pass away—sometimes good,
sometimes bad. Have no anxiety about them. If
there is anything to be anxious about, it is Bhajan.
Look upon this world as only a dream. Do not
get attached to things of the world. Remain indifferent
and remember the words of the Satguru, that all this
world and its appurtenances are unreal and like a
dream. Put your mind and 'surat' and 'nirat', with
love and devotion, into the Shabd Dhun. And cease
thinking too much of the worldly affairs.
When you sit in Bhajan, be as indifferent to the
world as you are in a dream, when you are unconscious
of this world. The same advice is for all—Basant
Singh and Mai Ji and bibis, all of them.
97 As for the pothis, Gujja Singh says

that the printing work has been stopped and will be
resumed only when new type is received. There is
now a demand for both, Ghatramayan and Anurag
Sagar in Gurmukhi. Butamal, printer, has up to this
time done nothing. He has printed neither Anurag
Sagar nor Ghatramayan nor Huzuri Pothi. Please
write to him soon to finish at least one of these books.
They are in demand and should be supplied, but
Anurag Sagar is not yet to be given to—•. And
Ghatramayan also will be given. And Chacha Ji
(Uncle Seth Partap Singh) will ask for Huzuri Pothi
(Sar Bachan) also, although he has not asked up to
this time. But so far he has not printed any nor does
it seem possible that he will do so. Gujja Singh and
Aya Singh are at Rawalpindi. Please write to them
and also to Moolamal. And the pages of Huzuri
Pothi, up to Bachan number seven, which have been
printed so far, are not good because the punctuation
marks are not correct.
I had also received a paper from Chacha Ji but
have not been able to comprehend the entire contents.
It is being forwarded to you with this letter. Kindly
read it, let me know what he means, and return the
paper to me along with your reply. However, I may
add that it is not possible for me to co-operate with
in matters spiritual. He is a disciple of——and the
latter had completely forgotten the method and details
of Initiation, which was bestowed upon him by Swami
Ji Maharaj. Therefore, how can (this disciple of
his) know anything about it? I have written this letter
and enclosed the original so that you may also know the
correct position. I shall myself inform Chacha Ji
when I reply to him. He already knows and you
should also know that the method of Abhyas (Shabd

Practice) which was given by Swami Ji Maharaj was
and is TRUE AND CORRECT, and you were all
Initiated along those very lines (as instructed by Swami
Ji Himself).
Everything else here is all right. Bricks are being
removed from the kiln and kept in the Dera. The
work has not yet been taken in hand.
Please continue with your Bhajan and Simran
whenever there is time, and always keep your internal
love in the Shabd Dhun. Keep the Simran firmly
implanted in your mind, while cultivating love for and
devotion to the Shabd Dhun. The inner attachment
of your 'surat' and 'nirat' should always be in the
Shabd Dhun, but perform the worldly duties with your
body. Write to me as soon as it is convenient.
Copy of letter from Seth Partap Singh Ji Maharaj to
Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj, mentioned in
Baba JVs letter #97 to Babu Sawan Singh Ji.
This letter was written by Seth Partap Singh while
he was visiting Allahabad, for the purpose mentioned
in his letter.
4th August, 1902
Beloved of the Satguru, purified by Shabd, pure
of face and intellect, Baba Jaimal Singh Ji:
I have received your letter and was very glad to
read its contents. And the stone which you suggested
will be put in the building, you may be assured about
that. My son Suchet Singh has come back on
pension.
I am, however, sorry to note that there is a
tendency of forming different sects and cliques in our
Satsang, and that all Satsangis are not in harmony
BABA Jl's LETTERS 101
with each other. For this purpose I have come here

(to Allahabad).
We have decided that a Radha Swami Satsang
Central Association should be started. Pandit Ji
has insisted that I should be its president and he will
be the vice-president; that Lala Ajodhia Par shad, son
of Huzur Sahib Maharaj, (Rai Bahadur Saligram)
and eight others, as well as yourself, should be the
members. Or, in whatever manner any ten members
can be selected by the Satsangis by a vote of the
majority. I am therefore sending you a pamphlet
containing a complete description about this Central
Association, and can send you any number of copies
as may be required. Please send instructions to all
your Satsangis that they should sanction the following
ten names and endorse these pamphlets in token of
their nomination. If you have Satsangis in far off
places, they should also be asked to act accordingly.
I am giving below the names of the ten members
mentioned above:
1. Lala Ajodhia Parshad (son of Rai Bahadur

Saligram).
2. Pandit Brahm Sankar Misra Sahib.
3. Lala Baleshwar Parshad.
4. Lala Madho Parshad.
5. Rai Ishwar Sahai, alias Raja Sahib.
6. Lala Suchet Singh (son of Seth Partap
Singh Ji Maharaj).
7. Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Sahib.
8. Lala Sudarshan Singh (another son of
Seth Partap Singh Ji).
9. Munshi Hargobind Dayal Sahib.
10. Mr. Boolchand Sahib.
It is expected that by the constitution of this

Society, different groups and cliques will disappear
and Satsangis will love each other as brothers.
Please give my Radha Swami to Bibi Rukko and
tell her that her information to the effect that
wants to take possession of (some books) is
incorrect. I may inform her that he is a true
Parmarthi and a man of integrity, and he is at all times
prepared to sacrifice his mind, his body and his wealth
for Radha Swami Nam. And it makes him very
happy to see others also doing the same. He himself
has sacrificed everything of his own for the sake of
Radha Swami Nam. She should, therefore, rest
assured that he will not do anything that is not proper.
Kindly send this letter to Babu Sawan Singh also
for his information. PARTAP SINGH SETH
98. Gujja Singh came here on Saturday and

remained here also on Sunday. He was anxiously
waiting for you and had brought with him one hundred
copies of Anurag Sagar, duly printed. Huzuri Pothi
(Sar Bachan) has also been printed up to the thirty-
third bachan and its preface will be sent to you shortly
at Rawalpindi, as suggested by Chacha Ji (Seth Partap
Singh). He also agreed that it should be sent to
Rawalpindi as early as possible and that it should not
be written in the preface that Swami Ji had no Guru,
and whatever is in the Hindi pothi should be translated
verbatim and that nothing should be added or omitted.
Kindly send a copy of your proposed preface to me
as well as to Gujja Singh.
About the Dera, the position is this: If you wish
a Satsang Ghar to be constructed, you should write to
me and also send me a rough specification. Please

note, however, that it should be at least sixty feet long
and thirty feet wide. Apart from the cost of bricks,
this will cost us about Rs. 2,500. If you wish to
construct it, please let me know. Please also inform
me in case it is not your intention to do so.
Please continue to do your Bhajan and Simran
every day, regularly, and note that you should not be
sorry in pain or elated in pleasure. Both should be
treated as His Will. Whatever Radha Swami Din
Dayal does or will do, shall be for our benefit. You
should have your inner self fully concentrated in
Shabd Dhun, but carry on your worldly duties with
your hands and feet.
I received a letter from Chacha Ji Maharaj (Seth
Partap Singh) that I should give my consent for ten
members of the Radha Swami Central Association to
be formed there. I have replied that I shall not have
anything to do with anybody who is not related to
Swami Ji Din Dayal or who is not connected with His
family. I have not recognized anybody else before
nor shall I do it in the future. Then Chacha Ji
Maharaj cancelled his order to endorse my consent for
the ten members, with the remark that I have done the
right thing. He mentioned that he only wanted to
test my love and faith, which has been proved to him,
and he is very happy.
* * * *
99. Huzur Swami Ji Maharaj's Bhandara
Prashad is being sent to you. Kindly acknowledge its
receipt. Twelve or thirteen people from here had gone
to attend the Bhandara at Agra, which was very nicely
celebrated.
We have also been asked to prepare a list of the
names of our Satsangis and send it to them in Agra.

This we shall do.
You know that a committee has now been formed
in Agra. Chacha Ji (Seth Partap Singh) will also
write to you on this subject.
Chacha Ji desires that we should all co-operate
with the Agra Committee. Although I have given
iiim my formal consent, it is not possible for me to
agree with the committee because the 'updesh'
(Initiation) of is not in accordance with Swami Ji's
'updesh'. do not follow Swami Ji's method of
Bhajan practice and have forgotten it altogether. On
account of this, I cannot agree with the committee.
You are being informed, and when Chacha Ji Maharaj
writes to you, kindly tell him that this matter should be
referred to Baba Jaimal Singh. I am informing
Chacha Ji Maharaj that if they are prepared to satisfy
my three conditions, I shall fully co-operate with
them. The three conditions are:
(1) The 'updesh', namely the system and
method of Initiation and Bhajan, should
be the same as was practised and taught
by Swami Ji Maharaj, and not as
(2) We should have the option of nominating
three members from the Beas Satsang,
but you and I should not become members.
We shall select our own members.
(3) Offerings will not be solicited from our
Satsangis, because they are all poor and
we do not wish to take anything from
them. Here we give 'updesh' (Initiation)
only for Bhajan and Simran.
Kindly make a careful note of these three condi-
tions in your diary, so that a correct reply may be sent

to them. If Chacha Ji Maharaj again writes to you for
the names of Satsangis, you should also put up these
three conditions. If he accepts them, we shall have no
objection to giving the names of our Satsangis. But
please do not give them in haste. You should furnish
the names only after receiving three or four reminders.
Please attend to your Bhajan and Simran regularly,
•every day. And while working or reading the pothi
(Sar Bachan), always keep this idea firmly in your
mind: We do not belong to this world. I shall give
you an illustration: Formerly, you were in Murree
Hills, following that you worked hard with all your
zeal in Khairagali, then you were transferred to
Rawalpindi, and now you are in a different place
-altogether. Similarly, we shall also be transferred
from this world. We should not feel attached to the
body as we have no permanent connection with this
physical body.
If we do not transgress the orders of the Satguru,
and do our Bhajan and Simran every day, and drive
•out worldly attachments from the mind, and continue
to keep the inner attachment of 'surat', 'nirat' and
'nij man' in the Shabd Dhun, fill the mind and the
'nij man' with love for Shabd Dhun, and every day
•continue to listen devotedly to the Shabd Dhun, we
will merge into It. And please, always and at all
times, remember these words. Please read this out
to all Satsangis.
Be it known to you that (in Agra) the Bhandara
and the Bhog arrangements have now been transferred
to the committee, and the heirs of Swami Ji Maharaj
have no connection with it, nor is their authority
recognized by the committee. Swami Ji's 'Updesh'
(Instruction) in Bachan Number twenty six in Sar

Bachan (Verse) is given below:
"Then the Satguru replied and thus gave the
description of the higher regions: . . . HE FUR-
THER DIRECTED THAT THE SIMRAN SHOULD
BE OF THE FIVE NAMES AND THE ATTEN-
TION SHOULD BE FIXED IN THE TWO-
PETALLED LOTUS" (Do-Dal-Kanwal—the topmost
lotus of Pind).
* * * *
100 Please tell Babu Gulab Singh that
he should not lose heart in illness because whatever
pleasure and pain comes to us, is the result of our
actions in past lives and it will come to pass. But
all those who are ill also receive Daya Mehr. Do not
feel perturbed, but take everything cheerfully. Also
attend to your Bhajan and Simran every day, for when
one is ill the mind does not usually run outside. It
becomes detached and takes to Bhajan. 'Surat' and
'nirat' are concentrated. Therefore, look upon
moments of pain or suffering as a blessing, for then
all the attention is directed towards Bhajan—but this
is only in the case of Satsangis. It is not so with other
people. So, when one is suffering or in pain, he should
always observe the instructions and direct all his
thoughts towards Bhajan and Simran.
And, further, in the case of pain or suffering, it is
the 'pranas', or the five tattwas, or even the mind that
feels the pain; but the 'surat' (soul) never feels that
pain. Therefore, put your 'surat' in the Shabd Dhun.
So long as your love is attached to the Shabd Dhun,
you will not feel the pain. As in the case of 'sushupti'
(deep sleep), the mind and the 'pranas' go into the 'naF
(tube), which is ten-finger-breadth long, and get
absorbed there—then you have no consciousness of the

body and feel neither pleasure nor pain. This centre
is in the navel, within the region of the nine doors
(the nine apertures of the body). But the centre of"
the Shabd Dhun is higher, above the nine doors and
the region of Maya. How, then, will the 'surat' suffer
bodily pain? Hence, it has been said that pain became
the remedy and pleasure a disease. Remember,
everything happens according to His 'hukm' (order)..
We must accept it cheerfully.
Please, you do not seem to understand that when
the official duties are over, you should not talk to
anybody. In the evenings, from 6 to 8 o'clock, you
should sit in Bhajan as long as you can—be it for half
an hour or one hour or fifteen minutes or an hour
and a half—and keep the 'surat' on the inner stages.
Then hold Satsang from 8 to 10 P.M. After that, you
may go to bed or you may indulge in talk. Then, at
4-30 in the morning, you sit in Bhajan and continue up>
to 5-30. Then, throughout the day you attend to
your official duties and at the same time you may
talk. But when you are free from official duties,
then you should neither indulge in talk nor waste time
in the company of non-satsangis. You should not
eat at tables, either. You are never to have meals
cooked for non-satsangis in your kitchen, especially
if they take meat and drink. If you keep the company
of non-satsangis, you will also feel the detrimental
effects of their company.
No, you have to carry on the work. Your way
of living should be different from that of other people.
If anybody offers you anything free, you are never to
accept it, for how will you repay him? If you do not
strictly adhere to this rule, you will not be able to-
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attain the highest 'Parmarth'. You will have to pay

them in return, and if you pay in return, how will the
door of the Shabd Dhun be opened? I have felt it
within me and so I have said so. As I have written
you, you should live in this world like a duck which,
though it lives all day in the water, flies with its wings
quite dry. It is my prayer that you may receive Daya
Mehr at this time.
Keep the 'surat' and the 'nirat' in the Shabd
Dhun with the internal attachment of the 'nij man'.
Do it with love and devotion, and cultivate detach-
ment of mind. Love the Shabd Dhun and do not
let your mind run after worldly work.

•day and do not feel disturbed in time of distress, nor
elated in happiness. Look upon everything as 'Mauj'.
Whatever comes from Radha Swami Din Dayal and
whatever will come will be for our ultimate benefit.
Keep an inner love and longing for Shabd Dhun, be
it night or day. And attend to your worldly duties
with your hands and feet. Be happy, no matter what
•comes. Whatever pleases Huzur Radha Swami Din
Dayal must be good.
And never, never get perturbed and think that
at such and such a place you were happy and here you
are unhappy. Every Satsangi should look upon it as
'Mauj'. You are once again enjoined not to lose heart
when things go wrong. But do not transgress the
orders of the Satguru.
* * * *
102. You have written about the severe illness
of Babu Gulab Singh, which I have noted. This body
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is allotted both pleasure and pain (sukh and dukh).

When it has been gone through (that is, when the
karma are finished), he will be all right. Tell him
not to worry. He was due for some trouble in these
days. When the punishment of the karmas is over,
he will be cured. One should not lose his presence of
mind in illness. If he does that, it only makes the
illness worse. He will be all right, rest assured.
* * * *
103 Along with your letter I also received
a letter from Babu Gujja Singh who says that the Pothi
(Sar Bachan translated from Hindi into Gurmukhi)
is finished. He wants the pages of the preface.
Please send the pages covering the preface as soon as
possible to Babu Gujja Singh at Rawalpindi. Please
do not write therein that Swami Ji had no Guru.
104. You should come to the Dera during the

Christmas holidays, even if you get only one day.
But you will have to go home too, though it be for a
day or for a night only. And nothing will be added
to the larger Huzuri Pothi (Sar Bachan); not even a
single word, except the preface. Whatever Swami Ji
Himself has said, that shall remain unchanged. That
is why I am going to Rawalpindi.
Attend to your Bhajan and Simran every day.
And again, Babu Ji is enjoined to take care of his
Bhajan and Simran. If you cannot sit up, do it while
lying in bed. Whatever is done will be credited. If
you do it even for a quarter of an hour (in illness) it
will be equivalent to one day's Bhajan, and keep your
mind in it even while walking and moving about, and
hold Satsang every day for one hour.
Do not worry that you will have to sit inconven-

iently for two or three hours. You have only to keep
your mind fixed on it. And be within the 'bachan'
(words or instructions) of the Satguru. Firmly take
refuge in the Master and have full faith in Him. And
go on hearing the Shabd Dhun even while walking
and moving about, and then you are always in His
Presence. Shabd Dhun alone is the Power which
carries on our work. What else can do it? You are
only an agent. Think only of your Shabd Sarup and
know that my Sarup is Satgur Shabd Sarup. And
have faith and worry not. Keep a balanced and
unaffected mind, both in pleasure and in pain, and
write more often; that is, four letters every month
and surely not less than three.
When you come to me during the Christmas
vacation or at some other time, I shall explain to you
all the inner things, even though you remain with me
for only one hour. I am not committing anything to
writing. I shall explain to you verbally.
* * * *
105. This book (Sar Bachan) will contain only
what Huzur Radha Swami Din Dayal was pleased to
utter with His holy tongue. Not a word or a letter or
'lagmatra' (dot or dash) more will be published. All
this arrangement I have completed. This has been
carefully explained to Babu Gujja Singh as well as to
Lala Butamal. And it was for this that I had gone to
Rawalpindi.
Whatever was in the smaller pothi has been
published. Now its printing is good. And if it is
decided now to print Ghatramayan, then please write.
Also write if the decision is otherwise. But it would
not be nice if it is not printed now, for everyone now
knows that Ghatramayan has to be printed. The rest

depends on you. It will, of course, involve an
expenditure of about 500 rupees. Please do write
about it. Babu Gujja Singh has spent all that was
given to him, but the check for 100 rupees, which you
had sent, has not yet been cashed. I had given him
some money. He would not accept more. He is
contented whether you call him in service or you
entrust to him the publication of books. He is happy
either way. Do as you think proper.
And you should attend to your Bhajan and
Simran. If you cannot do it sitting, do it while lying
down, but do it you must. And you have to attend
to your worldly duties too. But keep the inner
attachment of the mind and 'surat' and 'nirat' and 'nij
man' in the Shabd Dhun. We perform our worldly
duties with our body and through the help of the
pranas, and not with 'man' (mind) or 'surat'. The
mind and the 'surat' and 'nirat' should be fixed in the
Sound of the Shabd Dhun while doing our work.
* * * *
106 Why did you undertake all this
trouble, please? It is you who have always been
rendering service and supplying what is needed
And please do not feel anxious or worry about any-
thing but whenever you have leisure, spend it in Bhajan.
And be active and prompt in your worldly duties.
The Lord Himself is the doer.
* * * *
107. Why feel concerned about your illness?
It will go away when the karmas are finished. Do not
feel worried, because the karmas, whether good or
bad, are like a debt and will come to pass. A Satsangi
will not be born again. Hence, he will have to pay off

the karmas in this very body. Please do not feel
worried. The Lord tests our patience and soundness.
If He sends pain and disease, it is for our good. You
should look upon pain as pleasure. And now your
trouble is about to come to an end.
Do not forget your Bhajan and Simran and do
not waste night time in needless talk. For the night
is meant for rest or Bhajan and Simran. Whatever
work you have to do, do it in the day time. I told you
at Rawalpindi also, that no one connected with official
work should approach you at night. Do you not
some times go to your officers' bungalows and waste
time in talking? What is the use of carrying on talks
at night? How high are the buildings raised by your
talking at night? Now I have said enough. The
rest is up to you.
If you want companionship, you should hold
Satsang from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. every day, please.
Even if you are bodily weak, you should still read the
Huzuri Pothi (Sar Bachan) for at least half an hour,
even while lying down. Please read two to five
shabads every day.
* * * *
108. Please write about your health also. Are
you now quite fit, or not? When ill, you should not
worry too much but should think that this body, life,
pranas, they all belong to Satguru. Whatever pleasure
or pain one has sown, the body will certainly have to
go through them. But a Satsangi is granted five-sixths
remission and has to undergo only one-sixth. Look
upon pain as pleasure and endure it cheerfully. It
has been said in Granth Sahib: "Thee I worship in
happiness; in sorrow too, I turn to Thee, and pain as
pleasure treat." Think of these lines and fix them in

your mind. And Swami Ji Din Dayal has said:
"Look upon the moment of pain as a blessing".
Because it is in pain that we turn to God, hence these
moments are the best moments. 'Dukh' (pain and
sorrow) is also a result of Daya. One should not lose
his balance when in sorrow and pain, for in a short
while this will pass away. Keep your thoughts in
Malik (Lord) and attend to your official work. You
have only to be there. He will do the rest.
Illness or disease of the body may be compared
to a storm which strikes down the branches of many
trees and even uproots some of them. Similarly, the
disease destroys the body, but there is no cause for
anxiety or fear. You will be all right in a short time.
But you are asked to keep me informed of your condi-
tion. And when you find the pain in your body too
much, you should immediately sit in Bhajan or Simran
and it will be all right.
* * * *
109. If you cannot do Bhajan and Simran in a
sitting position, then you may do it while lying,
whether ten minutes, fifteen minutes or half an hour.
Even this is enough. And always keep your love and
attention inside. Please do not get discouraged but
look upon pain as pleasure. Do not look upon any-
thing as your own except Shabd Dhun and Nam. This
is our Life, our very being and our Protector. It is
This which we should love from our innermost heart.
May Daya Mehr from Huzur Din Dayal Radha
Swami always reach you.
They should all be told to do their Bhajan
and Simran every day because nothing in this world is
ours except Bhajan. Nothing in this world should
make us forget that. This opportunity will not come

again. Do not follow the arguments of the mind but
remain within the orders or the instructions of the
Satguru. Do not be led by the mind. Attend to all
worldly duties but keep your love and devotion in the
Lotus Feet of the Satguru because the breaths that we
have to take and the food that we have to eat are all
limited. The work of the world is to feed yourself
(earn your living), and Bhajan is for going across,
to our Real Home. These are the two things that have
to be done. Except for them, tell the mind, "I am
not to follow your suggestions". Always keep the
words of the Master in your mind. What more should
I write to you? If you follow this, you will go straight
to Sach Khand. Do your Bhajan and Simran every
day.
* * * *
110. Now that your house is ready, you should
move into it. First you read five shabads from the
Huzuri Pothis (Holy Books), then let all the Satsangis
chant aloud: "Radha Swami, Radha Swami" for
five minutes. Then think in your mind that Huzur
Swami Ji is sitting on a bed or on a seat (in the room).
Then for fifteen minutes sit in Bhajan. If that is not
possible, then repeat the Simran (for the same period).
Then remove the bed or the seat and occupy the house.
Please take the above to be my firm directions. Do
move into your house, please, because now it is only
in this way that I can come to you. I am always with
you in Shabd Sarup. If you can get four days leave,
you may come here.
Please carry on your Bhajan and Simran every
day. Always keep this feeling in your innermost
Jieart: The world is unreal, its sovereignty is also
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unreal and all the things that there are in it are unreal,
including our own body. You should carry on in
this world, knowing it to be unreal. Whatever we
think and do while dreaming, seems real at the time;
but when the dream is over, we know that it was false
or unreal. Similarly, all the business of the world
is false or unreal. Never be really attached to it.
Your true attachment should be in the Shabd Dhun,
and have a firm faith in the words of the Satguru and
know that they are true words. Also, while attending
to your official duties or going about or sitting or
sleeping, at all times go on doing your Simran mentally
and Huzur Din Dayal Radha Swami Anami Purush
will look after your spiritual as well as your worldly
duties.
You already have the merit of Darshan. When
you come here, I shall tell you everything. I am
however telling you a few things now: When you sit
in Simran all alone, dwell upon the words of the Sat
Guru and at the same time do the Simran (repeat the
five Holy Names). Meditate upon the form of the
Master. Then you will have Darshan. Then put
your 'surat' and 'nirat' firmly in the Shabd Dhun.
You will have Darshan, but there should be complete
love and faith.
* * * *
111. And do your Bhajan and Simran every day.
You should also hold Satsang. Carry on your official
duties too, but also find time for Bhajan and Simran,
and never forget death at any time. And always
remember the words of the Sat Guru. Our 'Home'
is beyond Alakh and Agam. We have to go there by
riding the Shabd Dhun. That is our Light. It is the
reflection of that Light which keeps the entire world
going. What illumines Ishwar, the 'jivas' (beings

who live in this Pind), Maya, Suksham, Asthool
(subtle and gross worlds), Pind that is the body, and
Brahmand? The illuminator of all these is Shabd
Dhun. So hold onto that Sound. Fix the mind, the
'surat' and the 'nirat'—all three—in It and banish all
desires of the world. Then listen with love and devo-
tion to the Shabd Dhun at any time, whether fifteen
minutes or half an hour, every day. The Dhun will
itself purify you and take you up to the Radha Swami
Region. Believe this firmly.
* * * *
112. When you come on ten days leave, you
should first proceed straight to your home. On your
way back, drop at the Dera on Saturday at about 5
P.M. and then go back to your duty the next day, after
attending the Sunday Satsang. You have to go home
because there are many things to be done there and
they have been hanging fire for the last two or three
years. Therefore, please go straight home. I would
be very pleased if you go home and then come here.
You write that you feel very sad (udas), you are
tired and do not feel like doing anything. It is all
right. One should be indifferent to the world. It
does not matter. Put your attention in the Shabd
Dhun and at all times fix your 'surat' (attention) in
the Simran. Then listen to the Shabd Dhun with love
and devotion. Then the body fatigue will go away.
You also write that your new boss is very strict.
What is the purpose of strictness? You have to do
government duty. You will do it all the better because
you will be apprehensive and will do it carefully, and
will relish Bhajan and Simran better. All is well.
Whatever has to happen will happen according to the
Will of the Lord Radha Swami Din Dayal. There-

fore, fear not and keep your mind strong. Without
His order, nothing can happen, and whatever has to
happen has already been settled. We have only to
work along the lines which have been previously laid
down. Lord Radha Swami Ji is doing everything.
You work fearlessly. Guru Din Dayal is our Protector.
When He has showered the True Treasure upon us,
why care about the false wealth? Rather, we should
never care for this false treasure. Always listen to the
Shabd Dhun attentively and with devotion, whenever
you have time.
* * * *
113. Do your Bhajan and Simran every day.
Never leave your 'surat', 'nirat' and 'nij man' free.
Always keep them in the Sound of the Shabd Dhun.
Believe Satguru to be Omnipresent and Omniscient.
The same advice is for Narayan Singh, Chanan Singh
and Basant Singh.
* * * *
114. Whatever is to happen or to be said, will all
be done according to the order of the Lord Radha
Swami. Nobody else can do anything. Please believe
it firmly in your mind. Nobody can do anything—
neither add anything nor take away anything—because
Radha Swami Anami, the Lord of all, has assumed the
human form and is attending also to all our worldly
or material affairs. This is the law that has been laid
down: If, as a result of one's good karmas, anything
has to be given to him, it comes to him through a
human being. If his karmas require that something
should be taken away from him or he is to be deprived
of something, then also it is while he is in the human
form that it is taken away from him. Therefore,
please have no doubts. What is in your destiny,

nobody can remove. So be contented with your
'pralabdh'. You will get neither more nor less. You
will get whatever is the 'Mauj' of Huzur Din Dayal
Anami Radha Swami, and be content with that,
please.
Bhajan and Simran is our real work. This will
always accompany you because it is the gift of the
Satguru. It may grow more, but it will never diminish.
All other (eminent) positions up to 'Dev Lok' and
'Baikunth Lok' (regions of the gods) are unreal. It
(worldly position) will be given, but it will be taken
away also. So whether you get it or not, it is the same
because it is afterwards taken away too. All positions
in life are of a similar nature. If you get a position it
is all right and if you do not get it, even then it is all
right. You should not feel badly about it. The Lord
has Himself, by His Daya Mehr, shown you the way
to His own Home. Strive to reach that highest
position, Anami Radha Swami, and have full love and
confidence. Believe firmly in your mind that one day,
in this very life, He will take you to your Home.
But you should listen lovingly and devotedly, with
'surat', 'nirat' and with inner devotion of the 'nij man',
to Shabd Dhun. Discard all desires of the 'pindi'
mind and practise this every day, even though you do
it for a short time. It is also the order for everyone
to do Bhajan and Simran every day
* * * *
115. Also please carry on your Bhajan and
Simran every day and read from Sar Bachan every day.
And once a day you should hold Satsang for an hour
or an hour and a half. The real greatness is in Shabd
Dhun and Nam. All other ranks are unreal. There-
fore, fix your 'surat' and 'nirat' and 'nij man', with devo-
tion, in the Shabd Dhun. If you listen for ten minutes,
or five minutes, or four minutes, or two minutes, or
even one minute, with love and devotion, millions of
sins and obstacles will be removed. And after being
purified, and testing and distinguishing the note of the
Dhun, you will merge into it and enjoy the Bliss. (You
will know which note to by-pass and which one to
merge into).
In this very life you will reach Sach Khand, but
you should not hasten, please. Whenever you are
free from government duty, you should not waste your
time even a little, nor fritter away the attention of
your 'chit' (mind stuff, memory, inner attention), for
this time will not come to you again, even for a minute
and we have to carve a place for ourselves in the Shabd
Dhun while we are still in this body.
Please, never forget the inner devotion or attach-
ment of 'surat', 'nirat' and 'nij man' (to the Shabd).
It does not interfere in worldly duties. There is ample
time for 'parmarth' (spiritual work), and it has to be
done, please. At the end of our life no worldly thing
will be of any avail to us. Only Nam Dhun and the
words of the Sat Guru will help us.
116. You are all enjoined to do your Bhajan

and Simran every day because this effort—that is,
Bhajan and Simran—can be done only in human life
and not in lower bodies. Only in the human bod}
can one unite with God provided one gets the complete
Initiation and complete secret of the journey from a
perfect Master, and has full love and faith in Him.
When there is not the slightest doubt or want of faith
in the mind, then everything is accomplished. There

is no higher position than that of Nam. You have
received the full details of the journey and the full
Initiation.
Now take care to avoid thoughts or speculations
of the mind, which is your enemy. All the desires of
the mind are false. They (the desires of the mind) are
the cause of the entire world being bound and drowned
in the well of the pleasures and pains of this world.
Please see that you never transgress the orders of the
Satguru. Then listen to the Shabd Dhun with love and
devotion. Listening every day will make you pure.
And riding the Dhun, you will reach the 'nij' (your
own) region of Radha Swami. Please believe this
firmly.
Listen with reverence and devotion to the Shabd
Dhun, for it is This which created the world and it is
to It that the creation will resolve itself. Crores (tens
of millions) of miraculous powers are in the Shabd
Dhun. He Himself, through His Grace and Daya,
calls us day and night in the form of Shabd Dhun.
Whenever, at any time, you turn your 'surat' or atten-
tion to this Sound, it immediately beckons you. But
what a pity that we neglect this wonderful thing and
this supreme bliss from which all other delights have
come. All other pleasures are useless, for they are
born out of the desires of the shallow mind. There-
fore, to run after the desires and longings engendered
by our enemy, the mind, indicates our great unworthi-
ness, neglect and senselessness
Now reflect over it and take to the Shabd Dhun.
There will be no obstacles in the affairs of the world.
To dwell on the thoughts and desires of the mind is
simply to waste your time.
BAB A Jl'S LETTERS 121
117. Go on with your Bhajan and Simran every

day, not losing any spare time, whenever you have
leisure from official duties, for this is credited to your
account. It is necessary to go on with your Simran
with every breath, even while eating. Once more, you
are enjoined to note that there should be no time
when you are not having Bhajan and Simran.
118. Now I write to you a little about 'Parmarth':

When you are free from your work and have leisure,
develop that condition of the mind which enjoys
'sushupti' (deep sleep). Particularly, just before
going to sleep, see that there is no worldly desire or any
kind of desire in the mind. Then repeat the Names.
Then repeat the word "Radha Swami". Go on putting
'surat' and 'nirat' in the Dhun and listen to the Sound
with love and devotion of the 'nij man', and with an
intense longing. And you will feel the bliss of the
Dhun or the Sound. You may not be able to keep
the attention there for long, but you will enjoy the
bliss. Practise this every day, whenever you have
time or leisure.
You should not indulge in those actions which
are fruitless—whether they are of the world or of
'Parmarth'. Your spare time should not be wasted
because you are allowed a fixed span of time. You
take twenty-four thousand breaths every day. They
should be utilized either in the performance of your
worldly duties or in 'Parmarth', and the mind should
be kept under control—within the bounds of Satguru's
instructions. Then all worldly and spiritual work will
go on very nicely and automatically.
119. You should do your Bhajan and Sirnrara

every day. Swami Ji is 'angsang' (actually with you)
and His Grace is reaching you.
A LETTER FROM BABA JI MAHARAJ
TO
GANGA SINGH
I have read the contents of your post card. Bhajan?
with every breath means that the soul remains con-
stantly engaged in listening to the Shabd Dhun, and the
mind also remains concentrated. Whatever time is-
spent thus is all meditation.
Repetition of the Holy Names should always be
done with the mind, for this purifies it. It also saves
the mind from being polluted. Only when the mind
is pure will it contact that Shabd Dhun.
Violating Satguru's orders and following the
dictates of the mind constitute bad deeds. Bad deeds-
are also termed bad attributes, for when one follows
the mind, the latter invariably leads one into evil ways.
Good deeds are performed by keeping the mind within
the commandments of the Satguru and having implicit
faith in Him.
You write that you are not able to do Bhajan
and that the effort is beyond you. Such an attitude
is laziness and indifference. You mentally crave good
and tasty food, and you have it twice daily. However,
the practice of Bhajan and Simran bestows everything
on us and this spiritual practice is the very purpose for
which the human form has been given to us. The
human body is really the temple of God and He can
be realized only within it. Why then waste such an
invaluable gift?
You say also that your job necessitates hard work
for long hours and that it is difficult for you to arrange-
time for Bhajan and Simran. You know that even in

villages ploughing is done, wells are run and cane
crushers are worked throughout the night. Likewise,
whatever duties there are and the tasks one has to
accomplish can also be effected in the night. You
have to make the best use of life because you have a
perfect Master, who has Initiated you and explained
the True Path to you. The time now wasted in com-
plaints, excuses and worries should, therefore, be
devoted to Bhajan and Simran, so that it may be spent
usefully.
Please read this letter over and over again.
LETTERS FROM BABA JI MAHARAJ
TO THE SANGAT
AT VILLAGE BHADALLAN
1. I could not come because I was ill. I will

come sometime later. All of you should daily do
your Bhajan and Simran. And whenever you get timer
read Huzuri Pothi (Swami Ji's writings). The speech
and the writings of Saints (purify the mind, strengthen
one's faith in the Satguru, and take the mind to Bhajan.
2. May the Merciful Radhaswami ever protect

you! Kindly convey my Radhaswami Greetings to
the entire Bhadallan Sangat. May His Grace be
showered on all of them. The same may also be
conveyed to other devotees—men and women.
By His Grace I reached the Dera without incon-
venience that same night at ten a'clock. I am indeed
very pleased with all of you. Please attend to your
Bhajan and Simran daily and also hold Satsang. All
of you are indeed fortunate that God has bestowed
upon you this great boon. By listening to the Shabd
Dhun daily and becoming pure, you will one day
reach Sach Khand.
All the Satsangis (devotees) must have love and
affection for each other. You are really all one.
Have implicit faith in the Satguru and one day He will
take you 'There' with Him.
Do not get angry if anyone criticizes me. It is
due to the Grace of the Saints that whosoever they
Initiated has already been redeemed. They also
liberate the critics, for there is no other way out for

such people. In this manner even those who have
no faith (the critics) are also cleansed and liberated.
Saints alone understand His Will.
I am extremely pleased with you. Whoever has
received Initiation will be taken to Sach Khand.
Please convey Bibi's Radhaswami to all.
3. I was going to tell you about Dharam Singh's

illness, but did not do so in my previous letter. The
past karmas can never be cleared without undergoing
their results. Even when Ishwar Parmeshwar takes
a body, he also has to undergo the results of his karmas.
Do not worry. The life span originally allotted to us
cannot be lengthened or shortened. There is one way,
however, to shorten it. If one gets a perfect Satguru
and follows His instructions, the span of life can be
changed, through His Grace. Keep firmly under the
protection of the Satguru.
4. Whenever you pray within, with faith, your

•call will be heard and the Satguru will come to you.
Everyone should do his Bhajan and Simran daily.
Enter Shabd Dhun, and whenever you get leisure
listen to it. You will become purer through this
constant listening.
Nothing is our own in this world except Bhajan.
Bhajan and Simran is our work. Also perform your
worldly duties, but keep the mind in Simran. Remem-
ber Bhajan and Simran at all times, whether walking,
sitting or sleeping. Since wherever your desires are
there you will go, you will then be absorbed in Bhajan.
f
BABA Jl'S BACHANS 127
I am very pleased with you. In all actions think

that you are doing nothing. Everything good is being
-done by the Satguru, and the evil is done by our mind.
Do not follow the dictates of the mind.
LAST WORDS (BACHANS) OF BABA JAIMAL
SINGH JI MAHARAJ
(As recorded by Bhai Jawala Singh, His close
associate and pathi. These papers have now
been found among the old records of Huzur
Maharaj Baba Sawan Singh Ji.)
BACHAN NO. 1
On a Sunday morning, the 11th of Sawan (July)-
(1903), Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj ordered all
Satsangis to go to the Bhajan Ghar (the second and
then recently completed Satsang Hall) and sit in
Bhajan. He Himself did not go there. However,
Bibi Rukko and one more Satsangi did not go. Baba
Ji ordered these two also to go there and sit in Bhajan.
Bibi Rukko said that they would go only when Baba
Ji Maharaj also goes. Then Baba Ji said, "I have
already been there and now the orders are that I should
not go there any more. Both of you should go now."
Bibi Rukko and the other Satsangi went there,
but the other Satsangi remained outside. As soon as
Bibi Rukko stepped inside the hall, she suddenly
exclaimed, "What is this change in Sat Guru's Mauj
(Will)"? She immediately returned and told Baba
Ji that she was not able to get the Darshan of (to see)
either Chacha Ji Maharaj or Baba Ji, but that she had
the Darshan of (had seen) Babu Sawan Singh on the
platform.* Baba Ji Maharaj replied, "Bibi, remain
*Babu Sawan Singh Ji was still in government service in those
days and was not at the Dera at that time, but the Lord was
pleased to manifest Himself as Babu Sawan Singh Ji.
BAB A JI'S BACHANS 129
within the Hukm (order)."

Baba Ji further reminded her that the very day on
which Babu Sawan Singh came to His Satsang with
Babu Kahan Singh, she had been told that Babu
Sawan Singh was His previous associate. Also that
now Swami Ji Maharaj is pleased to take the work of
Parmarth from Him, but this fact should not be made
public yet.
After hearing this from Baba Ji, Bibi Rukko
requested all Satsangis to sit in Bhajan once more.
Following this, all Satsangis were given permission to
reveal what they had seen, and all of them stated that
they had had the inner Darshan of Babu Sawan Singh
Ji sitting on the platform.
BACHAN NO. 2
During the month of Bhadron (August), early on a
Friday morning, Baba Ji called His younger brother,
Jiwan Singh, and said that all the worldly work of their
family had now been completed satisfactorily. He
then asked if they required anything else. Jiwan
Singh replied that now all they wanted was Sat Sangat;
namely, the continuance of Satsang and Spiritual
Guidance. Baba Ji told him that Dan Singh (another
brother of Baba Ji Maharaj), who was a close disciple
of Huzur Swami Ji Maharaj, through His Daya Mehr
(Grace), had also made a similar request.
Baba Ji then called Bibi Inder Kaur (His sister-
in-law) and asked her to demand anything she desired.
Bibi Inder Kaur requested that she desired nothing
except to remain with Him. Baba Ji told her that
she should try to contact Shabd Dhun and continued,
"Swami Ji Maharaj is with you at all times." He

mentioned that He also had no desire except to remain
in love and devotion at the Lotus Feet of Swami Ji
Maharaj.
Later, while returning from Village Ghoman
towards Balsarai, He said that Swami Ji Maharaj had
now completed the worldly as well as the spiritual
desires of all the Satsangis and that He (Baba Ji
Maharaj) was now preparing to leave.
BACHAN NO. 3
During the same month, on a Thursday, one
Sadhu Satsangi told Baba Ji that he was not prepared
to accept anybody as Guru in His place. Baba Ji
replied, "You people are not worthy of any Saviors."
Then one Satsangi requested Baba Ji for Spiritual
Enlightenment. Baba Ji said that very few people
were able to understand the greatness of the ten Sikh
Gurus. Nevertheless, whosoever, during their life-
time, was able to recognize the ten Gurus as Sant Sat
Gurus was made worthy of complete Salvation and
was released from the "wheel of eighty-four".
Baba Ji continued: "Similarly and very rarely
have people recognized me as Sant Satguru." He
further stated that whoever is appointed by a Sant
Satguru in His lifetime, to be His Successor, is in fact
the Sarup (Form) of the Sant Satguru Himself.
Baba Ji related that the Guru whom He appointed
in His place would have greater personality and dis-
tinction, adding, "I have only partially revealed
myself. He will become widely manifest. I tried to
accommodate everyone, but He will not have Spiritual
contact with anyone except a True Seeker."

Then Baba Ji said that Sant Mat had not been
understood by any of them with the exception of one
(His Successor), and only He would be able to follow
It with the Daya Mehr (Grace) of a Saint. A spiritu-
ally poor soul cannot know anything about It.
A Satsangi then asked how could a Saint come into
the physical self of His Successor. Baba Ji replied,
""Like sugar in a glass of water. The color of the water
•does not change, but the taste is definitely improved."
BACHAN NO. 4
On a Sunday morning sometime late in November
1903, about one month before His death, Baba Ji
said, while sitting in Satsang, "My work in this
world has now been fully completed. The surat
(soul) now does not feel inclined to come down and is
very keen to remain in higher regions. The day before
yesterday it was in Sahansdal Kanwal, yesterday in
Trikuti, and today it is in Daswandwar. It wishes to
soar further up and has no intention to come down."
Baba Ji further stated, "Before sitting in Bhajan,
please recapitulate the rive regions and repeat the five
Names. Today all the Satsangis should have been
present here because I have received the orders from
Huzur Din Dayal Swami Ji Maharaj to give full and
•complete description of all the regions to each and
every Satsangi."
Following this, Baba Ji said, "All Satsangis should
now listen attentively. It is the^Hukm (Order) of
Swami Ji Maharaj that every Satsangi must remember
the secrets of the regions up to Alakh, Agam and
Anami—Radha Swami Desh—as Initiated by me."

All Satsangis then asked Baba Ji, who would be
the Successor in His place, to hold Satsang, to give
Nam and to guide them in their Parmarth as well as
Bhajan and Simran. Baba Ji replied, "Babu Sawan
Singh will do all this." The Satsangis thereupon said
that Babu Sawan Singh was still in service and that
they would naturally be restless without His guidance
and Satsang from day to day. Baba Ji said that Bhai
Jowala Singh would deliver Satsang (discourses) in the
absence of Babu Sawan Singh. Jowala Singh sub-
mitted that he was not even fit to read the scriptures,
how could he give a discourse? Baba Ji told him that
Swami Ji Himself would be with him. Baba Ji again
asked all of them not to be impatient and added that
Huzur Swami Ji Maharaj was with each one of them
and would continue to guide them with His Grace.
Baba Ji concluded with, "His Hukm (Order) has
been duly conveyed to the Sangat and whoever will
put faith in Him, will be given refuge in His protection.
Whatever work Swami Ji had to take from this Physical
body has been done, and now we must abide by His.
Mauj (Will)".
* * * *
BACHAN NO. 5
The next day—Monday morning—Bibi Rukko
told Baba Ji Maharaj that the entire Sangat was feeling
perturbed and unhappy over yesterday's talks. Baba
Ji then told her that previously there was some possi-
bility, but now the Surat had soared up to the fourth
Spiritual Region and is inclined to go beyond. It has
no desire to come down.
BACHAN NO. 6
About twenty-four or twenty-five days before His
death, while Baba Ji Maharaj was sitting with a few
Satsangis and was giving a general talk on Parmarth,
one Satsangi suddenly got up and inquired of Baba
Ji when He intended to cast off this physical body.
Baba Ji said that He would go on the 14th Poh (28th
December during the night, but actually during the
early hours of the 29th morning), but that Bibi Rukko
was not to be told anything about it because she easily
gets upset and perturbed. Baba Ji stated, "I have
been telling Bibi indirectly for the last four years that
I shall soon be leaving. I have to go to the Silpli
Dweep (an internal plane). Swami Ji's orders in this
respect are final and the 'hansas' (evolved souls)
residing there are waiting, as I have orders to take
them up."
Baba Ji further said that whoever remains within
the orders of the Satguru attains True Salvation, and
that the Satsangis should now remain within the orders
of Babu Sawan Singh. Baba Ji repeated that He had
the final Hukm (Orders) to go to Silpli Dweep.
BACHAN NO. 7
About twelve days before the death of Baba Ji
Maharaj, Bibi Rukko reminded Him that He had
stated sometime back that there should be six Successors
(Masters) to carry out the work after Him. Baba Ji
replied that such was His intention some years ago,
when He still lived in His own village, Ghoman. He
said, "Now it is Swami Ji's Will that there should
be only one Master here, after Him, and that He will
be Babu Sawan Singh Ji."
On further enquiry, Baba Ji said that Babu Gujja

Singh's seva in writing etc. of the pothis (books) had
been accepted by Swami Ji Maharaj and that, in the
future also, he will remain with Babu Sawan Singh and
do seva.
BACHAN NO. 81
Baba Ji had ordered Milkhi Ram of Mithapur to
come to the Dera every Sunday. The night that Baba
Ji was to leave His mortal coil, Bibi Rukko begged Him
to take her along with Him. Baba Ji told her that
she had yet to do a good deal of His work and that she
should not be sad. He assured her that Swami Ji had
been requested that she may always be with Them
(Swami Ji Maharaj and Baba Ji Maharaj).
BACHAN NO. 9
On Swami Ji's Birthday, Bhai Hira Singh of
Village Jalowal and Bhai Sant Singh of Village Balsarai
(both very near the Dera) called at the Dera and asked
Bibi Rukko to request Baba Ji Maharaj that both of
them should be permitted to remain with Him. This
message was duly conveyed by her to Baba Ji, who
said, "How can they remain with me? They have yet
to do a good deal of our work in this world. They
have both considered me as something more than a
mere man. They had made this request previously
in Ghoman also. I wish to redeem their entire families.
They cannot understand the Mauj (Will) of the Saints.
However, I shall take Bhai Hira Singh with me very
soon, through my own spiritual Power, because he is
my associate from previous births. Bhai Hira Singh
had also made the request that his entire family should
be parmarthis.
Bhai Hira Singh then said that he had been greatly
benefited by Baba Ji Maharaj's Satsangs and it was his
humble request that Satsang should be continued as at
present, and that Baba Ji Maharaj should always be
there to give the discourse. Baba Ji replied, "I shall
be with you in my Shabd Sarup, and Satsang will
also continue as at present. Swami Ji Maharaj will
himself give you refuge in your last moments."
NOTE: Actually, at the time of Bhai Hira Singh's death, he had
said that his soul was soaring up and that Baba Ji Maharaj
was with him and calling him to come immediately to his
Real Home.
BACHAN NO. 10
(This is listed as letter No. 2 under the heading
of "Extracts from Letters from Bibi Rukko", on the
following pages.)
EXTRACTS FROM
LETTERS FROM BIBI RUKKO
AT THE DERA TO MAHARAJ BABA SAWAN

SINGH JI
25th October, 1903
1. Radha Swami, Radha Swami, Radha Swami
Ji from Bibi Rukko to her true brother, Babu Sawan
Singh Ji, Radha Swami. The state of affairs here is
this:
For the last three or four days Maharaj Ji (Baba
Ji) had taken His 'surat' inside. Today, 25th October,
He did not go even to Satsang. After I requested
repeatedly, He came to Satsang for a short while, when
'vinti' was being chanted. ('Vinti' is an humble prayer,
chanted after Satsang is finished: "With joined hands
I pray to Thee, Radha Swami, hark en to my humble
request.")
He was silent for a while. Then, after a short
while, He looked inside with His inner sight and
repeated the last words of Swami Ji, then said that the
'surat' now continues going up and up, and does not
come down. He also said that the 'surat' remained
one day at Sahansdal Kanwal, one day at Trikuti and
now, passing through Daswandwar, it is going upward
and does not think of anything this side. What is His
Mauj, we do not know. Then a short while after, He
came out and stretched Himself on the bed.
Then all Satsangis humbly asked Him what the
Mauj was. Where-upon He answered, "I asked
Swami Ji. You also pray to Him." He is not so very
BABA Jl'S BA.CHA.NS 137
unconscious. When He talks He explains things well

and then again He takes the 'surat' up. He is not ill
and has no trouble nor does He take any medicine.
Once He sent His 'surat' up to such an extent that there
was absolutely no consciousness of the body. Then
I did a little 'seva' (service, but here implies she
massaged Him a little) and prayed to the Lotus Feet
of Swami Ji Maharaj, and put some of Mata Ji's
(Swami Ji's wife's) Parshadi into His mouth. Then He
began to speak again.
Mangal Singh, Manna Singh and Channan Singh
always attended Maharaj Ji (Baba Ji). There is no
other trouble whatsoever, but whatever words the
Maharaj uttered from His Sacred Tongue, that I have
written to you. If there is anything else, that also
shall be written to you. I hope He is keeping you
informed internally.
On one occasion Bibi Deeman went to the room of
Maharaj for Darshan. Then He commanded, "Now
get hold of Babu Sawan Singh." After that He became
silent. I then again entreated, "For us you are the
,Sarup of Swami Ji."
All this account and whatever Maharaj said has
all been faithfully reported to you.
2. On Sunday, the 28th October, 1903, Milkhi

Ram of Village Mithapur came to Baba Ji's Satsang.
Baba Ji called him near Himself and said:
"It is intended to explain some mysteries which
have so far been kept secret. I am saying this accord-
ing to the order of Swami Ji Maharaj. You please
write. The secret currents (Dhara) around Anami
Pad are now to be given out according to the orders
of Swami Ji Maharaj. At first they were secret and

now I wish to make them known. Let not people-
say that one who was the beloved or the favored of"
Swami Ji Maharaj passed away quietly."
Bibi Rukko was also present at that time. She
remarked, "There is a lot of 'bani' by Swami Ji, and
His followers read His 'bani'. If you now utter any
'bachans' (say anything), then your followers will read
your 'bachans'. Nobody will read the 'bani' of Swami
Ji Maharaj. If you are keen upon showering Daya
(Grace), please request Swami Ji Maharaj to shower
inner Daya. There is no need for writing outside."
Then Baba Ji said: "Swami Ji Maharaj, these
people do not care for the spoken word. Shower
inner Daya upon them." And then He said to Bibi
Rukko: "Do not worry, I have presented your
request to Swami Ji Maharaj." At that time Milkhr
Ram, Moti Ram and Bibi Devi, were present. Bibi
Devi inquired, "Whose Darshan shall we have now?"'
To which Baba Ji replied: "Babu Sawan Singh will
work in my place."
Bibi Rukko then asked if the Satsangis who are-
far away should be informed. Baba Ji said, "No.
I have made the request before Swami Ji Maharaj..
He will do the needful."
He also said if there is anything to be asked or
explained, then Chacha Ji (Seth Partap Singh), who
is now in place of Swami Ji, should be resorted to.
Then He said that the secret Shabd Currents in the-
neighbourhood of Sach Khand will be revealed by
Chacha Ji.
After that, for about fifteen days before His pass-
ing away such was His condition that whenever any
Satsangi went to Baba Ji for Darshan, he would
become completely unconscious and have no sense

of the body or surroundings. He (the person going
in for Darshan) had to be carried out from Baba Ji's
room by two men who would then take him to another
room. He would generally come to his senses after
a couple of hours, and if anyone asked him at that
time what had happened, he would say, "There is
nothing except Shabd, Shabd and Shabd, and all is
Shabd." This went on continuously for fifteen days.
So this I have submitted to your lotus feet. You
are 'Samrath' (All-powerful) and 'Antarjami' (All-
knowing).
NOTE : Bibi Rukko was a devoted Satsangi of Swami Ji Mahara|
and was in charge of the entire administration at the-
Dera (Beas) during Baba Ji Maharaj's time and even*
afterwards. She passed away at the Dera in 1930.
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS FROM SETH
PARTAP SINGH JI
(SWAMI Ji's YOUNGER BROTHER)
Addressed to Bibi Rukko

Radha Soami Bagh,
Agra.
1. The Parshad will be distributed in Satsang.
We are all very sad at Baba Jaimal Singh Sahib's
giving up the 'chola' (garment, which in this case
means the human body). There is no doubt that
people derived much spiritual benefit from His Satsang
and now it will not be so much. But you should not
worry. You should continue regularly with Satsang
and Bhajan, trusting in the Grace of Radha Swami
Dayal. If the Satsang is continued daily in this way
then, by the Grace of Radha Swami Dayal, it will go
on improving. And everyone will continue to be
protected (in this life) and properly taken care of (at
the time of death). What arrangement has been made
by Babu Sawan Singh Ji to insure daily Satsang?
*H H» *fi •*•
2 should realize that whoever has taken

refuge in Radha Swami Din Dayal (Satguru), will
certainly be taken care of after death, and Radha
Swami Din Dayal will also give him inner Darshan.
However, it is necessary that should surrender
himself completely to Satguru and should also do his
Bhajan and Simran every day without fail. He should
also feel sorry and repent for his faults, and at the
same time have full faith in His Grace. If he does this,
SETH PARTAP SINGH'S LETTERS 141
there is no doubt that Satguru will lead him to com-

plete Salvation with His Daya and Mehr. This
should be fully ingrained in his mind.
Your money order has also been received and the
amount will be utilized for Swami Ji's Birthday
celebration. But you should really refrain from
sending so much now, as it may be difficult for you
to carry on the work at the Dera after the death of
Baba Ji Maharaj. Consequently, you might feel some
financial stringency by continuing to send us money
as Baba Ji used to do. Huzur Radha Swami is
Himself helping us to meet our day-to-day expenses
here. Whatever money you may be able to save after
meeting all types of expenses at the Dera may be sent,
and you should not feel unhappy if it is not much.
should be told that he should regularly be
engaged in his Bhajan and Simran, and this is a practice
which must be done every day, regularly. It will help
him in this world as well as beyond.-
* * * *
3. Whatever money was received from Babu
Sawan Singh for Bhog will be spent only on that.
Whoever takes sharan (refuge) in Radha Swami
Dayal and has faith in as well as love for His Feet,
and is engaged in Bhajan and Simran in accordance
with His orders, and does not believe in anything or
anybody except Radha Swami Dayal, and has taken
refuge in Him with a sincere mind, will surely be taken
unto Him one day, and Radha Swami Din Dayal will
Himself grant complete Salvation to him. He may
have been initiated by any Saint or Satguru, but he
should have no doubts about Him and should have
full faith in Him (look upon his Satguru as Radha
Swami Himself).
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS FROM
SETH PARTAP SINGH JI
(SWAMI Ji's YOUNGER BROTHER)
Radha Soami Bagh, Agra
addressed to Babu Sawan Singh Ji
"The Beloved of the Satguru, purified by
Shabd and Nam, dear Sawan Singh".
"Beloved of the Satguru, purified by Shabd,
full of pure intellect and bright of appearance,
Babu Sawan Singh Ji".
"The Beloved of Huzur Radha Swami Babu
Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj".*
1. I have received your letter about the house

and have noted its contents. I was very pleased to
learn what you had written about your condition.
You are indeed fortunate that Baba Jaimal Singh
Ji Maharaj has led you to this simple and easy Path.
However, the condition of the human mind is exactly
as described by you. It is now desirable that whenever
you are free from your official work, you take at least
two hours daily out of your worldly activities for
Bhajan, so that undesirable thoughts and actions which
come as hindrances in Bhajan may start fading out.
The practice of Bhajan removes the mind's attention
from bad deeds and evil thoughts, and attaches it to
Shabd. Thus is peace obtained.
* AH of Seth Partap Singh Ji's letters to Huzur Maharaj

Sawan Singh Ji were similarly addressed.
SETH PARTAP SINGH'S LETTERS 143
The cause of all these extraneous thoughts in the

mind is that, when you do your worldly work or
perform your official duty, the mind's attention is also
diverted towards them. Then at the time of Bhajan,
and with slight concentration, all these thoughts come
into full force. But the surat will remain attached
to the Shabd as soon as your practice is complete.
The hindrances caused by all kinds of thoughts coming
to your mind's attention at the time of Bhajan will be
removed when you do the Surat Shabd practice for a
longer period and derive pleasure out of it. Briefly,
if you continue the practice for one or two months,
for at least two to four hours every day, you yourself
will feel the results.
Further, I have received a money order for rupees
two hundred toward the construction of rooms.
Necessary materials are being purchased and the
rooms are under construction.
* * * *
2. I was very happy to receive and read your
letter dated the 5th instant. I have also received your
money order for—•—. A total sum of Rs. 850/- has
been received from you. The set of rooms and the
veranda are complete, except for plaster on the ceilings,
and the flooring. A post card giving similar inform-
ation has also been forwarded to Baba Jaimal Singh Ji
Maharaj. I still have a sum of one hundred rupees
with me (out of the amount sent by you) and I expect
that the rooms, etc. will be completed within this
amount. Of course, everything is in the hands of
Radha Swami Din Dayal and I shall write to you
concerning this matter if necessary.
* * * *
3. I was very pleased to read your letter. I
have recently informed Baba Ji Maharaj that all the

rooms are now ready. The stones for the flooring:
have also been laid and the stones for the outer veranda
have been put up in time. Eight strong padlocks of"
Aligarh make have been fixed on the windows and doors
of these rooms. I am sending the complete statement
of account under registered post. There is a slight
saving which is held with us on your account. If you
think it proper, kindly send this statement of accounts,
to Baba Ji also for his perusal.
We shall humbly pray to Huzur Swami Ji Maharaj
that you may come here at your early convenience..
I am very eager to see you and talk with you.
•P v * •?•
4. Your letter has been received and we are all'

very sad over Baba Jaimal Singh Maharaj Sahib's,
giving up the chola (garment, which in this case means,
the human body). He was responsible for the uplift
of many a soul, but His Will was such and no one can
interfere. You should, therefore, be content and
happy in His Will. Radha Swami is Omnipotent and
Omniscient. His Will is never without purpose. All
those who came under the sharan (protection) of
Baba Ji Maharaj will continue to be protected by
Him, and one day He will certainly manifest Himself
to them.
Tell all of them that, in accordance with His
instructions, Simran, Dhyan, Bhajan (repetition of the
Holy Names, contemplation on Satguru's Form and
listening to the Word or Sound within) and daily
practice should be carried out by everyone with love,
devotion and faith. He is with everyone of them at
all times, and whoever has love and faith in Him will
continue to be protected by Him. You should all,
SETH PRATAP SINGH'S LETTERS 145
therefore, have faith in His Daya. And when it pleases

Radha Swami Dayal, He will arrange for Satsang also
to be continued as before.
* * * *
5. Your letter has been received and given the
careful attention which it deserved. If you can point
out an educated Satsangi there (at the Dera), then the
instructions regarding Initiations will be sent to him
from here. * Initiations may then be given by him and
confirmed under your instructions. So, if you come
across such a Satsangi, kindly appoint him for this
purpose, for a few days. At the time of Huzuri
Bhandarain December, Naray an Singh of Hoshangabad
will be sent there.
However, as soon as you come to Beas perma-
nently, on pension, it will not be necessary to make
such provisions.
* * * *
6. I have received your affectionate letter and
was very glad to read it. The idea of your coming here
for Satsang is very good and I pray that Radha Swami
Dayal, in His Grace, will fulfill your desire to do so.
I believe it is a good idea that you first take leave for
three months, and thereafter take more leave on half pay.
I have noted that the Bhandara of Baba Jaimal
Singh Ji Maharaj will be on 21st February. You have
invited me to come and join all of you on this occasion.
This indicates your love as well as your devotion and
I pray that Huzur Radha Swami Dayal in His Grace
may continue to bestow this type of love and devotion.
I feel that it is very necessary and desirable for me to
*NOTE:—No Satsangi for Initiation was appointed. Huzur Maharaj
Baba Sawan Singh used to do this Himself even during the
remaining period of His service.
attend the Bhandara and I also want to do so, but I

am helpless on account of old age and general debility.
I wanted to send my dear son, Suchet Singh. Bibi
Rukko has also written to me accordingly. However,
Suchet Singh has very recently taken up service with
the Raja of Mursan (a place near Agra). Nevertheless,
I have written to him that if he can obtain leave he
must attend the Bhandara on a fortnight's leave.
But I doubt if he will be able to get leave. The time
is short; otherwise, I would have arranged for my other
son (Sudarshan Singh) to come to you.
I have sent Rs. 50/- for Bhandara to Bibi Rukko
by money order. I hope the amount has since been
received.
* * * *
7. The condition of the human mind is really
as you have described it, but Radha Swami Dayal,
the Supreme Being, is Ail-Powerful. Whoever
sincerely takes refuge in Him, will certainly receive
Supreme Bliss one day. Consequently, it is desirable
that the method of Simran, Dhyan and Bhajan, as
propagated by Him, should be practised as much as
possible, and there should be firm faith in His Daya
Mehr.
One should never be disappointed about His
Grace. So long as the mind is not pure and the
coverings of worldly desires and temptations are not
removed, His Grace will not be felt. It wil only be
felt in due course, after practice of Bhajan, according
to the method given by Him. This is not a work of
haste. Therefore, a disciple should carry out his
practice steadily, with the Grace and guidance of his
Satguru. In this manner he is sure to achieve success
one day.
I SETH PRATAP SINGH'S LETTERS 147
I was glad to learn about all the activities of the

Dera from Narayan Singh, who came here three or
four days ago. Kindly convey my Radha Swami
and the Radha Swami of all the Satsangis here to all
Satsangis there.
8. Radha Swami Mat places the position of

Sant Satguru very high. Sant Satguru is the name
given to such highly evolved beings whose souls have
gone up to Sat Lok and Radha Swami Regions, and
who have become one with Satpurush and Radha
Swami Sarup. Even the highest praise is insufficient
to describe them. One cannot begin to describe
them.
However, such Satgurus are few and very difficult
to find. Even if one comes across such a One, it is
not possible to recognize His Greatness. The reason
is that there are innumerable gurus (of lower type)
in this world, and they are all hankering after wealth
and prestige. It is extremely difficult to detect among
them the True and Perfect Guru. It is impossible for
anyone to succeed in distinguishing a True Guru by
means of descriptions given in religious books.
Nevertheless, Sant Satgurus or Sadh Gurus do help
those who are true seekers. If anyone follows the
practice of Surat Shabd Yoga according to the Sat-
guru's instructions, then gradually he will be able to
ascertain who is a Real Guru.
Therefore, so long as a seeker is not able to
distinguish a Sant Sat Guru, it is necessary that he
should treat his Guru as he would treat a sadhu or a
person devoted to God. He must, however, put his
complete faith in the Feet of Radha Swami Dayal, the
Supreme Being, and should always ask for His Daya
Mehr. Radha Swami Dayal will certainly and

gradually improve the condition of such a seeker,
and will open his inner vision in proportion to his love
and devotion. The position of Satguru and Radha
Swami Dayal will be understood only in accordance
with the degree of one's faith in Radha Swami Dayal
and in the Satguru.
I am much better now, but not quite fit. When
you come, I shall definitely find at least one hour to
meet you.
You should do no work which interferes with your
Bhajan, Satsang or Parmarth.
* * * *
9. I have received a letter written by Milkhi
Ram and Bibi Rukko, in which they have mentioned
that you are practising Bhajan and Simran continuously
and do not come out of your room even after four
days, until Bibi Rukko compels you to come out.
I append a copy of my letter written to them:
"I was very glad to learn from your letter about
the love and enthusiasm of Babu Sawan Singh towards
the practice of Bhajan and Meditation to such an
extent that He does not come out of His room for four
days at a stretch. Actually, now that He has come to
Beas after retirement, it is but proper for Him to direct
His attention to Bhajan. Whatever work has been
allotted to you by Him should be performed cheerfully.
Any quarrel or dispute among you is not proper because
it takes away all pleasure which one derives from
Satsang and Bhajan. If you find anyone doing wrong,
Babu Sawan Singh should be informed and He will
Himself take suitable action. But no pressure should
be put on Him to get a thing done in a particular
manner.
"I was extremely sorry to learn about Bibi

Rukko's high-handedness in dealing with a Satsangi.
She should be repentant for her excesses. No person
is prepared to leave his family and his domestic life
for Bhajan and Simran. Babu Sawan Singh has
taken great courage to withdraw from all worldly
activities for the sake of Parmarth.
"It is my great desire that after Baba Ji and myself,
there should be two or three Saints (Nadipurush) who
should spread Radha Swami Mat and Nam Bhakti.
You should not, therefore, expect any worldly activity
from Babu Sawan Singh, but let Him do His Bhajan
and Parmarth. He must not be bothered with
accounts, etc. because they interfere in Parmarth.
You should all treat Him as a Guru and respect Him
as your elder, and let Him do the work of Parmarth.
"All worldly activities are like dross, but Parmarth
is like precious gems. It is, therefore, a mistake to ask
anybody to run after dross and leave the Real Thing."
You should, however, not do the Bhajan and
Simran practice continuously for such long periods.
It should be carried out only so long as the physical
body can tolerate it and Anand (internal Bliss) conti-
nues; but when there is a feeling of tiresomeness or
fatigue, the practice should then be relaxed and started
again after some time.
LETTERS FROM SWAMI JI'S NEPHEW
To SAWAN SINGH JI MAHARAJ
7th April, 1914

1. The Beloved of Satguru, purified by Shabd,
pure of face and intellect, Babu Sawan Singh Ji:
Radha Swami to you. I have received your letter
full of love and was very glad to read that dear Basant
Singh (Baba Sawan Singh Ji's son) remained at the
Lotus Feet of the Master till the very end, and that he
continued to have full faith and love in Radha Swami
Din Dayal, nor did he have any feeling of sorrow or
restlessness about worldly matters. This was all the
Grace of Huzur Din Dayal.
I was also very glad to learn that you were not
unduly shocked and did not dwell on grief on account
of his death. We must all pray to the Lotus Feet of
Huzur Radha Swami Din Dayal.
SUDARSHAN SlNGH SETH*
P.S. to Bibi Rukko
DEAR SISTER RUKKO:
I was very glad to receive your affectionate letter.
You have written that at the time of Basant Singh's
death, Babu Sawan Singh Ji showed absolutely no
signs of sorrow or sadness. He has the personal Grace
of Radha Swami Din Dayal and there is no need to
worry about Him. We are all happy about His
present attitude.
NOTE: Sudarshan Singh Seth was the youngest son of Chacha Ji
Partap Singh Seth, who was Swami Ji's younger brother.
RADHA SOAMI AGRA

20th December 1933
2. Hazur Maharaj Ji Sahib.
Please accept my Radha Swami at your Lotus
Feet with folded hands.
Your affectionate letter was duly received, for
which I am grateful.
I wrote to you in my previous letter about the
plot of land. I have re-considered the matter and I
feel that my request was not quite correct. Because,
a Bungalow will take about 1 \ to 2 years to complete
arid, consequently, if I shall have to wait for 2 years,
I can also wait for another 2-3 years. You should not
bother about it now.
Mata Ji is of the opinion that, if it will not be very
inconvenient, we shall also come and settle down in
*Dera at your holy feet and shall construct a house and
remain under your Sharan (refuge).
Kindly inform Dr. Prem Nath that the retina of
my left eye is slightly painful at the lower end and
my vision is blurred. He may advise whether the eye
can be operated (for cataract) now or after disappear-
ance of visibility. Which season will be the best?
Doctors have different opinions. Some prefer the
operation when there is still feeble light, others after
its complete disappearance.
How far is his place from Beas and what is the
name of its District Headquarters?
Kindly reply at your convenience. There is no
urgency.
Please accept Best Radha Swami Greetings from
us both and convey same to Rai Sahib Har Narayan
and all Satsangi brothers and sisters.
*DERA BABA JAIMAL SINGH Humblest of the Humble,
(SUDARSHAN SlNGH).
Of
P.S.
A number of people calling themselves Satsangis
of Beas come here and are permitted to stay in Soami
Bagh. We are not sure if their statements are always
correct. Kindly inform your Satsangis that whosoever
wishes to visit Soami Bagh should take a letter of
introduction from an authorised person at your end.
I write this because there have been two or three
cases previously of impersonation.
RADHA SWAMI SATSANG

SOAMI BAGH
P.O. DAYAL BAGH
13th January, 1935
3.
To:
Sri Huzur, most revered and exalted—verily the
fountain of grace, benefactor of the times, of the
highest dignity and station, guiding star of the straying
humanity, may your protecting hand ever remain
over me!
With folded hands we both tender Radhaswami
Salutations at your Sacred Feet, which kindly con-
descend to accept. I have already sent one humble
*
letter to Your Gracious Self and this I trust has
reached you.
Due to extreme cold here, I am having severe
cough and cold for the last fifteen days and, for this
reason, Bahuji (wife) is of the opinion that Huzur
Chachaji Maharaj's Bhandara should be postponed to
sometime in February next. It is hoped that by then
I shall be restored to health. Under these circum-
stances, the Bhandara cannot be held on the occasion
of Basant Panchmi. I shall be greatly honored if,
at your convenience, you can grant us the privilege of a

visit. Kindly intimate a day or so in advance, the
date and time of train by which your Gracious Self
will be arriving so that a car may meet you. In case
you decide to come by the end of January or early in
February, most probably I shall also have regained my
health.
With folded hands, Radhaswami Salutations
from both of us to Rai Sahib Har Narayan.
Humblest of your devotees,
(Signed) SUDARSHAN SINGH SETH
RADHASWAMI SATSANG
SOAMI BAGH
P.O. DAYAL BAGH
8th January, 1936
4.
To:
My most revered and exalted Sri Huzur Sardar
Sahib, may your protecting hand ever remain over us.
With folded hands, I implore you to accept
Radhaswami Salutations offered in all humility at your
Sacred Feet. I felt greatly honoured to have received
your most gracious letter.
This servant of yours has a longing, more intense
than your good self, to have your Darshan. If I
were fit enough to bear the strain of the journey, I
should have myself come to you. Owing to extreme
weakness, however, I regret my inability and helpless-
ness to present myself. Kind hearted and generous as
you are, please condescend to visit this place and
oblige me. On Basant Panchmi, the 28th January,
SPIRITUAL LETTERS
is the Bhandara of HIS MOST EXALTED HOLINESS

HUZUR CHACHAJI MAHARAJ. If you can
kindly grace the occasion with your presence, it will be
an act of utmost kindness and benevolence and I shall
feel extremely grateful. Kindly intimate a day in
advance the date and time of your proposed arrival,
as well as the station in Agra where you would detrain,
to enable a transport to meet your good self.
A person like myself who is a mere handful of dust
and who is utterly worthless is totally undeserving of
the high compliments such as "The Great Lord" and
the "Perfect Master". These are the unique attributes
of revered, exalted and refulgent Huzur Swami Ji
Maharaj only.
Kindly accept our respectful obeisance for Rai
Har Narayan and your kind self. To the children
and respected mother, kindly convey Radhaswami
Salutations with bowed forehead and folded hands
from both of us.
Your most humble devotee,.

(Signed) SUDARSHAN SINGH SETH
GLOSSARY
AMI OR AMRIT—Water of Immortality; Elixir; Nectar; Ambrosia^

ANAHAD OR ANAHAT, ANHAD OR ANHAT— Unstruck-
Limitless.
ANAHAD, ANAHAT, ANHAD OR ANHAT SHABD—Unstruck
Sound; Unstruck Music; the Word or the Spiritual Sound
which is present in everyone and can be heard under proper
conditions.
ANAM, ANAMI OR ANAMI PURUSH—The Nameless; the
Absolute; the Highest Deity, Radha Swami, the Ruler of the
eighth and the Highest Spiritual Region.
ANAND—Bliss.
AND OR AND A—The lower portion of Brahmand; the region,
between Pind and Brahmand.
ANDI MAN—Astral mind.
ANGSANG—Actually in your body; with you.
ANTAHKARAN OR ANTASHKARAN—Inner organ; mind.
ANTARJAMI—All-knowing; Omniscient.
ANTARMUKH—Introvert; esoterically, one whose energies are
directed to the realization of self, which is the first step to
God-Realization.
ANTARMUKH ABHYAS—Inner spiritual practice.
ANURAG SA GAR—Lit. Ocean of Love; name of a book by Kabir.
ARDAS—Offering to the Deity.
AROOP OR ARUP—Without form.
ARSH—Sky; heaven; appellation of the first Spiritual^Region,.
which is called Sahansdal Kanwal.
ARTI—Lamp-waving ceremony; ceremonial worship; esoterically,
the intense pull of the soul towards Shabd.
ASANSKARI—One without sanskar; esoterically, without mental
bent or leaning towards spirituality; without past impressions
of spiritual practice or longing.
ASHTDAL KAMAL—Eight-petalled lotus.
ASTHOOL—Gross; material.
ASTHOOL KARMAS—The karmas or results of gross (physical).
actions.
ATMA—Soul; spirit.
ATMANAND—Spiritual Bliss.
ATMA PAD—Spirit pole or region; esoterically, the third Spiritual
Region—Daswandwar—where the soul is rid of all its coverings
or fetters and shines in its own effulgence.
ATMA TATTWA—Spiritual essence; soul.
AVATARS—Incarnations.
AVYAKRITA—Unmanifested; one of the three forms of Brahm.
AWAGAWAN—Coming and going; birth and death.
B
BABA JAIMAL SINGH JI MAHARAJ—The name of the

Founder of the Radha Swami Colony at Beas (Punjab). He
was a devoted and highly advanced disciple of Swami Ji
Maharaj and was appointed by Him to carry on the Spiritual
Work, with headquarters in the Punjab. He left this world
on December 29, 1903. Several months before He departed,
He appointed Huzur Maharaj Baba Sawan Singh Ji as His
Successor. It was the Latter who named the place Dera Baba
Jaimal Singh, in honour of His Satguru. In His Sacred
Memory, a Bhandara is held annually on the 29th day of
December at the Colony at Beas. He was born in Village
Ghoman (Punjab) in July, 1839. For more information on
this Great Saint, please refer to the Statistics and to the
Introduction.
BABA JI—Same as Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj.
BABU—A title equivalent to Mister or Esquire.
BACHAN—Word; discourse; saying; instruction; order; command.
BAHUJI—Wife. (The letter in which this word was mentioned
was written in U.P., therefore it means 'wife'. In other parts
of India the same word means 'son's wife').
BANI—Teachings, particularly of the Saints, whether oral or
written; text; esoterically, the Inner Sound or Shabd.
BASANT—Spring time.
BASANT PANCHMI—First day of Spring, which is according to
the moon and falls anywhere from the end of January to the
beginning of February. The date varies similar to that of
Easter, in the West.
BEAS—The name of a small village, situated on the banks of the
GLOSSARY 157
Beas River, in the Punjab.

BENTI OR BENATI—Same as Vinti; an humble prayer, sometimes
chanted before or after Satsang.
BHADON OR BHADRON—Hindu month of August, which
actually begins about the middle of August.
BHAG—Portion; destiny; good fortune.
BHAGAVADGITA-—Literally, "The Song of the Lord". It
embodies the teachings of Lord Krishna, given in the dialogue
between Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield, and is the most
popular book on Hindu Philosophy.
BHAGWAN—Lord; also a term of respect and esteem applied to
great Spiritual Personalities.
BHAGWAT—One of the eighteen Puranas.
BHAI—Brother.
BHAJAN—A form of spiritual practice; constant dwelling on the
Lord; devotional songs; applying the spirit to the Internal
Word or Shabd; also called Surat Shabd Yoga.
BHAJAN GHAR—A hall or room in which the spiritual practice
is performed.
BHAKTA OR BHAGAT—Devotee.
BHAKTI OR BHAGTI—Devotion; worship.
BHAKTI MARG—Path of Devotion.
BHANA—Submission to the Will of the Lord; contentment with
one's lot.
BHANDARA—Religious feast; large scale feeding of people;
esoterically, the internal Spiritual Feast.
BHANWAR GUPHA—Lit. rotating cave; the fourth Spiritual
Region.
BHAO OR BHAU—Esoterically, love; affection.
BHARAM—Doubt; suspicion; superstitious belief; illusion and
delusion.
BHEKH—Disguise; assumed appearance; any religious order,
marked by Special type of dress; also clothing, such as those
of a Sadhu or of some holy orders.
BHEKHS—Those who belong to such an order.
BHOG—Enjoyment; pleasure; also the name of a ceremony in
memory of the dead.
BIBI—Lady.
BIREH OR BIRHA—The pain of separation; intense longing; pain of
one who has been separated from the beloved.
BRAHM—Lord of the second Spiritual Region; the Power that

creates and dissolves the phenomenal world.
BRAHMA—The first of the Hindu Triad (Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva), in charge of creation below Sahans Dal Kanwal, the
first Spiritual Region.
BRAHMAN OR BRAHMIN—The priestly class; the first and the
highest of the four castes into which Hindu Society was divided,
the other three being: Kshatriya—the regal and warrior class;
Vaisya—trading and agricultural classes; Sudra—menial and
unskilled labor.
IBRAHMANAND—Bliss of the region of Brahm.
BRAHM AND OR BRAHM ANDA—Literally, the egg of Brahm;
the entire universe over which Brahm has jurisdiction.
BRAHMANDI—Pertaining to Brahmand; universal.
.BRAHMANDI MANAS—Universal or astral mind, which rules
the subtle worlds, such as heaven, hell, etc.
BRAHM GYAN—Knowledge of Brahm.
BRAHM GYANIS—Knowers of Brahm.
BRAT—Fast; vow.
BRIHI—One who is suffering bireh, or who has intense longing.
BUDDH, BUDH OR BUDDHI—Intellect; discriminating power.
BUDDHI YOGA—the Yoga of intellect or knowledge.
CHACHAJI OR CHACHA JI—Paternal uncle.

CHAITANYA—Same as Chetan.
CHAITANYA PRANA OR CHETON PRANA—Conscious life
force.
•CHAKRA—Literally, wheel. Refers to certain centers in the body,
and each one is divided into parts which suggest the petals of the
lotus.
CHANDRAYANA—Fast, extending over one lunar period.
CHARAN AMRIT OR CHARNAMRIT—Literally, Nectar of the
Holy Feet; esoterically, it is the Divine Elixir received within.
CHARAN SINGH JI MAHARAJ—The present Sant Satguru at
Beas.
CHAURASI—Literally means eighty-four; hence, "The Wheel of
Eighty-Four"; the name indicates the eight million four hundred
thousand species into which the soul may have to incarnate
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and which is called eighty-four lakhs species; whirlpool or
wheel of transmigration.
CHELA—Disciple; seeker.
CHET—The Hindu month of March, which begins about the middle
of March. Also means memory, remembrance, thought.
CHET AN—Conscious; awakened; spirit; conscious living as
opposed to 'jar' (inert or inanimate); reason; soul; self; intelli-
gence ; wisdom. Same as Chaitanya.
CHETAN AKASH—the heavenly region above the eyes; part of the
first Region of Spirituality.
CHHIMA—Forgiveness.
CHIDAKASH—The same as Chetan Akash.
CHIT OR CH1TTA—The same as Chetan Akash; also the mind
stuff or the thing which gives the mind the handle to move;
memory, inner attention.
CHITONI—Thinking power.
CHOLA—Garment; esoterically, the human body.
CRORE—-Ten million.
DAIVI SAMPRADA—The good qualities.

DAKKHINI BABA—Literally, the Sage from the South; the name
by which people called the Great Saint, Tulsi Sahib Maharaj
after He came to Hathras, which is about twenty miles from
Agra. Same as Tulsi Sahib.
DAM A—Restraint of the senses; self-restraint.
DAMAMI—One whose light goes up to Anami Purush.
DANDI—Sedan chair.
DARSHAN—Vision or sight, particularly of some Saint or holy
person.
DASWAN DWAR—The tenth aperture; appellation of the third
Spiritual Region. The second Region, Trikuti, is said to have
an inner citadel or 'garh', having nine open gates. The tenth
gate, which leads to the third Region, is closed; hence, the third
Region itself is called Daswan Dwar. In fact, both Sunn and
Maha Sunn are referred to as Daswan Dwar—Sunn being the
Region itself and Maha Sunn being the great vacuum between
Daswan Dwar and Bhanwar Gupha.
DAY A—Mercy; Grace.
DAYAL—Merciful.
DAYA MEHR—Mercy and Grace.
DENA—Giving.
DERA—Camp or Colony. In this book the name refers to the
Radha Swami Colony, situated on the banks of the River Beas,
in the Punjab.
DERA BABA JAIMAL SINGH—P.O. address of Radha Swami
Colony Beas.
DESH—Region; country; territory; realm.
DEV LOK—Region of the gods.
DEVAS OR DEVTAS—Literally, "shining ones"; personifications of
the forces of Nature; gods.
DHAM—Abode; region; home; place.
DH AN—Wealth.
DHANI—Rich; wealthy; owner; esoterically, Lord of various inner
Spiritual Regions.
DHARA—Currents.
DHARAM RAI—King Judge; Divine Accountant, who administers
reward or punishment after death, according to the karmas of
the souls. However, the Initiated soul is not under his juris-
diction because the Master Himself takes care of the soul, and
He tempers Justice with Mercy.
DHARAMSALAS—Hindu and Sikh temples; free guest houses
endowed by religious bodies.
DHARMA—Duty, religious or moral.
DHUN—Sound; manifestation of Shabd; Inner Sound; synonymous
with Shabd or Word; a particular tune or melody.
DHUNDHUKAR—Misty chaos.
DHUNYATMAK—Inexpressible, Primal Sound, which cannot be
spoken or written, nor can it be heard with the physical ears.
DHUNYATMIK NAM—Another name for Shabd; see Nam.
DHYAN—Contemplation; a form of spiritual practice; attention;
esoterically, beholding the form of the Master within.
DIN DAYAL—Din means humble; Dayal means merciful; hence,
merciful to the humble.
DRISHT—Sight; view.
DRISHTI—A special gaze or glance bestowed by the Satguru.
DUKH—Affliction; pain; suffering; hardship; sorrow.
DURBAR OR DARBAR—Court; usually means the court of kings;
hall of audience.
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DWAPAR—The third of the four yugas or cycles into which time is

divided by the Hindus. See Yuga.
DWEEPS OR DEEPS—Islands; island universes.
FAQAR—The qualities of a Faqir.

FAQIR OR FAQEER—Muslim term for Saint or Master
GAG AN—Sky; heaven; firmament; esoterically, the sky of Trikuti.

GAGAN MANDAL—Sphere of the sky of the second region.
GARANTHI—One who reads or chants from the Granth Sahib.
GARH—A citadel; fortress.
GARIB DAS JI OR GHARIB DAS JI—A disciple of Swami Ji, who
reached Sach Khand during his lifetime. He was from the
Punjab and a brother disciple of Baba Ji. Though a Saint of
the Punjab, he preached Sant Mat in Delhi, where he had some
followers. Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji had a high regard
for him. Also the name of another Saint who flourished in
Rohtak District.
GHAR—House.
GHAT RAMAYANA—Name of a book by Tulsi Sahib of Hathras.
It is written in beautiful poetry and is strictly an epic of the soul,
as distinguished from the Ramayana by Tulsi Das, who lived
in another age. Ghat means inside, and ramayana means
description. Ghat Ramayana pertains to the ascent of the soul
within.
GHEE OR GHI—Clarified, unsalted butter.
GITA—See Bhagavadgita.
GRANTH—A book, especially a religious scripture; the Sikh
scriptures.
GRANTHI—Same as Garanthi.
GRANTH SAHIB—Same as Adi Granth.
GRIHAST—The householder's way of life.
GUNAS—Attributes or qualities. The creation of the world has
been made possible by the inter-play of the three gunas. They
also exist in the human body and are known as Satogun,
Rajogun and Tamogun; that is, harmony, action or activity,
and inertia or darkness respectively. These three gunas are

also personified as Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha or Shiva,
also called Mahadev.
GURBANI—Literally, teachings of the Guru; esoterically, Nam,
Shabd or Word. Also means what has been written in the
Granth Sahib; teachings of the Saints; sometimes a particular
book, such as the Granth Sahib, Sar Bachan, etc. is also referred
to as Gurbani.
GURBHAKTA—Devotee of a Guru.
GURBHAKTI OR GURU BHAKTI—Devotion to Guru.
GURDWARA—The name used by the Sikhs for their house of
worship.
GURMAT OR GURUMAT—Teachings of the Guru. Same as
Sant Mat.
GURMUKH—Literally, one whose face is turned towards the
Guru; one who has completely surrendered himself to the
Guru; one who is guided by the Guru; a highly advanced soul
which has cast off the three coverings and has reached Par
Brahm. It is also said that only the Saints are the true Gur-
mukhs.
GURMUKHTA—-The quality of being a Gurumukh; devotion and
surrender to the Guru; obedience.
GURU—Literally, one who gives light; Spiritual Teacher; Master;
Preceptor; Guide.
GURU GRANTH SAHIB—Same as Adi Granth.
GURMUKHI—Punjabi language, so called because it was the
language of Guru Nanak.
GURU NANAK—The famous Saint of the Punjab; the first of the
ten Sikh Gurus.
GURU SAHIB—Whenever that term is used in Satsang, it means
the particular Saint or Guru by whom the text of the discourse
was written or spoken; whatever Guru is being spoken about
or written about is referred to as Guru Sahib, meaning that
particular Guru.
GYAN—Knowledge; True Knowledge; Spiritual Knowledge;
Spiritual Wisdom; Spiritual Enlightenment.
GYANI—Literally, one who possesses knowledge; esoterically,
the term is used for intellectuals.
GYAN MAT—The path of Knowledge; yoga of Knowledge.
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HANSAS—Literally, 'Swans'; fabulous birds reputed to live on

pearls and to be able to separate milk from water; appellation
of elevated spirits who reach Sat Lok; Saints are also called
Hansas; so are devoted souls or Bhagats who dwell in Das-
wand war or anywhere in Parbrahm; also applied to highly
devoted and spiritually advanced persons.
HAR OR HARI—God.
HAR MANDIR—God's Temple; esoterically, the human body as
the temple of the Living God.
HAR RAS—Literally, God's Nectar or Elixir; hence, God's Love.
HATHA YOGA—A system of yoga consisting chiefly of physical
postures which are intended to keep the body fit and to influence
the mental currents. 'Ha' means 'sun', and 'tha' means 'moon',
and it is really the yoga of joining the sun and the moon,
corresponding to the 'Ida' and 'Pingala' in the body.
HOMEN OR HOMAIN—Separateness, i.e. we separated from the
Deity when we left Sach Khand; egotism or egoism; I-ness;
ego consciousness.
HOOT—The Region of Mercy; Daya; also called Rahman by
Faqirs.
HUKM OR HUKAM—Order; command; esoterically, Shabd,
Nam or Word.
HUZUR—Term of respect used in addressing or applied to kings,
holy men and high personages.
HUZUR DIN DAYAL—He who is merciful to the humble.
HUZURI POTHI—Literally, a book by a great personage; in this
book the term applies to the "Sar Bachan" by Swami Ji.
HUZUR MAHARAJ JI—The term is usually used in referring to
one's own Master; hence, Baba Ji referred to Swami Ji when
He used the terms Huzur, Huzur Din Dayal, Huzur Maharaj,
etc.
IDA OR IRA—See Shah Rag.

INDRIYAS—Senses; sense organs.
ISHT—Ideal; goal; worship.
JAP OR JAP A-—Recitation; prayer; mental repetition of the Name

of God.
JAPJI SAHIB—Adi Granth Begins with it; it is that portion of the
Granth Sahib by Guru Nanak which contains the essence of the
entire Granth.
JAR OR JAD—Inert; inanimate; lifeless; unconscious; material or
matter as opposed to spirit.
JAT—A caste in modern India, following mostly the agricultural
and military professions.
JATHARAGNI—Fire of the solar plexus.
JATIS—Celibates.
JIV, JIVA OR JEEVA—Any living being; the individual or im-
liberated soul; sometimes used to denote human beings.
JIVANMUKTI OR JEEVANMUKTI—Liberation, salvation, deli-
verance or redemption of the human soul during the present
life.
JIVATMA—Individual soul; spirit embodied in the physical form.
JOT OR JYOTI—Light; flame; esoterically, the light of the first
Spiritual Region, Sahansdal Kanwal.
JUGTI—Technique.
KABIR SAHIB—A well-known Saint who lived in Benares (Kashi),

and preached and practised Surat Shabd Yoga. He condemned
the follies and the external Observances of Hindus and
Mohammedans alike. He was succeeded by Dharam, Das.
KAKA—Child
KAL—Lit. means Time or Death; the time spirit; the name given to
the Power that controls all the three worlds, which are peri-
shable. Kal rules and regulates the whole universe—gross,
subtle and causal—and will not let anyone cross his threshold
to enter the realm of Sat Purush, until that soul has been
thoroughly cleansed of all desires, etc.
KALA—Emanation; a ray or power which emanates.
KALI YUGA OR KALYUG—The fourth cycle of Time, known as
the Dark Age or the Iron Age. It is the age in which we live
now. See Yuga.
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KALMA—Arabic for Bani.

KAM—Lust; desire; sensory tendencies; any outward tendencies
of the mind.
KARAN—Causal; cause.
KARAN MAN—The Causal Mind, which rules the Causal Region
and extends to the top of Brahm.
KARAN MAYA—The causal phenomenal universe, out of which
both Ishwar and jiva have sprung, and which is the source of the
good qualities.
KARMA—Action and re-action; the law of action and re-action;
the fruit or result of past thoughts, words and deeds. There
are three types of Karma:
1. Pralabdh, that portion of our karma which is allotted to
this life and is responsible for our present existence.
It is also called Fate or Destiny.
2. Kriyaman, the result or fruit of new actions performed
during the present life.
3. Sinchit, those karmas which still remain to be taken out
of our own stored-up lot and are to be worked off or to
bear fruit in future incarnations.
KARMA ROG—Illness or affliction of any kind that is due to past
karmas, which cannot be remitted but must be undergone.
KARM KAND OR KARAM—Rituals and rites, ceremonies and
outward observances of the various religions.
KARMIS—Those who perform Karm Kand.
KARNI—Action; practice; conduct; effort; spiritual effort; abhyas.
KASAK—Rankling pain, like a toothache or the pangs of love and
longing.
KASHI OR KANSHI—Benares. The sacred city of the Hindus and
a place of Sanskrit learning from very ancient times. Kabir
lived and taught here.
KHAIRAGALI—The name of a hill station in Abbotabad.
KOTWAL—Police officer.
KR1TA YUGA—Same as Sat Yuga.
KRIYAMAN—See Karma.
KRODH—Anger.
KSHATRIYAS—The second in rank in the Hindu society, which
caste consisted of fighters and rulers.
LAC—Gum or resin.
LAGMATRA—Dot or dash.
LAKH, LAKSH OR LAC—One hundred thousand.
LAKHS—Plural of lakh.
LANGAR—Free community kitchen. See Radha Soami Satsang
Beas.
LENA—Receiving.
LOBH—Greed; avarice.
LOGOS—Same as Shabd.
LOK OR LOKA—Region; world.
MAHA—Great; supreme.
MAHA AKASH—Great Heaven; Great Sky; the Sky above Trikuti.
MAHA MAYA—See Shakti.
MAHA NAD—Literally, Great Sound; the Primal Word or Shabd.
MAHARAJ—Literally, Great King; a title of respect.
MAHA PURUSH—Supreme Lord.
MAHA SUNN—Great Vaccuum; the region of intense darkness,
situated above Sunn or Daswandwar proper and below Bhan-
wargupha. It is really one of the six great spiritual regions,
but is never referred to by the Saints because the disciples are
not to dwell upon it, for their own protection. It can be crossed
only with the help of the Master. Hence, though there are six
great spiritual regions, only five are named as such in Sant
Mat literature, and this one is included in the five without
mentioning it as a separate region. Therefore, Daswandwar
is really Sunn and Maha Sunn, respectively, from below
upward.
MAHATMA—Great Soul; also applied to highly spiritual persons.
MAHA YUGA—See Yuga.
MAI JI—Grandmother; an affectionate term for any elderly lady.
MALIK—Lord; Master; Possessor; Owner.
MAN (pronounced 'mun')—Mind.
MANDAL—Circle; orb; sphere.
MANDIR—Temple; a building.
MANMUKH—Literally, facing the mind; that is, he who obeys the
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dictates of the mind; a devotee of the mind and of the ways of

the world; a materialist.
MARG—Path; way.
MARKAND PURAN—A book which contains a detailed account
of the cycle of the four yugas or ages, along with the method of
calculating the duration of each age.
MAT—Creed; system; way; religion; teachings.
MATA JI—Mother; applied to any matron of motherly nature.
MAUJ—Wave; Will; especially the Will and Pleasure of the Sat
Guru or the Supreme Being.
MAULVI—A Moslem priest; one learned in Islamic religion and
theology.
MAYA—Illusion or delusion; deception; unreality; phenomenal
universe; all that which is not eternal, is not real or true, is
called 'maya'; it appears but is not. The veil of illusion conceals
the vision of God from our sight. Also another name of the
goddess Shakti.
MEHR, MEHAR OR MIHR—Grace; love; kindness; friendship;
mercy.
MOH—Attachment.
MOKSHA—Liberation; Salvation; Redemption; Deliverance.
MUKTA PAD—Stage of Liberation, Salvation or Redemption.
MUKTI—Liberation; Salvation; Redemption; Deliverance.
MUL OR MULA—Literally means root.
MUL CHAKRA—The root ganglion in the human body; the rectal
plexus.
MUMUKSHTA—The state of longing for Emancipation.
MUNI—A holy man; a sage; a devotee; literally, one who hears or
experiences within.
MURDA—Dea,d; esoterically, used for mureed. or disciple.
MUREED OR MURID—Disciple.
MURSHID OR MURSHAD—The Moslem name for Sat Guru or
Master.
NAD—Sound; Shabd; Word; Inner Music.

NADI—Pertaining to Nad.
?| NADIPURUSH—One who is conversant with and an adept in Nad,
Shabd or Word.
SPIRITUAL LETTERS
NADI SAT GURU—A guru versed in the practice of Nad or Shabd.
NAL—Tube.
NAM—Name; the same as Shabd, Word or Logos; the Immortal
Creator. Nam is of two kinds: Varnatmak (that which can
be expressed or uttered) and Dhunatmak (that which can be
heard only within as Nad or Shabd, the Word). The Varnat-
mak Nam acts as a pointer to and leads to the real or Dhunat-
mak Nam within, which is not really a word but a POWER that
emanates from the Supreme Being and takes us to Him.
NAM BHAKTI—Devotion to Nam.
NAM GHAR—A hall in which Nam (Initiation) is given. Same as
Satsang Ghar. Initiations were formerly given in the small
Satsang Ghar, which was the first one built at the Dera (see
Statistics). Then the applicants grew in number and Initiations
were given in the larger Satsang Ghar. Now even the largest
and the latest Satsang Ghar is too small to accommodate all
the accepted applicants at every Initiation, and they are split
up into groups of from 400 to 500 at a time. Initiations are
then given for three or four consecutive days, until all the
accepted applicants for a particular period have been Initiated.
This happens at the Dera from four to six times a year, in addi-
tion to Initiations granted elsewhere in India and in foreign
countries. Many more are rejected or deferred.
NAM RAS—The Elixir of Nam. The soul drinks that heavenly
Nectar within and enjoys Supreme Bliss.
NANAK—See Guru Nanak.
NIJ—Literally means "one's own"; real; higher; innermost.
NIJ ASTHAN—One's own or real Region.
NIJ DHAM—One's own or real Home.
NIJ DESH—One's own real Land, Country, Territory, also Region
or Home.
NIJ MAN—One's real, innermost, causal or higher mind.
NIJ ROOP OR NIJ RUP—One's own real form.
NIJ SARUP OR NIJ SAROOP—One's own real and essential form.
NIJ SARUP ANAMI—Radha Swami, the Nameless, the Lord of the
eighth and Highest Region.
NIJ SARUP SHABD DHUN—The Melody of the Word, the Shabd
Dhun which is the Real Form of the Sat Guru.
NIL CHAKRA—Blue center; denotes the veil or curtain of the mind.
NIRAKAR—Literally, without form; formless and absolutely pure.
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NIRANJAN—Literally means pure; an appellation of the Lord of

the first Spiritual Region.
NIRANJAN JYOTI—Literally, pure light; name of the Lord of the
NIRAT—The soul's power of seeing; the attention inside; the
awakening of the consciousness of the Nij Man; the love or
attention of the causal mind is also called Nirat.
NIRGUNA OR NIRGUN—Without attributes; appellation of Par
Brahm.
NIRVAN—The state of complete absorption in meditation.
NIRVAN PAD—The same as Mukta Pad.
NISH-KAM OR NISH-KARMA—Without karmas; karmaless.
NIVRITTI—Directing the energy inward; returning or going back
(in and up); spiritual life; opposite of privritti.
OMKAR OR ONKAR—Brahm; esoterically, the Lord of the second

Spiritual Region.
PAD—Place; status; region; station; stage.

PADAM PURAN—A book giving a detailed account of the cycles
of the four yugas.
PAHAR—A period of three hours.
PANDIT OR PUNDIT—One learned in Hindu Theology and
Religion; the Hindu priestly class; Brahman priest; any
Brahman.
PAR—Beyond.
PARAMATMA OR PARM ATM A—Literally, Supreme Soul; God.
PARAM HANSA—Appellation of the devotee who has reached Sat
Lok.
PARAM PAD—Highest stage.
PARAM PURUSH—Supreme Lord.
PARAM SAN T—-Supreme Saint; a Saint who has reached the
highest spiritual stage.
PARAM SANT BAB A JAIMAL SINGH JI—Same as Baba Jaimal
Singh Ji Maharaj.
PAR BRAHM—Literally, beyond Brahm; appellation of the Lord
of the third Spiritual Region.

PAR BRAHMAND—Spiritual Region beyond Brahmand.
PAR BRAHM PARMATMA—The Lord of Par Brahm.
PARMARTH—Spiritual way of life; spiritual work; spiritual gain;
spiritual effort; spiritual uplift; spiritual topics.
PARMESHWAR—Supreme Creator; God.
PARSHAD, PARSHADI OR PRASHAD—Anything sanctified or
blessed.
PATHI—One who reads or chants from the sacred scriptures.
PATIT UDHARAN—The Redeemer of sinners.
PESHWAS—The family name of Tulsi Sahib Maharaj. See Tulsi
Sahib.
PHAGAN—The Hindu month corresponding to February, which
starts about the middle of February.
PICE—Indian coin of very little value.
PIE—Smallest Indian coin, lowest in value.
PIND OR PINDA—The physical body; the physical and material
universe; region of lower mind and matter.
PINDI—Relating to Pind.
PINDI MAN—Physical (lower or material) mind which governs the
physical frame and senses.
PINGALA—See Shah Rag.
POH—Hindu month corresponding to December, beginning about
the middle of December.
POTHI—Book; usually indicates some religious book or scriptures;
holy book. When the word "pothi" is mentioned in this
book, it usually refers to the "Sar Bachan" by Swami Ji. It is
also referred to as the "Huzuri Pothi".
PRAKRIT—The name of a dialect originating from Sanskrit, just
as Punjabi is a dialect originating from Hindi.
PRAKRITI—Nature; matter as opposed to spirit; Jyoti; Maya;
female energy; prototype of the female sex; the Shakti or
female energy of any deity; the personified will of the Supreme
in creation.
PRAKRITIS—are twenty-five in number and consist of five meni-
festations of each of the five tattwas:
1. ETHER—Desires, anger, bashfulness, fear, infatuation.
2. AIR—Running, walking, smelling, contracting,
expanding.
3. FIRE—Hunger, thirst, sleep, personality, laziness.
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4. WATER—Vital fluid, blood, fat, urine, saliva.

5. EARTH—Bones, flesh, skin, veins, hair.
PRALABDH OR PRARABD—See Karma.
PRAN OR PRANA—Vital force; essence; vital air, the control and
regulation of which is the basis of the system known as
Pranayam.
PRANAYAM—The Hindu yogic practice consisting of breathing
in, holding the breath, then breathing out, and ultimately
holding the breath at centres in the body for a long time.
PRANA YOGA—Same as Pranayam.
PRARTHANA—Humble supplication; prayer
PREM—Love.
PREMIS—Lovers; loving abhyasis; loving disciples.
PRIVR1TTI—Directing the energy outward; getting entangled in
worldly matters; worldly life as opposed to Nivritti.
PUNJAB OR PANJAB—A state in North West India.
PUNYA—Religious or spiritual merit; charity.
PURAN OR POORAN—Full or complete; perfect.
PURANAS—Literally, the old ones; the, religio-historical stones
and mythologies of old, describing the lives and deeds of gods,
heroes and great kings.
PURAN DHANI—The Perfect Lord.
PURUSH—Male creative energy, as distinguished from Prakriti;
man; mind; also denotes Niranjan as well as the Supreme Being.
PURUSHA AND PRAKRITI REGION—The first Spiritual Region,
where Prakriti or Jyoti has merged into Niranjan. Purusha
and Prakriti extend up to Brahm, then Brahm alone remains,
up to Par Brahm.
RADHA—Primal soul.
RADHA SOAMI OR RADHA SWAMI—Appellation of the
Supreme Lord God. Swami literally means Lord, and Radha
means soul—hence, it means "Lord of the Soul".
RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS OR RADHA SWAMI
COLONY, BEAS—The Colony was founded in the year 1891
by Param Sant Baba Jaimal Singh Ji and is named Dera Baba
Jaimal Singh in the sacred memory of the illustrious Saint.
It is conveniently situated on the west bank of the River Beas,
at a distance of about three miles of paved road from the Beas

Railway Station, which is on the main line from Delhi to
Amritsar. It is in the Amritsar District and is situated about
half way between Amritsar and Jullundur, being about twenty-
seven miles from Amritsar and about twenty-five miles from
Jullundur.
The purpose of the Colony is to have established head-
quarters for the dissemination and practice of the Teachings
of the Saints of all countries and all times. This is called
Radha Swami Faith, Radha Swami Science or the Science
of the Soul. It is also known as Sant Mat or the Science and
Philosophy of the Soul, the aim of which is God-Realization.
The Teachings are as old as creation itself. Sant Mat has
appeared in different forms and under different names, in
different countries and at different times in accordance with the
culture, language, and other circumstances of life of the people
and the countries. The basic concept has, however, remained
unchanged and shall continue to remain so in the future.
(Please see: RADHA SWAMI DAYAL; BABA JAIMAL
SINGH JI; SAWAN SINGH JI MAHARAJ; SARDAR
BAHADUR JAGAT SINGH JI MAHARAJ, M.Sc. and
CHAR AN SINGH JI MAHARAJ).
The Colony is in a state of continuous development, with
the provision of all the modern amenities of life, for the conven-
ience of the numerous visitors as well as permanent
residents. The over-all control is in the hands of a registered
society called RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS and consists
of a panel of members, with the present Satguru—Maharaj
Charan Singh Ji—as its Patron. The management vests in the
executive committee which consists of three members, who work
under the guidance of the Patron.
The activities of the society are directed primarily toward
the propagation of Parmarth. For this purpose there are two
daily gatherings where recitations from holy scriptures are
chanted and properly explained in the form of a discourse, for
the benefit of visitors as well as residents. The followers of this
Science and Philosophy are enjoined to devote not less than
two and a half hours in spiritual meditation daily, preferably
in the early hours of the morning (from 3 A.M. to 6. A.M.). and
again to devote at least one hour to this practice every evening,
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from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the Colony, when all work is stopped

for that purpose, according to the instructions of the Satguru.
The purpose of the Langar or free community kitchen on
the premises is to supply food for such workers who wish to
partake of it daily and for the many thousands who come from
great distances to attend the periodic gatherings for the purpose
of Satsang, and who have no facilities for procuring their own
food. The Langar is operated in the headquarters only and
is not encouraged nor permitted in connection with gather-
ings outside the Dera, except in the mountains, where it is a
case of necessity. Outside of this, large scale feeding of people
in connection with Satsang is not deemed advisable as it pre-
vents or would prevent those in charge and those who prepare
the food from attending the Discourse, and would defeat the
very purpose of these gatherings. (See Sant Mat).
RADHA SWAMI DAYAL—Literally, Merciful Lord of the soul.
Appellation of the Great Saint, Shiv Dayal Singh Ji, Founder
of Radha Swami Faith, as applied to Him by His disciples.
He was born in Agra on August 25, 1818 and departed from
this world on June 15, 1878. His family were of the Baikal
Seth Kshatriyas, and His father's name was Seth Dilwali Singh.
His mother's name was Maha Maya. Swami Ji, as He is
affectionately called, began to teach in public in January, 1861,
after He had spent seventeen years in meditation in a dark,
back room.
RADHA SWAMI DIN DAYAL—Lord of the soul, merciful to the
humble.
RAHEEM OR RAHIM—Literally, Merciful, Forgiving; God; Allah;
Wahi-Guru; Ram; Radha Swami, etc.
RAHMAN—Same as Rahim.
RAJOGUN—Activity; second of the three gunas.
RAM OR RAMA—God; Shabd; the Power that pervades every-
where; also the name of the son of King Dasaratha of Ayodhya,
believed to be an incarnation of Vishnu.
RAMAYANA—The oldest of Sanskrit epic poems, written by
the Sage Valmiki. It was originally an epic of the soul. It
was originally written in symbolism and was only for devotees
or seekers, instructing them how to go inside. The Ramayana
by Tulsi Das was written much later, and one can still get the
spiritual meaning if one has the key from the Guru.
RAM NAM—Same as Nam.

RAS—Literally, juice; enjoyment; pleasure; bliss; esoterically, it
refers to God's Love; the Elixir or Nectar within, the drinking
of which produces indescribable Bliss.
RASAYAN—Elixir; Elixir of Life; the science of making the Elixir
of Life, also of transmuting baser metals into gold; the science
of chemistry and alchemy.
RISHI—A sage; literally, one who sees.
ROG—Illness or affliction of any kind.
ROOH OR RUH—Soul; spirit.
ROOP OR RUP—Form.
SACHCHI BANI—True Teachings; True word; the same as

Gurbani.
SACH KHAND, SAT DESH, SAT LOK OR NIJ DHAM—Literally,
the True or Imperishable Region; esoterically, the fifth Spiritual
Region, presided over by Sat Punish.
SADH OR SADHU—Holy man, following a path of spiritual
discipline; a mystic; sometimes the name is applied to an
Adept or true Saint; esoterically, a devotee who has reached
the third Spiritual Stage and thus has crossed the region of
mind and matter.
SADHAN—Spiritual discipline; spiritual practice, mode of
worship.
SAD GURU—A Guru or Teacher who has reached the third
Spiritual Stage, as distinguished from Satguru, who has access
to the fifth Spiritual Region.
SADHSANG—Association with or company of Sadhs.
SADHU SEVA—Rendering service to Sadhus.
SAHAJ OR SEHJ—Easy; natural; real; esoterically, the transition
from the state of "becoming" in that of "being". One with
the Supreme Lord.
SAHAJ SAMADHI OR SEHJ SAMADHI—The state of identi-
fication with the Ultimate Reality, which begins in Par Brahm
and becomes complete in Sach Khand.
SAHAJ YOGA OR SEHJ YOGA—The same as Surat Shabd Yoga.
SAHANSDAL KANWAL, SAHAS DAL KAMAL OR SAHASRA
DAL KAMAL—Thousand-petalled lotus; appellation of the
GLOSSARY 175

SAHIB—Lord; Honorable Sir; term of respect.
SAKAT—Irreligious; manmukh; one who seeks power.
SAM A—Balance; equanimity.
SAMADH—A building or monument erected over the ashes of a
holy person.
SAMADHI OR SMADHI—A state of concentration in which all
consciousness of the outer world is transcended; a state of deep
contemplation.
SAMADHANTA—Deep meditation; steadfastness.
SAMPATTI—Wealth; treasure.
SAMRATH OR SAMARATH—All-powerful; Omnipotent; Com-
petent.
SANGAT—Congregation.
SANJAM—Continence; concentration on any part of the body,
according to the yogic method.
SANSAR—The world.
SANSARI—A worldly person; worldly.
SANSKARAS—Impressions—both good and bad; spiritual outlook
and spiritual fitness; spiritual bent of mind; tendencies due
to impressions from past lives.
SANSKARI—One with a previous background; best fitted spiritu-
ally; predestined; a seeker after God.
SANT—Saint; a pious or holy person; esoterically, one who has
reached the fifth Spiritual Region.
SANTAP—Affliction; pain.
SANT MAT—The Teachings of the Saints; the Science of God-
Realization, practised while living in this world. It is the
Science of merging in the Supreme Creator, just as the drop
merges in the ocean. This can be accomplished only under
the guidance of a True Master in the physical form. We are
in the physical form and need someone in the physical form
to instruct and guide us to that Power within, which leads to
the Supreme Being. Moreover, the presence of the Master
is essential to guide and to protect us during the course of our
Spiritual Journey. It is a natural Science and is complete in
every human being regardless of race, color or creed. But
the Key is with the Master, and He gives it to all whom He
accepts.
SANTO—Holy people.
SANTO KH OR SANTOS H—Contentment.

SANT PANTHI—One who follows the path of the Saints.
SANT SAT GURU—A Saint who is also a Spiritual Teacher.
Everyone who has reached the fifth Spiritual Region is a Saint,
but not all of them accept followers or are designated to teach.
Hence, every True Master or Sat Guru is a Saint, but not all
. Saints are Sat Gurus.
§AR—Essential; important; real; essence; true.
SARAN—Protection; refuge; unqualified submission; resignation
to the Will of the Sat Guru; unconditional surrender to the
Sat Guru. Same as Sharan.
SAR BACHAN—Literally, Essential, True or Important Words.
The name of a book by Swami Ji.
SAR GUNA—Essential quality or attribute.'
SARGUN—With attributes, as opposed to Nirgun.
SARIR OR SHARIR—Body.
SAR SHABD OR SAR SHABD—Literally,.Essential Sound; True
Word; Real Word.
SARUP OR SAROOP—Real Form; True Form; Essential or
Important Form.
SAT—True; Actual; Right; Fit; Essence; Existence; Permanent;
Abiding; Eternal.
SAT CHIT ANAND—Literally, Truth-Consciousness-Bliss.
SAT DESH—The same as Sach Khand.
SAT GURU OR SATGUR—A Master or Spiritual Teacher who
has access to the fifth Spiritual Region.
SATGURU BHAKTI OR SATGUR BHAKTI—Devotion to the
Sat Guru.
SATGURU BHAO OR SATGUR BHAO—Love for the Sat Guru.
SATGUR SEVA—Service to the Sat Guru; the real way to render
Him service, and that which He will always accept, is for the
disciple to go within and enjoy the Shabd.
SAT LOK—Same as Sach Khand.
SAT NAM—Literally, True Name; the appellation of the Lord
of the fifth Spiritual Region.
SATO GUNA, SATOGUN OR SATWA GUNA—The quality or
attribute of rhythm, harmony and Truth.
SAT PAD—Same as Sach Khand.
SAT PURUSH—God; True Lord, who presides over Sat Lok
and all the universes below it. He is also.called Akal Purush.
GLOSSARY 177
SATSANG—Literally, True Association; Association with a Saint

or Perfect Master is external Sat Sang, and association of the
soul with Shabd or Nam within is the Internal Satsang. The
highest form of Satsang is to merge with Shabd and to engage
in the prescribed meditation. When a congregation is
addressed by a Master, that is also Satsang. Even to think
about Him and His Teachings is satsang.
SATSANG GHAR—The hall or building in which Satsangs are
held.
SATSANGI—One who has been Initiated by a True Master; a
disciple or associate of Truth; appellation of disciples of Radha
Swami Faith; however, true Satsangis are only those who
faithfully perform the Spiritual Practice, follow the instructions
of the Master and conduct themselves accordingly in their
daily lives and in their dealings with others. ;
SAT SHABD—Literally, True Word; the Divine Sound.
SAT GUNA—Same as Satoguna.
SAT LOK—See "Sach Khand".
SAT YUGA OR SAT YUG—The first of the four cycles of Time,
also called Krita Yuga. See Yuga.
SAWAN—The chief rainy month of the Hindus, which corresponds
with July and begins about the middle of July.
SAWAN SINGH JI MAHARAJ—The Great Master Who was the
favorite and devoted disciple of Baba Jaimal Singh Ji in the
Punjab. While Baba Jaimal Singh Ji was the one who first
settled in and established what is now known as the Radha
Swami Colony at Beas, it was Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj Who
actually built and developed it into the flourishing place which
it now is. He attracted souls from al! walks of life and from all
corners of the world. He was born in Mehmansinghwala,
District Ludhiana (Punjab) on July 27, 1858, was appointed
Successor by Baba Jaimal Singh Ji Maharaj in 1903 and:
assiduously served in that capacity until His departure on
April 2, 1948.
SEER—The equivalent of about two pints or two pounds in
weight.
SEVA OR SEWA—Service.
SEVAK, SEWAK, SEVADAR OR SEWADAR—One who does
seva.
SHABD OR SHABDA—Word; Sound; Spiritual Sound; Audible:
Life Stream; Sound Current. As the soul manifests in the

body as consciousness, the Word of God manifests Itself as
Inner Spiritual Sound. It is therefore synonymous with
Sound Current. It is the same as "Word in the Bible; "Kalma",
"Isme-i-Azam", "Bang-i-Asmani" or "Kalam-i-Illahi" in the
Koran; the "Nad" or "Udgit" in the Vedas; and "Nam",
"Ram Nam", "Hari Nam", "Gurbani", "Bani", "Ajapajap",
"Akathkatha", "Har Ras", "Har Jas", "Har Simran" and
"Dhun" in the Adi Granth. There are five forms of the Shabd
within every human being, the secret of which can be imparted
by only a True Master.
SHABD OR SHABAD—Also refers to chapters, paragraphs or
stanzas of sacred texts, such as the Sar Bachan, the Granth
Sahib, etc.
SHABD ABHYAS—Practice of the Sound Current; union of the
soul with Shabd.
SHABD DHUN GURU—Same as Shabd Sarup.
SHABD GURU—Same as Shabd Sarup.
SHABD RUP—Literally, Word Form; Heavenly Form.
SHABD SAROOP OR SHABD SARUP—True or Essential Word
Form; the Master or the Sat Guru in the form of Shabd, which
is His Real Form; synonymous with "Shabd Rup", "Shabd
Guru" and "Shabd Dhun Guru".
SHABD YOG—Same as Surat Shabd Yog.
SHAH RAG—Literally, Royal Vein, but this does not refer to a
vein in the physical body. It is the central current or canal
in the finer body, which is located and traversed by means of
spiritual practice according to the instructions of a True Master.
It is also called Sushmana or Sushumna, which is the central
current in the spinal column. The current on the left is called
Ira or Ida, and that on the right is known as Pingala.
SHAKTI—Power; strength; appellation of the deity presiding
over the throat center; the highest form of Maya (1. Maya,
2. Maha Maya, 3. Shakti); she is known also as Mahamai
(the great mother) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
SHARAN—Same as Saran.
SHARIR—Same as Sarir.
SHASTRAS—Hindu scriptures; books of philosophy and moral
code.
SHEEL—Continence.
GLOSSARY 179
SHLOKA—A couplet; verse; stanza.

SHUNYA, SUN, SUNN OR SUNNA—Void; emptiness; vacuum;
esoterically, the appellation of the third Spiritual Region.
See Maha Sunn.
SIDDHA—One who has obtained perfection by practising yoga.
SIDDHANT—Ideal; doctrine; also scientific doctrine.
SIDDHIS—Miraculous powers obtained by means of yoga practice.
They are eighteen in number, but the famous ones consist of
the eight perfections or super-human faculties. These powers
are to be shunned by Satsangis.
SIKH—Literally, disciple; the same as chela; the followers of Guru
Nanak and his nine successors are known as Sikhs. The name
also applies to one who has reached the first Spiritual Region
within.
SIKHI—The path of discipleship.
SILPLI DWEEP—An internal plane.
SIMRAN—Repetition; remembrance; the repetition of the 5 Holy
Names.
SINCHIT—Literally, hoarded, collected or stored. See Karma.
SUKH—Pleasure; happiness; comfort.
SUKSHIM OR SUKSHAM—Subtle; fine; astral.
SUKSHM KARMAS—Subtle karmas, the roots of which are at
the top of Trikuti.
SUKSHM SAROOP—Subtle form; astral body.
SUKSHM SHARIR—Same as Sukshm Saroop.
SUNN OR SUNNA—The same as Shunya.
SUNN-SAMADHI—Perfect samadhi; the state of the Lord
(Purush) when He was absorbed within Himself before creation;
the state of Eternal Polarization.
SURAT—Soul; consciousness; inner attention. As consciousness
in the body is due to the presence of the soul, hence the soul
is called 'surat'.
SURAT SHABD YOGA—The practice of the Sound Current; the
union of the soul with Shabd; the spiritual exercise by which the
current of consciousness is applied to the hearing of the Sound
within; joining the mind and the attention to the Sound Current.
It is also called Sahaj Yoga.
SUSHMANA OR SUSHUMNA—Same as Shah Rag.
SUSHUPTI—Deep sleep; sound sleep without dreams or any
interference of thought; also, when all attention has collected
in the eye center and has gone up to the Agya center (the first
Spiritual Region), which condition is known as Turiya, and
one is as dead to the world but wide awake within.
SWAMI—Literally, Lord; the Supreme Lord; Supreme Creator;
esoterically, the Lord of the eighth and Highest Spiritual
Region; the name is also applied to the Sound Current, the
Original Shabd and the Real Home; it is also a title given to
religious teachers.
SWAMI JI—The Great Saint and Founder of what is now known
as the Radha Swami Faith, Science and Philosophy. His real
name was Seth Shiv Dayal Singh. See Radha Swami Dayal.
SWAMI SAGAR—Literally, Ocean of the Lord; name given to the
well, which was started by Baba Ji in 1897 and completed by
Him in 1898, at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, and is still used in the
Colony, for drinking water.
SWARATH—Worldly duties; worldly work.
TAMAS, TAMO-GUNA OR TAMOGUN—Darkness; ignorance;

inertia; one of the three gunas.
TAN—The body.
TAN-MATRAS—Subtle essence from which the tattwas originated.
TAP OR TAPA—The practice of austerities; penance.
TARIQAT—Practice leading to Spiritual Realization.
TATTWAS—Essences; elements; they are five in number and may
be gross or subtle. The entire universe is made up of five
tattwas: Prithvi (earth), Jal (water), Vayu (air), Agni (fire),
Akash (ether).
TAT VET A—The knower of the Essence; he who knows the Truth;
the Real Knower.
TEJAS—Luster; beauty; power; also the state of dream conscious-
ness.
TEK—Blind faith; worship.
TIKA—Literally, a mark made on the forehead; esoterically, when
used to describe the condition of the mind, it means that it is
fixed or concentrated.
TIL—Literally, seed of the sesamum plant; esoterically, the small
aperture through which the soul enters Brahmand from Pind;
the center between the eyebrows.
GLOSSARY 181
TISRA TIL—Third Eye; the seat or headquarters of the mind and

the soul in the human body, situated between the two eyebrows;
since the nine doors of the body (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc.)
lead outward, this is also called the Tenth Door or Tenth Gate,
and is the only one which leads within. Also the 8-petalled
lotus in Anda.
TITIKSHA—Patience; resignation; forbearance; endurance.
TRETA—The second cycle of Time, following Sat Yuga. See
Yuga.
TRIKUTI—Three Prominences; appellation of the second Spiritual
Region; also called Musallasi by the Mohammedan Saints,
as it means 'three-cornered'; Gagan is the sky of Trikuti.
TRILOKI—Literally, three worlds; the appellation of the group of
Pinda, Anda and Brahmanda.
TULSI DAS—A Saint of medieval times, author of the Hindi
Ramayana.
TULSI SAHIB—A great Poet-Saint of Hathras, an exponent of
Sant Mat and the author of Ghat Ramayana. He was born
in the princely family of Peshwas in 1788 and was heir to the
throne of the kingdom of Poona and Sitara. He began to
show signs of a devotional trend of mind at a very early age,
and had no attachments or desires for worldly pleasures and
pursuits. A few days before his coronation was to take
place, he left his home and fled towards the north in the garb
of a sadhu. He settled in Hathras, near Aligarh, in the U.P.,
where he was known as Dakkhini Baba (the Sage from the
South). Swami Ji ajso came in contact with him; in fact,
Swami Ji's mother was a disciple of Tulsi Sahib long before
Swami Ji was born. Tulsi Sahib departed from this world in
1848.
TURIYA PAD—Another name for Sahansdal Kanwal. The state
of superconsciousness, where the soul makes its first contact
with the Real Shabd.
UDAS—Sad; dejected; lonely; sorrowful.

UDASIS—A sect of Sikhs who wear the yellow robe and are
followers of Baba Shri Chand, son of Guru Nanak. Udasi
literally means indifferent; that is indifferent to the world.
UPANISHADS—The Philosophical and mystical part of the Vedas,

which describes the inner or esoteric teachings. Upanishads
literally means "to sit near or close", and the doctrines were so
named because these secrets and mysteries were personally
imparted to the disciple by the teacher. These writings come
very close to the teachings of the Saints.
UPARTI—Freedom from ceremonial worship; freedom from or
indifference to sensual pleasures.
UPASNA—Devotion; worship; meditation; worship in the esoteric
sense.
UPDESH—Instructions; advice; Initiation.
UPKAR—Doing good to others; kindness.
VACH—Speech; voice; gross; phenomenal.

VACHAK GYANIS—Those who only "talk" Gyan.
VAH GURU OR WAHI-GURU—The Sikh name for God; the
Supreme Lord.
VAIRAG OR VAIRAGYA—Datachment from the world and its
pleasures; renunciation; asceticism.
VAISAKH—Hindu month of April, which begins about the middle
of April.
VARNASHRAM DHARMA—The rules of conduct pertaining to
any of the four classes into which Hindu society was divided.
VARNATMAK—Expressible; that which can be spoken or written.
There are two forms of Shabd—one is Varnatmak and the
other is Dhunatmak, perceivable as Sound within.
VEDANT OR VEDANTA—A system of Hindu philosophy, based
particularly on the Upanishads, believing in the unitary
existence of God and the identity of the soul with God.
VEDANTIC—Pertaining to Vedanta.
VEDANTIS—Followers of Vedant system of philosophy.
VEDAS—Literally, knowledge; revealed knowledge as embodied
in the four holy books of the Hindus, which are called Rig
Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
VEDIC—Pertaining to the Vedas.
VICHARMALA—Name of a popular book on Vedanta.
VIGYAN—Knowledge in the esoteric sense; also scientific know-
ledge.
GLOSSARY 183
VIKAR OR BIKAR—Evil tendencies; bad, wrong or sinful things.

Literally, change or modification.
VINTI, VEENATI OR BENTI—An humble prayer.
VIRAH OR VIREH—Same as Bireh.
VIVEK—Discrimination.
VRITTIS—Waves of the mind.
VYAS—A Hindu Rishi, founder of the Vedant System of Philoso-
phy; literally, "arranger".
WAHI-GURU—Same as Vah Guru.

WALI—A holy man of high spiritual attainments; a man of God.
YAMA—God of death; Lord of the nether regions; angel of

death.
YAMDOOT—Messenger of death.
YOG OR YOGA—Literally means union; esoterically, spiritual
exercises; practice; meditation in the spiritual sense; any system
which leads to or aims at the union of the soul with God.
YOGABHYAS OR YOGA ABHYAS—The practice of yoga;
generally applied to the practitioners of Ashtang Yoga;
esoterically, the yoga of Bhajan and Simran.
YOGIS—Those who practise yoga.
YOGISHWARS OR JOGISHWARS—Those who, by spiritual
practices, have reached up to the top of the second Spiritual
Region.
YUG OR YUGA—Age or cycle of Time. Hindus divided time
into four yugas or cycles, called Sat or Krita Yuga (the True
or Golden Age), Treta Yuga (the Silver Age), Dwapar Yuga
(the Copper or Bronze Age), and Kal Yuga (the Dark or the
Iron Age). We are now passing through Kal Yuga. One
thousand yugas make a Maha Yuga (a Great Age) or incom-
prehensible length of time. And one Maha Yuga is called
'one day' of Brahm.
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BOOKS ON THIS SCIENCE
1. Sar Bachan—By Swami Ji Maharaj Shiv Dayal Singh,

translated by Sewa Singh, Distt. & Sessions Judge
2. The Path of the Masters—By Dr. Julian P. Johnson, M.A.,
M.D.
3. The Path of the Masters—Abridged—By Dr. Julian P. Johnson,
M.A., M.D.
4. With A Great Master in India—By Dr. Julian P. Johnson,
M.A., M.D.
5. Mysticism, the Spiritual Path, Vol. I and Vol. II—By
Professor Lekh Raj Puri, M.A., P.E.S.
6. Teachings of the Gurus, Series 1 to 4 (as given in Adi-Granth
Sahib)—By Professor Lekh Raj Puri, M.A., P.E.S.
7. The Mystic Bible—By Dr. Randolph Stone
8. Sant Mat and the Bible—By Narain Das, B.A., C.E.
9. The Inner Voice—By Colonel C.W. Sanders
10. Spiritual Gems—Letters from the Great Master, Huzur
Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji (1919-1948)
11. Light on Sant Mat—By Maharaj Charan Singh Ji (Discourses
and Excerpts from letters—1952-1958)
12. The Science of the Soul—By Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh Ji
Maharaj, M.Sc, P.E.S.—(Discourses, Dialogues, Sayings
and Excerpts from letters—1948-1951)
13. Tales of the Mystic East—As narrated in Satsangs by Huzur
Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji
14. Discourses on Sant Mat—By Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji
15. Philosophy of the Masters (Gurmat Sidhant), Series I to V—
By Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji (An Encyclopedia on the
Teachings of the Saints)
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16. Call of the Great Master—By Diwan Daryai Lai, Retired

Judge
17. Yoga and the Bible—By Joseph Leeming, published by
George Allen & Unwin Ltd., England
18. The Mystic Way—By Eleanora Jepp (A brief glimpse of the
teachings of the Masters on Sant Mat, the Science of God-
Realization)
19. Prayer—By Kathryn Windress
20. My Submission, Part I and Part II—By Huzur Maharaj Sawan
Singh Ji
21. Spiritual Discourses—By Maharaj Charan Singh Ji
22. The Mystic Philosophy of Sant Mat—By Peter Fripp, with
fully illustrated plates, published by Neville Spearman Ltd.,
England
23. Radha Swami Teachings—By Professor Lekh Raj Puri, M.A.,
P.E.S.
24. Divine Light—By Maharaj Charan Singh Ji (An explanation of
the Teachings of the Saints, and Excerpts from letters—
1959-1964)
25. Sarmad—Jewish Saint of India—By Isaac A. Ezekiel
26. In Search of the Way—By Flora E. Wood
27. The Master Answers—By Maharaj Charan Singh Ji to
Audiences in America
28. Kabir, the Great Mystic—By Isaac A. Ezekiel
29. The Living Master—By Katherine Wason
30. Spiritual Letters—From Baba Jaimal Singh Ji to Huzur
Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji—1896 to 1903

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SPIRITUAL LETTERS

RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS

In these letters Baba Ji Maharaj speaks with

1st Edition (as Part I in SPIRITUAL GEMS), 1958

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Photo copies of two letters of Baba Ji Maharaj

IT WAS EARLY IN 1948 when Huzur Maharaj Ji called

responsibilities at the Dera is, almost in its entirety,

DERA BABA JAIMAL SINGH, CHARAN SINGH

This book consists of excerpts from letters written

Since the excerpts are from translations, all

been released and included in some of the letters,

We have also recently printed the letters from

RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS,

The book "Spiritual Gems" was first printed in

Maharaj took his surat up and drew up all the

and Satsangis, male and female, Swami Ji Maharaj

also be taken along, to which Swami Ji Maharaj

foremost disciples of Swami Ji Maharaj. Whenever

Mata Ji and the younger Mata Ji as well as Chacha Ji

uninhabited. The place has since grown into a

1951 and was succeeded by the present Satguru

community kitchen, movement of persons

moral advancement according to the traditions and

DERA BABA MUNSHI RAM (RAI SAHIB),

SWAMIJI MAHARAJ, Seth Shiv Dayal Singh Ji

Born—August 25, 1818 in Agra (U.P.).

BABA JAIMAL SINGH JI MAHARAJ

Born—July, 1839 in Village Ghoman, Distt. Gurdaspur

Last person initiated by him—L. Mangat Rai of

HUZUR MAHARAJ SAWAN SINGH JI

Born—July 27, 1858 in Village Mehmansingh-walla,

Name of Structure Date Completed

1. Baba Ji's Room 1891

Below is a brief description of the persons frequently

BABU GULAB SINGH

BABU GUJJA SINGH

was still a child. She has remained in the Dera,

consisting of a copy of a letter written

Radha Swami is not the name of a religion. It

was the name of the highest region and Sound Current,

without hands and dying a living death after recogniz-

Chand, was a Diwan (judge or some high officer) of

Agra, Baba Garib Das of Delhi, and Maharaj Baba

Balak Singh. As Baba Balak Singh was a sage of a very

the sadhu never came to any habitation nor did he

found no man corresponding to the description given

remained engaged in 'abhyas'.

perform His military duties and attend the Satsang of

*Dera means "colony".

quietly came away, realizing fully the rare Grace which

told him that I would remain away to attend Satsang

if anybody asked for me, he should be told that I was

These four events did take place. It is impossible

(While only excerpts are given here, every letter

the surat of those who have been initiated by a Sat

follows Bhajan. Where there is Bhajan everything else

3. I have been very much delighted to learn from

4. Huzur Swami Ji is always with you, my dear

a man may be sent to the station. As for inner darshan