THE LIFE OF KIRPAL SINGH - Part 4 of 10: The Passing of Sawan Singh In later years, when giving talks in public, Kirpal frequently began them by stating, “I am a man like you: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears a nose and a mouth. It is only through the grace of my Master that I have been able to rise above body consciousness into self-knowledge and God-realization. Other than that, I am no different from any of you.” Reading Kirpal’s books and listening to his tapes you find variations on this theme over and over again. Kirpal constantly extolled the virtues of his guru, and referred to himself as only continuing the Great Master’s work. Even when he (with the aid of his son, Darshan Singh) assisted Sawan in writing the epic work, “Philosophy of the Masters”, Kirpal gave sole attribution of authorship to his Teacher. All the while, Kirpal continued to work steadily at his job. Unlike so many people on a spiritual path who want to drop out of society and grok the Lord in the sanctity of nature, Kirpal laid great stress upon leading a householder’s life, and staying within your social community, commenting at one point, “You may put in regular hours for your business and consider it as a sacred duty to the Master.” In late 1947, Sawan’s health began to steadily decline. Realizing that the monument to spirituality he had built at Beas had taken on a life of its own, Sawan bequeathed Dera Baba Jaimal Singh in his will to Sardar Jagat Singh, another senior disciple, quite possibly with the understanding that it eventually be turned over to Sawan’s beloved grandson, Charan Singh. However, for Kirpal Singh he had other plans in mind. In “A Brief Life Sketch of Param Sant Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj”, Kirpal recalled, “On the morning of the 12th of October 1947, at seven oclock, He called me. When I was present in His August presence, He said: ‘Kirpal Singh! I have allotted all other work but have not entrusted My work of Naam-initiation and spiritual work to anyone. That I confer to you today so that this holy and sacred Science may flourish.’” Kirpal goes on to say, “On another occasion, Hazur said: ‘Kirpal Singh! The people will flock to the place where they would find the riches of Naam. What have you to gain from the Dera? You better leave the Dera (at Beas). When Baba Ji came from Agra, he brought with him neither money nor followers. He fetched within him only his Guru, and through His blessing the present Dera (at Beas) came into existence. The sangat is dear to Me, even now just as it was before. It is now imperative for the sangat to do abhyas (devotional meditation) and go within. By doing so, all will be able to understand things as they are.’ ...Consequently, during Hazur’s lifetime and in strict conformity with His wishes, in November 1947, a proposal for ‘Spiritual Satsang’ (or Ruhani Satsang) was laid before Him, the main objects of which were solely the ethical and spiritual benefit of mankind in general, irrespective of caste, color or creed. This was heartily appreciated by Hazur, who said, ‘I am wholly and solely at one with thee in this endeavor,’ and directed me to give practical shape to the scheme. It is, therefore, due to His blessings alone that Ruhani Satsang (‘Science of Spirituality’) today is working successfully in and outside Delhi.” (Tomorrow, Part 5 of 10 - Kirpal begins serving as a Living Shabda Teacher) I hope this Monday is treating you well, and that you are in good spirits and healthy. All of my appreciation in the LightSong of Eternal Love, Michael spiritualfreedomsatsang.org - Michaels Blog
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