From Sat Saheb to Swami Ji, by James Bean

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Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, a Towering Figure in Sant MatHistory, by James Bean

Background About Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar

Dariya Sahib of Bihar (1674-1780) was born at village Dharkanna in !rrah istri"t near D#$raon %in

the State of Bihar& at the ho#se of his $aternal granfather' e was the son of #ran Shah (a *#sli$ of

+,,ain) whose an"estors r#le agish.#r near B#/ar' e is believe to be the in"arnation of abir

who affir$e this to his $other when he was one $onth ol an it was abir who "hristene hi$ as

Dariya'2 !t the age of 3 he $arrie b#t before it "o#l be "ons#$$ate at 1 he reno#n"e worlly

.#rs#its altho#gh he "ontin#e to live as a ho#seholer' !t the age of 50 he a"#ire higher s.irit#al

knowlege an at 0 he set #. his "ongregation' Being a *#sli$ by birth a large n#$ber of his

followers even toay offer .rayers in the *#sli$ style'''e was a S#fi saint of the highest orer anre,e"te the worshi. of all avatars .ro.hets iols te$.les $os#es .ilgri$age fasting sharia

ar$akan "aste an s"ri.t#res' is eity was a or Satt' is $a,or works are Dariya Sagar an

yan Dee.ak' e e"lare that his goal was Satt.a (a) whi"h is far beyon the .ale of the oran

the 9eas an above the three lokas vi:' in +n an Brah$an' e e"lare that ;a$''' Brah$a

9ishn# *ahesh et"' "annot be the instr#$ents of e$an"i.ation fro$ trans$igration an that it is only

the Sattnaa$ whi"h is the Sar Shab (the Se$inal


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ha been a $a,or infl#en"e on DariyaFs life' (See the book Dariya Sahib Saint of BiharE by '


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he will "ertainly over"o$e al'E

K Sat Sahib the S.irit#al *aster of Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar (s.eaking to Dariya abo#t his f#t#re

$ission as a Sant Sat #r#)


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Sant Dariya Sahib as the Reincarnation of #uru $abir and Adi #uru%Founder of Sant Mat

During $a"i &uga

Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar was a reat *aster in the Cineage of @nner Cight an So#n *asters of

@nia'

Dariya .rea"he non-violen"e (ahi$sa) an was against killing of any living being' e was of the

view that #nless the la$. of kinness (kar#na) is ill#$inate in the heart one "annot .ro"ee on the

.ath of reali:ation of o'E (Sant Dariya *ission IebsiteA htt.Awww'SantDariya'organ see the

$irrorba"k#. website for Sant Dariya Saheb bihar waleAhtt.A=heolySo#n'"o$sant-ariya-saheb-

biharine/'ht$l)

Dariya be"a$e one of the great Saints of the Sant traition of @nia a towering fig#re o""#.ying so$e

of that s.a"e in history between the ti$e of abir an that of Sant =#lsi Sahib of athras' @n fa"t for

awhile Dariya an =#lsi Sahib were alive at the sa$e ti$e' Dariya .asse on when =#lsi was aro#n

seventeen years of age' Dariya Sahib a..ointe several Saints to be his s.irit#al s#""essorsA Nakkar

Das Basti Das Sant =ika Das an Sant #na Das also "onte$.oraries with =#lsi Sahib who likelys.ent so$e ti$e in Bihar' Bihar was an re$ains ho$e-base of the Satsang of Sant Dariya Sahib' ?e

%=#lsi Sahib& has freely #se wors of Bra, !vahi ;a,asthani (*arwari) #,rati #n,abi an

*aithili whi"h leas one to "on"l#e that like $any other Saints he $#st have travele wiely in 9''

;a,asthan #,rat #n,ab an Bihar'? (=#lsi Sahib Saint of athrasE ';' #ri an 9'' Sethi ;S

Books)

Sant Dariya has the istin"tion of being the only living or re"ently e.arte Sant *at *aster

"onte$.orary with =#lsi Sahib that =#lsi $ention in his writings' *y view is that Sant =#lsi Sahib of

athras likely was initiate by Dariya Sahib or one of DariyaHs s.irit#al s#""essors in Bihar' @n his

book hat ;a$ayan the only living or re"ent *aster that =#lsi Sahib $entions is Sant Dariya Sahibof Bihar' =#lsi es"ribe Dariya as being one of the greatest Saints in the history of @nia of e#al

stat#re to abir #r#


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And His own son serves as the ladder.

That ladder is continued through me, says Dariya.

Fakkar Das, asti Das, and !una Das,

Are the ladders roceeding #rom me.

$homsoever they aoint as their successors

$ould also %e known as ladders.

Thus will my line o# succession continue.....

"Those souls who remain in o%edience

to these successors,

Shall cross the &cean o# the world.

How long will this line o# succession continue'

(indly relate it to us in your own words, asks Fakkar Das.

Listen mind#ully, ) Fakkar Das,

* e+lain this to you, says Dariya

As long as the disciline o# the Sound -urrent

is reserved unadulterated,

The line o# succession will truly continue.

ut when it is mi+ed with outer rituals

and dislay o# e+ternal gar%s,

y Sound -urrent will art comany.

y Divine essence will deart,

And the souls will go into the mouth o# (al.

* shall then come to this world,

And shall roclaim the teaching

o# the Sound -urrent again.

Proclaiming the teaching,

* shall #ound the line o# succession.

And emanciating the souls,


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* shall take them to my A%ode.

For aeons * have %een coming,

And imarting the teaching

o# the true Sound -urrent."

.. From A Bha/an of Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar


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'ho 'as Tu"si Sahib0s #uru1 2ur 2ne.And.2n"y Rea" "ue

By James Bean

The Short 3ersion

@t is believe that Sant =#lsi Sahib the great Saint of athras never $entione the na$e of his g#r#'

owever $y view is that Sant =#lsi a"t#ally i $ention the na$e of his g#r# on $#lti.le o""asions in

his vario#s writings an hy$ns'

@n the first .art of Sar Ba"han roseE #:#r *ahara, .rovies an intro#"tion to the Lssen"e of the

=ea"hings of ara$ #r# Soa$i,i *ahara,E' @t in"l#es Sant ;ahasoa$i SahibSoa$i iFs list of

@niaFs greatest Saints in"l#ing the na$e of one fairly #nknown g#r# #ring those ays a

"onte$.orary $aster by the na$e of =#lsi SahibA

=he na$es of so$e of the .erfe"t an tr#e Sants Sahs an Nairs who $anifeste the$selves #ring

the .ast seven h#nre years are abir Saheb =#lsi Saheb ag,iwan Saheb arib Das alt# Saheb

#r#


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by the gra"e an the #st of the holy feet of Sants'E (hat ;a$ayanE)

Dariya Sahib of BiharFs na$e a..ears in the s.irit#al is"o#rses an hy$ns of =#lsi Sahib serving as

o#r one-an-only real "l#e abo#t the ientity of =#lsi SahibFs g#r#'

The Sant Mat 'e $now*This (ath of the Masters*an Be Traced Back to Dariya Sahib, Tu"si

Sahib, and Soami Ji Mahara/

Both Dariya Sahib of Bihar an =#lsi Sahib of athras were $ysti"al har"ore refor$ist voi"es

so$ewhat "riti"al of the overall ire"tion the oler Sant anths were heae in' =#lsiFs an DariyaFs

tea"hings are .ra"ti"ally ienti"al fro$ the sa$e esoteri" s"hool of Sant *at to the egree that one

"an easily say that =#lsi SahibFs s.irit#al $ission s#""essf#lly "o$$#ni"ate the sa$e noble tea"hings

an S#rat Shab oga *eitation on to f#t#re generations by way of his several s#""essors in"l#ing

Sant irhari Sahib an Sant ;ahasoa$i Sahib et"M

$ee!ing the (ath A"i)e During $a"i &uga

Sat #r#sh is the living Cor an is own son serves as the laer' =hat laer is "ontin#e thro#gh

$e says Dariya' Nakkar Das Basti Das an #na Das are the laers .ro"eeing fro$ $e'

Iho$soever they a..oint as their s#""essors wo#l also be known as laers' =h#s will $y line of

s#""ession "ontin#eM' =hose so#ls who re$ain in obeien"e to these s#""essors shall "ross the >"ean

of the worl'

ow long will this line of s#""ession "ontin#eO inly relate it to #s in yo#r own wors asks Nakkar

Das' QCisten $inf#lly 0 Nakkar Das @ e/.lain this to yo# says DariyaA

/As long as the disciline o# the Sound -urrent

is reserved unadulterated,

The line o# succession will truly continue.

ut when it is mi+ed with outer rituals

and dislay o# e+ternal gar%s,

y Sound -urrent will art comany.

y Divine essence will deart,

And the souls will go into the mouth o# (al.

* shall then come to this world,

And shall roclaim the teaching

o# the Sound -urrent again.

Proclaiming the teaching,

* shall #ound the line o# succession.


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And emanciating the souls,

* shall take them to my A%ode0.

For aeons * have %een coming,

And imarting the teaching

o# the true Sound -urrent.12

(Bha,an of Sant Dariya Sahib)

9ow For The +ong 3ersion

The Ratnagar Rao Theory or Doctrine

@n Sikh legen there are several stories abo#t #r# obin Singh s#rviving his assassination at


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the ;ahasoa$i Naith Shri ir.al Singh links #. the history of s.irit#al heritage with last Sikh #r#

obin Singh' e hols that #r# obin Singh travele far an wie an went to oona in

*aharashtra an bro#ght in his fol $any a $e$ber of the eshwa fa$ily' e .res#$es b#t witho#t

any histori"al basis that Sha$ ;ao the eler brother of Ba,i ;ao eshwa $#st have "o$e into "onta"t

with ;atnagar ;ao a is"i.le of #r# obin Singh an #lti$ately Sha$ ;ao settle at athras an

"a$e to be known as =#lsi Saheb' B#t this state$ent is not histori"ally tr#e' #r# obin Singh ie in1708' =he sa$e year Sah# son of Shiva,i be"a$e king of *aharashtra an a..ointe Bala,i

9ishwanath as the first eshwa in 171' Ba,i ;ao @ be"a$e eshwa in 1750 an he was the elest son

of his father (Bala,i 9ishwanath)'E

Cet $e say that if any evien"e t#rns #. showing there really was inee a Sant ;atnagar ;ao

so$ewhere in @nian history @ wo#l be ha..y to re"ant an share that infor$ation .osting any

Shabs or Banis fro$ hi$ online' @ a$ also #ite fon of the Sikh s"ri.t#res' @f there ever was a .roven

or reasonable ire"t link between the Sikh #r#s an =#lsi Sahib by way of a ;atnagar ;ao that wo#l

be fine by $e' +lti$ately all *asters are one' *y interest here is in the fa"ts of history not a og$ati"

faith-base history where one is "o$.elle to agree with a set of o"trines base on blin faith' =h#sfar @ fin no re"or of there ever being a is"i.le of #r# obin Singh or a Sant fro$ @nia by the

na$e of ;atnagar ;ao'

=ho#gh not $any are aware of this ir.al Singh hi$self es"ribe the ;atnagar ;ao theory as a bit

#.-in-the-air an ten#o#s at best not a "lear-"#t establishe history that links =#lsi Sahib to ;atnagar

;ao or to the Sikh #r#s' @t was his noble atte$.t to sort thro#gh a.o"ry.hal tales an $ira"le stories

abo#t =#lsi Sahib esiring to aress an obs"#re "ha.ter of @nian history' ir.al Singh saiA istory

is generally written later on when noboy any longer knows' @ tell yo# @ was going to write abo#t

=#lsi a great Saint fro$ the Last' @ wante to fin o#t is lineage in "onne"tion with the life of Baba

ai$al Singh @ wrote' @ "o#l not fin it' e was the elest brother Iho was to s#""ee to the throne ofthe #lkar fa$ily' e left the s"ene be"a$e a re"l#se an later on t#rne o#t to be a Saint' !n the

se"on brother sat on the throne' @ trie to fin o#t whether his na$e was Sha$ ;ao #lkar b#t his

na$e was also not given in history' Ihat was @ to oOE (fro$ a talk given at =#stin Galifornia

De"e$ber 18th 136 also re.#blishe in the De"e$ber 1376 iss#e of Sat SaneshE' See the

;#haniSatsang+S! website')

erha.s for this reason in $y view Darshan Singh in his book Strea$s of


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Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar (.i"t#re above) an Sant =#lsi Sahib of athras (.i"t#re below) ha a

si$ilar a..earan"eA the bare-"heste yogi sitting in the lot#s .osition with a .#ffy bear'


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So, if it wasn7t Ratnagar Rao, who then cou"d ha)e been Tu"si Sahib7s Rea" #uru1

=here are a "o#.le of very i$.ortant #otes that sho#l be in"l#e here'

1) ne of their s.irit#al .ra"ti"es

was the re.etition (si$ran) of the Nive


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!""oring to so$e o"#$ents Dayal Bagh sent $e awhile ba"k the athras #r# (*ahant,iE also

known as #r# Dayal Das) attene the S.ir"on 5010 inter-faith Sant *at event hel in !gra' (e has

sin"e .asse on an the "#rrent #r# at the athras *anir is now Shri *issra Das')


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(rofessor Mark Juergensmeyer

*ark #ergens$eyer in ;ahasoa$i ;ealityEA irhari Das is es"ribe as being the Q"hief is"i.leF

of =#lsi Sahib a ter$ that wo#l #s#ally i$.ly he was #nerstoo as his esignate s#""essor (rata.

Singh Seth QBiogra.hy of Soa$i i *ahara,F .' 108)' !fter =#lsi SahibFs eath Swa$i Shiv Dayal

bro#ght irhari Das into his ho#se Qtreate hi$ with love an a""ore hi$ res.e"t #e to a .io#s

*ahat$aF (rata. Singh Seth Biogra.hy of Soa$i i *ahara,E Soa$i Bagh version .' 7)'

Soa$i i *ahara, treate irhari Das as his #r# as well as onate an gave s#bstantial $aterial

s#..ortE to his s.irit#al $ission for a n#$ber of yearsE a""oring to =he Biogra.hy of Soa$i,i

*ahara,E an a""oring to Daniel ol in =he Cor !s #r#A ini Sants in the


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in !gra an soon thereafter began holing a .#bli" satsang (in 1861)'

(!nother #r# was ne/t in line at the ashra$ in C#"know after irhariFs eath' Nro$ "orres.onen"e

with satsangis affiliate with the C#"know !shra$ @ a$ infor$e that this is the list of their #r#sK

the C#"know *anir lineageA Shri irhari SahebKShri Dihal SahebKShri Seva SahebKan at

.resent Shri ari"haran SahebE is the living tea"her at the Sant irhari *anir in C#"know')

(rofessor Da)id +ane, Aaron Ta"sky, Haras)aru!a Mathura, and More from Danie" #o"d

Davi Cane in =he ;ahasoa$i =raition writesA istori"ally it wo#l be interesting to fin o#t when

irhari Das .asse awayM %2=LA =he irhari DasKShiv Dayal Singh "onne"tion tho#gh rarely

if ever $entione by Sant $at historians has not es"a.e the wat"hf#l eye of ;ahasoa$iFs two

yo#ngest s"holars Daniel ol an !aron =alsky' !s =alsky s.e"#lates Q! .rovo"ative .ossibility is

that Shiv Dayal i not begin his .#bli" $inistry #ring this interval %184W1861& either be"a#se he

was sensitive to the stat#s of irhari Das as a re.#te s#""essor to =#lsi Sahib or inee followe the

latter in so$e way' Ie "an is"over that the two ha a "lose relationshi.A see Gha"ha,iFs brief

es"ri.tion of this relationshi. %Biogra.hy of Soa$i,i *ahara,& .ages 7W3' *ore enlightening.erha.s is the fa"t that Gha"ha,iFs narration of the ina#g#ration of .#bli" satsang in 1861 i$$eiately

follows his es"ri.tion of the eath of irhari' Ninally the =#lsi (or SahibE) .anth whi"h evelo.e

after the eath of the athras Sant asserts not only that Soa$i,i venerate irhari b#t so$eti$es that

he a"t#ally re"eive his #.esh %instr#"tion& fro$ this so#r"e' See arasvar#.a *ath#ra Bharatiya

Sahana !#ra Santa =#lsi o.' "it' .ages 416W417'E %!aron =alsky =he ;ahasoa$i =raition o.' "it'

.ages 18W13' Daniel ol in Cor as #r# o.' "it' (.age 553) also $entions the irhari DasK

Shiv Dayal Singh "onne"tion' 2&E (=he ;ahasoa$i =raition ! Griti"al istory of #r# S#""essionE

arlan #blishing 1335)

=The in#ormation mentioned a%ove a%out Soami 3i venerating !irdhari and receiving siritualinstruction #rom him cited %y Aaron Talsky comes #rom a Hindi %ook %y Harasvarua athura called,

4haratiya Aadhana Aura Santa Tulasi Tulasi Saha%a ki 3ivani, 5acanaom Aura Pantha ka

6ivecanatmaka Adhyayana2, u%lished %y (anaura Sahitya 7iketana, 89:;.>

The ?@act Death.Date For Sant #irdhari and 'hat -t Re)ea"s

@ re"ently aske so$e is"i.les of the C#"know satsang for the ate of irhariFs .assing a very

i$.ortant ay for the$ whi"h they re$e$ber ea"h year' =his is the ate they gave $e' =he e/a"t

eath-ate for *ahara, irhari Sahib a""oring to the in# "alenar is 9ikra$ Sa$vat 1317

Shravan Sh#kla Sa.ta$i whi"h translates into !#g#st 1860' =his ate also "oin"ies with =#lsi Das

ayati ("o$$e$oration of the birthay of Sant =#lsi Das)' =he ay on o#r "alenar wo#l vary ea"h

year fro$ a ay in late #ly to so$eti$e in $i !#g#st'

>nly a few $onthsweeks later #ring the sa$e year a""oring to their "alenarA 9ikra$ Sa$vat 1317

(on 9asant an"ha$i DayA Neb' 1th 1861) is when Soa$i i *ahara, began his .#bli" $ission an

o.en satsang in !gra' D#ring that sa$e .erio irhariFs s#""essor in C#"know Shri Dihal Saheb

began his $inistry as #r# at the C#"know *anir' Ihat ha been the one =#lsi Sahib gro#.

asso"iate with irhari with a satsang in !gra an one in C#"know be"a$e two gro#.sA one bran"h


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"ontin#ing in C#"know heae by Shri Dihal Saheb an the other one base in !gra lea by Soa$i i

*ahara, (Sant ;ahasoa$i Sahib) event#ally be"o$ing known as the ;ahasoa$i Satsang'

Huur Mahara/ Rai Sa"ig Ram :"ose Disci!"e of Soami Ji Mahara/;, Baba De)i Sahab and

Maharshi Mehi Ashram

=his asso"iation of Shiv Dayal SinghSant ;ahasoa$i Sahib with ara$ Sant Dayal Shri 108

irhari SahibE is now ine.enently "orroborate by yet another so#r"eK another bran"h of Sant

*at' =he following is fro$ =he Biogra.hy of Baba Devi SahabE .#blishe by the *aharshi *ehi

!shra$ lo"ate at #..aghat Bhagal.#r in Bihar "onne"te with the lineage of Baba Devi Sahab

an *aharshi *ehi ara$hans' @n other wors they are not affiliate with the irhari Sahib !shra$

in C#"know' =hey barely have any knowlege of the e/isten"e of the C#"know gro#. b#t fort#nately

their history has .reserve so$e vitally i$.ortant evien"e'


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a .l#ral for$ is how itFs also renere a""oring to another translation by S'D' *aheshwari Sar

Ba"han ;ahasoa$i oetryE art 1 !gra'


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cave at arkand Hill in (ashmir> racticed the inward ourney and reached Trikuti, Dasam Dwaar

; !;@B D!S @K! is"i.le of Swa$i i who

rea"he Sa"h han #ring his lifeti$e' e was fro$ the #n,ab an a brother is"i.le of Baba i'

=ho#gh a Saint of the #n,ab he .rea"he Sant *at in Delhi where he ha so$e followers' #:#r

*ahara, Sawan Singh i ha a high regar for hi$'E (ai$al SinghKS.irit#al Cetters ;S Books)

!ltho#gh the is"i.les of Swa$i i *ahara, rea"he to tho#sans in n#$ber yet three of the$ were$ost .ro$inent' =hey were ;ai Baha#r Saligra$ at !gra Baba arib Das of Delhi an *ahara,

Baba ai$al Singh i in the #n,ab'E (ai$al SinghK S.irit#al Cetters ;S Books)

!s an ine.enent witness re.resenting another istin"t bran"h of ;ahasoa$i an a early is"i.le of

Shiv Dayal Singh harib Das of the ;ahasoa$i Satsang Sarai ;ohilla Delhi is a .ri"eless reso#r"e

for hel.ing to "larify $any iss#es abo#t early ;ahasoa$i history' o.ef#lly the whole book "an be

translate an .#blishe' @ s#s.e"t if it is it will hel. .ro$ote re"on"iliation an har$ony between

ifferent bran"hes of the ;ahasoa$i Naith between those who follow an"h


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his wife *aha$aya his $other his $other in-law an sister' =hey were all keen is"i.les of =#lsi

Sahab' e #se to .ay visits to the$ in !gra stay in their ho$e in anni ali an hol satsangs there'E

(Lntry for ara$ Sant =#lsi Sahib in ;ahasoa$i Ihite a.er on the ;eligion of Sants an

;ahaSoa$i NaithE .#blishe by Dayal Bagh in !gra)

*ahara, irhari Sahib also was originally .art of the !gra Satsang s.ening so$e ti$e there' (rata.

Singh Seth Biogra.hy of Soa$i i *ahara,E .' 7)'

@ o agree with those a""o#nts that es"ribe Soa$i i as being initiate at a yo#ng age by Sant =#lsi

Sahib an no o#bt Soa$i i i regar Sant =#lsi as his .ri$ary initiating #r# as evien"e by the

#r# Bhakti "ontents of his Sar Ba"han'

Ihile there is no evien"e that Sant =#lsi Sahib a..ointe Soa$i i to i$$eiately ass#$e the gai

in the =#lsi Sahib "o$$#nity ba"k in 184 at the ti$e of =#lsi SahibFs .assing an thereFs no re"or of

that o""#rring Soa$i i "ertainly was hel in high regar an i begin to .re.are for his event#al

s.irit#al $ission' !""oring to the so#r"es we have Soa$i i s.ent between fifteen an seventeen

years leaing a "onte$.lative lifestyle evoting $#"h ti$e to $eitation in a s.e"ial roo$ within hisho$e in !gra'

Soa$i i never "#t hi$self off fro$ the =#lsi Sahib "o$$#nity he ha been .art of all his life however'

D#ring this sa$e .erio between the eath of Sant =#lsi in 184 an the beginning of the ;ahasoa$i

Satsang in 1861 Soa$i i not only evote ti$e to $eitation b#t also re$aine affiliate with the

=#lsi Sahib "o$$#nity a""oring to several ine.enent Sant *at an ;ahasoa$i so#r"es

o"#$ente above asso"iating with *ahara, irhari Sahib veneratingE hi$ as a Sant attening his

satsang re"eiving instr#"tion an g#ian"e (#.eshE) fro$ hi$ oing seva initiating a few .eo.le in

!gra as far ba"k as the $i 180Hs being #ite involve in both !gra an C#"know satsangs'

!n oler #r# groo$ing a yo#nger one granting hi$ .er$ission to initiate an hel.ing hi$ to

be"o$e an establishe s#""essor .resiing over his own satsang or ashra$ even before the eath of the

eler #r# is a"t#ally #ite "o$$on an in har$ony with Sant *at .rin"i.als' @ know of several

e/a$.les of this in Sant *at history' @ even know of "onte$.orary living $asters alive right now that

began their s.irit#al $ission $any years BLN>;L the eath of the #r#s that a..ointe an $entore

the$' Ihat we fin if we e/a$ine the life of Soa$i i an his transition to be"o$ing #r# is that it

was #ite nor$al an ro#tine the way itFs often one es.e"ially in the "o$$#nity fo#ne by Sant

=#lsi Sahib of athras'

=he referen"es to Soa$i i having two #r#s venerating irhari val#ing his tea"hings#.esh being

g#ie in higher .lanes (regions known only to SantsEKSar Ba"han) being .art of his satsang for all

of those years onatings#..orting oing seva for his "a#se treating hi$ as #r# only beginning his

own .#bli" $ission right after the eath of irhari et"M' in $y view strongly ini"ates that Soa$i i

"o#l only have seen hi$ as a Sant a'k'a' $aster or worthy s#""essor of =#lsi Sahib' !fter that

s#""essor .asse on is when Soa$i i *ahara, offi"ially began his own f#ll-ti$e $ission in the "ity of

!gra'

Nor this reason @ believe an honest res.onse to the evien"e by those "o$$itte to the tr#thf#lness an


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=his Civing S"hool of S.irit#ality "alle Sant *at is also known asA =he Iay of the Saints anoet-*ysti"s ;ahasoa$i an =he ath of the *asters' =he $eitation .ra"ti"e is S#rat

Shab ogaA ?+nion (oga) of the So#l (S#rat) with the @nner Cight an So#n of o

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