A Brief Life Sketch

Sant Ram Singh

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A Pious Soul ............................................................................... 3At the Feet of the Master............................................................ 5Physical Seperation from the Master .......................................10The Order by Master Ajaib ......................................................19Letters by Santji .......................................................................25The Work of Sangat ..................................................................27

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Whenever the almighty lord has mercy on Hissouls entrapped in this creation, he sends soulswho have a keen sense of higher purpose intothis world. Such souls who remain completelyassigned to the teachings and orders of TheirMaster and having attained liberation andcommunion with shabd naam eventuallybecome GuruMukh (thru whom the Masterspeaks) .The Gurumukh is entrusted the work ofawakening the entraped souls by enlighteningthem of their real self and of their true abodeand of Inspiring them to do the devotion of theAlmighty in the manner and technique as taughtby Perfect Masters from time to time.

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A Pious SoulA Pious SoulA Pious SoulA Pious SoulA Pious SoulSant Ram Singh Ji was born on April 10,

1954 in Kharsenpur, a small village in the districtJohnpur of one of India’s northern state calledUttar Pradesh. He was born as the eldest toMadhuvan Singh and Prabhavati Devi who hadspent five years in prayer and penances for a child.

On the outskirts of the village there was atemple in which resided an old holy lady. A smallsix year old Ram Singh would visit her everyday.The old holy lady, who was a brahmin by caste,was a great devout and a person withoutattachments. The 6 year old Ram Singh would affectionately call her ‘mausi ji’(means mother’s sister). She would often narrate good stories to him. From the ageof 6 to 12 years, young Ram Singh would visit her daily for about 3-4 hours and dothe seva like drawing water from the well, collecting flowers for her puja etc. Evenin those early days people would call him ‘Baba’.

Since then he started feeling unattached and developed a spiritual yearning.The thoughts of going to the Himalayas for meditation, attaining liberation fromthe cycle of life and death started alluring his mind. The thought of going toHimalayas and doing the devotion was most prominent of these.

This went on till he completed his studies up to class 10th, by then he had meta number of holy persons but had not been able to achieve any progress in hisspiritual aspirations. A learned one from Kashi (the city of Benaras is also knownas Kashi) (the city of Benaras is also known as Kashi) who was also well versed inastrology used to visit his family often. Once his father requested the learned oneto describe young Ram Singh’s future. Upon which, on examining the palm, thelearned one declared that the boy would eventually become a Sadhu (a person whohas attained perfection in ‘sadhana’- spiritual practices). The learned one alsoexamined the younger brother’s palm and declared that he would ride a horse andearn a lot of money.

At the age of twelve, in Benaras, Sant Ram Singh Ji started the devotion ofLord Hanuman Ji. Lord Hanuman is a revered Indian deity who was known to bethe greatest devotee of Lord Rama and also his most beloved devotee especiallysince he had assisted Lord Rama in his war with Ravana. Lord Rama had blessed

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Hanuman ji with a boon that whosoever would do Hanuman ji’s devotion wouldbe liberated by him. Therefore in Benaras Lord Hanuman is held in the highestesteem.

On completing his Tenth grade, which usually marks the completion of schoolstudies in India, Ram Singh Ji moved to Mumbai because by then his parents hadshifted there. In Mumbai he began his vocational life as a guard. About that timehe met a master who initiated him by giving him the word ‘Omkar’ and asked himto be devoted to Goddess Durga. Goddess Durga is known to be the creator ofBrahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (The three supreme Hindu deities Brahma, Vishnuand Maheshwar are observed as powers of creation, sustenance and destructionrespectively). Ram Singh Ji embarked on this devotion which comprised variouspenances, pujas (appeasing rituals), fasts on Mondays besides the simran of thegiven word. He was engrossed in this with great dedication and devotion. Withintwo years he started getting the darshan of Goddess Durga within. With this healso attained the power called ‘vaak-sidhdhi’ wherein whatever on says becomestrue.

One evening while returning from his sea side walk at Worli ( one of Mumbai’smany Localities) he came across a board displaying “ Baba Somnath MaharajRadhaswami Satsang- Worli, Kakad Chambers, Satsang daily between 7.00 and8.00 p.m.”. Next day after taking a bath he attended satsang and heard it with greatlove and received answers to a large number of unanswered questions and doubtshovering in his mind.

Thereafter daily on returning from work he started attending the satsang.Within two satsangs he gave up the devotion of Goddess Durga and the variousassociated practices. For the following two months he attended the satsang regularlyand his mind was now preoccupied with the various issues expounded by the Masterin the satsangs. This preoccupation generated within him such love and yearningfor the Master that wherever he would cast his sight he would see Baba Somnath Jistanding with a stick in his hand. All the hours of the day the thoughts of satsangwould engross the mind. And despite the fact of not having met the Masterphysically, the Master’s image would be constantly before the eyes everywhere –in every passer by, and even on the machine while working ( he had by now changedhis job and was employed in a Mill).

He could not even sleep in the nights. The nights were entirely spent in theyearning. Each day seemed like a year.

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At the Feet of the MasterAt the Feet of the MasterAt the Feet of the MasterAt the Feet of the MasterAt the Feet of the MasterThe state of deep anguish to meet the Master

had become unbearable. On receiving his salary,he noted the address of the `Ashram’ ( a placeconducive to spiritual practices and devotion,established and usually resided by respective saintsor sadhus) from a satsangi called Janardhan andproceeded, on a single pair of clothes, to Bangaloreto meet the Master.

On reaching the Ashram, he called out thename of a satsangi, JamalBhai, who used to beposted at the gate of the Ashram. Jamal Bhaiexplained that Baba Somnath Ji’s permission hasto be sought before allowing anyone to enter the Ashram. Ram Singh Ji wrote hisname on a chit and gave it to Jamal Bhai who took it to Baba Ji and said “ Some

one from Kashi has arrived from Mumbai and seeks to meetyou”. It was not the routine darshan (meeting/interview)

time, but Baba Ji replied with great affection “Bringhim to Me”. Jamal Bhai quickly brought Ram SinghJi to Baba Ji who was seated on the chair. Withgreat love and yearning Ram Singh Ji bowed tothe feet of the Master for ten minutes and lost allsenses, Babaji was asking him to get up but hesimply had lost all awareness of the surrounding.

On regaining consciousness of the surroundings hesat up. Baba Ji asked him whether he wanted to return

after the darshan or wanted to remain at the ashram inseva. “ I have come to remain in seva” requested Ram Singh Ji.

Baba Ji then called a prominent sevadar Nayar Ji to enquire about Ram Singh Ji.“ Were you employed anywhere ?” queried Nayar Ji., “Yes” was the reply. “ Youhave come here giving up a job? It is very difficult to get a job in Mumbai.” QueriedNayar Ji again, At this point Baba Ji looked at Nayar Ji and said “ Arey! Can youcall a job of Rs.200- 400 a month a job? Go take him and give him a room!”.

It was winter and quite cold. Ram Singh Ji had neither a blanket nor hadbrought enough clothes along. He was allotted the room otherwise used for ironingclothes. There on started his seva.

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Early mornings were spent in milking the cows and buffalows and deliveringcow milk at Babaji’s Bunglow, the day was spent in working at the farm and cleaningthe drains etc.

After a passage of four months, on 2After a passage of four months, on 2After a passage of four months, on 2After a passage of four months, on 2After a passage of four months, on 2ndndndndnd April, 1974 Ram Singh Ji was initiatedApril, 1974 Ram Singh Ji was initiatedApril, 1974 Ram Singh Ji was initiatedApril, 1974 Ram Singh Ji was initiatedApril, 1974 Ram Singh Ji was initiatedby Master Baba Somnath Ji with the ‘Naam Dan’.by Master Baba Somnath Ji with the ‘Naam Dan’.by Master Baba Somnath Ji with the ‘Naam Dan’.by Master Baba Somnath Ji with the ‘Naam Dan’.by Master Baba Somnath Ji with the ‘Naam Dan’.

Just a little before receiving initiation at the ‘Naam Nirnay Mandir’ hall atthe ashram, outside the hall, Ram Singh Ji had a vision in which Baba SawanSingh Ji Maharaj appeared before him. Baba Sawan Singh Ji stood near one of the columns of the `Naam Nirnay Mandir’, instinctively Ram Singh Jiprostrated before the great Master by lying on the ground, head at his feet. MaharajSawan Singh Ji lifted him and embraced him and told him “ Why are you worrying?Everything will become alright when the time comes.” For half an hour he spoketo him and held him close.

Baba Somnath Ji’s Ashram at Kengeri was spread over 111 acres of which80 acres would get the dirty water flowing from Bangalore City this water wouldbe directed to irrigate the farms. In all there were 110 sevadars at the ashram whowould put in very hard work on the farms. Every harvest would yield 300 bags ofcorn and 600 bags of cereal millet. A year passed this way in seva. One eveningBabaji asked “ Will you do the seva of guarding at night ?”. “ I will do whateveryou tell me to.” replied Ram Singh Ji. Thus started the duty of guarding the ashramat night. Ram Singh Ji took this as the opportunity given by the Master to doBhajan – Simran.

The whole night he would guard the place while doing simran. Then between7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. he would work on the farm. At 1:00 p.m. the lunch bellwould ring and after meals he would rest in the afternoon between 2:00p.m. and6:00 p.m. This became the routine. Baba Ji had given a blanket and a torch for thenight seva. Doing simiran while on the night duty activated the yearning onceagain. The anguish for the darshan of the Master increased. During the daily satsanghe would get the wonderful opportunity of the darshan of the Master for one wholehour. Due to an hour of satsang and darshan the soul would start withdrawing andbegin moving higher and tears would start flowing from the eyes. The body wouldbecome numb and the with drwal of the soul began to be felt. However this was notthe will of the Master now. After such occurrence for four consecutive days, Babajiasked “ Does Ram Singh come to satsang?”, “Yes Master” answered Ram Singh Jiimmediately. “ During satsang time you have to go and do the seva at the coconutgroves” said Baba Ji. And there ended the rapturous spiritual one hour spent in the

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bliss of the Masters’ darshan. But even then the yearning did not reduce. From thetime Baba Ji would walk down to the Satsang hall and up to the completion of theprayer sung before the satsang, Ram Singh Ji would absorb the darshan and run forthe seva duty, as ordered by the Master, the moment the satsang would begin.

In the beginning a number of sevadars were working alongside, but one afteranother they fell ill because they would eat heavily in the night which would causeindigestion and illness. And they would give up the duty. But Ram Singh Ji wouldnot eat in the night therefore despite remaining awake thought the night the simiranwould continue easily.

One evening Ram Singh Ji went to take the darshan of Baba Ji, at that timePushpamma who used to serve Babji said “ Babaji, Ram Singh works alone at thenight. In the ashram there are trees of sandal-wood, coconut groves and othervaluable trees for which robbers may attempt to rob, besides there are also dangerousanimals around, at such time if any mishap were to take place we would not evenbe aware. Some one should be sent along with him.” Babaji closed his eyes for afew minutes and then said “ My Ram Singh will do the duty alone.” He toldPushpamma “ From now on the remains of the food which I take should be packedin a box and sent to him everyday and also send him a cup of milk in the thermos.”Thereon every night Babaji’s meal leftovers and a cup of milk would arrive. Babajihad given a torch and an umbrella for the night duty. Later Ram Singh Ji wouldtake along two dogs viz. `Moti’ and `Ramu’ to the night duty. A rigorous routineensued – He would do the night duty till 3.00 a.m., wake up the Westerner satsangis

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staying at the ashram at 3.00 a.m., and since they made tea he would get tea withthem. He would sit with them in meditation till the ashram morning tea bell at 6.00a.m. In those days a few of Baba Somnathji’s western initiates would stay in theashram for 6 months and return to their home for 6 months. Bernald, Babaji’sinitiate from France, taught Ram Singh Ji how to drive a tractor. After the 6.00 a.m.tea he would hasten to the cowshed to do the milking seva. The ashram had 100cows and 25 buffaloes of which 15 cows and 7 buffaloes would give milk everyday. Ram Singh Ji would milk the cowsand deliver the cowsmilk to Babaji’s bunglowwhere Pushpamma would give him some bread and a cup of coffee. In this sevaeventually he would have to milk 22 cattle. A cow had a calf who was namedBasavaraj. Since infancy Basvaraj was used to climbing up the stairs of Babaji’sbunglow to take his darshan.However when Basvaraj grew up and started horningpeople Babaji stopped his coming up but would himself visit Basvaraj and givehim prasad. Once a satsangi who was so intrigued asked Babaji “ Why is this calfso dear to you and why does he love you so much?” Babaji replied, “ In his earlierbirth he was the child of a prosperous family and had attended the satsang of asaint and had eaten his prashad but since he had not received the naam he had to beborn as a bull. In the future birth he would be born as a human and in the surrenderof saints would attain liberation (saadh gati)”. There also used to be a pigeoncalled Raju who would stay in Babaji’s room. He would [(do gutargu)] sit on Babaji’sfeet and take his darshan. Sevadars would get Babaji’s darshan between 7.00 am.

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and 7.30.am. Babaji would say that Raju (the pigeon) has all the qualities of asatsangi. Whenever any satsangi would come Raju would look at the him withgreat love. Raju had given up the company of all his fellow from his species.Babaji had a dog named Jimmy who would come to Babaji’s room right at the timeof darshan and would go only after getting a biscuit from Babaji. If at this time hewould be leashed then he would bark and create a ruckus. Babaji would himselfsay “Release Jimmy he wants to take darshan”.

This way a year and a half went by on there had been no communication withhis family. So as soon as he wrote the first letter informing them that he was at theashram, he started receiving four letters a month “You may go back but comehome at least once”. On reading the letters his mind started changing.

Babaji was to visit Mumbai for the satsang program. Ram Singh Ji requested“I would like to go with you to Mumbai. And after meeting my parents I shallreturn with you”. Babaji laughed and said “You are doing the night duty very well,if people in the vicinity learn that I am out of the ashram there could be an attemptof theft. So do your duty till I return. On returning back I will send you”.

Babaji returned after a 20 day tour of Mumbai, Davangiri etc. Ram Singh Ji,had a surging urge to present his request again. But he thought if I bring up thetopic now, Babaji may get angry since he had barely returned, so he decided topostpone the request by a day or two. At the morning darshans which followed hewas eager to ask but could not muster the courage when in front of Babaji andwould reconcile that he would do so in the evening. But same was the fate at theevening darshan. A month an a half passed. Eventually one day mustering up thecourage he stood up and asked “You had said you will send me after your return....?”.Babaji laughed and asked “Are you thinking of taking up a job in Mumbai”? “YesMaharaj! I will have to, for some time”.

Babaji looked at him and cast a glance of immense love and mercy “Arrey! Isa job paying 400 or 500 a month, a job?”. The Master’s glance which was sodifferent, was full of such grace that whatever attachments which had arisen andculminated in his mind for working and earning, of having a familly, of parents,etc.vanished entirely.

“Aysee kari Gurudev daya, mere moh ka bandhan toot gaya”– Brahmanand.(“Gurudev showered such grace, all my shackles of attachment was broken”.)))))

A single merciful glance of grace by the Master caused such aA single merciful glance of grace by the Master caused such aA single merciful glance of grace by the Master caused such aA single merciful glance of grace by the Master caused such aA single merciful glance of grace by the Master caused such ametamorphosis that the thought of being related to anyone did not occur even inmetamorphosis that the thought of being related to anyone did not occur even inmetamorphosis that the thought of being related to anyone did not occur even inmetamorphosis that the thought of being related to anyone did not occur even inmetamorphosis that the thought of being related to anyone did not occur even indreams thereafterdreams thereafterdreams thereafterdreams thereafterdreams thereafter.....

Three years passed in this way.

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Physical Seperation from the MasterPhysical Seperation from the MasterPhysical Seperation from the MasterPhysical Seperation from the MasterPhysical Seperation from the Master

With the passage of time the moment of physical separation from the Masterwas drawing closer. Baba Somnathji’s health was deteriorating as days passed.

Ram Singh Ji continued his daily routine of whole night seva, followed bythe morning sevas with only a recuperating afternoon sleep during the day, thesevere schedule had made him very thin. One such afternoon following a wholenight duty as usual, Ram Singh Ji was woken-up from his afternoon rest, “Babajihas called you,” he was told. Ram Singh Ji immediately got up from sleep and withhis usual frugal attire of Lungi 11111 and only a towel on the shoulder, he rushed at thesummon by his beloved Master Somnath. At that time Nayarji, Karibasappa,Laksman, Bernald, Christopher were already present there. Ram Singh Ji fell at hismaster’s feet, Master Somnath looked at him and said “Get ready to go to Pahad (Pahad literally means mountains/hills, but referred here is the Ashram at ‘Betta’ ahillock which is in close vicinity of Sant Ram Singh Ji’s Ashram now,at Gudella),the satsang Hall at Pahad is ready, first you go there then I have to go, and after Ihave left you have to perform the duty there”. At this time Ram Singh Ji did notunderstand the deeper meaning of the Masters’ words. A tractor was to leave forPahad the following dawn at about 4.00 a.m., Master Somnath said, “You leave bythe tractor, Bhagirathi and Jijabai will leave by bus”. Ram Singh Ji urged his master“ Since I do the night duty, how can I go there alone? I would like to take JamalBhai along also”. Master Somnathji granted the permission, he gave a banana andeight rupees as Prasad to each of the two”. Why are you giving us like this” RamSingh Ji inquired, “Let it be” Baba Somnath replied. They took leave and as soonas they were downstairs Jamal, who was a good meditator, said, “Ram Singh Ji,this is the last Prasad given by the Master from his own hands, do not even throwthe peel”, both consumed the entire Prasad along with the peel. While talkingabout Jamal bhai Baba Somnath would say “I have named him Shivdas. In hisearlier birth he was a devotee of Lord Shiva22222 and used to do devotion in a temple ofLord Shiva. But due to some past karmas, he was born a Muslim in this birth”.Jamalbhai had great love for his master.

While leaving for Pahad Babaji told him “ Son, stay for only a day and return”.Thus the trio Ram Singh Ji, Jamalbhai and Bernald,33333 had decided to stay on

Thursday and return back to ashram on Friday. At Pahad however the tractor had tobe sent for bringing bricks. This delayed their return by a day and they arrived backon Saturday at 11:00 p.m. in the night.Notes :1-‘Lungi’ is a humble soft cotton cloth about 110 cms long which is merely wrapped and tied around the waist

and falls to ankle length when standing.2- Lord Shiva is Mahesh, one of the chief Hindu deities belonging to the hindu trine Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh.3 - Babaji’s initiate (from France) who used to drive the tractor.

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Babaji was very ill. Mr. Patrappa, a seniorsatsanghi, was standing downstairs blockingeverybody from going up to see Babaji. But theoverpouring love for the Master overcameobstructions and they rushed up to have a glimpseof the Master through his window. The Doctor waschecking Baba Somnath who lay on his bed. Thesight of the physical condition of their Master inmalaise plunged their heart in sorrow.

Next day, 28th November, 1976 at 11:00 a.m.Pushpamma came out of the room shrieking in grief,“ Babji has left his physical body!”. The entireSangat was plunged in gloom.

On the 28On the 28On the 28On the 28On the 28ththththth of November of November of November of November of November, 1976 Baba Somnathji departed from his physical, 1976 Baba Somnathji departed from his physical, 1976 Baba Somnathji departed from his physical, 1976 Baba Somnathji departed from his physical, 1976 Baba Somnathji departed from his physicalbodybodybodybodybody.....

Just before the announcement everybody had had the meals and were in theseva of placing corn in front of the Satsang hall. On hearing Pushpamma, RamSingh Ji’s grief was beyond bounds as he was in his youth with a lifetime ahead tobe spent without the physical company of the Master. It was as though a mountainof grief had befallen him.

Grief simply pervaded the whole environment, Ram Singh Ji continued thenight duty of guarding the ashram with tears flowing incessantly from his eyes.“Who will protect me now?”

Four days later when meditating on the ground floor of Babaji’s bunglow, at4:00 a.m. Baba Somnath Ji gave him darshan. He saw a vision that he and Ganapati(a satsangi) were pressing the feet of the Master, Babaji was seated on the chairand said kindly but squarely “ Where have I gone? I am here! When the time comeseverything will be fine.”

After this sentence of Baba Somnath Ji, once again, a few days later duringmeditations Ram Singh Ji had darshan that there was a big bhandara and Babajiwas standing in front. “Come Jamal bhai, Baba Charan Singh Ji is standing let usgo and take his darshan” Ram Singh Ji was saying. They both went closer. Therewas a big crowd. After satsang when the Saint came close to Ram Singh Ji, the facewas entirely different from either that of Baba Somnath ji or Baba Charan Singh ji.Ram Singh Ji was only to realize years later that the face which was of MasterAjaib Singh Ji had been revealed in this vision. Facing was altogether a new

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Mahatma (a great/realised soul) who advancedforward and said “You may ask me any questionwhich you may have”. “I am not able to do bhajan”said Ram Singh Ji. “Hold the simran, remember thesimran at all time and your work will be done” wasthe single sentence reply. “Baba Somnath has leftthe physical plane, will I ever meet him again”? Wasthe second question. Babaji pondered briefly andreplied “After eleven years”. Exactly eleven yearslater Ram Singh Ji met Master Ajaib Singh Ji.

For a year and a half that followed, Ram SinghJi continued doing the seva in the Ashram.

Later he went to Pahad for the next six months.But for some time conditions at Pahad Ashram were altering and becoming lessconducive to his spiritual persuit.

Ram Singh Ji then moved to a cave inhabited by a hermit called SharnappaSwami. The cave also housed a lot of snakes and scorpions. But there was neitherany fear of these reptiles and venomous creatures nor did any creatures harm anybody. Adopting Baba Jaimal Singhji’s arduous way of doing prolonged meditation,rotis were made at one time from five kgs of wheat flour and were placed in abasket which was hung from the ceiling of the cave. Who ever would feel hungryafter a prolonged session of meditation would eat the dried rotis dripped is waterand return to meditation. Once Ganpati, one of the meditators, gathered some neemleaves11111 and crushed them into a paste, the paste was eaten by everyone, the bitternesswas so much that the sense of taste was completely lost but detachment attained.

However everything was fine only till Sharnappa Swami announced that asage from Benaras had arrived and was meditating in the cave. Soon villagersbegan arriving. Four months had been spent in Sharnappa Swami’s cave and adetachment from the world had awakend. With the arrivals of villagers Ram SinghJi realized that further peace and meditation would not be possible in this place.

Therefore becoming ascetics Ram Singh Ji, Ganapathi and Bhuvaneshwar(another satsangi) departed from the cave to embark towards the great HimalayaMountain Range very far away in Northern India. En-route they halted at the nearby

Notes :1- A neem is an evergreen tree which has leaves with great medicinal and curative properties butwhich are extremely bitter and very unpalatable to taste.

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town of Davangiri. Baba Somnath Ji’s sangat at Davangiri requested him to stayon for a while but they soon proceeded to another town ahead called Dhareshwar.After a two days stay they left and spent two more days on banks of River Agnashini.Close by, where the river meets the Arabian Sea, stands an Ashram of a hermitcalled Puttuswami by the sea side. Puttuswami who is an initiate of Baba SawanSingh Ji Maharaj is now over ninety years old and is still hale and hearty. Theyspent ten days at the ashram. Before leaving the ashram he sent all his clothes toGanapati’s village and gifted the watch and some other possessions to Puttuswami.With two lungees, two vests and a blanket they proceeded. The limbs had becometender and weak during the stay in the cave. For three continuous days they werewalking without any footwear. The soles of the feet were tattered and sore fromthe arduous journey.

After a few attempts a Truck gave them a lift and ferried them to a railwaystation called Manmaad. They boarded the Kashi Express. A couple of stationslater the Ticket Checker arrived and demanded to inspect the ticket. They neitherhad any tickets nor any money. “Why are you occupying the seat? Go and sit onthe floor near the door!” ordered the T.C. They spread the blanket and sat on thefloor. At ̀ Itaarsi’ station they were de-boarded and the T.C. called the Senior Officerwho asked “ Where do you want to go?”. “To Benaras” Ram Singh Ji replied. TheOfficer on seeing the appearance of Ram Singh Ji told the T.C. “They look likeSadhus. Do not trouble them. Let them go to Benaras”. They were then allowed toboard the same train.

They reached a village close to Benaras, the plan was to go to the Himalayasafter a stay of four days at this village. But Ganapati had become ill due to the foodand water and returned back to Pahad Ashram. Bhuvaneshwar went to a villagejust close by. And Ram Singh Ji returned back to his home in Kashi (Benaras)where his over joyous family clutched him.

For most common souls such predicament and adversities usually inducesFor most common souls such predicament and adversities usually inducesFor most common souls such predicament and adversities usually inducesFor most common souls such predicament and adversities usually inducesFor most common souls such predicament and adversities usually inducesa return to the worldly life in the security of the home. But souls whom thea return to the worldly life in the security of the home. But souls whom thea return to the worldly life in the security of the home. But souls whom thea return to the worldly life in the security of the home. But souls whom thea return to the worldly life in the security of the home. But souls whom thealmighty sends into the world with a special mission never get attached to thealmighty sends into the world with a special mission never get attached to thealmighty sends into the world with a special mission never get attached to thealmighty sends into the world with a special mission never get attached to thealmighty sends into the world with a special mission never get attached to theworldly life. worldly life. worldly life. worldly life. worldly life. The pangs of separation from the Master were so overwhelmingThe pangs of separation from the Master were so overwhelmingThe pangs of separation from the Master were so overwhelmingThe pangs of separation from the Master were so overwhelmingThe pangs of separation from the Master were so overwhelmingthat all the pains and tribulations of the reclusive existence endured, seemedthat all the pains and tribulations of the reclusive existence endured, seemedthat all the pains and tribulations of the reclusive existence endured, seemedthat all the pains and tribulations of the reclusive existence endured, seemedthat all the pains and tribulations of the reclusive existence endured, seemedsweet. sweet. sweet. sweet. sweet. AAAAA spontaneous yearning to meet the master within and astute adherence spontaneous yearning to meet the master within and astute adherence spontaneous yearning to meet the master within and astute adherence spontaneous yearning to meet the master within and astute adherence spontaneous yearning to meet the master within and astute adherenceto his teachings prevailed with strength emanating from the pain of separationto his teachings prevailed with strength emanating from the pain of separationto his teachings prevailed with strength emanating from the pain of separationto his teachings prevailed with strength emanating from the pain of separationto his teachings prevailed with strength emanating from the pain of separationfrom the masterfrom the masterfrom the masterfrom the masterfrom the master.....

He stayed in Kashi for a week. And then borrowing 40 rupees from his grandmother, under the pretext of desire of Benaras sight seeing, Ram Singh Ji left homeand returned to Mumbai.

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In Mumbai he stayed at the house of R.R. Singh who was an advanced satsangiinitiated by Baba Somnath Ji. The residence cum shop operated out of a smallroom in Bombai’s locality called Dadar on the Bhavani Shankar Road. The singleroom served as a shop, a dining room and as a bed room in the night for its numerousinhabitants.

R.R. Singh was a dealer of Paan leaves11111 “Do simran with each leaf, leaf byleaf!” R.R.Singh’s would order. Therfore with each leaf was to be rememberd thesimran, and if per chance the attention would stray then R.R. Singh would jeeringlysay – “ Simran should be done with each leaf” (“Patta-patta simran karo”).

Daily for attending satsang Ram Singh Ji would walk to Worli Naka whichwas about three to four kilometers away and do simran on the way. While doingsimran the soul would start withdrawing. He would then stop for some time andafter regaining awareness of the surroundings and time, he would rush towardsthe hall. Having done continuous simiran for one and half months in this way, thesoul had started ascending.

One day, it was announced at Kakkad Chambers Satsag Hall at Worli that aSaint has come from Rajasthan, he is staying at the house of Mohan Karnani ( aninitiate of Baba Somnath Ji) and whoever wants to have his darshan can do so nextmorning at 9.00 a.m. This was December 1978. Following morning Ram Singh Ji,Bhuvaneshwar and R.R. Singh left for darshan. On the way the talks mostly featureddoubts and estimations. Perhaps it could be some sadhu and may not be a saint.

A few westerner satsangis Graham, Bernard, Dominique and Paul were presentat the venue. The Baba whose name was Ajaib Singh Ji was in his room. The doorwas knocked and opened. In front stood Baba Ajaib Singh Ji. The eyes met. Thesouls of the trio ascended at the darshan of the Master soul. All three lost allawareness. R.R. Singh lost consiousness and fell down.

Soon they were helped to sit down and Master Ajaib delivered a satsang.After satsang he asked the trio. “Ask me, whatever you want to”. The trio was

Notes :1- A paan is an almost palm size edible leaf available off a creeper, in India a trimmed paan leaf is delicatelyfolded around an assortment of edible items of flavour and fragrance alongwith small pieces of betelnut placedin the centre, the parcel so formed is consumed as a post-meal- mouth-flavouring-mint, the paan is also occa-sionally used to contain chewable tobacco. Before supply the paan leaves are handpicked from the basketsarriving from the cultivation places and invidually verified for defects to remove the spoilt ones, each good leafis then dipped in clean fresh water to relieve it of dust and dirt and then gathered alongwith other similarlycleaned leaves.

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mum. There were no questions in the mind.

Thereafter there was a satsang in a church. And for next three days therewere satsangs by Baba Ajaib Singh Ji. There was a satsang at the house of NarayanShinkar (another initiate of Baba Somnath Ji). A number of satsangis had gatheredat his house to attend the satsang. And while prostrating to Sant Ajaib Singh Jitears flowed thru the eyes of most satsangis in the memory of their Master BabaSomnath Ji. Santji ( Sant Ajaib Singh Ji) was extremely pleased and touched to seesuch love for the Master and declared an eight day Mumbai programme everyyear instead of the 3 day programme. During this visit Santji had visited the KakadChamber Hall. He expressed his pleasure on seeing the hall and delivered a satsangthere in which he discoursed some important points as below :

Santji said – “ Baba Somnath had established this satsang hall. Kabir Saheb says :

“T“T“T“T“Tarwar Sarwar Santjan chautha barse meh,arwar Sarwar Santjan chautha barse meh,arwar Sarwar Santjan chautha barse meh,arwar Sarwar Santjan chautha barse meh,arwar Sarwar Santjan chautha barse meh,Parmarath karane chare dhare deh.”Parmarath karane chare dhare deh.”Parmarath karane chare dhare deh.”Parmarath karane chare dhare deh.”Parmarath karane chare dhare deh.”

(The lake, the fruiting tree, Saints and the rain,For the work of the almighty all four adorn the physical body.)

Saints come into this world only for the worldly souls. They do not have anypersonal desires for doing so. They direct all the souls to the path of almightywhile declaring that if they follow the path then they will be benefited.

This is the way in which this world has been created. Kabir, Guru Nanak,Swami Ji, Jaimal Singh Ji, Sawan Singh Ji, all these saints have not remained onthis worldly plane forever. All have returned after completing their worldly sojourn.But the Saints never desert us. So when they leave the worldly plane we must notweep for they return to Sach Khand. But when Manmukhs11111 die it is ok to weep forthey have to take birth repeatedly.

We should bring pride and fame to our Masters name even after his leavingthe body and spread his mission and safeguard the satsang places established byhim. Do not be lead astray. The Satguru sits in Sachkhand and awaits your arrival.Quite a while has passed now since Master Sawan has left his physical body. Yetthose who tread the path shown by him attain his mercy. His initiates who aredoing their meditations regularly with love and devotion experience the presenceof their Master even today.

Saints come to bring together and not to seperate. You must keep your lovestrong. Consider my coming to this satsang hall as his blessing. The westernerinitiates who are present here have no desire for the properties of the satsang here.Notes :1-The souls who are attached to their minds and the world.

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Neither do we have any desire for it. Your satsang hall is your own. We have notcome here to occupy any property. We have plentiful of everything given by ourown Master. This ashram of yours will continue to belong to your Master always.However if someone is helping us reach our Master then it is not a bad thing totake the benefit from such person. The path shown by Master has always to befollowed. All saits hail from the same home – Sachkhand.

“Sant-sant ko do kar jani, so jan jaan narak ki khani.”“Sant-sant ko do kar jani, so jan jaan narak ki khani.”“Sant-sant ko do kar jani, so jan jaan narak ki khani.”“Sant-sant ko do kar jani, so jan jaan narak ki khani.”“Sant-sant ko do kar jani, so jan jaan narak ki khani.”“Those who believe saints to be apart, such persons will suffer in hell”. Saints dwell within the orders of the Almighty. Satsang halls have been

established for saints. Please co-operate with the dear one who has organized thisprogramme. That is our duty. Talk less and do more meditation and maintain lovefor one another. Respect each other. Wherever Saints sit the place becomes holyand pure. In this satsang hall do the meditations and spiritual practices. It is wrongto even think of bad things here. Sitting in sachkhand your Master awaits you. Ihave come to bless you and strengthen your love. I have not come here as yourMaster. I have come here as your sevadaar.11111 One gardener plants the saplings andthe next one waters the plants after him. I was told by the westerner initiates thatthe Bombay sangat is depressed and grieving. Express your sorrows. Your love hasdrawn me here. I am thankfull to the sangat. The organizers here have arrangedeverything very well. All have to remain together here. I have great respect forBaba Somnath Ji’s Sangat. You should also respect it. Whoever the saints select,they take them along others remain thinking.

Jo Jo chor bhajan ke prani, so so dukh saheJo Jo chor bhajan ke prani, so so dukh saheJo Jo chor bhajan ke prani, so so dukh saheJo Jo chor bhajan ke prani, so so dukh saheJo Jo chor bhajan ke prani, so so dukh saheAalus neend sataaye unko, nit nit bharam baheAalus neend sataaye unko, nit nit bharam baheAalus neend sataaye unko, nit nit bharam baheAalus neend sataaye unko, nit nit bharam baheAalus neend sataaye unko, nit nit bharam bahe

“Those who are thieves of bhajan, they suffer accordingly.They are troubled by sloth, sleep and are swept away in delusion”.

Baba Somnath Ji had struggled so much for attaining naam. He maintainedthe Jatta,22222 performed arduous penances like Dhuniyaa,33333 Jaldhara,4 Deshatan,55555 visitedrevered sadhus and saints only then did he get a true Saint (Master Sawan SinghJi). Even I have done a lot of Karmakand,6 6 6 6 6 and Deshatan,55555 have undertaken bareonly then did I get a true Master (Huzur Kirpal Singh Ji)”.

In this way Sant Ajaib Singh ji told a lot of good things in the satsang. AfterNotes :1-One who serves.2-Ascetics in India allow hair to grow very long which is then entwined entangled and tied on the head into amolehill type of bun known as Jatta.3-In “Dhuniya” hot earthen pots containing embers are placed on the head within the jatta and the asceticsmeditates with the Dhuniya on the head.4-Taking continuous water drips on the head.5- Setting out bare foot on long journeys to different holy places.6- Karmkand means rituals including practices like Dhuniyaa,33333 Jaldhara,4 etc.

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Santji’s Mumbai programme Ram Singh Ji returned to Banglore Ashram (atKengeri). Prem Nath Ji who had been made the Guru-in-Peetha,11111 after BabaSomnath, ordered every one that nobody should go here or there (i.e. to any othersaint).

Ram Singh Ji spent two year at the ashram doing the night guard seva andfarming seva. However after Baba Somnath Ji had left his body the environs andcircumstances in the ashram had changed. Not finding the environment conduciveto his earnest urge to do meditations, Ram Singh Ji left the ashram and shifted toPahad once again to do spiritual practices. However here too he was told that hewould only be allowed to do the seva as the orders were not to permit anybody toonly do meditations and spiritual practices. So he shifted to another place calledBada Pahad (larger hill) which had once been used by an ascetic called MahadevSwami to do his spiritual practices.

On the Bada Pahad there was a cave, a temple with a large veranda, and aspontainous spring-well on this stony hill in which there was always water. Inthese beautifull surroundings Ram Singh Ji started his spiritual practices of bhajanand simran. The hill was inhabited by a bear. And the fear of the bear kept peopleaway from the hill. A young boy who had by chance come up the hill saw RamSingh Ji. He broke the news of Ram Singh Ji’s presence when he descended, toSharanappa Swami whose cave was at the foot of the hill. Sharanappa Swamiimmediately arranged for match box, some earthen pots, some jaggery, wheat flour,pulses, turmeric and chilli powder, tea, coffee, salt and milk in a parcel and sent itup with the young boy.

A thought crossed Ram Singh Ji’s mind that the mere desire to meditate haddelivered all provisions without his asking then how could it be possible that theMaster would leave him empty handed after meditations.

Villagers of Tenegal village in the proximity got the news and rushed up withpots of milk, they cautioned that the place was infested with wild bears. RamSingh Ji told them that animals and creatures-bears, snakes and scorpions do notharm any body sitting in meditation. Next day the villagers returned. And for thenext ten days Ram Singh Ji meditated alone on the hill.

During the monthly meeting at Pahad(actual name- Enmaldodi) all decidedto call Ram Singh Ji back. Two boys were sent to call him. But Ram Singh Ji askedthem to return saying that Babaji had given him a good place. Later Govindappa, asatsangi and also a local dealer of coffee, came up the Bada Pahad to meet Ram

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Singh Ji who acceeding to the request came down to the foot hills. Ram Singh Jiwas sparsly clothed, a red towel on the shoulder and a red towel tied around thewaist. “Please stay at Enmaldoddi (Pahad).and do your meditations there”. requestedGovindappa. “No. Again you will interrupt my meditations and order me to doseva for being allowed to stay”. said Ram Singh Ji. “No. If you want we will giveit in writing”. All the satangis wrote it on a piece of paper and signed below. RamSingh Ji then returned back to Pahad and started his meditations there.

He was allotted Babaji Somnath Ji’s bungalow above the satsang hall whereBabaji used to stay while at Pahad. Nobody was allowed there. Only the presidentof the satsang trust would come up and see Ram Singh Ji.

Ram Singh Ji would fill up four-five vessels with water from the tank belowat two a.m. in the early hours. And remaining out of everybody’s sight, he did hismeditations for six months. Later all the caretakers of Pahad left leaving the keywith Ram Singh Ji and the entire responsibility of administration at Pahad fell onhis shoulder, which he did for the following five years.

After which once again due to compelling developments he had to stay fortwo months at Kengeri Ashram Bangalore.

But he eventually decided to leave and return to his home in Benaras.

However, enroute to Benaras, a satsangi called Bamanna from village“Mudgal” which is close to Pahad pleaded with him to spend a year on his farm and do hismeditations there. Relenting to the plea Ram Singh Ji spent one year on the farm of Bamanna.It was here that his practices were eventually rewarded, and as he puts it, was showered withtremendous grace and mercy by his beloved Master. Therefore to date every year Baba RamSingh Ji visits Mudgal for a twenty day satsang programme which is organized by Bamanna.

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The Order by Master The Order by Master The Order by Master The Order by Master The Order by Master AjaibAjaibAjaibAjaibAjaib

In January 1986 Ram Singh Ji decided to headhome after taking the darshan of Sant Ajaib Singh Ji atthe Mumbai programme which was being held at a venuenamed ‘Kachi Lohar Wadi’ , a public hall situated in theMatunga locality of Mumbai.

Ram Singh Ji was accompanied by ten others.Damuji, an initiate of Baba Somnath was at the doorletting sangat inside for Babaji’s darshan. He went inand told Master Ajaib that Ram Singh Ji who had come

for darshan was an initiate of Master Somnath and had been a sevadar at the Ashram.Master Ajaib said “I know every thing. Send him inside alone”. As soon as RamSingh Ji entered Master Ajaib closed the doorof the darshan room. Ram Singh Ji touched theMaster’s feet as he used to with Master Somnath.Master Ajaib Singh asked him to sit down andsat down himself and said “ Forsake the thoughtof returning to Benaras.You have to go to Andhraand Karnatka. I am conveying you this as anorder of Baba Somnath. The trees planted byBaba Somnath Ji have to be watered. You haveto do satsang there, Satguru will get everythingdone”. Ram Singh Ji was weeping, his heart bynow he was fed up the environment at Andhraand Karnatka. But his dilemma was that notfollowing orders from the Saints would leavehim no place to go. Santji then described hisown story to Ram Singh Ji, how on the order byMaster Kirpal he had forsaken and disownedthe huge 77RB, his original Ashram inRajasthan. One has to obey the order of hisMaster. Ram Singh Ji fearfully complied, fordis-obeying the orders of the Master wouldsurely be inviting all adversities.

Therefore in January 1986 on the order ofMasters, Ram Singh Ji returned to Andhra. He

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had also taken his parents to meet Master Ajaib. Santji once again explained toRam Singh Ji in presence of his parents who also then acceded. They understoodthat Ram Singh Ji would not return home against the order from the Masters. Hepersisted in getting his father initiated by Master Ajaib Singh Ji. The interviewlasted 45 minutes and Ram Singh Ji was blessed to receive a lot of spiritual graceshowered by Master Ajaib thru his eyes during the darshan.

As soon as he returned to Andhra he arrived at Guddella and acquired a tenacres plot of land for Ashram. With Master Ajaib’s grace all this was accomplishedsmoothly. Every year thereafter he would attend programme of Sant Ajaib SinghJi.

Having received the opportunity to do the seva thru the grace of both MasterSomnath and Master Ajaib, the Ashram was named SOM-AJAIB Kripa Ashram(literally means The Mercy of SOM-AJAIB).

During this time he received a letter from Master Ajaib :

Dear Ram Singh,May Huzur Kirpal and Baba Somnath ji shower their mercy and grace on you

and the sangat there. My affectionate Radhaswami to all of you. My dear child, Iwould not be able to write anything concerning your suggestion on the land. Becauseat the beginning of the stay people behave differently. But later, these places becomethe very cause of disputes. But I leave the decision in your hands. All the sangathas to stay together. If Sawan Kirpal and Baba Somnath become mercifull then Iwould be coming to Bangalore. We would be able to decide further in this matterthere when we meet personally.

All have to do bhajan and simran. Where there is love there is everything.Masters Kirpal and Sawan have kept everyone together. They would not be happyif everyone separated. If Huzur showers mercy and you have love amongstyourselves then I would be very happy. Do not allow any wrong person to stay atthe ashram right from the beginning. So that such a person does not become a badexample for the sangat.

Lots of love to you and sangat and best wishesYour dear one,Ajaib Singh

Large sangat from Andhra would accompany Ram Singh Ji for getting initiatedby Santji. It is said that by giving naam daan to one jiva it is like donating a thousandcows. All this seva was got done by Baba Ajaib Singh Ji from Ram Singh Ji. He

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says “Like me, he has beholden the arm of many a drowning souls, other wise Iwould be washed away”. He remembered Kabir sahib’s words “ My Satguru heldme by my arm else I would be washed away” (Mere Satguru pakadi bah nahi tomai behe jata-Kabir Saheb.)

In 1989 during the naam daan session at Mumbai, Santji summoned RamSingh Ji to be present to explain the process and simran to the Andhra and Karnatakasangat. Ram Singh Ji pledged that if Baba Somnath Ji is present then he shouldgive the darshan within, during the practice of “shabd”(listening) his soul ascended,he saw Baba Somnath Ji was holding a stick and with him was Santji and both were strolling. And ever thereafter Ram Singh Ji’s faith in Sant Ajaib Singh wasfirmly established and he recognized Santji to be the same as Bab Somnath Ji.

Baba Somnath Ji has a large sangat in Andhra and Karnatka. The sangat thereis extremely poor and cannot even afford to pay for the fare to reach Mumbai. RamSingh Ji requested Santji that if he would come to Bangalore the sangat would begreatly benefited. Santji said “I’ll let you know after a little thought. I am doing theMumbai program on the order of Baba Somnath Ji”.

During every Mumbai program Santji would inquire about the ashram. In1989 there were only two rooms at the Guddela Ashram. During a Bhandara therea Manager of a Local Bank who had attended the program said “You construct ashed for the sangat. I will arrange a loan”. The moment Santji was told of the ideaSantji said that there is no need for a loan. In the Hyderabad program Santji gaveRam Singh Ji Rs. 30,000/- The people of Mudgal contributed another 10,000/- andthe Hall and rooms on the lower floor were built. Every year Santji would forcefullyhand over the (monetary) seva given to him, to Ram Singh Ji at the end of theprogram and ask him to spend all the money for the sangat. In Ahmedabad, he gavethe money for the compound wall of the ashram. Every program Ram Singh Jiwould would take the sangat with him for initiation by Santji. Santji wouldmercifully initiate everyone accompanying Ram Singh Ji for the purpose. Once in1996, 80 persons were taken to the Mumbai program. The goup was asked to standin line and Santji cast his glance on each and every one. At the end of the line stooda low caste cobbler Venkatappa who was present having just consumed alcohol.“Remove him from the line, he also consumes meat” said Santji. Venkatappa startedweeping and promised that he would never eat meat again. Ram Singh Ji toldSantji, please shower mercy on him. “If he starts consuming meat again you willhave to burden of the Karmas!” said Santji. Ram Singh Ji replied that he would nothave the strength to shoulder the karmas. With great mercy Santji initiatedVenkatappa. After initiation there were a lot of changes in him. He had utmostcommitment in satsang. He had received initiation at the age of seventy years butwould earn his daily bread himself. When he fell ill and was admitted to the hospitalhe had the darshan of Santji. “Take me home, my time to depart is near” he said.

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He departed very peacefully. Before departing he had already distributed all thephotos of Santji in his procession amongst satsangis. Having witnessed all this allhis family members and others from his village sought initiation from Baba RamSingh Ji later on.

In Mudgal, a number of people would sit in meditations. They would alsodiscuss the glories of the Masters. But all the villagers were gamblers and wouldplay cards but all would willingly accompany Ram Singh Ji to meet Santji at theBangalore and Mumbai programs. Yet the prospects of leaving alcohol was difficult.They would say that abstaining from alcohol resulted in stomach aches. Ram SinghJi told them that on receiving the naam they would not get stomach aches. Thenone after another the villagers agreed to take the naam. Hardly had the list ofaspirants been made the stomach aches vanished. Consumers of the poultry,Gamblers all started changing. There was a metomorphosis. Seventy persons weretaken to Santji for initiation. Stalwarts known as Reddys also came to take thenaam. 84 people from Mudgal have been initiated by Sant Ajaib Singh Ji.

Just close by is another village called Melkuntha where there was not a singlesatsangi. The satsangs delivered in the Telegu language evoked love for the path.The pathi ji of Baba Ram Singh Ji is Narayan. His sister in law would behaveabnormally. For ten years she had left her hair un-tied and would run here andthere. She did not even have a child. People believed that she was processed by aghost. The moment her name was entered in the list of initiation aspirants shebecame alright. And in the years following initiation she had also become a motherof four children.. There were about 35 people in the village. All were happy toaccompany Ram Singh Ji to Mumbai for the program. This way the work of satsangprogressed.

Baba Ajaib Singh Ji helped and supported Ram Singh Ji spiritually andfinancially. Santji said “You will have to go to far places for doing the satsang”.Ram Singh Ji’s ability and strength to do the satsangh arose from the grace showeredby Santji.

Santji had great regard for Baba Somnath Ji’s sangat. He sent a message tothe entire sangat :

MasterMasterMasterMasterMaster’’’’’s beloved sangat,s beloved sangat,s beloved sangat,s beloved sangat,s beloved sangat,

May the mercy and grace of Huzur Sawan Kirpal reach you. As you all knowthat with the mercy of the Huzur the True Emperor ( Master Kirpal) once again wehave been given the opportunity of singing the praises of the Almighty at Mumbaifrom 4th January and 12th January. They had left their abode of eternal peace and

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descended into our world to shower their mercy. And in the way they have casttheir un-fathomable mercy on us, it becomes our duty to derive the maximumbenefit from this program and take something with us back home.

The most important part of Santmat is Bhajan (listening to the sound current)and Abhyas ( Meditation). All saints have laid great stress on Meditation. Inprograms like this we get a very good chance to mature our Simran and practice oflistening to the sound current. Discussing domestic affairs or improving socialcircle is not the objective of the program. Therefore I hope that all dear ones willparticipate in all the sessions of meditations and derive benefit. It is the duty of allthose incharge of the accompanying outstation sangats to monitor their groups.And maintain all in check so that other dear ones are not put to inconvenience.

Other than the dear ones from southern India all others are able to understandmy satsang. Ram Singh will do this seva for the South Indian sangat. Besides him,any other dear one forming a group and engaging in spiritual discussions like GuruCharcha etc. is only wasting the time. This is a path of doing, not of talking. Theopportunity of meeting saints is attained only with great destiny. And we shouldderive benefit from this by doing our bhajan and simiran.

I hope that all of you will accept this request from me.Lots of Love,YoursAjaib Singh.Ajaib Singh.Ajaib Singh.Ajaib Singh.Ajaib Singh.

In the presence of Santji at the Jaipur program, the sangat which had arrivedfrom Bharatpur and Gadolli requested Santji for a program of Baba Ram Singh Jithere. A satsangi Mohan Das who was a Forest Ranger and his wife were in frontof Santji. Santji summoned Baba Ram Singh Ji and asked “Will you be able to goso far to do the satsang?”, Baba Ram Singh Ji replied “I will be willing to goanywhere if it is your order”. Thence on began the yearly programs at Jaipur,Bharatpur and Gadolli.

During the lifetime of Santji there were regular satsangs programs of BabaRam Singh Ji at Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Kisannagar, Torti, Bangalore, Kolar. Ata place close to Bangalore called Chansandra, a satsangi called Dasappa donatedland admeasuring three fourth of an acre to the Ashram. Since then the program atChansandra has been held. Satsang programs also began at Sirsi, Kumtha, Hubli,Satara, Wai, Kondla Mumbai and Goa. Later on also at Daulatpura andHanumangarh. With the unfathomable mercy of Santji, all these satsangs programscontinue to be held regulary.

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is your Ashram?”, “All is well due to your mercy”. Baba Ram Singh Ji replied.“Do you need any money” queried Santji further. “No, Babaji! We want mercythere is plenty of money. I would like to sit in meditation for a year”. Said BabaRam Singh Ji. Santji was silent for a brief moment and said “Do not do so mychild. Just as I have continued holding satsang while keeping bhajan primary, youalso do likewise”.

And during this program Baba Ram Singh Ji got especially immense spiritualgrace from Santji.

The following day a lady from Anantpur arrived. Baba Ram Singh Jiimmediately took her to Santji for darshan. Santji used to conduct initiation at thebasement of the Building at Behra Enclave. But he told Baba Ram Singh Ji “ Makeher sit ther and give her the naam dan. For I do not understand her language.”Santji repeated this three times. But Baba Ram Singh Ji refused. “Babaji pleasemake her sit with others and give the naam-dan. I will explain every thing to her.”Eventually the lady sat with others and got the naam-dan.

Baba Ram Singh Ji was meditating at Mudgal when Santji left the physicalbody. On receiving the news he immediately left for Rajasthan. He now understoodwhy Santji had asked him not to sit in meditation for a year. People had to consoledthere.

On 6On 6On 6On 6On 6ththththth July July July July July, 1997 Sant , 1997 Sant , 1997 Sant , 1997 Sant , 1997 Sant Ajaib Singh Ji Maharaj discarded his physical frame.Ajaib Singh Ji Maharaj discarded his physical frame.Ajaib Singh Ji Maharaj discarded his physical frame.Ajaib Singh Ji Maharaj discarded his physical frame.Ajaib Singh Ji Maharaj discarded his physical frame.

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Letters by SantjiLetters by SantjiLetters by SantjiLetters by SantjiLetters by Santji

Dearest Ram Singh,May the grace of the Almighty Radhaswami the Merciful reach you through

the naam of Huzur Babaji (Sant Kirpal). I am very happy that all of you are doingthe satsang together. This is the very benefit of the human birth. We have to do therepeatition of naam and listen to the satsang. Satsang is the saviour of all and it isin only thru satsang that we can realize our mistakes and can improve ourselves.Damu’s brother had attended this program alongwith his family. He is very muchinterested in the Bangalore program. The westerner sangats outside India havealso a lot of enthusiasm in attending the Bangalore program. They will arrive ontime. Some dear ones in the Ashram (Rajasthan) are also booking tickets for theBangalore program. It will be a pleasure to meet you all. All this is only due to thegrace of Huzur Babaji, who is mercifully watering the souls. All have to maintainthe remembrance of HuzurSawan Kirpal. All must do the bhajan-simran.

Your love has to pull me.My love to you and the sangat. Best wishesYour dear one,Ajaib Singh.

My beloved son Ram Singh,I am in receipt of the letter sent with love by you. I have read and understood

the entire circumstance. Son, whenever the mind is dissipated in worldly anddomestic affairs the bhajan-simiran does not effectively form. The attention doesnot get attached (inside). Nither does the mind get attached (inside). When themind is calm the bhajan is effective as well as the meditation. Do not let the mindgo outside, keep it calm. Only the calm mind can meditate. We must not viewmeditation as a burden, we should do it with love and devotion.

The person you have mentioned who repeats the simiran aloud, he is thesevadar of Baba Somnath. If he does not listen to you then please make himunderstand that none of the Saints neither Somnath, Sawan, Kirpal have ever saidto do this. But even thereafter he does not listen then do not worry and trouble yourmind. Leave him to his fate. Inform the sangat that they should not emulate him.Guru Nanak has said “He who got it, hid it.” True devotees of the almighty concealtheir devotion as a woman does her body.

You have written about rain, even here it has rained very less. Due to thecannal here we are able to subsist. We are all the children of the almighty, I expecthe will definitely cause the rain. I sympathise with you. Bhajan-Simran must bedone.

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Lot of loe to you, best wishes.Your dear one,Ajaib Singh.

Dearest Ram Singh,The letter sent with love by you has been received. I understood entire

circumstances on reading it. I am very pleased that you have the blessings ofAlmighty Sawan. Baba Somnathji is present within you in the form of shabd.Almighty Sawan had introduced me to Baba Somnath for a briefly. I remain gratefulto both of them.

In context to what you have written about the translation seva.I am thankfulto you for the same. However at present there are no programs in your area. I comeonly to Mumbai. There is a program in Mumbai between 11th and 20th. A lot ofinitiates of Baba Somnath attend the program there. All saints are one, they arefriends. They share a bondage of love. I would expect that you are doing yourbhajan-simran with devotion and remain in the rememberance of Baba Somnathalways.

With great love to you, the grace of the Merciful Almighty Radhaswami whois the prime support.

Your dear one,Ajaib Singh

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The The The The The WWWWWork of Sangatork of Sangatork of Sangatork of Sangatork of Sangat

The Guddela land which wasacquired in 1986 for the ashram washaunted by a she ghost. It was of awoman who had fallen into the well andhad been buried there itself. Everyevening at about 6.00 p.m. she wouldbe visible to the villagers and thereforeeverybody asked Baba Ram Singh Ji notto establish the Ashram there. He replied “Iwill make friends with the ghost”. Beinghaunted, the land was purchased at a cheap rate.On establishing the ashram there he sat in meditation. The ghost vanished.

Baba Ram Singh Ji and a boy called Ashwatha were the two inhabitants ofthe ashram. The House was open. There were only two rooms. Both would sleepon the roof of the house. There was no water connection. Water would have to befetched by climbing down to a well at a distance of a kilometer from the ashram.There was’nt a tree for eight years. Later a bore well was installed.

At present the ashram has twenty acres of land. There is a garden of Coconutpalms, papaya and other trees. There are about one hundred fifty coconut palms,about two hundred mango trees, about one thousand betel nut palms and a largenumber of banana plantation. The farm crops are mostly rice, groundnut, pulsesand all types of vegetables. The power supply is available for seven hours everyday.

In the initial days Baba Ram Singh Ji and old man Timanna used to sleep onthe roof. One night both were sleeping. He suddenly felt though some one wassqueezing his chest. As though a weight of a quintal was placed on his chest.Immediately the simran started and the force on the chest instantly ran away. Hesaw a black cloud rushing away. A little later Timanna felt a weight of a quintal onthe chest. He began yelling out the names of his mother and father. Baba RamSingh Ji woke him up and the black cloud rushed away from Timanna too. Bothsaw the black cloud rise skywards. Ghost and lost souls do not do not come whenone is awake. Gradually the place became pure. Timanna the lord of Mysore servedin the Ashram and died there. The entire surroundings of the place which had

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remained barren for twelve years started getting the crops and harvests.

Bhandara was held in the third year. To arrange for water a bullock cart wasladen with large drums. Ashwatha sat at the rear and was holding on to the drums.Once the drums were filled with water the bullock cart see-sawed backward andoverturned. But for being blocked by a stone the cart would have fallen into thewell. Baba Ram Singh Ji jumped from the cart. But Ashwatha fell down and onhim fell all the drums. But by the grace of Master Ajaib he escaped unhurt.

At a near by town Hindupur, negotiations were on for the purchase of a usedelectric motor. A price of rupees five thousand was agreed upon. Lingareddy, whohad given some land to the Guddela Ashram, was returning to the Ashram late atmidnight with the money. That he was carrying money had been overheard bysome miscreants who were present there. They told Lingareddy “We are also gongto that village, why don’t you accompany us”. Lingareddy had been thinking that itwas getting late, and was wondering how to travel to the ashram. He thereforeaccepted the offer. After having walked for some time, darkness fell and they weresoon treading desolate areas. The miscreants began to talk amongst themselves.They were carrying knives and choppers in their bag. Lingareddy overheard thewhispers and understood the possible future. He immediately remembered BabaSomnath Ji and started doing simran. Within five minutes a jeep arrived and halted.There were four policmen in the jeep. He quickly told the Police the truth “I amcarrying Rs.5000/- for buying a machine but these fellows plan to kill me”. Thepolice arrested the four miscreants and took them to the police station. Lingareddythen purchased the motor and arrived at the ashram and related his nocturnaladventure to everyone.

Similarly a satsangi Dasappa and his wife were coming to the ashram. Theywere to go to Sirsi from the ashram. The wife had adorned all her jewellery. Theywere way-laid by a group of naxalites ( an outlaw militant organisation) Both wereasked as to where they were headed at such late an hour. Both were trembling butrevealed that they were headed to the ashram. At the mention of the ashram thenaxalites released them.

Baba Ram Singh Ji was meditating at Mudgal. A lady in the village used toget possessed by a ghost and she would start beating everybody. Her husband whohad become harassed by this brought her before Baba Ram Singh Ji. When thelady would be in his presence the ghost would leave her and go on the tree in thefront and would re-possess her when she would return with the husband. BabaRam Singh Ji then asked every one to sit in meditation for a long time. Afterwaiting for a long time the ghost finally went away. While leaving Baba RamSingh Ji gave the woman some Prasad of Baba Ajaib Singh Ji’s satsang. Thereafter

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the ghost was never seen. The lady also has a number of children now.Ghosts have astral bodies. They can reach up to the door or heavens but

cannot enter it. Those who harbour the propensity of revenge or getting even withsome one within themselves usually become ghosts. Even the impure souls aresent to ghost cycle.

This is an incident during the Bhandara celebrations. To cook the food, woodis required frequently. There was a large tree of a diety Maramma. People wouldsacrifice fowl or lambs and tie the feet to the tree. The blood of all the animalswould smear the tree. But the tree was very large with lots of wood. When the treewas assigned to be cut for the wood, people feared that Mariamma Diety would beoffended and unleash calamity. Everybody asked Baba Ram Singh Ji to strike thefirst cut. He lifted the axe and saying Radhaswami he struck the tree twice. Thetree was felled by the youth of the village. The wood was laden on a Tractor andmoved to the ashram. Besides providing fuel for two years, the doors and windowsof the ground hall were made out of the same wood. All villagers were worried thatthe Baba had done some manipulation. Even some poor harijans aired their worries.But nothing ever happened. All the slaughter and blood shed of animals to Mariambahalted.

There was a hill called Timappa facing the ashram. There was a lot of woodthere. The place was also haunted. The woods would whisper- “Don’t Cut”. Thevillagers dared Baba Ram Singh Ji that if you are not afraid then cut the wood. Hecut the wood. Every one was astounded a Brahmin had come there to conduct the

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puja. He too was amazed. Butpeople were afraid to lendtractor and bullock cart to ferrythe wood. The wood providedfuel for two to three years!

With the establishmentof the Ashram the wholevillage started getting thecrops. Four years later waterbecame available. TheGovernment Collectorrecorded the title of the landin Baba Ram Singh Ji’s name.He asked Babaji whatinfrastructure was required.Babaji asked for a road and

permission for a bore well. The Collector sanctioned both. The road was eventuallybuilt. And with the grace of the Master everything worked out alright.

Savitri Bhat an elderly satangi in her late eighties was an initiate of BabaSomnath Ji. She had great love for her master and was a satsangi. Having done alot of meditation she had earned good spiritual wealth. She considered Baba RamSingh Ji her son. They used to meet a number of times. Back in 1979 they both hadsat for meditation for a month at Pahad. During her last days she was in Mumbai.In January 2003 She was very ill and on her death bed. Baba Ram Singh Ji wasrequested to come and was to arrive in an hour. She uttered that Baba Ram Singh Jihas come. She had seen his darshan inside. When Babaji arrived an hour later shewas completely attached inside and was not talking. He said that her attention wasattached inside and would leave the body after two days. Exactly two days laterwhen Savitri Bhatt left the body Baba Ram Singh Ji was discoursing the satsang atKondla village near Mumbai. In satsang he told every one that Savitri Bhatt hadgone straight to SachKhand.She had earned a lot of spiritual wealth.

At Gudddela ashram an underground room had been constructed by Babajifor meditation. From February 2003 Baba Ram Singh Ji sat in meditation in thisroom for a year. He would come up every night at 8.00 p.m. and give darshan. Inthose days he had adopted complete silence and would not talk to anybody. Once amonth he would come outside and deliver the satsang which was attended by 600-800 strong sangat from neighbouring villages.

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In Satsang Baba Ram Singh Ji often says :

TTTTTan sthir , Man sthir , Surat-Nirat Sthiran sthir , Man sthir , Surat-Nirat Sthiran sthir , Man sthir , Surat-Nirat Sthiran sthir , Man sthir , Surat-Nirat Sthiran sthir , Man sthir , Surat-Nirat SthirKahe Kabir ek palkh ko kalp na pave koi.Kahe Kabir ek palkh ko kalp na pave koi.Kahe Kabir ek palkh ko kalp na pave koi.Kahe Kabir ek palkh ko kalp na pave koi.Kahe Kabir ek palkh ko kalp na pave koi.

Steady the body, Steady the mind and steady the organs of sound and vision,Says Kabir, for even a blink the mind should not be allowed to conjure

imagination.

This way the ascent of the soul begins and spiritual benefits are derived quickly.One needs to be steadfast. The mind eventually gets cleansed.

Man gaya to jane do, mat jane do shareerMan gaya to jane do, mat jane do shareerMan gaya to jane do, mat jane do shareerMan gaya to jane do, mat jane do shareerMan gaya to jane do, mat jane do shareer,,,,,Na khinche Kaman, to kahan lagega teerNa khinche Kaman, to kahan lagega teerNa khinche Kaman, to kahan lagega teerNa khinche Kaman, to kahan lagega teerNa khinche Kaman, to kahan lagega teer.....

Even if the mind should roam, do not let the body moveFor if the rope is not drawn then where can the arrow go.

Simran should be maintained ceaselessly. Do not get up while once havingsat for the two and half hour meditation daily. Even by just remaining seated thework will be done.

If one meditates regularly (daily) then the obstructions by the mind disappear.The Master’s grace is attained. The mind is able to remain still. At times the Mastergives glimpses to strengthen the faith. If the soul descends down in sleep duringdreams, the master draws it up and one gets the darshan. The Master’s darshan canbe had only when the attention is above.

In the Kaliyug all the simran done by us gets accumulated. The Master doesnot allow the powers from accumulated simran to be used. At the time of death theMaster arrives with the entire accumulated capital and showers mercy. During theSatyug and Dwapar Yugas (ages) the Rishis-Munees (Hermits and the realisedones) used to waste the spiritual wealth acquired from practices through curses.Great Sages and Yogis like Vishwamitra and Durvasa had wasted spiritualityaccumulated over sixty thousand years of harsh penances and austerities performedby them.

After discarding his physical body the Master sits in the Brahma-Lok planeand looks after his sangat till all jivas initiated by him reach Sachkhand. Then hehimself enters Sachkhand and never returns to the lower planes ever thereafter.Sachkhand is an eternal plane where there is no life or death.

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Describing the importance ofsimran bhajan and faith in theMaster, Baba Ram Singh Ji oftenrelates the story of his past birth asYogi Mahadevappa.

In one of his earlier birth hewas Madavappa Yogi.Mahadevappa was born at a placecalled Raichur in the state of Indiacalled Karnataka. He belonged tothe Lingayat caste.

He was a Police Inspector byprofession. He was infected byleprosy. He came to Baba SomnathJi who in those times was a follower of the “Nath Panth” a north Indian sect ofascetics meditating on the Siva one of the three prime Hindus Gods. Baba SomnathJi had been born at a village called Gulbarga in the same state of India. BabaSomnath Ji initiated Mahadevappa into the Nath Panth and gave him theJaap(simran) of “Om Namah Shivaya.”. Mahadevappa was cured of his maladythrough medicines and prayer. Mahadevappa was a family man and had children.Due to some heavy Karmas from the past he had been afflicted with this severemalady. When he began the spiritual practices and became a Yogi he resigned fromhis service and left for journey across the country on foot .

He left the Mari Hill and perched atop the taller Tengal Hill. Moving fromthere he shifted to Enmaldodi (Pahad) Hill. He was directed to the cave on the hillby the people there. The cave used to be inhabited by cheetas. When Mahadevappasat for meditations the cheetas would sit outside the cave. When anybody wouldarrive to the cave with milk for Mahadevappa the cheetas would not harm them.Mahadevappa would do the Pranayam practices (practices of holding the breath)alone. On attaining completeness in Yoga and becoming a complete Yogi he initiatedtwenty devotees and gave them the jaap of “Om Namah Shivaya”. He had inculcatedspiritual poweress riddhi-siddhi. People used to idolize him. For the following twoto three years everything continued this way.

By that time Baba Somnath Ji had been to North India. Having come to thefeet of Master Sawan and after being initiated by him he had attained completenesson the path of the Masters.

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Mumbai. He had great love for hisMaster Baba Somnath Ji. He left forMumbai in search of Baba SomnathJi. His disciples who were pretendingto see him off at the station boardedthe train and arrived at Mumbai alongwith him. Mumbai is a big city havingmany railway stations. They got off atthe Dadar Station in Mumbai. Herethey started enquiring and asked thetongawallas. One tongawallah said “Ihave not seen any Yogi but there is a businessman who has a cloth shop at WorliNaka. In the evening he does satsang”. On his directions Mahadevappa finallyreached Baba Somnath Ji after several inquiries on the way. Mahadevappa nowhad a jatta (the long hair tied into a bun above the head) and a flowing beard. BabaSomnath Ji enquired about the accompanying twenty persons. “These are yourgrandchildren, my disciples”. Replied Mahadevappa.

Baba Somnath Ji made Mahadevappa and his sangat hear the satsang for aweek. And said that all should come with him to Beas Ashram to Baba SawanSingh Ji Maharaj. Mahadevappa had great love for Baba Somnath Ji but was notwilling to go to Master Sawan Singh Ji, upon which he received the reprimandfrom Baba Somnath Ji who said that without being initiated by a perfect saint hewould not get liberation”. Then fearfully they accompanied Baba Somnath Ji toBeas. There all were initiated. Despite being a Yogi Baba Sawan Singh Ji initiatedMahadevappa. Baba Somnath Ji also asked Mahadevappa to return and warnedhim that he was not allowed to give this naam to anybody else.

Mahadevappa obeyed Baba Somnath Ji but on return to Pahad he re engagedin the Pranayam Practices. He did not have any faith in surat-shabd naam.

Two or three years passed. Venkatachalpati used to work at Baba SomnathJi’s Shop. His Mother and two ladies who used to stay on Pahad were given thefive names by Mahadevappa. When these ladies arrived at Mumbai to Babaji’sShop they told that they had received the naam. Baba Somnath Ji enquired whichnaam? The five names, they replied, and even recited the five names. Then BabaSomnath Ji became extremely angry on Mahadevappa and uttered that neither hisbeard nor he will remain!

Very soon Mahadevappa had a lot of cough and cold. The incessant coughgot stuck in the beard and it became difficult to even keep the beard clean. Then hisdisciples forced him to shave off his beard. After six months of ailment he finallyleft his body. His disciples made his Samadhi (grave) atop Pahad. AfterMahadevappa there was inadequate administration at Pahad. Mahadevappa’s sangat

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wrote to Baba Somnath Ji who then came toPahad after touring villages of Chalkeri andBellary. Who ever arrived would first prostratebefore the Samadhi of Mahadevappa and thenprostrate before Baba Somnath Ji but at that timeBaba Somnath Ji did not say anything. Later onhe built a bunglow on Pahad and planted coconutpalms. The Samadhi was also no more. P.D.Laksmaiyah who was the Minister of Anantpurdistrict was a disciple of Baba Somnath Ji. Heentrusted 25 acres of land on Pahad in the nameof Baba Somnath Ji which were cultivated withgroundnut crop. Another ten acres was acquiredon the small Pahad. Then Mahadevappa’s grave was removed and shifted near theAnjaneya Temple high above on Pahad. Every one had great faith in Baba SomnathJi. The seva of construction of satsang hall was in progress. A very huge bouldersuddenly slipped. It was about to fall on the Hall. A lot Lives of sevadaars wouldhave been lost. At the time Baba Somnath Ji was at Bangalore Ashram. He raisedhis hands there. The boulder’s movement stopped instantly. He pressed the boulderinto the wall. Since then the Boulder stands as a wall even today.

Mahadevappa did not have faith in Baba Sawan Singh Ji or the Surat –Shabdpractices. He had love for Baba Somnath Ji. The following birth was in the houseof an initiate of Baba Somnath Ji but due to Past Karmic debt this birth lasted onlyfor eight months.

The next (present) birth was at Benaras which is a Religeous Place revered inIndia. Only pious souls are born there. Baba Ram Singh Ji’s parents had beendoing penances for five or six years and were praying to god for a child. Thereforesince very young age he is called baba. He is very straight forward. He was namedRam Singh Ji. And by the young age of 21 years Baba Somnath Ji drew him towardshimself.

Without the practice of Surat-Shabd Yog it is not possible to attain Liberation.In this birth he attained the highest form by practicing Surat-Shabd yog.

On February 27th, 2005 he started giving naam dan. About three hunderedand fifteen persons received initiation. Followed by initiation to about 65 aspirantsin Sirsi in July 2005. The mission of the welfare souls continues thru the initiationsessions at all the programs.

On the order of Sant Satguru Baba Somnath Ji Maharaj and Sant Satguru

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Baba Ajaib Singh Ji Maharaj, Sant Baba Ram Singh Ji has been delivering satsangsand making the sangat sit in their remembrance. And thru the satsangs he continuesto inspire the sangat to awaken and re-focus on the benefits of devotion to theMaster, surrender to the Master and the greatness of Naam, and the real objectiveof the human birth to return to the true home and abode of eternal peace by bringinginto practice the teachings of Sant Mat.

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