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Sant Satguru Ajaib Singh, also known to his disciples as 'Sant Ji' was the spritual master in
Sant Mat Sant Mat was a spiritual movement on the Indian subcontinent during the 13th–17th centuries CE. The name literally means "teachings of sants", i.e. mystic Hindu saints. Through association and seeking truth by following '' sants'' and their tea ...
Radha Soami Rādhā Soāmī Mat or Sant Mat is a sampradaya, spiritual tradition or faith founded by Shiv Dayal Singh in January 1861 on Basant Panchami Day in Agra, India. p. 90 note 5, Quote: "The date of Seth Shiv Dayal's first public discourse is Ba ...
spritual tradition. He was born September 11, 1926 in Maina, District Bhatinda, Punjab, India. During his
satsang Satsang () is an audience with a satguru for the purpose of spiritual or yogic instruction. The ''satsanga'' is a gathering of good people for the performance of devotional activities. Meanings The word is derived from the Sanskrit ''sat'' mean ...
s, Sant Ajaib Singh Ji would often talk about his youth - his study and search for the God of the
guru granth sahib The Guru Granth Sahib (, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth (), its first rendition, w ...
, his life with his adopted parents, and the time he spent with his first
mahatma Mahātmā (English pronunciation: , , ) is an honorific used in India. The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequently, this epithet has also been used wit ...
, Bishan Das. While serving in the Indian army, Sant would later meet with
Baba Sawan Singh Sawan Singh (27 July 1858 - 2 April 1948), also known as The Great Master or Bade Maharaj ji, was an Indian Saint or ''Sant''. He was the second spiritual head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) from the death of Jaimal Singh in 1903 until ...
and describe the impact that Hazur Maharaj Baba Sawan Singh had on his life, referring to Baba Sawan Singh as "the most beautiful man I have ever met." As conferred by Baba Sawan Singh, Sant Ji would also discuss his long awaited and long anticipated meeting with his second Master,
Kirpal Singh Kirpal Singh (6 February 1894 – 21 August 1974) was a spiritual master ('' satguru'') in the tradition of Radha Soami. Kirpal Singh was born in Sayyad Kasran, Punjab, in what is now Pakistan. He lived in Lahore during the period of his dis ...
, and the orders he received regarding leaving his worldly possessions behind (including a large ashram at Khuni Chak) and being directed to meditate in an underground room. In addition to the publication of many of his talks and question/answer sessions by Sant Bani Press, Sant Ji was responsible for the 1982 English language translation of
Kabir Kabir ( 15th century) was a well-known Indian devotional mystic poet and sant. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Gar ...
Sahib's story of creation, entitled ''The Anurag Sagar'' or ''Ocean of Love''. He oversaw the extensive footnoting of the Sagar, and would occasionally joke about how he, an unlearned farmer, had managed to complete this work. A disciple, Bar Bar Baba Ji, claimed that during satsang at SKA, India, February 1997, Sant Ajaib Singh Ji told a group of his Western followers, "I will not be seeing any of you anymore". Sant Ji is the 18th Guru in the main line of Saints and Mahatmas dating back to Kabir, a practice referred to as
Sant Mat Sant Mat was a spiritual movement on the Indian subcontinent during the 13th–17th centuries CE. The name literally means "teachings of sants", i.e. mystic Hindu saints. Through association and seeking truth by following '' sants'' and their tea ...
or
Surat Shabd Yoga Surat Shabd Simran is a type of spiritual meditation in the Sant Mat tradition. Etymology ''Surat'' is "attention" or "face", that is, an outward expression of the soul; '' Shabd'' or ''Shabda'' has multiple meanings including ‘sacred song’, ...
. This lineage also includes such spiritual luminaries as
Guru Nanak Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: , ), also known as ('Father Nanak'), was an Indian spiritual teacher, mystic and poet, who is regarded as the founder of Sikhism and is t ...
,
Guru Arjan Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expande ...
Dev and
Shiv Dayal Singh Shiv Dayal Singh (25 August 1818 – 15 June 1878), known by the honorific "Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj" by his disciples and devotees, was an Indian spiritual guru and founder of Radha Soami, a 19th-century spiritual sect ...
. Over a 22 year period, he initiated approximately 33,000 disciples, travelling extensively across North and South America, Europe, Africa and India. Sant Ajaib Singh Ji died on July 6, 1997.


References


Further reading

* Singh, Ajaib ''Streams In The Desert'' Tilton, NH * Singh, Ajaib ''In the Palace of Love'' * Singh, Ajaib ''The Jewel of Happiness'' Tilton, NH * Singh, Ajaib ''The Two Ways'' *


External links

* https://ajaib.com/sant-ajaib-singh-ji/ * http://www.ajaibbani.org/ * https://santbaniashram.org/ * https://www.elnaam.org/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Ajaib Sant Mat gurus 1926 births Surat Shabd Yoga Contemporary Sant Mat 1997 deaths