Darshan Singh (spiritual master)
Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj (1921–1989) was the founder and head of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission / Science of Spirituality from 1974 until his passing in 1989. The spiritual successor of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj was also widely recognized as one of India’s leading poet-saints, writing in the Urdu language. Upon his sudden passing on 30 May 1989, he was succeeded by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj.
Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj | |
|---|---|
| Title | Sant |
| Personal | |
| Born | 14 September 1921 India |
| Died | 30 May 1989 Delhi |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Mata Harbhajan Kaur Ji |
| Children | Rajinder Singh |
| Parent | Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj |
| Lineage | Sant Mat |
| Organization | |
| Institute | Science of Spirituality/Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj |
| Successor | Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj |
Biography
Born in India on 14 September 1921, Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj was the son of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj. In 1926, at age of 5, Sant Darshan Singh Ji received instructions on the meditation on the inner Light and Sound of God from Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj.[1] For the next 22 years, Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj selflessly served the mission of Hazur, and continued to do so throughout the spiritual ministry of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj from 1948-1974. Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj was educated at the Government College, Punjab University (Lahore). He went on to have a 37-year career, retiring in 1979 as Deputy Secretary of the Finance Ministry. In 1943, he married Harbhajan Kaur Ji.[2]
Sant Darshan Singh was a master of Surat Shabd Yoga and the founder of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission / Science of Spirituality, a spiritual organization with international headquarters in Delhi, India and Chicago, Illinois (USA). During his 15-year spiritual ministry, he founded Kirpal Ashram in Delhi, and established over 550 meditation centers in forty countries. He presided over the Sixth Conference of the World Fellowship of Religions, the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace, and the Fifteenth International Human Unity Conference, held in Delhi, India., in 1988. On July 27, 1980 he instituted “Master’s Day” to be celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July each year, in which people of all religions and faiths can sit together to honor the Saints and Masters of their traditions. In addition, he was acclaimed as one of India’s greatest poet-saints. Two of his collections of poems, Manzil-e-Noor (Abode of Light) and Matah-e-Noor (Treasure House of Light) won for him two Urdu Academy Awards for poetry.
Sant Darshan Singh Ji was the author of several English publications, including The Secret of Secrets: Spiritual Talks (1978), Portrait of Perfection: A Pictorial Biography of Sant Kirpal Singh (1981), Spiritual Awakening (1983), A Tear and a Star (1986), and The Wonders of Inner Space (1988). He also published hundreds of articles and poems on spiritual topics in various periodicals. His writings have been translated into fifty languages.[3]
During Sant Darshan Singh’s four world tours, he was presented with the keys to many cities and was honored by the Colombian parliament with its Medal of Congress and by the Congress of the United States with citations of merit.
Sant Darshan Singh left his physical abode on 30 May 1989, a few days before leaving for a tour of conferences in the West for 3 months, already all reserved.[4]
After the sudden death of Sant Darshan, his biological son, Rajinder Singh (b. 1946), succeeded him.
References
- ^ About Spiritual Education. "Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj". Darshan Academy. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ About Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj. "Sant Darshan Singh". Sant Darshan Singh. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Books By Darshan Singh Ji. "Sant Darshan Singh". Sant Darshan Singh. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Ruhani Satsang Europe (1989). "OFICIAL DARSHAN SINGH'S TOUR CANCELLED FOR HIS DEATH ON MAY 30th 1989" (PDF).