 |
 Sant
Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj (1921-1989) is known as the poet-saint of
India. He received his spiritual training from the great saint of
Beas, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj and from his illustrious
father, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj.
In 1974, when Sant
Kirpal Singh Ji's spiritual ministry came to an end, the task of
carrying on his mission passed to Sant Darshan Singh Ji. He was
head of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission for fifteen years, from 1974
to 1989, and was president of the World Fellowships of Religions
and the World Unity of Man Society. In 1983, the Colombian
Parliament honored him with its Medal of Congress.
He
was a Master of Surat Shabd Yoga or the path of linking the soul
with the Holy Word or Shabd. He maintained we are spirit and
function in the world through a mind and body. To realize our full
potential, we need to develop spiritually without neglecting our
physical health or intellectual growth.
Sant Darshan
Singh Ji's life was a testimony of his message of positive
mysticism, pursuing spiritual development while living in the
mainstream. Alongside his spiritual practices, as a young man he
took an active part in athletics, college debate, and literary
activities. Having entered government service in 1942, he retired
as deputy secretary of the government of India after thirty-seven
years of distinguished service.
His work as a poet rose
directly from his spiritual life, and during his lifetime he was
regarded as the greatest living mystic poet in the Urdu language.
He won four awards from the Urdu Academy for his collections of
poetry.
Sant Darshan Singh Ji was imbued with love for
all creation. Divine love was his hallmark and was reflected in
his every word and action. As he said in one of his verses:
What
does it matter if I'm called a man;
In truth, I am the
very soul of love.
The entire earth is my home,
And
the universe my country.
* Education
for a Peaceful World, Message by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
*
Biography
of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
*
Biography
of Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj
*
Message
for Teachers and Students, 2002
*
Message for Teachers and Students, 2003
*
Message for Teachers and Students, 2004
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