Message from Founder, Darshan Academy

H.H. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, head of Science of Spirituality, is internationally recognized for his work toward inner and outer peace through spirituality.

He travels throughout the world, conducting meditation seminars, giving talks on inner enlightenment, and sharing his message through radio and television with millions of people. He has written several books and numerous articles about spirituality, which have been translated into many languages, among them Inner and Outer Peace through Meditation and Empowering Your Soul through Meditation, both published by Element Books.

Actively committed to human unity and harmony, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji has been honored by religious leaders and heads of state worldwide. He sponsors and participates in interfaith activities in America, Europe, and India, where hundreds of thousands come together to focus on spirituality, human unity, and religious fellowship. Recognizing the transcendent oneness at the heart of all religions, he emphasizes prayer and meditation as the true building blocks for achieving peace.

He spoke at the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, and, in 1994, at the World Conference on Religion and Peace in Italy. He was president of the Seventh World Religions Conference, held in 1994 in Delhi, India, where he was host to the first international, interfaith spiritual dialogue on the connection between prayer, meditation, and nonviolence. In 1995 in New York, he participated in programs honoring the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations, during which he led 4000 people in meditation. He was president of the 16th International Human Unity Conference, held in India in September 1996 and attended by over 100,000 people representing 36 countries. He subsequently presided over the 17th IHUC in Colombia, South America, and the 18th IHUC held in Munich, Germany in October 1999. He convened the 19th IHUC in India where it was held concurrently with an international millennium celebration.

In November 1999, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji was invited to speak at the United States Coast Guard Academy as part of a four-part series on leadership. In August 2000, he spoke at the United Nations in the General Assembly Hall at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, where he instructed everyone in the technique of meditation on the inner Light.

Born in India, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji received his spiritual education from two of India's spiritual giants: Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj and Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj. He took his MS degree in engineering in the United States and had a distinguished 20-year career in science and communications.

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji presents spirituality clearly and directly. Advocating a balance between inner and outer life, he encourages people to fulfill their responsibilities to family and society while pursuing a spiritual life of inner contemplation and personal development. Dedicated to helping humanity, he says, "It is only when each individual has achieved inner peace that we will see lasting outer peace in the world."

* 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