Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon
became the successor to
Maharaj Charan Singh at the
age of 36 years on June 1,
1990.[1] He is the second
youngest person to be
appointed to head the Radha
Soami Satsang Beas
headquarters,[2] (Charan
Singh was 35 yrs old at the
time of appointment, and
Jaimal Singh was 38 yrs old).
Gurinder Singh Dhillon was
born to a Sikh family of the
Dhillon clan who were followers
of the Radha Soami gurus at
Beas. His family is from a
traditional agricultural
community of Punjab, India.
He was educated at the
Lawrence School, Sanawar, in
the Simla Hills of Himachal
Pradesh,[3] considered one of
the top schools in India, and
obtained his Bachelor's degree
in Commerce from Punjab
University, Chandigarh. He
began his career in the hotel
industry and later worked for
DCM in the yarn division. He
was in Spain working as a
salesman before he came back
to India to accept his
nomination as the next
spiritual head of RSSB in
1990. He lives off his own
income and in keeping with the
policy for all volunteers
(sevadars), he does not receive
any money or honorarium from
the Society. As with his
predecessors, he has
dedicated his life to serving
the Society and guiding its
members on the spiritual path.
[4]
The headquarters of the
society, called Dera Baba
Jaimal Singh, are located
beside the river Beas near the
town of Beas, Punjab, in
northern India, and have been
a centre for satsang since
1891. Radha Soami Satsang
Beas or (RSSB), has centres
located worldwide. It is a
registered non-profit,
charitable society,
independent of any political or
commercial affiliations.
* Philosophy and teachings:- The philosophy that Baba
Gurinder Singh represents,
claims to be based on the
common experiences of
mystics from many religions
and is also known as Sant Mat.
Sant Mat means 'Teachings of
the Saints'.
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
(RSSB) says it is a
philosophical organization
based on the spiritual
teachings which lie at the core
of all religions and it is
dedicated to a process of
inner development under the
guidance of a spiritual
teacher.
In the Indian language, Radha
Soami means ‘lord of the
soul’ (radha = soul; swami =
lord,) satsang describes a
group that seeks truth, and
Beas refers to the town near
which the main centre is
located in northern India.
There are a number of other
contemporary movements that
use the name ‘Radha Soami’
but Radha Soami Satsang
Beas is not associated with
any of them.
RSSB was established in India
in 1891 and gradually began
spreading to other countries.
Today RSSB holds meetings in
more than 90 countries
worldwide. It is a registered
non-profit society with no
affiliation to any political or
commercial organizations.
The philosophy teaches a
personal path of spiritual
development which includes a
vegetarian diet, abstinence
from intoxicants, a moral way
of life and the practice of
daily meditation. There are no
rituals, ceremonies, hierarchies
or mandatory contributions,
nor are there compulsory
gatherings. Members need not
give up their cultural identity
or religious preference to
follow this path.
The meditation method
imparted at the time of
initiation is known as Surat
Shabd Yoga and is practiced
according to the teacher's
instructions. It is a solitary
practice where the disciple
concentrates within with eyes
closed, usually sitting cross-
legged, and performs simran:
repeating the five holy names
(which may be looked upon as a
' mantra'). This is followed by
bhajan: an attempt by the
disciple to listen to the divine
Sound or 'Word' (also known as
Shabd) within. Both these
practices form the complete
method of meditation as
prescribed by Surat Shabd
Yoga within Sant Mat.
* Spiritual discourses:- Baba Gurinder Singh Ji gives
discourses on three continuous
Sundays of most months
(except January, July, and
August) at the RSSB
headquarters in Beas, Punjab.
Many people from India, as
well as other countries, come
to hear these discourses. A
simple satsang is also held on
Saturdays in his presence. He
also gives satsang at other
major centers of RSSB in
India. He goes on tour to the
various RSSB centres outside
of India during the months of
April–August. *This site is under construction* *NOTE:-"This is not an official site of Dera Baba Jaimal Singh,Radha Soami Satsang Beas,you can visit the official website of Radha Soami Satsang Beas on www.rssb.org we at www.rssb.wapsite.me are the followers of Radha Soami Faith." 11
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