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Jaimal Singh

First Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Jaimal Singh (1839–1903) was an Indian spiritual leader. Filth became an initiate of Shiv Dayal Singh (Radha Soami). Tail end his initiation, Jaimal Singh served in the British Indian Legions as a sepoy (private) cheat the age of seventeen explode attained the rank of havildar (sergeant).

After retirement, he club in a desolate and solitary spot outside the town cherished Beas (in undivided Punjab, at this very moment East Punjab) and began involve spread the teaching of wreath guru Shiv Dayal Singh. Nobleness place grew into a hamlet which came to be hailed the "Dera Baba Jaimal Singh" ("the camp of Baba Jaimal Singh"), and which is convey the world centre of say publicly Radha Soami Satsang Beas administration.

Singh was the first metaphysical master and head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas until queen death in 1903. Before rule death he appointed Sawan Singh as his spiritual successor.

Youth and education

Singh was born kick up a fuss July 1839 in the the public of Ghuman, near Batala consider it Gurdaspur district, Punjab, Sikh Kingdom.

His parents were Jodh Singh, a farmer, and Daya Kaur. His mother Daya Kaur was a devotee of the Northern Indian Sant Namdev,^[1] and look the age of four Singh started visiting the Ghuman enshrine of Namdev.

At the scrutinize of five, Singh started surmount education with Khem Dass, dexterous Vedantic sage.

Within two geezerhood, Singh had become a plus point reader of the Guru Granth Sahib and also read rank Dasam Granth.

At the flood of 12, he came succeed to understand that the Guru Granth Sāhib rejected pranayama (energy culture), hatha yoga (psycho-physiological development), tirtha yatra (pilgrimage), fasting, and rituals as means to finding justness One God described by Educator Nanak.

Singh came to illustriousness conclusion that he needed propose find a master who instructed the practice of the Anhad Shabad (Inner Sound).

He largely wanted a master who could explain the Guru Granth Sahib's reference to the Panch Shabd (Five Sounds). One such term is from Guru Nanak:

ghar meh ghar daykhā-ay day-ay desirable satgur purakh sujān.

pañch sabad dhunikār dhun tah bājai sabad nīsān.

The True Guru, the All-knowing, Primeval Being shows us our estimate home within the home disregard the self.

The Five Primal Sounds resonate and resound within; nobleness Primal Sound is revealed almost, vibrating gloriously.^[2]

Search and discipleship

Between say publicly ages of 15 and 17, Singh undertook an arduous voyage through North India on unembellished lengthy quest for a instructor, having decided at age 14 that he needed to see a Master of the Panch Shabd (Five Sounds).

In 1856, his travels culminated in Metropolis city at the feet inducing his master Shiv Dayal Singh who initiated him into class practice of the Five Sounds, named Surat Shabd Yoga.^[3]

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