Sant Mat Gurus: Ajaib Singh, Baba Sawan Singh, Charan Singh (Guru), Gurinder Singh, Guru Ravidass, Jagat Singh, Jaimal Singh, Kirpal Singh, Maharishi

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Ajaib Singh, Baba Sawan Singh, Charan Singh (guru), Gurinder Singh, Guru Ravidass, Jagat Singh, Jaimal Singh, Kirpal Singh, Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal, Param Sant Kanwar Saheb, Rai Saligram, Rajinder Singh (Sant Mat), Ram Singh Arman, Sadhu Ram, Sant Tarachand, Sant Thakar Singh, Shiv Dayal Singh, Sirio Carrapa, Tukaram. Excerpt: Sant Thakar Singh (March 26, 1929 - March 6, 2005) was a spiritual teacher in the Sant Mat lineage of contemporary saints. Initiated by Sant Kirpal Singh in 1965, he began work as a Satguru himself in 1976, following the passing of his beloved Master. Sant Thakar Singh distributed what he paraphrased from his own Master as, "a practical form of spirituality which is not connected to any particular religion, sect, or thought." While he was born into Sikhism, and wore the traditional Sikh garb all his life, he gave up its traditional outer practices soon after initiation and devoted himself wholly to the inner, esoteric practice of listening to the Spiritual Sound Current, the Shabd, Naam, or Word manifestation of God as described in the world's major scriptures. Continuing his Master's emphasis on the unity of all religion, Sant Thakar Singh frequently referred to the Holy Bible when addressing Westerners, the Adi Granth, Ramayana and other Indian scriptures in India, and the Qur'an when addressing Muslim people. He gave thousands of talks in his 30 years as a Master, his message being one of transcendence of the material and devotion to God, the "unchangeable permanence behind all things." The documentation on Sant Thakar Singh's life is mainly limited to the few details he communicated about himself during his talks and public appearances. A biography composed of stories about the Master was collected by Wendy Heid in 1994, and it touches the central points from the perspective of the...