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For realized souls, every revealed word of Gurbani is not a

metaphor or myth but the eternal truth and experiential. Mortals,
due to their subtle ego, rationality, and lack of Naam Simaran, are
unable to comprehend the true essence of Gurbani. The Guru's
word says where the intellectual realm of mind ends, the spiritual
realm begins, and so does their existence.

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Such realized souls are described as Sants, Brahamgiani, and

Sadhus. These souls are blessed with all the divine attributes of
the Akal Purakh. Their omniscient understanding of the cosmos is
not intellectual but divine, experiential, and clairvoyant. Being
omnipotent, they exercise ultimate authority over the entire
cosmos.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj prophesized that his cosmic play
will continue eternally and he will manifest himself 84 times, 10 as
a Guru and 72 as Brahamgiani. Sri Guru Gobind Ji Maharaj in his
Sau Sakhi, categorically named one such 72 manifestation, Baba
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As predicted, Nanak's messenger arrived on March 28, 1866,

accompanied by divine light and mystical melodies, his face
emanating light worth millions of suns. As promised, Baba Karam
Singh Ji returned the bottle of scent to the waiting seer on the
same spot. The seer reminded Baba Karam Singh Ji to not deem
his son ordinary, as people from all faiths would prostrate before
him with deep reverence and seek spiritual solace.

In his early childhood, Baba Attar Singh Ji used to engage in

Naam Simaran, while taking care of cattle and the family farm. At a
very early age, he was found engrossed in meditative trance for
long hours. At the age of seven, he politely declined to go to formal

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school and insisted that he only wanted that education, which

would lead to the realization of the Truth, and therefore was sent to
a nearby theological school.

Indeed, Baba Attar Singh Ji was crucial in the expansion of Sikhi at

a time when it was believed that Sikhi would just be limited to
museums. In the 1840s, the numbers of Sikhs declined
considerably. However, all the Gurus ensured the perpetuity of
Sikhi, through their beloved illuminated souls who would nurture
the Sikhi with the power of Naam. Sikhi faced and will face
challenges when it deviates from the True Guru's Naam.

Baba Attar Singh Ji exemplified, by administering Khande De

Pahul to estimated 1.4 million people of all faiths, castes, genders,
and creeds, that only the power of Naam can nurture and expand
Sikhi. He connected them to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj,
and Naam Simaran so that their cycle of life and death would be
ended.

In 1885, Baba Attar

Singh Ji joined the
army, and requested
Amrit Sanchar from
the army head
granthi, Bhai Jodh
Singh. At that time,
only four Singhs
were available for
the ceremony, and
they were in the
need of a fifth one.
Suddenly, a radiant Singh in complete blue bana appeared and
told them that he had specifically come to complete the ceremony.
During his stint in the army, Baba Ji was very active in his official
duties but mostly remained immersed in Naam Simaran. Despite
the attempts of the army leadership to persuade him to stay on, he
resigned to dedicate his life to his beloved master.

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With a kachera and shawl, he started to march in a deeply

devotional state on foot from Dera Ghazi Khan (now in Pakistan)
to Cheema Sahib, near Sangrur, Punjab. Baba Ji walked
thousands of miles reciting 'Wahe' while putting his left foot forward
and 'Guru' while putting his right one forward.

He would stay at various places for months and even years

engrossed in thoughtless trance and connected to the holy lotus
feet of the Supreme Being. At other places, he performed Sri
Akhand Path repeatedly for days and months in a single sitting. In
one of his trances at Sri Hazur Sahib, Kalgidhar Patshah Ji
appeared to Baba Ji and asked him to go to Punjab, and flood it
with Amrit and Keertan.

Following the command of his beloved, Baba ji came back to

Punjab, and settled at an unexplored and dangerously dense
forest called Mastuana, where fierce animals inhabited, cattle
grazed, and hermits meditated. The 1st, 6th and 9th Gurus graced
this place with their visits. He developed this place into a spiritual
and educational center with kar seva by devotees, Singh
Shaheeds, and liberated souls. Gursagar Mastuana turned into a
spiritual center, as hundreds of sadhus and darweshes would be in
uninterrupted mediation at any given time, in addition to ongoing
dargahi keertan and langar. His immaculate fragrance started to
spread far and wide, and attract the seekers from every faith.

In fact, Baba Ji was then called Mohini Avatar ("infatuating

incarnation") and Bhuri Wale ("the shawl one"), and Gursagar
Mastuana was added to his later. His Keertan Jatha performed
darhgahi keertan, standing for many hours. Baba Ji's melodious,
mystical, and spell bound voice reached more than 4 kilometers
without any sound equipment. During his keertan, snakes, birds,
and other living creatures used to congregate and listen attentively.

At the end of each diwan, one polite exhortation to the sangat for
partaking Amrit resulted in hundreds and even thousands lining
up. Baba Ji never asked the sangat twice for Amrit. Often, the

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supply of some kakkars dried up, and the sangat had to create
miniatures of some kakkars on the spot.

The cosmic play of Nanak unfolded daily in the form of miracles

with ordinary people getting their worldly wishes fulfilled and
healed, and divine seekers getting blessed with the cessation of
their cycle of birth and death.

The maya (illusion) had absolutely no effect on Baba Attar Singh

Ji, and his place and sangat. Maya served Baba Ji, whereas
everybody else in this world serves Maya. Baba Ji's presence was
like a fire, which burns all sinful thoughts, distractions, dilemmas,
doubts, and other mental sicknesses.

With a single divine glance, Baba Ji turned atheists turned into

theists, rationalists into devotees, dacoits into enlightened ones,
and dangerous animals into sangat. For him every creature of
cosmos has a God's Light, hence his grace. He got a Muslim on
death row freed the day before his hanging, and restored an
abducted Brahmin girl to her parents. Along with Singh Shaheeds,
lions and snakes escorted and guarded him when he was in
trance or engaged in worldly endeavors.

During this period, the fragrance of Baba Attar Singh Ji reached

Principal Niranjan Singh Mehta of Khalsa College, Amritsar, a
rationalist Sikh who considered bowing before Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji Maharaj to be idol worship, and had serious doubts on the
relevance of the Brahamgian. Nevertheless, he was drawn to
Baba Attar Singh Ji, and Baba Ji's one glimpse dispelled all his
doubts and transformed him into a beloved Sikh, and unleashed
his yearning for divine connection. Baba Ji administered Khande
de Pahul and changed his name to "Teja" whose infinite love and
dedication made him the great Sant Teja Singh Ji.

Baba Attar Singh Ji was not only expanding Sikhi in India but also
wanted to reverse the trend of Sikhs cutting hair and drowning
themselves in alcohol upon their arrival in the West. He also

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planned to lay the solid foundation of Sikhi in the western

hemisphere for future generations. He blessed Principal Teja
Singh to go abroad, particularly to the UK, USA and Canada, and
spread Nanak's divine message of the spiritual unity of humankind
and God.

Baba Attar Singh Ji told him to:

Keep your entire original form of body and hair intact;

Don't argue with anybody, and if a situation arises, simply say
with folded hands, "What can this humble servant do?"
Establish Guru Ghar;
Convey the message to the people that the accumulation of
Ridhi Sidhi (occult powers) is meaningless, and divine
realization is higher; and
Those with ego should desist from lecturing, and those who
are free from ego may do so.

Principal Teja Singh left for England in August 1906, studied at the
University College, London, Cambridge University, Columbia
University, and Harvard University, and in all obtained two masters
degrees in 1911.

Principal Teja Singh, a charismatic, humble, and divine youth, in

his twenties established the first Guru Ghar in England, Canada,
and the United States where he also organized numerous Amrit
Sanchars.

Baba Attar Singh Ji's fearlessness from worldly powers was

exemplified during King George V's coronation in Delhi. Baba Ji
was seated among other dignitaries, when George V entered the
venue. All of the dignitaries, according to protocol, stood up except
Baba Ji. The King was wonderstruck, and took his hat off and
bowed down in reverence.

Baba Ji's humility was par excellence, that whenever the sangat,
out of their affection, tried to inform Baba Ji about ongoing slander
against him, he would literally put his fingers into his ears and walk

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away from the conversation.

Baba Ji annually presided over Sikh Educational Conferences that

he began with his dargahi keertan. Baba Ji advised that the
progress and unity of the Panth will come when every Sikh will
start taking bath in the early hours (at least 3 hours before sunrise)
of morning in each house, village, town and city, and meditate on
the Divine Name. There should be a common treasury and
everybody will tithe their earnings and, then there will be no need
to solicit donations for philanthropy. Five enlightened beloveds,
whose command must be unquestionably accepted by all, should
lead the Panth.

Baba Ji's whole existence was vibrating with the un-struck melody
of Waheguru in each pore of his body. Being the repository of
infinite divine powers, he attributed everything to Guru Maharaja Ji.
He emphasized that every one should give priority to the recitation
of the Divine Name, Waheguru, and he assured that if one does it
with devotion and love, he will be liberated in no later than seven
lives, and merge into the Supreme Being.

On 1 February 1927, at Sangrur, escorted by numerous divine

powers including Singh Shaheeds, Baba Attar Singh Ji left his
body, and merged with the Light of the all-pervading Almighty.
Since his physical departure nearly 80 years ago, Baba Ji still
continues to manifest himself whenever and wherever beloved
devotees may yearn for him, and the results of his administering of
Amrit Sanchar, which continues today, is uncountable. Baba Ji is
from Sikh faith but belonged to each and every living creature of
the cosmos.

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Joginder Bhatia
Just came across that one PIOUS SAINT would lay the
Foundation stone of HINDU UNIVERSITY at LUCKNOW . And in
one voive they declared that there cannot be any other PIOUS
MAN , except SANT ATTAR SINGH JI . And special arrangment
were made to take SANTJI for foundation of Hindu Univeristy .
That time in special train Maharaja of Patiala , Faridkot and other
places accompanied SANTJI for this ceremony . A GREAT SAINT .
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Harbans Khakh
Guru Nanak Dev Ji is our only guide. The rest of us are his Sikhs.
All these derawalas are just people having their own pakhandi
agendas.Nowhere in the Gurbani has Guru Nanak Dev ji stated
any of the nonsense.
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Gurkaran Singh
That is why you do not put singh in your name that tells
all. No one will ne above guru sahib. But true saints are
too one with god. Ppl call them saint , they themselves do
not. yes a lot of derewale may be fraud, but not these few
enlightened ones.
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Gurkaran Singh
and your facebook says you like General Brar who lead
op blue star! and you say you follow guru nanak. Are you
still working for RSS or got retired?
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Hutch Singh
Prophecies in Sikhism? The Gurus did not mention them neither

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Prophecies in Sikhism? The Gurus did not mention them neither

does Gurbani support them and their uses. Nobody can be greater
then the Gurus and the SIkhs of the time like Baba Budha. None
called themselves Sants. They were just Bhais or brothers. So it
seems today's sants are higer then our past Gursikhs? The foolish
sangats have elevated people into Saints etc. So please stop
these worship of godmen. They did not wish to be worshipped so
either. Go back to basics, get the interpretation of Guru Granth
Sahib correct my dear friends.
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Jagdeep Sandhu
Gurubani states "santo ko mat koi nindo sant raam hai
eko" tell me what this means.
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Yash Lahori
Jagdeep Sandhu santo ki burai mat kro sant or ram ek hi
h
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Ranjit Sidhu
Dhan Dhan Baba Attar Singh Ji.
Dhan Dhan Guru Nanak Ji.
Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
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Harpreet Sher Gill

WaheGuru!!
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Parmeet Singh
I heard about same in one of Kathas of Giani Sant Singh Ji
Maskeen
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Amrik Hanjra
All Praise Wahe Wahe.
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