Sant Attar Singh Ji Mastuana Vale

SANT ATTAR SINGH JI advice to return the same village school but he MASTUANA VALE after it is touched by the respectfully replied that he holy soul. In due course of would receive that Birth and Childhood time, Mata Bholi Ji gave education which leads to birth to a son on 28 March the realization of truth. In village, Chima of the 1866 AD (Chet Shudi Samat erstwhile Jind State (now in 1923) and Baba Karam After some time, his Sangrur district in the Singh recollected the father made the boy saint Punjab, India), there lived a promise and returned the graze the cattle. When he simple and innocent farmer, holy nectar to the saint, took his buffaloes and cows named Baba Karam Singh, who disappeared from the out of the village, he never who married a pious lady, place. The boy was named struck them with a stick. In Bholi Ji. He earned his Attar Singh (Sant Ji). the fields, he would livelihood by tilling the land meditate on God's Name, and rendered service to the From his very childhood and make the boys to do visiting saints and sages. he showed signs of his the same. Once he was This holy couple used to future greatness and love sleeping under a tree, a pray the Almightly for the for quiet meditation. He Sadhu came and saw blessing of a son. One day, used to sit in a secluded "Padam Rekha" (the super when Baba Karam Singh corner of the house and line on the feet of great was going to till his land at meditated on the Divine saints and emperors) in his 4 a.m. as usual, he met an Name. Even at the age of feet. He bowed down his unknown saint near his five, he remained engrossed head in deep devotion to field, who told him that in meditation unidsturbed the boy saint and said, "this their prayers for a son had for long periods. But his boy shall become a very been accepted and a Divine mother always managed to magnetic personality. Rajas Soul would appear in their pick him up after a great and Maharajas shall pay house. He gave him a small search. At the age of seven, homage to him." The Sadhu phial of nectar with the he was asked to attend the spoke out these words and army" and obtained his death of his father which went his way. mother's consent. In 1885 moved him to immerse in AD he joined the army to the Divine Reality at the From boyhood, Sant Ji fulfill his mission. Sant Ji earliest. He got reservation was fond of feeding the did not accept the marriage from the Army and to fulfil poor and sharing everything proposal and conveyed to his heart's desire, he made with his companions. He his parents that he was not his way on foot from Dera obeyed his parents and ordained by God for Ghazi Khan (now in attended to household marriage. He took "Amrit" Pakistan) straight for duties and work in the (Baptism) from the five Hazoor Sahib Nanded fields. But he was so found beloved ones (Panj Piaras), (Maharashtra), the sacred of quiet meditation that for headed by Sant Baba Jodh shrine of Guru Gobind Singh hours together he would Singh, a priest of army Sikh Ji Maharaj, where he had merge himself in the One- Temple, whom he served taken himself away from in-All and the All-in-One. devotedly during his stay in the physical gaze of this Father Karam Singh did not the army. During this world. In devotional mood like the way of life of the period, he devoted his time and immersed in the Divine boy saint and many a times in studying the sacred Name, he went on marching reprimanded him. books and meditating on for a hundred miles at a the Divine Name. He was stretch. On the bank of the Joining the Army very active and up to date river Godaveri at Hazoor in this military duties and Sahib, he meditated day One day Baba Attar Singh attained the first place in and night for two years and addressed his mother with marksmanship. was so much engrossed in great love and humility, the recitation of the Divine saying "Dear mother, the At Hazoor Sahib Name that he spent weeks Lord has ordained me for a together without any food. very high rank of life, The saint soldier Attar He never longed and went please allow me to join the Singh received the news of anywhere for food but used to take it when somebody in the fire of human completely submit offered there. Guru Gobind passions. Moved with the themselves to the Almighty Singh Ji showered all the Divien Mercy, he renounced Lord instead of learning Divine Bounties upon the the world and set out to towards worldly wealth. young saint. show them the right path of Therefore, he dug out this peace and goodwill. With money and threw it in the Seeing that the this resolve, and Bala and Godaveri River. Besides world in its vain pride was Mardana as his companions, Nagina Ghat, Sant Ji burning in the fire of he took leave of Bhaai Lalo, meditated at Banda Ghat, jealousy, greed and resolve, urging him to daily Gotam Ghat, Shikhar Ghat selfishness, Guru Nanak meditate on the and paid homage to all holy determined to pray for Gurmantara Waheguru (all places. them, and try somehow to hail to thee O Remover of find a cure for their ills. darkness of ignorance in Once in an intense With this resolve, he made the human mind) and make mood of worldly a bed of pebbles, and for others meditate on it. detachment and with full many days and nights he Divine love, Sant Attar sat without any food or At the time of singh Ji Maharaj threw drink except sand and bitter pilgrimage to Hazoor Sahib, himself into a deep river leaves of trees. In his a sikh devotee gave some water to offer his body as a meditation he reached the money wrapped in a cloth food to crocodiles and fish. highest stage of sublimity to Sant Ji. Sant Ji burried But the Divine power picked (got in touch with the One- this money in a pit near a up his body and put out on in-All and the All-in-One) bush. This money created a the bank of the river and his heart was infused hindrance in the complete Godaveri with Divine with the Divine Spirit and concentration of Sant Ji sermons sounding his ears filled lowliness and mind on the Divine Name that Thou art destined to humility. In his vision, he during tranced meditation, service for the spiritual saw the whole world ablaze because the Hermits uplift of mankind. One day, Sant Ji went former would not related underwear (Kachhehra) and five miles away along the the story to any one. small woollen turban. He river Godaveri and (Sant Ji) never allowed a meditated in deep water for At Hardawar Rishi Kesh single moment to go waste seven days continuously without the Divine Name. without food. On the sixth From Hazoor Sahib (in Early in the morning at 2'O night, Bhai Nanoo Singh, Maharashtra) he walked to clock he used to take dip in Head Priest of Hazoor Hardawar and Rishi Kesh the Ganga (river) and Sahib, had a dream in which (in Uttar Pradesh) through returned to his place Guru Gobind Singh Ji asked the thick forests where the immediately and remained him to take food for his lions were attracted engrossed in the Divine beloved Saint. Bhai Nanoo towards his spirituality and Name up to noon. The wet Singh took food next crossed his way by waving underwear (Kachhehra) morning and went up to 4 tails just like cats. In the dried up itself with the body miles but returned thick forests of Rishi Kesh, heat. At the time of disappointed. Again during he sat in a tranced distribution of food Sant Ji night, he received meditation (Samadhi) near extended his hand quietly instructions in the dream a fountain where all before the distributor and that he should still go ahead feroceous wild animals, like did not utter any word. Sant with food. The next lions and tigers, used to Ji ate some loaves (chapati) morning, he went there and come for water during if some body gave to him offered food but Sant Ji night. These animals otherwise he used to take refused to partake of it. On smelled the body of the water of the Ganga the narration of the Divine saint like pets but none perceiving the Will of God instructions by Bhai Nanoo attacked him. He remained and again sat in meditation. Singh, Sant Ji ate the food, immersed in a deep This way, nights also on the condition that as meditation for a year at passed in meditation on the long as he stayed there, the Rishi Kesh. At this time, Divine Name and whenever Sant Ji had only one he felt asleep, he would take rest while in Samadhi. cannot search for such Anandpur Sahib, Una, Once Sant Ji said to Mata priceless souls like Sant Ji Gurdaspur and Sialkot. Bhag Bhari, "I will sit under through our worldly the shade of Polehian endeavours. From Sialkot, he (shady tree) and she may reached Amritsar and bring the meals there." At Rishi Kesh, he meditated constantly for Some feeling of clevernes expressed his desire to Sant three days on the third floor aroused in mother's mind Ram Singh Ji of Thamali for of 'Baba Atal'.

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