sy iknyihAw ? ijnw n ivsrY nwmu sy iknyihAw ] Bydu n jwxhu mUil sNweI jyihAw ]1] (Awsw m: 5, pMnw 397) SE KINEHIYA? jinHaa na visrai naam say kinayhi-aa. bhayd na jaanhu mool saaN-ee jayhi-aa. ||I|| Whom are they like, who forget not the Lord’s name? They are like the Lord himself. Know this, there is absolutely No difference between the two (Asa 5th Guru, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Page 397) 1 2 < siqgur pRswid > Ik Onkar Satgur Prasaad> SAY KINEHIYA? BIOGRAPHY OF SANT BABA HARNAM SINGH JI (GURDWARA RAMPUR KHERA) BY SEWA SINGH (SANT) English Version by BHULLA SINGH MALHI Revised by : Dr. Gurinderpaul Singh Daler (U.K.) Ravinder Kaur (U.K.) 3 All rights reserved with the author. Ist Edition : January 1997, (2000) 2nd Edition : April 2004, (3000) 3rd Edition : June 2007, (4000) Author & Publisher SEWA SINGH (SANT) Gurudwara Rampur Khera Post Office Gardhiwala, Distt. Hoshiarpur 144 207 +91-1886-260334 English Version by BHULLA SINGH MALHI Revised by : Dr. Gurinderpaul Singh Daler (U.K.) Ravinder Kaur (U.K.) Layout In-Depth Computers, Jalandhar 94170-10526 Printers 4 DEDICATED To That great soul who came to this mortal world, In the will of the Divine Lord who is infinite bliss. Living himself in transcendental bliss, Distributed amongst so many, the gift of bliss. Merged with the Lord, in everlasting bliss, Eternal memories of his visit, leaving behind only…... bliss Sant Baba Harnam Singh Ji 5 6 CONTENTS Chapter 1. Birth and Childhood 2. Marriage 3. Service of an Udasi Saint 4. Disenchantment with Sadhu Santokh Dass 5. Spiritual guidance from Sikh Saints 6. Taking Shelter of Guru Granth Sahib Ji 7. Self Control of Baba Ji 8. Moving from Dhugga to Sargodha and daily routine 9. Vision of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and venomous snake 10. Vision of Tenth Guru Ji appears to elder brother 11. Visitation by the Tenth Guru 12. What is the right time for path of Chandi Di Vaar? 13. Reciting Mool Mantar at Anandpur Sahib 14. Curing Avtar Singh Daler with Gurbani 15. Curing Colonel Piara Singh 16 The treasured diary of invaluable reflections is burned 17 The medicine becomes effectual when the Lord stands amidst 18 Wardrobe lock opened by prayer 19 Chak 119, a centre for Naam lovers 20 Saving a devotee from committing a bad deed 21 Bravest is he who grapples with the mind 22 Meditation at Lahore 23 Prophetic experience of the country’s partition 24 Moving from Sargodha to Karerua 25 Meeting Dr Kartar Singh 26 Exposing a false Guru 27 Partition of 1947 28 Baba Ji and the tantric yogi 29 Rampur Khera becomes a centre for Gurmat preaching 30 A Sadhu and a Muslim fakir try to evict Baba Ji 31 Tale of the second night 32 What is Maya? 7 33 Taking food at village Bahla 34 My meeting with Baba Ji 35 The barren mound is named Rampur Khera 36 Bhai Mohinder Singh sees a snake daily 37 God is displeased by cruelty to animals 38 The effect of a curse 39 Old companions search for Baba Ji 40 He gives food to the hungry 41 O mind if you waver I will strike you with Lord’s love 42 Annual session held in September 43 Make your invaluable body fruitful 44 Sharing food in communal rows 45 The thought about false Guru’s 46 God’s elixir makes poison ineffective 47 Construction of the Gurdwara Sahib 48 Only the destined are ordered to serve 49 Abandoning bad deeds is the real service 50 Life changes in this manner too 51 One must bear the fruit of good and bad deeds 52 It is beneficial to leave baseless thoughts 53 One reaps what one sows 54 We reap the fruit of the company we keep 55 To become Guru-ward is the supreme relationship 56 Naam meditation sessions begin 57 You too, did not meditate properly 58 Forgo arrogant claims, adopt humble servitude 59 Meeting Sant Kartar Singh Khalsa Bhindhranwale 60 It is more beneficial to recite Gurbani yourself 61 Blessing of a longer life 62 Meeting Bhai Vir Singh Ji 63 Visitation by Jesus Christ, prophet Mohammed and Bhrigu Rishi 64 Yogi Seal Nath tries to frighten Baba Ji with his astral body 65 Drastic change in the life of S. Kabul Singh 66 Another incident of transforming a life by Guru’s Grace 67 Leave liquor, poverty will leave you 68 There is no tradition of reciting Akhand Path in 48 hours 69 Significance of Salok - Gurdev Mata Gurdev Pita 70 Respect for Gurbani 71 Gurbani is more beneficial when it is heard 8 72 Gurbani, an apparent medicine 73 Another incidence of Gurbani as medicine 74 Importance of Amrit for being Guru-ward 75 Respect for Guru Granth Sahib Ji 76 Instructions for enthroning Guru Granth Sahib Ji 77 How to take the order from Guru Granth Sahib Ji 78 We are all children of the one Lord 79 Helping needy students and educational institutions 80 Sharer of woes of the poor and down trodden 81 Making service the only devotion 82 Kabir take no one with you when going to meet a Saint 83 Consider fame and infamy equally 84 Consider others better than yourself 85 Hear thou the tale of true Saints 86 Pilgrimage to historical Shrines. 87 Visits abroad 88 The Lord grants whatever true Saints wish for. 89 Prevention as well as medicine is necessary 90 Karaah Parshad should be cool before it is consecrated 91 Tri centenary martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji 92 Prophecies of Baba Ji 93 Reciting Naam for three years for the Khalsa panth 94 Only Guru Granth Sahib Ji has the right to be bowed to 95 The method to control the mind 96 A Gursikh is tested daily 97 It is necessary to introspect daily 98 One must take out dasvandh 99 One must fold both hands during Ardas 100 A Gursikh must do Ardas in sangat 101 Thanks giving Ardas 102 Arrest in religious crusade 103 Miracle of an esteemed life 104 My sporting friend has gone to sleep 105 The last journey 106 Dussehra 107 Some other personal incidences 108 True Guru has arranged your affairs 109 Last request 110 Ancient history of Rampur Khera 9 PRELIMINARY REQUEST God is Infinite. It is very difficult for mortals of this limited realm to comprehend the true extent of our infinite Lord. Trying to understand Him is impossible, as the shallow depth of our limited intellect cannot fathom the boundless Lord. Trapped in this realm of materialism, man falls into a lazy slumber, becoming oblivious and indifferent to the existence of the infinite Being. So, from time to time, the omnipotent Almighty Lord appears on this world stage in the form of a Saint, to rekindle the innermost desire to unite with him and remind lost souls the message… This is your once in a lifetime chance, To meet the Lord of the Universe gobind milan kee ih tayree baree-aa. (Asa, 5th Guru, page 12) To write the biography of such a blessed and Saintly personality, who came to this world with the Lord’s divine blessing, is extremely difficult. For what is said of holy Saints… They give the gift of spiritual life Apply men to devotion of the Lord And make men meet with God. jee-a daan day bhagtee laa-in har si-o lain milaa-ay. ||2|| (Suhi, 5th Guru, page 749) Fulfilling the true mission of spreading the gospel of Waheguru, this true Saint mingled with the Almighty. Our fifth Guru says of the true Saint… What glories of the Saints can I describe? Unfathomable is their knowledge and I know not their worth santan kee mahimaa kavan vakhaana-o. agaaDh boDh kichh mit nahee jaan-o. (Gauri 5th Guru, page 181) For almost 7-8 years the Sikh sangat had asked on several occasions, for a biography to be written about the life of Baba Ji. Many a time, the thought repeatedly arose within me, that, whatever I had seen personally of Baba Ji’s life, what he told me directly or the spiritual guidance I gained from Baba Ji’s time on earth should somehow be put to paper. Again, I would lose heart, thinking that only a highly spiritual, 10 blessed soul, possessing the most sublime imagination can write about the teachings of such a reverent soul. To write about the feats of a spiritually complete and highly developed soul cannot be done justice by those who are not as spiritually evolved as Baba Ji was. Much time passed in this state of confusion and I was thus, unable to write the life teachings of this truly great Saint. Again, with the inspiration and blessing of the sangat, taking shelter of the true Guru and abiding by the urge of obtaining blessings from Baba Ji, I ventured to write the biography of this perfect Saint, a divine soul, a Saint-Soldier, a complete Gursikh - Sant Baba Harnam Singh Ji. The basis of this biography of the great Saint is the audio cassette, which he recorded in 1970, and contains the main spiritual experiences of his life. Secondly, with the Grace of the True Guru, this humble servant had the good fortune of having continuous company of the great Saint for 35 years, up to the time Baba Ji breathed his last breath. Thirdly, I enquired and collated as much information as I could from the many Gursikhs who met Baba Ji and received numerous spiritual instructions from him during his lifetime.