The relation of Baba Sawan Singh and Kirpal Singh

Talk given by Dr Harbhajan Singh

Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji is very much in our hearts, was full of vibration (that) He made no endeavour
because of the reason that He was the Master of the to say anything to anybody. He said, „Well, let‘s sit
great Master Sant Kirpal Singh. So we have to know down.“ Some people tried to sit with Him be­cause
lots of virtues from His life history. they knew that if you sit along with Sant Kirpal Singh
you will get some­thing. And lots of experiences hap­
Baba Sawan Singh Ji had great love, affection and pened with those who used to sit with Him.
compassion for His beloved son Master Kirpal Singh.
And today we have to know about their cooperation When Sant Kirpal Singh used to meditate six to ten
in the mission and that is also the need of the time. hours a day and even Master Sawan Singh said, „Only
You cannot separate the two be­cause their mission this much!“ He moved further. It was the time from
was one and if you tell something about Baba Sawan His sleep. He never slept. He took this whole time di­
Singh you have definitely to hear something about rectly from His sleep. During daytime He worked (in
Sant Kirpal Singh: they were not two, they were one. His profession) and at night time He worked for the
Baba Sawan Singh was so happy, even He was so re­ Godpower – He meditated on Him alone. So even at
ceptive for His disciple that He never liked to live the time of Master Sawan Singh Sant Kirpal Singh
alone. He always wanted the presence of Sant Kir­ had become so popular that those who meditated
pal Singh. Baba Sawan Singh had given lots of duties they started to see Sant Kirpal Singh along with Mas­
(to Him) – as much as He could do. Master Sawan ter Sawan Singh within.
Singh never wanted to make any Satsang without His
presence. These were His own words: „With whom So whenever Sant Kirpal Singh did not come and
should I make Satsang, who is the person that wants He was fully engaged in making Satsang in outside
to listen to me?“ There may be one in thousand who centres, then Baba Sawan Singh used to go to La­
was attuned to Him and He had to direct Him. So He hore where He was working in the military depart­
always used to wait upon Master Kirpal Singh and ment and sent the message inside, „One old man has
He always said, „Go on singing one more song, go on come to see you.“ Sant Kirpal Singh Ji rushed from
singing one more shabad.“ And He used to delay the His room and after paying all respects to Baba Sa­
Satsang off and on. Whenever Sant Kirpal Singh had wan Singh Master asked His Master, „Why did you
gone to (hold) Satsang or He was sent for some other take the trouble to come over here? It was my duty
work, He came a little bit late, but the Satsang was to come to you!“ Then Baba Sawan Singh used to say,
also a little late. Not a little late in that respect – there „Kirpal Singh, there was no way out.“
were shabads (sung) and all other people started read­
ing this way or that way – but Master Sawan Singh One time Master wrote a letter to Baba Sawan Singh
always delayed it. He always wanted the pre­sence that He wants to have love for Him, but it must be
of Sant Kirpal Singh. So when He came, certainly with due respect, with all respects. Baba Sawan Singh
Master Sawan Singh used to start with the Satsang. was on some mail station when He got this letter and
And what was the inner experience of our Master? He put it on His breast and said, „Yes, I also need
He said, He used to see His turban already from far such a love.“
away and then He was unable to come (nearer) and
(He used to) sit behind them all. He said, then He It was the feeling of the Master for His Master. Baba
had no courage, even felt no power in His body to go Sawan Singh had one real disciple – Sant Kirpal Singh,
forward. He was so intoxicated and His whole body who did each and everything for His Master (Sawan),

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 and Kirpal was sufficient for His Master, and Baba So a Master needs a real one who only acts in accord­
Sawan Singh was suf­ficient for Kirpal Singh. They ance with the teaching. The wish of the Master al­
knew each other, but lots of people could not know. ways remains in accordance with the teaching. What
There were some, however, and they were also recep­ does He want from the disciple? He wants full obedi­
tive due to the very near link they had with Sant Kir­ ence, He wants one to be the servant of all. In reality,
pal Singh. I give you one example: Sant Kirpal Singh Master is the servant of the whole creation. Master
was given a duty for Satsang in Rawalpindi. It was says, „Be the dust of the servant of the Lord, so that
the home town of Sant Kirpal Singh, but He was in you are accepted everywhere.“
the service. At that time He used to live in Lahore.
From there He used to visit Rawalpindi for Satsang. Kirpal Singh always used to praise His Master. And
He used to go by train and those disciples, living in we know those virtues only through Sant Kirpal
Rawalpindi, they always came to receive Sant Kir­ Singh. Some very blessed souls could also see those
pal Singh at the railway station. And when Satsang virtues and His highness, His holiness right within.
was there they used to feel a vibration of the Master Sant Kirpal Singh always used to say, „My Master
and sometimes there was so much charging (of the will bless you, Hazur will bless you.“ He always said,
atmosphere) that some people used to weep in the „Sit in the sweet remembrance of my Master!“ What­
sweet remembrance of the Master, or they used to ever He said, He said in the interest of the Master,
have the vibration of the Master. So later on, when with full devotion and receptivity. And those who
He was to go back, lots of people used to go to see followed, they had one more experience: When they
Him off at the railway station. went within Baba Sawan Singh told them (inside),
„You ask this thing from Sant Kirpal Singh.“ Sant Kir­
In this situation Rajaram (a disciple) went directly to pal Singh used to divert the disciples towards Baba
Baba Sawan Singh and complained about the whole Sawan Singh, and Baba Sawan Singh from within
situation – that Sant Kirpal Singh was getting very used to divert the attention of the disciples towards
popular in the eyes of the disciples and people loved Sant Kirpal Singh. And what did Sant Kirpal Singh
Him very much. The respect which only Master de­ say? „Do the mission of my Master!“ Those who are
served, now those disciples have started to provide the old initiates, they know it very well. He always
to Sant Kirpal Singh as well. He said, that he did said, „I came near to the Master by serving Him.“
not think this to be a good thing. Baba Sawan Singh And you can also do the same thing! You can also be
smiled and said, „It is no Satsang where people do near to the Master, that is the only possibility.“
not feel the vibration of the Master. Do you think
then, when Satsang is held, I am not there?“ He said, Sant Kirpal Singh became very popular because of
„I am always there! What He does – I know. I love this His spiritual progress that He already attained. He
personality too much, much more than you do.“ wrote a beautiful book, the Gurmath Siddhant, and
in spite of His own Master stressing upon it, He
Afterwards this Rajaram used to be very near to Sant did not agree to put His name there. He said, „My
Kirpal Singh. A time came during his life that out of pen is the sinner of writing it, but it was only writ­
love and devotion which he got through the nearness ten with your in­struction, without your guidance it
of Sant Kirpal Singh, he went directly to Baba Sawan could have never been written. So it is your grace
Singh and said, „Babaji, I want to tell you something. – it should be produced, it should be presented with
I have love and devotion for you, you are very high your name.“ Because the purpose of the disciple is to
to me, you are God for me. But I do not know, after show his Master to the world and not himself. Baba
you, I have receptivity and love and devotion for Sant Sawan Singh agreed.
Kirpal Singh.“ He said, „This is right, you are on the
true line. This is right.“ I tell you about the humility of our Master. In the
footnotes of the second edition of the Gurmath Sid­

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 Hazur had many virtues which we need, especially in
our present state of delusion and despondency. He
always had a cheerful and pleasant personality. He
had all smiles on His ever-glistening face. Those who
have seen Him know that He had immeasurable love
in Him for His children, as we are. He would cast such
a lov¬ing and soothing a glance on us, as parents
might after meeting their child after a long separation.
His love towards His children was much more than
the love that hundreds of fathers and mothers have
for their children.
A single life-inspiring glance of His was capable
of raising us to great hights. Whenever someone
bowed to Hazur in reverence, He would say, »There
is nothing down at my feet. You can see me
through my eyes.«
Kirpal Singh

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dhant it was written that a third edition will also be His Master Baba Sawan Singh, that those problems,
published. out of which they are miserably misled from with­
in, may come to Him and not to them. Baba Sawan
Sant Kirpal Singh wrote the third edition, but He kept Singh said, „Sant Kirpal Singh, I will be responsible
it under lockage. He did not give it for printing. Only for those who work in the mission of the Master;
a month before (His physical departure) He gave us I will be responsible for them, and not for all oth­
this book to print it. And this He did with all humil­ ers. Even if they are thrown into the fire, I will save
ity. As it appeared on the foot­notes of that Gurmath them; I can sacrifice my life but nothing will hap­
Siddhant, Part II: „That book will be printed“, He was pen to them.“ And who were those? Those were the
very afraid of the ego. Though He could say that the conscious ones, those who were helping the mission
credit goes to His Master – but people took Him as of the Master and they were receptive in doing (the
Master. So the book was published after His physical work), and most of them, they were (together) with
depar­ture. Now it has been duly printed, but we have Sant Kirpal Singh.
to see how humble Master was.
Ultimately Master Sawan Singh wanted to show His
You know how great Sant Kirpal Singh was direct due love for Master Kirpal Singh and one day He
from within and right from the beginning He had all said, „Well, I want to go somewhere and those per­
possibilities, but He did the work of His Master. Even sons who want to come along with me, they should
outside He remained fully dependent to His Master, come.“ Then again He said, „You come along with
(and did nothing out of Him­self). So we learn a good me – and you come along with me.“ And they all
lesson from His life and from His sojourn in this went with Him.
physical body we can learn lots of things. He wrote
this Gurmath Siddhant and when He used to write And who were those people? Who wanted (to gain)
something He took this subject to Baba Sawan Singh the Mastership from Him, who wanted each and
and read it be­fore Him. Baba Sawan Singh, however, everything from Him. They wanted to overpower,
never objected anything. He (always) said, „It is all to overrule all those things, which Master (Sawan
right.“ Everything was all right, because whatever Singh) never liked. So they had created their own
He was from within He was from outside as well. He sphere there. Master said, „0.k., you all come along
was fully conscious and He was beyond ego and all with me.“ They were very happy. So, while on the
problems of the mind. And those who sat with Him, way, Master Sawan Singh said, „There is so much fra­
those people who worked with Him and helped Him, grance (in the air), it is intoxicating me. It is coming
He also made them like Him. from that side, do you also feel it?“ They said, „No
Master, we do not feel it at all.“ Soon afterwards Mas­
There is a vast difference between an ordinary disciple ter again asked, „I think it is so strong and you must
and a true disciple. A true disciple only follows the feel it a little bit.“ They an­swered, „No Master, there
commandments of the Master and remains commit­ is no fragrance, and we are not feeling such an intoxi­
ted throughout his life. Whatever the circumstances cation. We are only feeling your presence, that is a
may be, he does not change that view, whereas an or­ blessing for us.“ Baba Sawan Singh went on, and ul­
dinary person always remains half-hearted and gives timately they reached the Beas station. There some ar­
priority (to things) according to his wish. There used rangements were already made for sitting. For whom
to be very many problems which Sant Kirpal Singh was Master waiting? For whom He loved. Sant Kirpal
had to bear upon His own shoulders. And as Sant Singh was coming from Beas by train, and Master
Kirpal Singh was a Gurumukh, He was a conscious Baba Sawan Singh wanted to meet Him direct at the
co-worker of the divine plan, a mouth-piece of God. railway station. This is the love between the Master
While serving the Master He knew the inner condi­ and the disciple – He was waiting for His disciple
tion of His brothers and sisters, and He felt them (to there at the railway station.
be) very, very down. So, out of sympa­thy He asked

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 No one knew (the meaning of this), because it was what He used to tell him, what He used to do, when
the first chance to see this mi­racle in their life; it was he used to stitch His clothes. Kirpal Singh put him
a miracle for them, that a Master is going to fetch many, many questions and Master‘s eyes were full of
His dis­ciple from the railway station. Even as Baba tears. Master embraced him, „You are fortunate! You
Sawan Singh had no time, the whole ashram being are very dear to me, because you used to stitch the
full with disciples – lots of people coming from all clothes of the Master.“ And this tailor felt the very vi­
over India and from abroad. It was such a beautiful bration which he used to get from Baba Sawan Singh.
thing that Master left all the work and went to the He said, „Before I used to stitch His clothes, now I
railway station just to show His love and affection for want to stitch yours. Please, keep me in your service.
Him (Kirpal Singh). When they were sitting there, I sim­ply came to see you, but I never knew, that your
Master Sawan Singh again said, „Now this whole at­ vibration will attract me and won‘t let me go.“ He was
mosphere is full of fragrance, there is so much vibra­ overjoyed, he lost everything. He lost his intellect, he
tion, so much intoxication, don‘t you feel it? Might lost his mind. He wanted to sit at the holy feet of the
be you are feeling it now?“ They all were very sur­ Master (Kirpal Singh). Every­thing was due to His
prised to hear these words from the Master all the love (for His Master Sawan Singh).
time, the same words He was telling on the way there.
„What is this intoxication? What is going on and what A true disciple must appear to the Master like a shin­
is it that Ba­ba Sawan Singh wants to tell us? What ing star, a guide to all others. There are many, many
further lesson is it that Master wants to give us? He incidences interconnected with the disciple and his
has brought us here with a special purpose.“ But no Master. You have read of them. But reading is not
one knew who will be coming and who is wishing sufficient. This is the mission of the Masters still go­
for Him so much.“ But when the train came nearer ing on. The mission has not changed and it won‘t
Master Sawan Singh stood up and said, „Well, when change. Even now people ask, „What is the differ­
He will see me He will jump from the train.“ So Mas­ ence between now and then?“ I say, „No difference
ter Sawan Singh stood up, took His hand above and at all.“ We have not to change anything. But we have
shouted, „Kirpal Singh, wait, don‘t jump!“ But the to change ourselves. Those who could not change so
train stopped exactly where Master Sawan Singh was far, they must do. This is the only change. How to do
standing, and He embraced Him. it, that we can only learn from the lives of the great
Masters. If they had to sacrifice their life, a receptive
Then Master Baba Sawan Singh remarked, that, disciple can also do that thing. And those who did
when the disciple starts to come to the Master, the so, they prayed to God, that even each drop of their
disciple becomes receptive and he smells that fra­ blood may be utilized in the interest of the well-be­
grance which is from the Master and that vibrates ing of the other people. When Baba Sawan Singh was
the whole atmosphere. This fragrance is already in sick, he said before leaving His body, „I will give each
the body and is working there and we can smell it (if drop of my blood in the interest of humanity, in the
we become re­ceptive). He said, „When a true disciple development of their souls.“
starts to meet a Master, then the Master also experi­
ences the same thing. He also gets the fragrance from Great is that disciple whose Master was so proud of
His disciple. It works both ways. The Master smells him. Once Rajaram asked Baba Sawan Singh, „You
that of the disciple and the disciple smells that of the go to see Sant Kirpal Singh in His office and some­
Master. Both ways it is one and the same. times you receive Him at the railway station and you
also give Him very important se­cret duties. After all,
Once a tailor-master, who used to stitch the clothes what is that due to?“ Master Sawan Singh answered,
of Baba Sawan Singh, came to see the Master (Kir­ „I trust Him. And out of His sincerity I am proud of
pal Singh). Seeing Master, he came inside and Mas­ Him.“ And really, that one is the real disciple whose
ter was overjoyed to see him. Master asked him, how Master is proud of him.
he used to take the measure of Baba Sawan Singh,

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