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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
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| name = Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh | | name = Sardar Bahadur Maharaj Jagat Singh | ||
| image = RS-JagatSinghJi.jpg | | image = RS-JagatSinghJi.jpg | ||
| religion = [[Sant Mat]] , [[ Radha Soami ]] | | religion = [[Sant Mat]] , [[ Radha Soami ]] | ||
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| Period = 1948 - 1951 | | Period = 1948 - 1951 | ||
| Predecessor = [[Baba Sawan Singh]] | | Predecessor = [[Baba Sawan Singh]] | ||
| Successor = [[Charan Singh (guru)| | | Successor = [[Charan Singh (guru)|Maharaj Charan Singh]] | ||
| ordination = | | ordination = | ||
| post = | | post = | ||
| birth_date = 27 July 1884 | | birth_date = 27 July 1884 | ||
| birth_place = Nussi, Jalandhar, Punjab | | birth_place = Nussi, Jalandhar, Punjab | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1951|10|23|1884|7| | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1951|10|23|1884|7|27}} | ||
| death_place = Beas, Punjab | | death_place = Beas, Punjab | ||
| website = rssb.org | | website = rssb.org | ||
}} | }} | ||
Born into a prosperous Sikh farming family in the Punjab of India, '''Jagat Singh''' (1884-1951) became a [[Surat Shabd Yoga]] practitioner and initiate of the [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] and [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] [[Satguru|Guru]] [[Sawan Singh]]. He worked as a college chemistry professor at an Agricultural College<ref>''Radhasoami Reality: the logic of a modern faith'' by [[Mark Juergensmeyer]]. p.51. Princeton University Press, 1991</ref> and was honoured for meritorious service by the British as [[Rao Bahadur|Sardar Bahadur]] Jagat Singh. After retirement he was chosen by his spiritual Master to be his successor, becoming the third Guru of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. Remembered as quiet, inconspicuous, and unassuming, he was once described by the Muslim mystic Sain [[Baba Lasoori Shah]] of [[Lyallpur]] as a "perfect disciple" who became a "perfect Master".<ref>''Discourse on Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh'' by Air Vice Marshal Kundan Sondhi. R.S.Greetings periodical April 1971, pp.26-40. RS Satsang USA</ref><ref>''Heaven on Earth'' by Daryai Lal Lal Kapur. p.236. RS Satsang Beas, 1986</ref> | Born into a prosperous Sikh farming family in the Punjab of India, '''Baba Jagat Singh Ji''' (1884-1951) became a [[Surat Shabd Yoga]] practitioner and initiate of the [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] and [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] [[Satguru|Guru]] Baba [[Sawan Singh]]. He worked as a college chemistry professor at an Agricultural College<ref>''Radhasoami Reality: the logic of a modern faith'' by [[Mark Juergensmeyer]]. p.51. Princeton University Press, 1991</ref> and was honoured for meritorious service by the British as [[Rao Bahadur|Sardar Bahadur]] Maharaj Jagat Singh. After retirement he was chosen by his spiritual Master to be his successor, becoming the third Guru of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. Remembered as quiet, inconspicuous, and unassuming, he was once described by the Muslim mystic Sain [[Baba Lasoori Shah]] of [[Lyallpur]] as a "perfect disciple" who became a "perfect Master".<ref>''Discourse on Sardar Bahadur Maharaj Jagat Singh'' by Air Vice Marshal Kundan Sondhi. R.S.Greetings periodical April 1971, pp.26-40. RS Satsang USA</ref><ref>''Heaven on Earth'' by Daryai Lal Lal Kapur. p.236. RS Satsang Beas, 1986</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||