Sant Nirankari Mission

Sant Nirankari Mission

Sant Nirankari Samagam at Sant Nirankari Colony, New Delhi on 16 Nov 2014
Abbreviation	SNM
Motto	Universal Brotherhood
Formation	25 May 1929 (25 May 1929)
Purpose	"Universal Brotherhood"
Headquarters	Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi - 110 009. India.
Main organ	Sant Nirankari Mandal
Website	www.nirankari.org

The Sant Nirankari Mission (also known as a mission of Universal Brotherhood) is a spiritual organisation based out of Delhi, India. The Sant Nirankari Mission identifies itself as "neither a new religion nor a sect of any existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare by helping seekers realize God through the grace of a living true master (Satguru) ", inspiring them to live as dutiful global citizens.

The Mission was founded in 1929 by Baba Buta Singh, who started to show the path of knowing and becoming aware of One Formless Almighty God and this is how Sant Nirankari Mission and Satguru tradition began.

The Mission has more than 3000 centers and millions of followers across the world. Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji is the sixth spiritual head of the Mission since 17 July 2018.

History

The Sant Nirankari Mission had its formal beginning on May 25, 1929, the day when Avtar Singh met Buta Singh. Avtar Singh joined Buta Singh in taking this mission to the masses. In 1943, Buta Singh passed on his position to Avtar Singh. Avtar Singh moved to Delhi after partition, getting his group registered as the "Sant Nirankaris" in 1948. He would be succeeded by Gurbachan Singh in 1962.

Gurbachan Singh was assassinated in 1980.

In 2016, Savinder Hardev Ji, succeeded Hardev Singh Ji as the Spiritual Head of the Mission. In 2018, she declared Mata Sudiksha Savinder Hardev Ji as the spiritual leader, days before she succumbed to her deteriorating health.

Baba Buta Singh Ji (1873 - 1943)

Baba Buta Singh Ji was born in Hadwal village of present-day Pakistan. He was spiritually inclined since childhood and had a deep fondness for holy scriptures. Compassionate and kind, he was a seeker of the eternal truth. In 1913, during a congregation, while he was singing a spiritual hymn, tears rolled down from his eyes. Looking at him, Bhai Sahib Kahan Singh Ji asked Buta Singh Ji- "Do you know the one you are calling? Only knowing him in absoluteness can actually make your prayers meaningful"

Baba Buta Singh Ji immediately realized that he had found a true guide and mentor. He received God-Knowledge (Brahmgyan) from Kahan Singh Ji right there. Thereafter, for 14 long years he travelled all across to spread the light of truth. In 1929, he established the Sant Nirankari Mission. Before his merger with the almighty in 1943 at Kohmari, Baba Buta Singh Ji handed over the responsibility of the mission to his discerning disciple, Avtar Singh Ji.

Baba Avtar Singh Ji (1899 - 1969)

Baba Avtar Singh Ji was born on December 31, 1899 in Latifal village of present-day Pakistan. He was honest, hard-working and extremely religious by nature, oblivious though, of the eternal truth. He was blessed with the true awareness of the formless, when in May 1929 he met Baba Buta Singh ji. Since then, Avtar Singh ji dedicated his entire life to his Satguru (True Master). In 1943, Baba Buta Singh Ji handed over the baton of truth to Baba Avtar Singh Ji, before leaving his mortal form. Baba Avtar Singh ji was addressed as ‘Shahenshah Ji’ by his devotees, with affection and faith.

After the 1947 Indo-Pak partition, Baba Avtar Singh Ji established the Sant Nirankari Mandal in Delhi, India, providing an effective administrative structure to run the activities of the rapidly expanding mission. He blessed mankind with the profound message through the Sampuran Avtar Vani. His remarkable contributions also include educating and empowering people to break the chains of ritualism and superstitions. His far-sightedness, incredible courage and conscientiousness continued to inspire thousands of devotees. In 1962, Baba Avtar Singh ji entrusted mission's responsibility to Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji, deciding to lead the rest of his life as a normal devotee. For the next around seven years, he lived his life with complete surrender in the lotus feet of his Satguru Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji, before merging with the almighty in 1969 on September 17.

Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji (1930 - 1980)

Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji was born on December 10, 1930 in the family of Baba Avtar Singh Ji and Mata Budhwanti Ji, in Peshawar, a city in present-day Pakistan. He was quiet, simple and watchful by nature since his childhood. During the turbulent times of Indo-Pak partition, he served selflessly at the Wah refugee camp, which impressed the administrators so much that they handed over the responsibility of the entire camp to Gurbachan Singh Ji. He was married to Kulwant Kaur Ji, who was later adorned with the title of ‘Rajmata’ by Shahenshah ji.

Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji took over the spiritual responsibility of leading the mission in 1962, and travelled extensively to spread the light of truth, love and peace across the world. He also initiated & executed numerous social upliftment programs in the fields of education, health and empowerment. Major revolutionary steps like mass marriages and setting up of schools & colleges were taken up by Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji. His able administration, motivation, guidance, simple living and social awareness inspired nirankaris.

Baba Hardev Singh Ji (1954 - 2016)

Baba Hardev Singh Ji was born on February 23, 1954 in Delhi with Gurbachan Singh Ji and Kulwant Kaur Ji as parents. Right from his childhood, Hardev Singh Ji had an extraordinary persona. He was blessed to stay in the company of many enlightened saints. He was always peaceful and patient in his behavior. After the sudden demise of Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji in 1980, he addressed the distraught and aggrieved devotees of the Nirankari Mission with these sublime words- "Any emotion of vengeance will go against the doctrines established and lived by Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji, for which he laid his life." These profound words by Baba Hardev Singh Ji, who was now heading the mission as its Satguru, provided the much-needed stability and direction to the devotees.

As an ambassador of peace and truth, Baba Hardev Singh Ji undertook numerous salvation tours across India and overseas. His unique messages like peaceful co-existence, a world without walls and harmony in oneness etc. Not only impressed everyone, but also changed the lives of many. Recognizing the widespread impact of Baba Ji's teachings, the United Nations (U.N.O.) honored the Sant Nirankari Mission with special consultative status in 2012, which was later upgraded to general consultative status in 2018.

A messiah of divinity and humanness, Baba Hardev Singh Ji can unequivocally be described as pure personification of love. His magnanimity, simplicity, ingenuity and tenacity gave the mission a multi-dimensional outreach. His mesmerizing smile, divine attraction, sweet words, compassionate heart, humble nature and unconditional forgiveness will remain etched as an indelible memory in the hearts and minds of generations to come. The mankind lost his physical form on 13 May 2016 in an unfortunate accident,when he was travelling to attend a spiritual gathering in Canada.

Mata Savinder Hardev Ji (1957 - 2018)

Mata Savinder Hardev Ji Maharaj was a brave, compassionate, humble and large-hearted soul since childhood. She was born on January 12, 1957 and brought up in a family with values of devotion and humility. Savinder Ji walked the path of spirituality with complete faith and surrender. After being married to Hardev Singh ji, she fulfilled all her family and social duties with dignity, affection, simplicity and dedication. She accompanied Baba Hardev Singh Ji during his salvation tours for 36 years, spreading the message of love and peace across the world.

On the sad and sudden departure of Baba Hardev Singh Ji in physical form, Mata Savinder Hardev Ji Maharaj manifested as the fifth Satguru of the Sant Nirankari Mission. Keeping aside her own physical and emotional pain, Satguru Mata Ji blessed millions of Nirankari devotees with her motherly warmth, providing them relief in extremely testing moments. She accepted the will of almighty God, and also preached same among the followers, inspiring them to carry forward the teachings of Gurudev Hardev and the divine message of the mission amongst the masses. Satguru Mata Ji took forward the spiritual journey of god-knowledge with great determination.

Before merging in the formless Nirankar, Mata Savinder Ji embellished the divine seat of enlightenment by declaring Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj as the sixth Satguru of the mission. Satguru Mata Savinder Hardev Ji Maharaj will always be remembered in the history of mankind as a lighthouse of bliss and strength. Mata Ji was merged into formless Nirankari on August 5, 2018

Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj ji (1985)

Born on 14 March 1985 in the Holy family of Baba Hardev Singh Ji and Mata Savinder Ji, the youngest of three sisters, Sudiksha Ji always stood out because of her patience, strength, faith and wisdom. She always upheld the virtues of a human in her student life. She has done her bachelors in psychology. Even after facing challenging situations in life, Sudiksha Ji never lost her faith in Nirankar. She has always been a pillar of strength and joy to everyone around her. When Mata Savinder Hardev Ji Maharaj handed over the sewa of leading the Mission to her on 16 July 2018, in a ceremony at Burari, Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji humbly bowed in reverence and accepted the huge responsibility of spreading the message of Truth and Love across the world. Mata Sudiksha Ji has been continuously motivating and guiding the devotees, especially the youth towards a righteous, disciplined and meaningful path. She believes and preaches that Knowing God is the only way to lead a balanced and blissful life.

Ever since Satguru Mata Ji was consecrated as the sixth Master of the Nirankari Mission, she has been travelling to every nook and corner of India to spread the message of Love and Peace, by establishing the connect of a soul with the oversoul, the formless God. Her tours across the world have stabilized the wavering minds of the youngsters, giving them both direction and purpose. Her life partner, Rev Ramit Chandna Ji, has been walking shoulder to shoulder with her on this path of benevolence and human welfare.

The journey of Nirankari Youth Symposiums (NYS), held in India and abroad, vividly bring forth the vision of Satguru Mata Ji. NYS has been a revolutionary step wherein the youth has found a platform for expression of their thoughts along with a methodical understanding of their doubts. Mata Sudiksha Ji not only wants people to know God, but to know God in true essence. It is with the blessings and guidance of Satguru Mata Ji that the Mission and its volunteers could serve lakhs of affected people during the current COVID-19 crisis, when lockdown forced people to stay where they were.

Satguru Mata Sudiksha ji preaches acceptance of God's will, doing our best in every field, working hard as a team, so as to ascertain organic and holistic growth of our society. She advocates wise use of natural resources, conserving and preserving energy in every possible way.

Thus, in simple words, it would be no exaggeration to state that Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj is a spiritual master who loves to lead by example.

Sheltering the faith of every disciple, Your devoted life is a living example, Be it the rains or the blaring sun, You witnessed and believed the only one

Beliefs

The Sant Nirankari Mission aims at self-realization through God-realization. Human being has been described as superior to all other species created by God. It is the human being alone who has been bestowed with intellect that enables him to distinguish between the eternal Truth and the transient existence, reality and non-reality, desirable and the undesirable. For this, however, one must be familiar with what is true, real and desirable.

Ordinarily we find everything surrounding us, occurring in day-to-day life and everything we do as true, real and a matter of fact. But looking at all this carefully, we shall find that these realities are not ever-lasting or eternally constant. They change with the change of time, place and person. What we need, therefore, is the Ultimate Truth, the Ultimate Reality, infinite and eternal, beyond time, beyond birth and death, beyond places – the same everywhere, and beyond all identities – the same for everyone, irrespective of one's caste, colour, race, religion or nationality etc.

And this Ultimate Truth, Ultimate Reality; this supreme, eternal and infinite entity is God. In His formless existence, it is He who was there when nothing existed, He is there when everything exists and He shall be there when there will be nothing – animate or inanimate. Hence the principal aim of human life is to know this formless, attribute-less omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent God. This is what we are living for. Once it is accomplished and God gets associated with our thoughts, words and actions, we know what is true, real and desirable.

Therefore, one must link the mind with God all the time at all places and in all circumstances. This makes life meaningful, joyous, and content. This leads to a state of complete harmony and makes life happy here and earns the bliss that is eternal, hereafter. The devotees of the Mission practice spirituality through regular congregations held at various centres of the Mission. An annual congregation called Sant Nirankari Samagam is also held at Sant Nirankari Spiritual Complex, Samalkha where lakhs of devotees gather to share their thoughts on spirituality.

Sampuran Avtar Bani

‘Sampuran Avtar Bani’ is key to the ideology of the Sant Nirankari Mission. Named after its author, Nirankari Baba Avtar Singh Ji, it was first published under the title of ‘Avtar Bani’ in 1957. Its enlarged version was, however, published in 1965 as ‘Sampuran Avtar Bani’ – the complete Avtar Bani. Originally written in easy Punjabi verse, with some stanzas in Urdu and Sindhi, Sampuran Avtar Bani explains the message of the Mission in all its aspects. Even though not worshipped as a holy religious book, every Nirankari values it for its authenticity. Sampuran Avtar Bani has already been published in Gurumukhi, Devnagari, Urdu and Roman scripts. It has also been translated and published in English (prose) and, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Marathi, Garhwali, Haryanavi, Sindhi and Telugu (all verse).

Sampuran Hardev Bani

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Nirankari Museum

The Nirankari Museum was inaugurated by fourth satguru of the Mission, Baba Hardev Singh Ji, on 22 February 2005. The museum is located within the Sant Nirankari Sarovar Complex in New Delhi. It depicts the history and key teachings of the Mission through audio-visuals and pictures.

Nirankari Sant Samagam

The Nirankari Sant Samagam, which is a term used to describe a large scale spiritual gathering, is held on over 1400 acres of Sant Nirankari Spiritual Complex land at Samalkha, Haryana, India. It is one of the highlights in the annual diary of every member of the Mission where they congregate once a year in perfect harmony and with great enthusiasm. The Samagam is truly and unique occasion where people from various cultures, faiths, backgrounds and walks of life get together and join in prayer and remembrance of one Formless God who is known as Nirankar.

There are 1,000's of Sevadal units (Selfless Volunteers) from all over the world who engage in selfless service at this occasion and work tirelessly throughout the course of the year in order to manage the noble work of the Mission.

This further promotes the feeling of community contribution and service by engaging youth and the elders alike.

Community Contributions

The mission has been contributing to social welfare and community development through its social welfare department, as also through Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation (SNCF). The underlying principle here is to heal, enrich and empower the world, by serving with humility.

The Mission operates many schools, colleges and other educational institutions in various cities of India. Along with this, vocational institutes for youth have been set-up for up-skilling. Youth empowerment and women empowerment programs are also organized regularly.

In the realm of health, the mission has organized various health check-up camps, eye check-up camps and has rendered medical assistance to disabled and elderly. Blood Donation camps have been organized for almost about 3 decades now and this journey is on-going. Even during the extremely trying times of COVID-19 pandemic; the mission organized many safe and well-controlled blood donation camps in various parts of India.

The devotees of the Mission are also involved in tree plantation drives and cleanliness drives along with providing relief and rehabilitation to natural calamity affected brothers and sisters. All these efforts of selfless service are done by the volunteers of the Mission, who form a disciplined group in the form of Sant Nirankari Sewadal (SNSD), established in 1956.

The Mission is also coming up with Sant Nirankari Health City (SNHC), a huge super specialty hospital in North Delhi, India, to cater to the comprehensive wellness and health of the community.

External links

• www.nirankari.org
• Foundation website