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Jaimal Singh | |
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| Born | July 1839 Ghuman, Amritsar district, Punjab,Sikh Empire |
| Died | 29 December 1903 (age 64) |
| Other names | Baba Ji Maharaj (honorific used by devotees) |
| Occupation | Army [Sikh Regiment No. 24 (up to 33 years)] and later Spiritual Leader of Radha Soami Satsang Beas sect |
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| Religion | Radha Soami |
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| Based in | pre-partition Punjab |
| Post | Sant |
| Period in office | 1889–1903 |
| Successor | Sawan Singh |
| Website | Official Website |
Jaimal Singh (1839–1903) was an Indian spiritual leader. He became an initiate ofShiv Dayal Singh (Radha Soami). After his initiation, Jaimal Singh served in theBritish Indian Army as asepoy (private) from the age of seventeen and attained the rank ofhavildar (sergeant). After retirement, he settled in a desolate and isolated spot outside the town ofBeas (in undivided Punjab, now East Punjab) and began to spread the teaching of his guru Shiv Dayal Singh. The place grew into a colony which came to be called the "Dera Baba Jaimal Singh" ("the camp of Baba Jaimal Singh"), and which is now the world centre of theRadha Soami Satsang Beas organisation.
Singh was the first spiritual master and head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas until his death in 1903. Before his death he appointedSawan Singh as his spiritual successor.
Singh was born in July 1839 in the village ofGhuman, nearBatala inGurdaspur district, Punjab, Sikh Empire. His parents were Jodh Singh, a farmer, and Daya Kaur. His mother Daya Kaur was a devotee of the North Indian SantNamdev,[1] and at the age of four Singh started visiting the Ghuman shrine of Namdev.
At the age of five, Singh started his education with Khem Dass, a Vedantic sage. Within two years, Singh had become a good reader of theGuru Granth Sahib and also read theDasam Granth.
At the age of 12, he came to understand that the Guru Granth Sāhib rejectedpranayama (energy culture),hatha yoga (psycho-physiological development),tirtha yatra (pilgrimage), fasting, and rituals as means to finding the One God described by GuruNanak. Singh came to the conclusion that he needed to find a master who taught the practice of theAnhad Shabad (Inner Sound).
He especially wanted a master who could explain the Guru Granth Sahib's reference to the Panch Shabd (Five Sounds). One such phrase is fromGuru Nanak:
Between the ages of 15 and 17, Singh undertook an arduous journey through North India on a lengthy quest for a teacher, having decided at age 14 that he needed to find a Master of thePanch Shabd (Five Sounds). In 1856, his travels culminated in Agra city at the feet of his masterShiv Dayal Singh who initiated him into the practice of the Five Sounds, namedSurat Shabd Yoga.[3]
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