Radha Soami Satsang Beas

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Gate No 5 of the dera, it the most common entrance for vehicles and people entering the dera.
The satsang shed located at Beas. All the satsangs and bhandaras are held here.

Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) is a spiritual nonprofit organization dedicated to a process of inner development under the guidance of a spiritual teacher. It is headed by Gurinder Singh. The main centre of RSSB is at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh Ji, located on the banks of the Beas River, in the northern India state of Punjab. Although RSSB is not defined as a religion, the organization's fundamental teachings are not in direct conflict with those of other world faiths.

It owns a number of properties worldwide called Science of the Soul Study Centres, where meetings are held. The centres are constructed and maintained primarily by volunteers.[1] The group teaches a personal path of spiritual development which includes a vegetarian diet, abstinence from intoxicants, a moral way of life and the practice of daily meditation.[2]

Establishment of the Dera at Beas[]

RSSB was founded in India in 1891 when Shiv Dayal Singh gave initiation to Jaimal Singh then he started meditating for many days on the bank of river Beas. Started as a mere mud hut on the banks of river beas the land under the organization began to grow as the movement spread and followers increased.

Radha Soami is a Hindi expression meaning "Lord of the Soul" in English. Satsang means "association with truth".[2]

Lineage[]

The lineage of the spiritual heads at RSSB is as follows:-

  • Baba Gurinder Singh, the follower of Maharaj Charan Singh Ji who succeeded him as the spiritual head of RSSB. He is the present spiritual head of the RSSB.

  • Swami Shiv Dayal Singh the founder of the Radhasoami movement and the spiritual Master of Baba Jaimal Singh the founder of RSSB.

  • Sawan Singh , the follower of Baba Jaimal Singh who succeeded him and became the next spiritual head of RSSB.He remained in office from 1903 to 1948.

  • Charan Singh, the follower of Sawan Singh , who succeeded Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh as spiritual head of RSSB. He remained in office from 1951 to 1990.

  • Jagat Singh , the follower of Maharaj Sawan Singh who succeeded him and became the spiritual head of RSSB.He remained in office from 1948 to 1951.

References[]

  1. ^ "Science of the Soul". www.rssb.org. RSSB. 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Radha Soami Satsang Beas". www.rssb.org. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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