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Thakur Saheb Shri Ram Singh Ji was a Sant in the lineage of Sufism and Santmat in India. A great generous and reformist Sufi mystic, Maulana Fazal Ahemad Khan Saheb chose to bestow his grace on his able desciple belonging to Hindu faith, Mahatma Shri Ram Chandra Ji Maharaj (Lala Ji). Thakur Saheb was one of the great disciples of Mahatma Shri Ram Chandra Ji Maharaj. Thakur Saheb's life story is beyond belief in contemporary life. His disciples regard him Guru at the pedestal of God Himself, who preached them that the path to Superconsciousness lied in Simplicity. His preaching was not sermons directed at his followers but his life itself. He demonstrated how a person could live without being deterred by temptations of life while continuously pursuing elevation of one's consciousness. His aura attracted thousands to his personality as he led virtues of Sufism into Santmat Bhaktidhara of Hinduism. Samarpan (let-go) and Yaad (remembrance) are the essence of his teachings. Thakur Saheb gave very few instructions verbally. These too were personal guidance to individual Sadhaks who he found were in need of it. He never demanded anything from his followers, not even disciplehood. However those who pleaded for it, he willed them to be at the feet of his Master thus demonstrating the super state of samarpan towards his own Guru who he lovingly called - Guru Bhagwan. His teachings gathered from his lovers can be summarised as follows:
"Be in this world, play with all the available endowments but remain unattached. Do all the necessary works in your life but being duty-bound, not being governed by the desire of the outcome. Neither create belongingness nor any disengagement. Remember the mortality of the body and immortality of Yourself. Bear with the conflicts in life as these are transitory. Remain calm and happy and practice tranquility. Keep vigil on lust, anger, greed and cupidity. Fulfil duties sans desires and attain self realisation with a pure mind and understanding." |
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