Kirpal Singh

Kirpal Singh
Kirpal Singh
	Kirpal Singh in 1972
Title	Sant
Personal
Born	6 February 1894; Syed Kasran, Punjab, British Raj
Died	21 August 1974; New Delhi, Delhi, India
Religion	Sikhism
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	British India, Republic of India
Lineage	Uttarī Bhārat kī Sant Paramparā
Notable work(s)	Man! Know Thyself; The Crown of Life;
Known for	Extensive reading of world scriptures; Founder, Ruhani Satsang; President, World Fellowship of Religions; Founder, Human Unity Conference;
Other names	Kirpal Singh Duggal
Occupation	Accountant, Military Accounts Department
Organization
Philosophy	Nirgun Bhakti
Religious career
Based in	Delhi
Predecessor	Baba Sawan Singh
Initiation	Surat Shabd Yoga, Sant Mat; 1924; Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beās, Pañjāb, Indian Empire; by Baba Sawan Singh

Kirpal Singh (6 February 1894 – 21 August 1974) was a spiritual master (satguru) in the tradition of Radha Soami.^[1]

Kirpal Singh was born in Sayyad Kasran, Punjab, in what is now Pakistan. He lived in Lahore during the period of his discipleship and attained a high position in the bureaucracy as a deputy comptroller of military accounts.

He was the President of the World Fellowship of Religions, an organization recognized by UNESCO, which had representatives from all the main religions of the world. Beginning with the publication of Gurmat Sidhant, authored by him in the late 1930s and published under his Guru's name, during the period of his ministry he published many books and circulars that were translated into numerous languages.

The teaching of the Surat Shabd Yoga is a path of personal spiritual attainment under the guidance of a living spiritual master. The basic teachings consist in opening the inner eye or third eye to develop vision of inner light and inner sound. This is considered to be the power of the unmanifested Godhead coming into expression and is called Word in the Bible, and Naam, Shabd, Om, Kalma, and other names in the other scriptures. Kirpal Singh taught that the practice of meditation on the Divine Word, or the Yoga of the Sound Current (Surat Shabd Yoga) was at the spiritual base of all religions.

^ Jones, Constance A.; Ryan, James D. (2007). "Radhasoami Movement". Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Encyclopedia of World Religions. J. Gordon Melton, Series Editor. New York: Facts On File. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-0-8160-5458-9. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[JonesRyan-1] Jones, Constance A.; Ryan, James D. (2007). "Radhasoami Movement". Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Encyclopedia of World Religions. J. Gordon Melton, Series Editor. New York: Facts On File. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-0-8160-5458-9. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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