His most beloved disciple, Rai Saligram requested him to start doing satsang and preach his valuable words in the society, post which Shiv Dayal Singh ji started the Radhasoami Satsang on the auspicious day of Basant Panchami in January 1861. He had a deep impact on many of his followers because of his high learning and religious teachings. For 15 long years, he practised Surat Shabad Yoga and on the spring festival he started doing Satsang. Sant Dayal Singh ji started religious practices at the age of 6. Work and Teachings: Shiv Dayal Singh Ji was an ardent follower of Sant Tulsi Das Ji and he gave up his job to follow religious pursuits.Birth: 24 th August, 1818 at Panni Gali, Agra.The Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) lineage is given as follows in the chronological order: Radha Soami Shiv Dayal Singh (Master Till 1878) Gurinder Singh – Master, 1990 – present.Baba Sawan Singh Ji MaharajMaster, 1903-1948.The Gurus of the Radha Soami group are given as follows: Radhasoamis believe in covering one’s head or removing shoes while going inside a temple and they also distribute ‘Karah Prashad’ after the prayers. They also believe in doing charitable work for the society, preaching social equality and forget about all the caste distinctions. The Radhasoamis follow veganism and they are very strict about it and they do not keep the Guru Granth Sahib in their sanctum instead the guru is made to sit in the sanctum and do satsang by listening and singing hymns from the Adi Granth. serve other people without any expectations from them a large community gathering where food is served The faith of the RadhaSoami sect revolves around the six elements which are given as follows: Any other superior path except this has not been discovered as yet.īeliefs and Practices among Radha Soami Group The third teaching says that there is no way of except practicing Surat Shabad Yoga in order to lead oneself to the Original Abode without any barrier.The soul or ansa/wave of the true Supreme Being is the same as the ray (ansa) of the sun.Belief in the Merciful Radhasoami, that he is the Supreme Being and is omnipotent and is present within every individual.The Radha Soami Satsang Group preaches three main teachings.
But the competing groups of Radha Soami sect have their headquarters based in Dayalbagh, Agra. There are more than 30 branches of the Radhasoami group across the world. The Radha Soami movement started in Agra and it is coexistent with its headquarters based in Beas, which has the highest number of followers, more than 2 million. Juergensmeyer has also stated in his book that the conception of the interior realm was suggested by the sants and this realm has various tiers and discovering them is a journey of different levels of consciousness. The name, Radha Soami was given to the nameless God who is beyond all Gods and is given a name called Radha Soami, chanting the name(s) gives the person praying the power to lift their internal energy to reach the level of God consciousness. The famous American scholar in sociology, Mark Juergensmeyer has stated in his book called ‘Radha Soami Reality: The logic of a modern faith’, that the Radha Soami group and teachings can be considered a mixture of both Hinduism and Sikhism but still this sect is yet so different from every other cultural group. Radha Soami sect is basically a religious satsang group which was started by Shiv Dayal Singh on the auspicious day of Basant Panchami in the year 1861.
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