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| The Nirankari Mission formally began when Baba Avtar Singh Ji met Baba Buta Singh Ji<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ref1|url=https://www.theindiapost.com/articles/biography-of-nirankari-baba-baba-hardev-singh-ji/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> to receive God-knowledge and joined him in taking the light of spiritual awareness to the masses. The master and his disciple travelled far and wide to disseminate the truth and purpose of life rendering gradual momentum to the movement. | |||
| The ] movement began with the reformist teachings of ] in the early 19th century. Baba Dyal Singh emphasised the importance of a living guru, while mainstream Sikhism accepted the ] as the final, and current, guru of the faith. In 1929, one segment of the movement led by Baba Buta Singh, now known as the Sant Nirankari Mission, disassociated itself from the original Nirankari movement as well as mainstream Sikhism and became an independent sect.<ref name="Rangaswamy2007">{{cite book|author=Padma Rangaswamy|title=Namaste America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yy-2xNW84dsC&pg=PA269|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0-271-02775-3|pages=269–}}</ref> | |||
| In 1943, Baba Buta Singh passed on the holy baton and responsibilities of the mission to ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurus of India|url=http://www.gurusofindia.org/Home/BabaButaSingh|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.gurusofindia.org}}</ref>. Baba Avtar Singh Ji left no stone unturned in uplifting of mankind through dissemination of the divine word. He faced opposition from different fronts in carrying out his missionary obligations, but he remained moulded and welded to the Truth. In the 1960s, the rapid growth of the Sant Nirankari Mission aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs and led to violent clashes.<ref name="Marty1996">{{cite book|author=Martin E. Marty|title=Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance|url=https://archive.org/details/fundamentalismss00mart|url-access=registration|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=1 July 1996|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-50884-9|pages=–}}</ref> There were significant violent |
In 1943, Baba Buta Singh passed on the holy baton and responsibilities of the mission to ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurus of India|url=http://www.gurusofindia.org/Home/BabaButaSingh|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.gurusofindia.org}}</ref>. Baba Avtar Singh Ji left no stone unturned in uplifting of mankind through dissemination of the divine word. He faced opposition from different fronts in carrying out his missionary obligations, but he remained moulded and welded to the Truth. In the 1960s, the rapid growth of the Sant Nirankari Mission aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs and led to violent clashes.<ref name="Marty1996">{{cite book|author=Martin E. Marty|title=Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance|url=https://archive.org/details/fundamentalismss00mart|url-access=registration|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=1 July 1996|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-50884-9|pages=–}}</ref> There were significant violent clashes in 1978 that led to Operation Blue Star and the 1980s insurgency in Punjab. In 1980, ], third head (''satguru'') of the Mission, was assassinated by Ranjit Singh, a member of the ]. The Jatha, shortly before the killing, had been involved in protests against the followers of the Sant Nirankari Mission.<ref name=SATP>{{cite web |url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/nightsoffalsehood/falsehood4.htm |title=Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood – Psalms of Terror |date=31 December 2001 |work=South Asia Terrorism Portal |publisher=Institute for Conflict Management |location=New Delhi |accessdate=13 December 2010 }}</ref> After the assassination of third guru Gurubachan SIngh, his son ] succeeded as the head of the organisation and spread the Mission's message of universal brotherhood through God-realization until his death on 13 May 2016. On 17 May 2016, Baba Hardev Singh's wife, Savinder Kaur succeeded him<ref>https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/sant-nirankari-mission-former-head-mata-savinder-kaur-passed-away-467441.html</ref> and became the first woman to lead the Sant Nirankari Mission. On 17 July 2018, Sudiksha Singh, daughter of former head of the mission Satguru Baba Hardev Singh and Mata Savinder Hardev, was declared as Nirankari Satguru and the Spiritual Head of Sant Nirankari Mission with the blessing of Satguru Mata Savinder Hardev.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baba Hardev Singh’s wife Savinder to head Nirankari sect|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/baba-hardev-singh-s-wife-savinder-to-head-nirankari-sect/story-1sV5crjSgv84fqJO1kzFUJ.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=18 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ==Ideology== | ==Ideology== | ||
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| Abbreviation | SNM |
|---|---|
| Formation | May 1929 Rawalpindi |
| Purpose | "Universal Brotherhood" |
| Headquarters | Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi - 110 009. India. |
| Main organ | Sant Nirankari Mandal |
| Website | www |
The Sant Nirankari Mission (also known as a mission of Universal Brotherhood) is a spiritual organisation based out of Delhi, India. The Sant Nirankari Mission identifies itself as "neither a new religion nor a sect of any existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare by helping seekers realize God through the grace of a living true master (Satguru) ", inspiring them to live as dutiful global citizens.
The Mission was founded in 1929 in Rawalpindi by Baba Buta Singh Ji, who started to show the path of knowing and becoming aware of One Formless Almighty God and this is how Sant Nirankari Mission and Satguru tradition began.
The Mission has more than 3000 centers and millions of followers across the world. Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji is the sixth spiritual head of the Mission since 17 July 2018.
History
The Nirankari Mission formally began when Baba Avtar Singh Ji met Baba Buta Singh Ji to receive God-knowledge and joined him in taking the light of spiritual awareness to the masses. The master and his disciple travelled far and wide to disseminate the truth and purpose of life rendering gradual momentum to the movement.
In 1943, Baba Buta Singh passed on the holy baton and responsibilities of the mission to Baba Avtar Singh. Baba Avtar Singh Ji left no stone unturned in uplifting of mankind through dissemination of the divine word. He faced opposition from different fronts in carrying out his missionary obligations, but he remained moulded and welded to the Truth. In the 1960s, the rapid growth of the Sant Nirankari Mission aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs and led to violent clashes. There were significant violent clashes in 1978 that led to Operation Blue Star and the 1980s insurgency in Punjab. In 1980, Gurbachan Singh, third head (satguru) of the Mission, was assassinated by Ranjit Singh, a member of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha. The Jatha, shortly before the killing, had been involved in protests against the followers of the Sant Nirankari Mission. After the assassination of third guru Gurubachan SIngh, his son Baba Hardev Singh succeeded as the head of the organisation and spread the Mission's message of universal brotherhood through God-realization until his death on 13 May 2016. On 17 May 2016, Baba Hardev Singh's wife, Savinder Kaur succeeded him and became the first woman to lead the Sant Nirankari Mission. On 17 July 2018, Sudiksha Singh, daughter of former head of the mission Satguru Baba Hardev Singh and Mata Savinder Hardev, was declared as Nirankari Satguru and the Spiritual Head of Sant Nirankari Mission with the blessing of Satguru Mata Savinder Hardev.
Ideology
The Sant Nirankari Mission aims at self-realization through God-realization. Human being has been described as superior to all other species created by God. It is the human being alone who has been bestowed with intellect that enables him to distinguish between the eternal Truth and the transient existence, reality and non-reality, desirable and the undesirable. For this, however, one must be familiar with what is true, real and desirable.
Ordinarily we find everything surrounding us, occurring in day-to-day life and everything we do as true, real and a matter of fact. But looking at all this carefully, we shall find that these realities are not ever-lasting or eternally constant. They change with the change of time, place and person. What we need, therefore, is the Ultimate Truth, the Ultimate Reality, infinite and eternal, beyond time, beyond birth and death, beyond places – the same everywhere, and beyond all identities – the same for everyone, irrespective of one’s caste, colour, race, religion or nationality etc.
And this Ultimate Truth, Ultimate Reality; this supreme, eternal and infinite entity is God. In His formless existence, it is He who was there when nothing existed, He is there when everything exists and He shall be there when there will be nothing – animate or inanimate. Hence the principal aim of human life is to know this formless, attribute-less omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent God. This is what we are living for. Once it is accomplished and God gets associated with our thoughts, words and actions, we know what is true, real and desirable.
Therefore, one must link the mind with God all the time at all places and in all circumstances. This makes life meaningful, joyous, and content. This leads to a state of complete harmony and makes life happy here and earns the bliss that is eternal, hereafter. The devotees of the Mission practice spirituality through regular congregations held at various centres of the Mission. An annual congregation called Sant Nirankari Samagam is also held at Sant Nirankari Spiritual Complex, Samalkha where lakhs of devotees gather to share their thoughts on spirituality.
Avtar Bani
The Avtar Bani outlines the key philosophy of the Sant Nirankari Mission, and serves as its primary text, though not necessarily a holy book. It is named after its author Baba Avtar Singh. Its initial version was first published in 1957. The Sampuran Avtar Bani (complete Avtar Bani) was published in 1965. The Avtar Bani was originally written in Punjabi verse, but some stanzas were in the Sindhi language. It contains 376 hymns which describe the qualities of Formless God (Nirankar) and the important role of a spiritual guru in attaining God-realisation. It has been published in Gurumukhi, Devnagari and Roman scripts, and has also been translated and published in English (verse and prose), Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali and Marathi languages.
The Sampuran Hardev Bani, authored by Baba Hardev Singh, was published in 2017. Written in Hindi, the Hardev Vani contains 301 verses.
Nirankari Museum
The Nirankari Museum was inaugurated by fourth satguru, Baba Hardev Singh, on 22 February 2005. The museum is located within the Sant Nirankari Sarovar in New Delhi. It depicts the history and key teachings of the Mission through audio-visuals and pictures.
Nirankari International Samagam
The first Nirankari International Samagam (NIS) was held on 11–12 August 2012 at National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The theme of the samagam was Oneness. The second Nirankari International Samgam was supposed to be held in June 2016 in Toronto, Canada. Later this event was redesigned into a tribute to life & teachings of Baba Hardev Singh who died in May 2016.
Community Contributions
The mission has been contributing to social welfare and community development through its social welfare department, as also through Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation (SNCF). The underlying principle here is to heal, enrich and empower the world, by serving with humility.
The Mission operates many schools, colleges and other educational institutions in various cities of India. Along with this, vocational institutes for youth have been set-up for up-skilling. Youth empowerment and women empowerment programs are also organized regularly.
In the realm of health, the mission has organized various health check-up camps, eye check-up camps and has rendered medical assistance to disabled and elderly. Blood Donation camps have been organized for almost about 3 decades now and this journey is on-going. Even during the extremely trying times of COVID19 pandemic; the mission organized a many safe and well-controlled blood donation camps in various parts of India.
The devotees of the Mission are also involved in tree plantation drives and cleanliness drives along with providing relief and rehabilitation to natural calamity affected brothers and sisters. All these efforts of selfless service are done by the volunteers of the Mission, who form a disciplined group in the form of Sant Nirankari Sewadal (SNSD), established in 1956.
The Mission is also coming up with Sant Nirankari Health City (SNHC), a huge super specialty hospital in North Delhi, India to cater to the comprehensive wellness and health of the community.
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- Martin E. Marty (1 July 1996). Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance. University of Chicago Press. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-0-226-50884-9. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- "Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood – Psalms of Terror". South Asia Terrorism Portal. New Delhi: Institute for Conflict Management. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/sant-nirankari-mission-former-head-mata-savinder-kaur-passed-away-467441.html
- "Baba Hardev Singh's wife Savinder to head Nirankari sect". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "Our Staff Reporter" (23 February 2005). "Nirankari Museum inaugurated". The Hindu. Chennai, Madras, India: Kasturi and Sons Ltd. OCLC 35304678. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- Tribune News Service (24 February 2005). "A museum of spiritual panorama". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India: The Tribune Trust. OCLC 47351219. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- "Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation (SNCF)". Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation (SNCF). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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References from Sant Nirankari Mandal website
- "History | Baba Buta Singh Ji (1873–1943)". Sant Nirankari Mission. Delhi, India: Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- "SNM History – Baba Avtar Singh Ji". Sant Nirankari Mission. Delhi, India: Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.). Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.