18 April 1900

Lots of Love from Jaimal Singh to my obedient son, Babu Sawan Singh. 

May the Grace and Mercy of the compassionate immortal Lord, Hazur, always be upon you.

Your letter in Urdu arrived with the news that Basant Singh’s son had passed away. This is His will, my son; it had to happen like this. He will be merciful.

I was pleased to hear the rest of the news, and did not reply earlier as I was waiting for the money order. Your letter has now been received along with two money orders of 50 rupees each, for a total of 100 rupees. I was very happy to read the letter. You ask if any inconvenience was caused by the late dispatch of the money. The money, my son, was received in good time; there was no delay. I am very pleased indeed. Babu Hari Ram’s money order of 5 rupees has also been received, so please let Babu Hari Ram know.

The news of the brick-kiln is that 60,000 bricks have been moulded and stacked inside it. The kiln will take 50,000 more. The brickmakers mould 5,000 to 6,000 bricks every day. The kiln will use fuel – dried cow-dung and firewood – worth 150 rupees. You wrote that had you not left Kalabagh, you could have gone to Murree Hills to send the money. No, you should never feel such remorse. The government work is to be done first. What has happened had to happen. Never again feel such remorse.

Do your Bhajan and Simran every day and do not get perturbed when the workload becomes excessive. At such a time, fix your attention in the Satguru’s Holy Feet and start your Simran. Be patient. Then since the doer of every deed is the Lord Himself, He will do the work as He wishes.

I was very happy to read your letter. Please convey my Love to Babu Gajja Singh Ji, Chanan Singh, Basant Singh, Narain Singh, Diwan Singh and Babu Hari Ram. Bibi’s best wishes to you, her dear brother, and also to the other satsangis. Warm regards from all the Sadhus at the Dera to you and all the other Satsangis.

Please note, my son, that I would like you to send an additional 100 rupees here by 8 May. My intention is to buy 25 or 30 rupees’ worth of wheat for the Dera from your earnings. The rest will go to the expense of the brick-kiln. After that no more money need be sent here as there are no other expenses. I have to leave on 17 April to draw my pension, which is why this letter has been written early.

As you sit in meditation, my son, at that time along with repetition and concentration of the Inner Hearing and Seeing faculties, bring the Satguru’s form to the mind. Then slowly and gently listen to the Sound with rapt attention, binding the soul through an intense Love for the Shabd Dhun – tie the mind and the attention tightly into the melody, and listen to It. This will yield Inner Bliss.

Please convey Bhag Singh’s best wishes to all and everyone. He has come on two months’ leave and is now at the Dera. Do not have any worry, my son; everything will work out well. 

18 April 1900