20 October 1903

Lots of Love from Jaimal Singh to my obedient son, Babu Sawan Singh, and to Babu Gajja Singh, Babu Gulab Singh, Basant Singh, Narain Singh, Doctor Ishar Das, Diwan Singh, Puran Singh, and the young boy. 

Earlier, I wrote a postcard in which all the news from here was given. I am now writing again: please let Babu Sawan Singh know that his letter was received and I was happy to read it and learn of its contents. A letter from Babu Gajja Singh was also received. I have read its contents, but the letter does not respond to my inquiry as to why the money was sent. Doctor Ishar Das has also not sent a reply. I have been pleased to read the other letters as well.

May the Grace and Mercy of Hazur always be upon you all. You are all reminded to do Bhajan and Simran every day. Babu Sawan Singh is to bear in mind that if he gets leave, he should first go directly home, because his going there is important. 

Take the time to do your work, my son: stay there for four, five, or even six days, so long as you are free. You should definitely go if you get leave. From there you should go straight to your duty. Afterwards, if you get two or three days’ leave, write to me and we will go together to Tarn Taran. At this time I, too, am busy, because my mother has passed away, and her last rites are to be performed. Aya Singh has been paid 37 rupees for all of his work for twelve months and ten days at the rate of 3 rupees per month. From this, 7 ½ rupees were deducted. He has been paid for the six months’ work he did at Rawalpindi, and for his six months and ten days with Babu Gajja Singh, a total of twelve months, ten days. He has now gone to his brother at Lahore. Chanan Singh is now at the Dera. He will go home after ten days to be treated for an enlarged spleen. The treatment will last for a month. He was saying that he would then return to the Dera and wait to hear from you before coming to you.

My son, I now write to you briefly on matters that are spiritual. When you find time from work, that is, when you are free, bring the mind to the state it is in during deep sleep, at which time no worldly desires exist. Then do Simran of the names, and keep deepening the concentration of surat and nirat into the Dhun. Listen to the sound of the Dhun with the loving devotion of the higher mind, touched with Love and the anguish of separation – the mind will then become still and the Dhun will yield its bliss. The concentration may last for only a short while, but you will receive a full measure of the bliss of the Sound. Do this practice daily or whenever you find time. Work that is useless, that does not produce worldly or Spiritual Fruit, is not to be done, my son. Time that is free is not to be lost needlessly, because our time has all been measured out. Twenty-four thousand breaths a day have been allotted to us: they are to be spent in worldly affairs or in Spiritual Practice. The mind is to be kept within the Satguru’s will, my son. Then your worldly and Spiritual Tasks will all continue to be done by themselves.

Best wishes from Bibi to you, her true brother. Warm regards also to all the Satsangis there from Bibi Ji and from all the Sadhus at the Dera. 

20 October 1903