Abhinandan Patra

presented to Satguru Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj; on the occasion of His Diamond Jubilee at Bhavan, New Delhi, on 7 February 1969 by Kaka Sahib Kalelkar and heads of different Faiths

Gracious Master!

We greet Thee on the completion of seventy-five years of Thy sojourn on earth. As we look back and survey the two decades of Thy ministry, and the quarter century preceding it spent at the feet of Thy Great Master, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj, we perceive the meaningful celestial dispensation that named Thee Kirpal, the Compassionate One.

Illustrious Son of Thy Master!

Thou hast fulfilled the Divine Mission of bringing mankind together in one common fold of Spirituality. ‘Ruhani Satsang’ is the living embodiment of that mission where all seekers of Truth can have the quickening touch of Eternity from Thee. The appellation ‘Ruhani Satsang’ suggested by the Great Master Baba Sawan Singh, riot inaptly describes the place where teaching and first-hand experience is given to aspirants without distinction of caste, creed, nationality or colour. It is fast growing into a world-centre of Spiritual Effulgence. Its metaphysical base is embedded in the ‘Gurumat Sidhant’ – the scripture for aspirants and practicants on the Spiritual Path comprising in its literary sweep the basic tenets of all great religions on which has been founded the World Fellowship of Religions under Thy aegis, and as its President Thou hast blazed the torch of pure Spirituality in many countries far and near by Thy world tours.

As the President of the World Fellowship of Religions, Thou hast fostered the spirit of Unity amongst the followers of different faiths in the world. At a time when the mad lust for domination has ridden the world with suffering, when the atmosphere is laden with explosive gun-powder ready to usher in the holocaust of thermo-nuclear war, when mutual bickering and dissension have threatened the very existence of humanity, Thou art a great solace, revealing the Divinity of soul and kindling in all the fond desire to unite.

Through numerous channels like international meets, world-wide centres of the Ruhani Satsang, discourses and esteemed publications which have since been translated into various languages, Illustrious Master! Thou hast striven to spread Thy message of peace and Unity, Love and Truth to the agony stricken souls. Like all illumined Masters of the ages, Thou shineth like the sun radiating Light and Beneficence across this dark world, awakening within us the Divinity of human soul.

Selfless Benefactor!

Linked with the Word Eternal and endowed with Cosmic Consciousness, Thou hast spread the gospel of the Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man to the earth-bound millions. The visible and invisible barriers which separate man from God are thus sought to be lifted so that eager souls may bathe in the rays of Enlightenment. We pray to God and to Thee that Thou mayst carry on this beneficence for countless years so that Thine votaries and others may have inexpressible pleasure and privilege of celebrating the centenary of Thy abode on the terrestrial plane.

Signed by:

Muni Sushil Kumar (Jain Muni and sponsor of the World Fellowship of Religions), Maha Mandleshwar Swami Ved Vyasanand (Hindu Sanatanist leader), Satguru Jagjit Singh (Head of the Namdhari Sect), Mahatma Anand Swami Saraswati (Arya Samaj leader), Rt. Rev. Philip Parmar (Bishop of Delhi Diocease), Pir Walayat Inayat Khan (Head of the Sufi International), Lama Lobzang (Head of Ladakhi Buddhist Vihar), Shri D.B. Dastoor (Head of the Zoroastrians), Mr Joseph Busby (International President, Spiritual Unity of Nations), and Mr A.R. Manocha (Secretary, Ruhani Satsang).