Brief Life Sketch – Kirpal Singh

The Master appears

The story of the culmination of His search, His meeting with Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj, reveals the inscrutable ways of providence. Study of scriptures had convinced Him of the necessity of a Living Master for realising His goal. His only fear was that if He happened to contact an imperfect master who had not reached the ultimate goal, a whole life’s search would go waist. His constant prayers to the Almighty to lead Him to a fully Competent Master were at last answered and He was blessed with Inner Contact with the Radiant Form of the Living Master Hazur Baba Singh Ji, which He took to be that of Guru Nanak. This happened in 1917, seven years before He was destined to meet His Master in physical form.

The memorable meeting took place in 1924, at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beas, where He, an ardent lover of river, had gone on a sightseeing excursion. When He saw Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji He instantly recognised Him to be the same Personality Who, in His Radiant Form, had been His guide and preceptor in higher Spiritual Planes.

Why has Your Holiness taken so long in guiding me to Your feet?

He asked.

The white-bearded sage smiled.

This is the opportune time for our physical meeting.