January is indeed a very special month. The month of January marks a warm beginning and a ray of hope. For the people of Dera Sacha Sauda too, January is a very special month. January is the incarnation month of the revered Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh ji Maharaj who incarnated on this globe to save the souls drowning in the swamp of negative powers.
The Bhagwat Geeta quotes ” A true spiritual master is the mercy representative of the lord and he imparts the truth up to us because he witnessed the truth”
Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh ji Maharaj preached hundreds of life lessons to people in different ways, from conducting Satsang (spiritual congregations) to teaching them via practical ways, Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh ji Maharaj excelled in imparting the truth upto lakhs of people.
The divine aura of His Holiness would leave everyone awestruck and whoever got a glimpse of him was furnished with joy and happiness that is very different from the happiness we experience in this materialistic world.
Early days of the life of Shah Satnam Singh Ji Maharaj
His holiness incarnated on 25th January 1919 to Maata Aas Kaur ji and father Shri Waryam Singh ji.
He grew up to become a prominent landlord. The search for the almighty began when Param Pitaji were a child. Throughout his spiritual journey, Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh ji Maharaj met numerous saints but his search came to a stop when he met the true spiritual master, Saai Mastana Ji Maharaj, the Guru who sowed the seed of the confluence of all religions i.e Dera Sacha Sauda.
Precious life lessons
–Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh Ji Maharaj took the souls out of the vicious cycle of death and birth. introduced them to the true identity of the almighty, and shunned superstitions and malpractices.
-He told that the creator is the one who gives and he doesn’t take anything. Giving money and donations in the name of bhakti is totally wrong.
-His holiness encouraged thousands of souls to maintain a righteous character. Abstaining alcohol was another teaching of Shah Satnam Singh Ji Maharaj.
-Adopting vegetarianism reduces chances of several diseases and prevents pain and violence engraved in the dead bodies of animals from entering our body. Our body is our Temple, Mosque, Church,Gurudwara because the almighty resides within us.
Saai Ji bestowed the title Satnam to Param Pita Ji
Saai Mastana Ji Maharaj, who appointed His Holiness as the successor to Dera Sacha Sauda Sirsa, bestowed spiritual wealth on him and bestowed the title ‘Shah Satnam Singh Ji‘ on him.
Shah Mastana Ji stated that his holiness tested Satnam Singh Ji in every way possible without his knowledge. To learn the Method of Meditation (the Holy Naam), Shah Satnam Singh Ji had to demolish his house.” “Today, I transformed Sardar Satnam Singh Ji from an ordinary man to the Divine Being,” he added.
He went on to explain why Shah Mastana Ji gave his heir the name “Satnam.” Satnam is the power that controls the Universe,” he declared. It is the sustaining force that keeps the planet going.
Serving the mankind would be the ultimate purpose of this auspicious month
Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh ji Maharaj devoted his entire life to the welfare of mankind. His holiness preached that humanity is our only caste and humanity must be our passion. One who serves the creations of the almighty is blessed with infinite ever lasting happiness. Following the lessons of Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh Ji Maharaj to date, 147 humanitarian works have been successfully initiated and implemented , Some of which include
-True blood camp
-Shahi betiyan basera
-Shubh devi
-Mega tree plantation
-Mega cleanliness campaigns
-Posthumously eye and body donation
-Aashiyana
-Free mega eye camps
-Disaster relief
Shah Satnam Ji Green S Welfare force Wing has also been made that implements these humanitarian deeds with tremendous zeal and motivation.
their zeal surely increases by several folds during the incarnation months of MSG ( Mastana Ji, Shah satnam ji and Saint Dr Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan)
This auspicious month would also be celebrated in the same manner because nothing’s better than thanking any guru by walking on his preached paths.
Throughout the month bhandaras and satsangs will be organised in various premises of Dera Sacha Sauda . Millions of devotees visit these bhandaras, listen to pious soulful bhajans(songs), do meditation and recite the Gurumantra, donate blankets to needy ones, build homes and gift them to impoverished people.
A Grand Bhandara is organised every year on 25th January where numerous devotees visit and celebrate the birth month of Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh ji Maharaj.
Stay tuned to see how the celebrations of this auspicious Incarnation month proceed
