Contemporary Guru Lines
Babaji Maharaj Jaimal Singh Ji
Ministry: 1884 to 1903 [Although Jamail Singh
is reported to have started initiating at an earlier date, the name of his first initiates are not available]
Guru: Shiv
Dayal Singh ji
Successors: Sawan Singh ji
Center: Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beas
Distinctions: Founder of the Beas
lineage, the most popular Radhasoami group in the world.
Sources: A Great Saint; Spiritual Letters; and Heaven on Earth.
Great Master Sawan Singh Ji
Ministry: 1903 to 1948 [Retired from Army service, however, in 1911, at which time he established residency at the Dera]
Guru: Jaimal Singh ji
Successors: Jagat Singh ji
Center: Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beas
Distinctions: Perhaps
the most influential Radhasoami guru of the 20th century; responsible for developing the largest Radhasoami group in the world.
Sources: Glimpses of the Great Master; Heaven on Earth; and Spiritual Gems.
Sardar Bahadur
Jagat Singh Ji
Ministry: 1948 to 1951
Guru: Sawan Singh ji
Successors: Charan Singh ji
Center: Dera Baba Jaimal Singh,
Beas
Distinctions: Shortest reign of the Beas gurus, and one of the shortest tenures of any master in Radhasoami history.
Sources: Science of the Soul; Heaven On Earth; Treasure Beyond Measure.
Maharaj Charan
Singh Ji
Ministry: 1951 to 1990 [Started initiating in 1953]
Guru: Sawan Singh Ji
Successors: Gurinder Singh Ji
Center:
Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beas
Distinctions: Initiated the largest number of seekers in the history of Radhasoami; one of
the most popular gurus in Indian history.
Sources: Treasure Beyond Measure; The Living Master; and Light on Sant Mat.
ul; Heaven On Earth; Treasure Beyond Measure.
Master Gurinder Singh Ji
Ministry: 1990 to present
Guru: Charan Singh Ji
Successors: n/a
Center: Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Beas
Distinctions:
Nephew of Charan Singh and great grandson of Sawan Singh; born on August 1, 1954, Gurinder Singh Ji is one of the youngest
gurus in the Radhasoami tradition. Now heads the largest Radhasoami-related organization in history.
Sources: Special issues of R.S. Greetings and Science of the Soul.
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