Mastana Balochistani
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Mastana Balochistani | |
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Title | Founder |
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Born | Khemamal Kotra, Kalat, Balochistan, British India |
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Religion | Sant Mat |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Sirsa, India |
Period in office | 1948-1960 |
Successor | Shah Satnam Singh |
Mastana Balochistani, honorifically known as Shah Mastana Balochistani Ji, was an Indian saint in Radha Soami Sant Mat spritual tradition and the founder of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) in Sirsa (modern Haryana). He was originally from Balochistan, and later moved to Sirsa.
Life
[edit]Mastana Balochistani was born as Khemamal to Pila Mal Ji and Tulsa Bai Ji, in Kalat district in Balochistan, British India. Later, Baba Sawan Singh honoured him with the name of Shah 'Mastana Balochistani'. Singh further declared him "Mastana-e-Mastanon, Shah-e-Shahon". At the age of 14 years, Balochistani left home in search of a perfect spiritual Guru (teacher). At last, after searching for nine years, he reached Beas in the state of Punjab in India, where he met Baba Sawan Singh, the second Guru of Satsang Beas where he attended his Satsang (spiritual congregation). Singh entrusted Balochistani with the task of conducting spiritual discourses and teaching meditation to the people in the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab.[1]
Later, Singh assigned Balochistani duty in the vicinity of Bagarh (region of northern Rajasthan and western Haryana). Balochistani established Dera Sacha Sauda and raised public awareness of Naam-Shabd. He laid the foundation of Dera Sacha Sauda in 1948 in Sirsa. He completely prohibited acceptance of donations or charity of any kind.[1]
Shah Satnam Singh became master of DSS at age 41, serving from 1960 to 1990. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh became the third master of DSS on 23 September 1990.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shah Mastana Balochistani Ji — DSS". 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2016.