It is often seen that there is non-acceptance of the true incidents, pertaining to the lives of the Olden Saints that have an element of amazing wonder. The argument is non-occurrence in the present day life of such incidents. Those, particularly with scientific mind, reject miraculous incidents as figments of imagination that are untrue in real life. They believe that truth can always be verified through scientific means acceptable to human mind and intellect through perception. All else beyond this is wrong and false.
The life incidents of 23 individuals should adequately remove such doubts, as the recent true happenings, witnessed by many of the surviving people of our times. It establishes that the spiritual experiences continue in the current times, just as in the old. The reference is made only to the spiritual life of individuals. Human life has many ups and downs and only a few rare may have the sameness of spiritually high state throughout. Such a steady life is a Divine Gift, otherwise the danger of slipping is lurking at every step. Bhagat Kabir Jee says:
ਕਬੀਰ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਰੰਕੁ ਨ ਹਸੀਐ ਕੋਇ ॥
ਅਜਹੁ ਸੁ ਨਾਉ ਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰ ਮਹਿ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਉ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥ ੩੯ ॥
O, Kabir! Never bloat with pride nor laugh at another’s misery.
Who knows what thy own life may have in store for you yet.39.
It is not easy to gain spirituality and to maintain is yet more difficult in view of the temptations or pit-falls. This can be seen in the life example of Bhai Sarwan Singh Jee, Phalewal, how he fell from the apex of spiritual height. None can boast that he or she is not subject to error. The daily prayer says,
“Utter WaheGuru, Thinking of those who bore the unbearable spiritual powers and overlooked other’s faults.”
To bear the unbearable temptation to flaunt spiritual powers and ignore faults of others is the hallmark of truly great. Normally people get puffed up with pride even with little acquisition of Worldly power, what to talk of spiritual power. This is why in Sikhism it is prohibited to indulge in miraculous showing off that impedes spiritual growth. The purpose of this book is to illustrate how efficacious is the Simran, meditation of Naam and how to get imbued in Naam. This is why the book is Named “Rangle Sajjan, the Imbued Ones! This was written between 1952 to 1954 at Kumar Hatti, in Himachal Pradesh.
Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Jee has been devoted to a life of Kirtan from 1901 and it is due to this, that he attracted and made friends with many Gursikhs. Out of these, he has written about the life events of 23 deceased ones in this book. He is thinking of writing about some more, which may appear in future editions. It has been considered desirable to write only about those, who had completed their earthly sojourn. It is difficult to predict about a living being in his future conduct.
There are many amazing events in this book, which might lead some readers to spirituality. This is also a unique presentation in the present age of worldliness and might prove helpful to the divinely-oriented. It is hoped, that it will make enjoyable reading.
14th January 1956
(Nahar Singh Giani) Gujjarwal
