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Baba Avtar Singh Ji

Universal1899 – 1969Peshawar, British India (present-day Pakistan)397 quotes· 7 sources

Baba Avtar Singh Ji was the founder and first spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission, a universal spiritual movement emphasising knowledge of the Formless God (Nirankar). He composed the Avtar Bani, the foundational scripture of the mission, and guided the community through partition and resettlement in India.

Born in Peshawar in 1899, Baba Avtar Singh Ji received spiritual enlightenment from Baba Buta Singh Ji and became the founding leader of the Sant Nirankari Mission, formally established to spread the realisation of Nirankar — the Formless, Omnipresent God — beyond the barriers of religion, caste, and creed. His teachings stressed that true spirituality begins with the direct personal experience of God, which he freely imparted to sincere seekers regardless of their religious background. The Avtar Bani, the sacred compositions attributed to him, serve as the primary devotional scripture of the mission and are recited daily by followers. During the traumatic partition of 1947 he guided his followers from Peshawar to Delhi, helping to re-establish the mission in independent India. He served as the spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission until his passing in 1969, laying the foundation for a global movement of love, service, and universal brotherhood.

Wisdom

This human body is not God, God is what speaks within.

Shed the pride of body, mind, and wealth and seek the shelter of the True Master; You will realize, in a moment, God whom you have been searching for.

An animal is better than a human if the human does not possess human qualities.

The one who connects you with the congregation/God is your best friend. The one who separates you from the congregation and God is your worst enemy.

God always acts for the best. We should be humble in our words and actions. Baba Avtar Singh Ji said, 'A saint starts by being a saint. Their worship begins when they dedicate themselves to serving the divine. When they realize this, their life becomes noble and they are revered. This is the true life of a saint. May God bless everyone to attain that bliss.'

A saint is known for being a true friend who strengthens our faith in God and praises fellow saints, reminding us that only God is perfect, not humans.

There is no greater religion than to perceive and realize God in front of us and all around, and there is no greater action than the service of saints.

There is no greater religion than experiencing the formless God directly, and no more sensible act than serving the saints.

The one who knows the Formless Lord does not fear death or worry. They are a spiritual and blissful person, not harmed by fire or fear. The one who knows the Formless Lord has their pride discharged and knows the Lord through the Master.

The one who has the Formless One in their heart does not feel impatient and always expresses gratitude to God.

No one on Earth can be liberated without the True Master. According to Avtar, divine knowledge cannot be achieved without the True Master.

Those who cheat others out of their money cannot be saved even by the Guru. Such people can never find peace.

Devotion starts only when someone realizes God and becomes one with it.

The devotee-saints of the True Master lead a better life than anyone else in the world. According to Avtar, after seeking refuge in the True Master, they always do good and speak well.

One who is influenced by God, all their actions and words are God's. They have compassion, and their deeds are God's deeds, with good results.

One who has divine light in their heart will eventually merge with God, experiencing joy in this world and rest in God in the next.

INVOCATION O' Almighty God, beyond attribute and formless; Thou art the creator of the universe, Thou art the sustainer of all. Thy vast entity is there in every particle of the universe; Thou was true in the past, art true at present and shall be true in future, and the world is an illusion. O' God, Thou dwelt in every being, Thou art beyond decay, Thou art the supreme creator; Be kind and bless everybody to transcend the ocean of materialism. Thou art formless and in form, Thou art the nurturer of the universe; Endless is Thy glory, Thou art the supreme donor, the boundless. O' the Supreme Father God, all human beings are Thy own children; Be kind and benevolent to all, may all be redeemed. Thou Formless One; Hail the True Master O' the Supreme Father God, Thou pervadeth each and every particle; Thou art the Supreme Doer, the Commander, the Master of all. Beholding Thee all around, Avtar prays unto Thee; Thou art the Lord of Lords, and I am the humblest of the humble. O' Thou, formless, colorless and boundless God, millions of bows unto Thee; O' Thou, beyond the comprehension of mind, intellect and wisdom, millions of bows unto Thee. O' Thou, the Infinite, incomprehensible Lord, millions of bows unto Thee; O' Thou, the Lord of Lords, the Supreme Sovereign, millions of bows unto Thee. O' Thou, Eternal, Ageless, Omnipresent, millions of bows unto Thee; O' Thou, the Redeemer of sinners in all ages, millions of bows unto Thee. O' Thou, the Omniscient, Knower of the instincts of all beings, millions of bows unto Thee; O' Thou, the Divine Name and the One the Divine Name stands for, millions of bows unto Thee. O' Thou, the Sustainer of all living creatures, millions of bows unto Thee. Avtar says, O' the Sustainer of the life-breath, millions of bows unto Thee. O' God, I pray for Thy shelter, Thy support, I sacrifice my body and mind unto Thee; Avtar says, I do sing Thy praise day and night. None can move without Thy command; Avtar says, I cannot do anything, only Thy will prevails.

Thou art manifest in every particle, every object, every leaf bears Thy name; I behold Thee everywhere, all around. Thou art the fragrance in sandal wood and purity in Ganga; Thou art radiance in the Sun and coolness in the moon. Thou art the beauty in flowers and the delicacy in buds; Thou art the wisdom in thoughts and Thou art the art and the skill. Thou art the True Master in Buta Singh and Tenth Dimension is Thy abode; Avtar says, the True Master has bestowed upon me his own word (that I speak) and the apparel ( I wear).

Truth is what I worship and adore, Truth is what I think of the True One; Truth is what I share, Truth is what I distribute, Truth is my dealing. The true one has revealed to me the Truth, and connected the chord of my life with Truth; True is the foundation, and Truth is the structure, and I preach the Truth. Truth pulsates in every tissue of mine, and Truth is my true life-breath; Truth is the ocean and the waves, Truth is the boat and the ores. Truth is my capital input towards true gain, true is my shop and Truth is my trade; This True One (God) is the only true one, the formless pervading all. This Truth has been revealed to me by Buta Singh by his own kindness and benevolence that is boundless; Avtar says I sacrifice and surrender all that I have at the feet of the True Master

Flights of intellect and imagination cannot reach the boundlessness of His grace; If the Lord Master himself bestows His grace, He may install even a pauper on a throne. If the Lord Master bestows His kind grace, people all over the world may become one's servants; If this Formless God bestows His Kind grace, He may turn even an illiterate into a scholar. If the perfect True Master is so pleased, he may bless one with name and fame; If the perfect True Master is so pleased, he may bless one to show the way to the world. If the perfect True Master is so pleased, he may turn people the world over as one's followers; If the perfect True Master is so pleased, he may get any task accomplished. What am I and what is my worth? It is the True Master who does all, and I am only the means, the name; Avtar says, the True Master is certainly pleased with me, let the whole world know.