1. Jaimal Singh became an initiate of Shiv Dayal Singh.
10 Facts About Jaimal Singh
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Jaimal Singh was the first spiritual master and head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas until his death in 1903.
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Jaimal Singh was born in July 1839 in the village of Ghuman, near Batala in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, Sikh Empire.
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Jaimal Singh's parents were Jodh Singh, a farmer, and Daya Kaur.
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Jaimal Singh's mother Daya Kaur was a devotee of the North Indian Sant Namdev, and at the age of four Singh started visiting the Ghuman shrine of Namdev.
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At the age of five, Jaimal Singh started his education with Khem Dass, a Vedantic sage.
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Jaimal Singh came to the conclusion that he needed to find a master who taught the practice of the Anhad Shabad.
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Jaimal Singh especially wanted a master who could explain the Guru Granth Sahib's reference to the Panch Shabd.
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Between the ages of 15 and 17, Jaimal Singh undertook an arduous journey through North India on a lengthy quest for a teacher, having decided at age 14 that he needed to find a Master of the Panch Shabd.
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In 1856, his travels culminated in Agra city at the feet of his master Shiv Dayal Jaimal Singh who initiated him into the practice of the Five Sounds, named Surat Shabd Yoga.