Sant Thakar Singh

Thakar Singh ( born March 26, 1929 in Kalra, Punjab, India, † 6 March 2005 in Chandigarh ) was considered by his disciples as a spiritual Master of Sant Mat and as a successor of Sant Kirpal Singh. He was named Sant Thakar Singh of them therefore.

Life

Thakar Singh was born on March 26, 1929 at village Kalra in Punjab. At the age of 22 married the studied civil and worked until his early retirement in 1976 with the Indian government as a hydraulic engineer. As a born and practicing Sikh, he taught, among others, by the age of 36 years, the contents of the Adi Granth.

Claim spiritual competence

In 1965 he received the initiation (Introduction to meditation on light and sound inside ) from a living competent Master of Sant Mat, Sant Kirpal Singh. As the introduction of initiation is referred to in the meditation technique according to the teachings of Sant Mat, in which the soul is connected with the Oversoul or the divine.

After the death of Sant Kirpal Singh in 1974 brought several people to claim the spiritual successor. Thakar Singh was one of them.

Thakar Singh was regarded by his followers as an example of spiritual perfection. He promised denominational independent seekers a direct inner experience of the Divine and asked for money at any time for yourself or your organization.

In the German-speaking area are 5 centers and 50 local meditation groups whose members meet regularly to share meditation. These group meetings are also called Satsang.

From the year 1976 took Thakar Singh for the dissemination of his meditation techniques and teachings of Sant Mat a variety of world travel, including to Germany, Austria, USA, Canada, Mexico, Panama, England, Sweden, Italy and Switzerland.

Critical opinions

At issue was the opinion Thakar Singh that even small children can meditate. So he was accused both of cult experts as well as from newspapers to abuse children through meditation. Some of the allegations Thakar Singh had judicially effected by his former representatives Lothar Schmitt omission, as these allegations had repeatedly led to difficulties with room rentals for public events. According to a judgment of the District Court of Munich is the set in the BILD newspaper but not "guru torments German babies in order to enlighten them " as expression allowed other allegations.