Background
Born in India on September 14, 1921, Sant Darshan Singh was the son of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji.
Born in India on September 14, 1921, Sant Darshan Singh was the son of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji.
Darshan Singh was educated at the Government College, Punjab University (Lahore).
The spiritual successor to Sant Kirpal Singh, Sant Darshan Singh was also widely recognized as India’s leading mystic poet writing in the Urdu language. Upon his passing on May 30, 1989, he was succeeded by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj. Foreign the next 22 years, Sant Darshan Singh served the mission of Hazur, and continued through the ministry of Sant Kirpal Singh’s mission from 1948-1974.
He went on of India and went on to have a 37-year career, retiring in 1979 as Deputy Secretary of the Finance Ministry.
In 1974, before his passing, Sant Kirpal Singh appointed Darshan Singh as his spiritual successor. During his 15 year ministry, he founded Kirpal Ashram in Delhi, and established over 550 centers in forty countries.
In addition, he was acclaimed as India’s greatest mystic poet writing in the Urdu language. In 1986, Darshan Singh was invited to the United Nations to confer on the subject of inner and outer peace.
His English publications include: The Wonders of Inner Space, Spiritual Awakening, The Secret of Secrets: Spiritual Talks, and A Tear and a Star.
He also published hundreds of articles and poems on spiritual topics in various periodicals. His writings have been translated into fifty languages. During Sant Darshan Singh’s four world tours, he was presented with the keys to many cities and was honored by the Columbian parliament with its Medal of Congress and by the Congress of the United States with citations of merit.