Gurinder Singh
{{short description|Fifth and Present Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| alias = Baba Ji
| name = Gurinder Singh Dhillon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|year=1954|month=8|day=1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Moga, Punjab
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| image = Baba Gurinder Singh 8x10.jpg
| period = 1990–present
| predecessor = Charan Singh
| post = Sant
| website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Shabnam Dhillon||27 November 2019|end=died}}
| parents =
| children = 2
| religion = Sant Mat Radha Soami Non-denominational
}}
Gurinder Singh Dhillon, also known as Baba Ji to his followers, is the spiritual head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB). He succeeded Charan Singh, his uncle, in 1990.[https://books.google.com/books?id=oVQUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Gurinder+Singh%22++Radha+Soami+Satsang+Beas&dq=%22Gurinder+Singh%22++Radha+Soami+Satsang+Beas&lr=&cd=3 The encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions] James R. Lewis - 1998 - Page 395 The headquarters of this spiritual community, called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, is located beside the river Beas near the town of Beas, Punjab, in northern India, and have been a centre for Satsang since 1891. RSSB has centres located worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
Biography
Gurinder Singh was born on 1 August 1954 into a family of the Dhillon clan who were followers of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas. His parents were Gurmukh Singh Dhillon and Mahinder Kaur.{{cn|date=May 2022}}
He was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, in the Shimla Hills of Himachal Pradesh{{cite web |url=http://www.radhasoamiji.in/babaji.html |title=Sardar Gurinder Singh |website=radhasoamiji.in |access-date=14 March 2012}} and obtained his bachelor's degree in Commerce from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He was in Spain working before returning to India to accept his nomination as the next spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. He has two sons, namely Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and Gurkirat Singh Dhillon. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon is the CEO of Religare Health Trust (RHT).{{Cite web |title=RSSB.org |url=http://www.rssb.org/philosophy.php |access-date=5 March 2011 |archive-date=11 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411115406/http://rssb.org/philosophy.php |url-status=dead }}
Spiritual discourses
The Dera, located in Beas, Punjab, is the designated home of the organisation's spiritual leader. Large crowds visit on selected days, usually weekends, to hear discourses from him. He also gives Satsang at other major centres of RSSB in India.{{Cite web|url=https://rssb.org/satsang_schedules.html|title=Satsang Programme|website= RSSB Official|access-date=1 July 2020}} He tours the various RSSB centres outside of India during April to August.{{Citation needed|date = July 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://rssb.org/ Radha Soami Satsang Beas]
- [http://scienceofthesoul.org/ Science of the Soul Research Centre]
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