With the benign blessings of HH; On Sunday 10th October 2010 a regional English Medium Samagam was held in Yorkshire Nirankari Bhawan.   It was truly a spiritually uplifting event where saints from across the country came along and poured into the local hall to sing praise and glorify the name of this Almighty God.

Invited special guests, friends and saints had travelled especially making the journey from London, West Midlands, Oxford, Leicester, Stoke-on-Trent, Glasgow and various other towns. Also, representing the Thornbury Methodist Church, Mrs Awais Mughal was warmly welcomed by local committee member Rev Kulbinder Saandal Ji. Local Parmukh, Rev Jawahar Singh Ji welcomed all to the Yorkshire Nirankari Bhawan and congratulated them for uniting to celebrate the Nirankari Mission’s message of Oneness through the essence of Truthful Living.

The speakers contributed through inspiring poems, songs and with profound words of wisdom.  Each and every one shared their experiences of spirituality and the need of it in today’s society.   Whether we talk about our personal, professional or social duties, all of us need an understanding that can keep these worldly duties in balance, hence we can realise the value of the time we have here in this life and how to spend it.

As the first song set the blissful scene, the samagam unfolded like two wings.  There on it was a flow of continuous interest of those that spoke.  The Sant Nirankari Mission greatly emphasises on the practical living under the guidance and teaching of the Lord Master Satguru Baba Hardev Singh Ji.  His message of self-realisation through God realisation, is not a new sect or religion but is based upon the fundamental principle of Universal Brotherhood. Without this concept of the truth one can be lead to confusion and misunderstanding and that is why working in union with one another plays an important part in all our lives.  All the speakers emphasised on the word of ‘spirituality’ in many forms whether this be devotion, truth and truthful living, faith, humanity, love, peaceful co-existence.

In today’s age and world, the realistic peaceful message of love and respect is given out by Satguru Baba Hardev Singh Ji i.e. “religion unites and never divides”.  The spiritual heritage of our world lies in the divine works such as the Holy Koran, Holy Bible, Bhagavad Gita and the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.  They are a gift teaching us how to be humble and wise beings. Each and every topic in this holy congregation was about mutual respect and appreciation which allows us all to profit from the fruit of all spiritual traditions. 

The spiritual gathering on this day was for one and all to come along and share not only their views and experiences but to take away these words of wisdom and share them with each and all practically.  The essential ingredient of fellow feeling and fraternity is firmly felt by Nirankari Mission in that unity in diversity is the way forward for all of us.

Rev Dr Bobby Sura ji from West Midlands presided over the samagam. In his discourse he said that the spiritual company beautifies and purifies the mind. It unites us as one family which the world had failed to adhere to. People in the world follow the saints and prophets but have ignored their message of Love and Oneness. The ultimate Truth always remains unchanged and has same significance in today’s modern multicultural society. This Truth is everlasting from which everything has been made and to which everything will merge. Truth and Truthful Living go side by side and living in a modern and multi-cultural society, one need to know the truth to be able to live truthfully.

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