Bhai Randhir Singh
Bhai Randhir Singh (1878-1961) was a Sikh freedom fighter and devotee renowned for his writings on Naam practice and his memoir Jail Chithian.
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Courses
Naam & Spiritual Discipline
An academic study of Naam Simran as a disciplined daily practice, examining the role of Shabad and Surat, the place of concentration and breath, the necessity of divine grace (Kirpa), and the example of sustained Naam-abhyaas in the life and writings of Bhai Randhir Singh (1878-1961).
The Concept of Naam in Sikhi
An expanded academic study of ਨਾਮ (the Divine Name), one of the most central ideas in Sikh theology. The course moves from definition to lived practice: it examines what Naam means beyond an ordinary label, how the disciplines of ਸਿਮਰਨ (loving remembrance) and Naam Japna operate, and how Naam relates to ਸ਼ਬਦ (the…
Bhai Randhir Singh: Sikh Freedom Fighter and Spiritual Leader
A study of Bhai Randhir Singh (1878-1961), Sikh revolutionary and mystic who fused anti-colonial struggle with Gurbani kirtan, founded the Akhand Kirtani Jatha, and shaped a distinctive devotional tradition.
Jail Chitthian: Bhai Randhir Singh's Letters from Prison
Study Bhai Randhir Singh's Jail Chitthian (Prison Letters), a Sikh spiritual classic on Naam Simran, Gurbani reflection, and Chardi Kala forged in British colonial prisons (1915-1930).
Bhai Randhir Singh: Faith and Freedom
Bhai Randhir Singh (1878-1961) was a Sikh devotee and freedom fighter whose life joined deep religious devotion with resistance to British colonial rule. Educated in the colonial system yet drawn back to Sikh practice, he embraced the discipline of Naam (meditation on the divine Name) and strict Rehat (the Sikh…
Anhad Shabad: Bhai Randhir Singh's Autobiography of Inner Experience
An advanced study of Bhai Randhir Singh's autobiography, exploring Naam Simran, Anhad Naad, and Sehaj as one of modern Sikh literature's most personal accounts of inner spiritual experience.
Gurmat Thought with Bhai Randhir Singh
Bhai Randhir Singh (1878-1961) was a Sikh thinker, freedom fighter, and devotional writer whose books set out a demanding, inward reading of Gurmat. This course studies the main themes that run across his writings in the SikhLibrary collection: bibek (spiritual discernment) as taught in Gurmat Bibek; the…
