Saeb Singh Bedi

One of the most prominent religious figures during Maharajah Ranjit Singhs Raj, in which his throne was higher similarity to the other older Sikh he met who had done darshan of Sri Guru Gobind Singh.

Biography

Childhood

Sahib Singh Bedi was born in Dera Baba Nanak. His parents were Baba Ajit Singh and Bebi Saroopha Devi. After being of some months of age Baba Ji was blessed with a brother, Mahboob Singh.

After being of small age father Ajit Singh taught Babaji Gurmukhi and after a few days he began to read from the Pothi, he memorized Japji Sahib and did it twice a day. Young Sahib Singh also made it a daily practice to not eat langar until he had darshan of Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

Baba Chanda Singh asks what is the self?

One day baba ji was seated and Bana chanda singh went to visit him, he asked what is mai (I) and what happens after death hearing this baba ji smiled he said people ask for wealth, children, or some relief of a body pain, and you are here who who want's to know of thyself.

Baba ji tells

The wisdom of oneself can only attribute a tiny amount of understand of ishwar, until he builds up gyan. With understanding (with gyan) one disassociates from oneself but until then he can not go beyond this context.