- Baba Jamail Singh Ji // Spiritual Letters
Preface to the Seventh Edition
This edition marks the first complete English translation of the letters of Baba Jaimal Singh to his disciple, Babu Sawan Singh. Extracts of the letters were first translated in the early fifties under the instructions of Maharaj Charan Singh and published in 1958 as part of a larger work, Spiritual Gems. Two year later, additional translated material was added, and in 1967 the third edition was published as a separate book called Spiritual Letters.
Much of the front matter from the earlier editions has been retained as it provides valuable material for understanding the letter in context. The beautiful Foreword, written by Maharaj Charan Singh in 1958, explain how the book came to be; Rai Munshi Rams history was written at the same time and talks of the early years of the Radha Soami Masters; the letter by the Great Master, Maharaj Sawan Singh, written in the thirties and retained as the Introduction, gives th reader an overview of the spiritual teaching and the life of both his own Master, Baba Jaimal Singh, and his Masters Master, Soami Ji Maharaj.
As in earlier editions, the letters from Baba Jaimal Singh to the sangat in Bhandal, and miscellaneous letters to Baba Ji and to Maharaj (Babu) Sawan Singh from the Agra sangat have been included after the main body of letters.
The main portion of the book consists of the letters Baba Jaimal Singh wrote to the Great Master when he was grooming his as his successor. Written a century ago, between 1896 and 1903, they must surely rank among the worlds great devotional guides, revealing a rare level of spiritual insight and practical guidance on the inner path to God.
