रात का वक्त था। अचानक बारिश जोरों से शुरू हुई। सुनसान रस्ते पर बसी एक छोटी सी कुटियां पर किसी ने दस्तक दी। अंदर से एक शख्स ने सहमे-सहमे दरवाजा खोला और पूंछा -“कौन है?”

पथिक ने कहा, “मैं रास्ते से गुजर रहा था और अचानक जोरों से बारिश शुरू हो गई। इस बे-मौसम बरसात से बचने के लिए, क्या मुझे आपकी कुटिया में थोड़ा सहारा मिल सकता है”?

अंदर से व्यक्ति ने सेवाभाव का उदाहरण देते हुए कहा – “बिल्कुल, आप अंदर आ जाइये, मेरी कुटिया इतनी बड़ी तो नही कि रात हम दोनों सो कर गुजार सकें, किन्तु हाँ, हम दोनों रात भर बैठ के अपने आप को बारिश से ज़रूर बचा सकते हैं “।

थोड़ी देर गुज़री और उसी दरवाजे पर पुनः किसी ने दस्तक दी । इस बार पथिक नया था, लेकिन कारण वही था। उसे भी बरसात से बचने के लिए कोई सहारा चाहिए था। इस बार कुटिया के व्यक्ति ने यही कहा- “बेशक आप अंदर आ जाइये, हालांकि मेरी कुटिया इतनी बड़ी नहीं कि हम तीनों बैठ कर रात गुजार सकें, किन्तु हम तीनों कुटिया के भीतर खड़े होकर अपने आप को भीगने से अवश्य बचा सकते हैं।”

यह उदाहरण ने सोचने पर मजबूर कर देता है कि अगर दिल में जगह है तो बाकी जगह अपने आप ही बन जाती है और सेवा के बाद मन में खुशी व दिल को सकून आना भी लाज़मी ही है। वैसे ही आंकड़ों की दृष्टि से समागम का क्षेत्रफल बेशक कई सैकड़ों एकड़ में गिना जा सकता है, लेकिन लाखों-लाखों  गुरसिखों के विशाल दिलों में ये, पहले से ही समाया हुआ है, उसका क्षेत्रफल कैसे नापा जा सकता है?

निरंकारी संत समागम में सेवाभाव और विशालता के अनूठे, जीते-जागते उदाहरण अनुभव करने को मिलते हैं। समागम के मैदानों की तो फिर भी कोई सीमा है, पर संतो-महात्माओं के दिल असीमित विशालता का प्रमाण हैं, कड़कती ठंड में भी इनका ह्रदय सिकुड़ता नहीं है। सर्व-समावेशक भाव के साथ, हर परिस्थिती में ये एक-दूजे को मजबूरी में नही अपितु सहर्ष अपना लेते हैं, प्रेम देते है, और अनेकों दिलों को जीतकर, भक्ति की मिसाल कायम करते हैं।

वैसे, समागम के मैदान कितने भी बड़े हो जाए, लेकिन महापुरषों के उत्साह के कारण कम पड़ ही जाते है लेकिन महापुरषों के दिल सद्गुरु की दी हुई शिक्षा की वजहसे समस्त मानवजाति को भी अपने अंदर बहुत प्रेम से समा लेते है, और इसीलिए यह समागम अविरत चलता जा रहा है…

Our Samagam is Here

Where happiness is limitless,

Where the mind is always clear,

Look alive, experience the bliss,

Our Festival, Our Samagam is here.

Where we submerge our souls,

In the congregation of our Master.

Where, by the opportunity of Seva,

Our bodies get stronger and faster.

Where each mind experiences,

This God-Realisation so dear.

Look alive, experience the bliss,

Our Festival, Our Samagam is here.

Where all fears and anxiety are lost,

In Her vast everlasting presence.

Where all sorrows and anger dissolve,

Replaced with Her divine effervescence.

Where lessons of humanity and spirituality,

With her blessings, are always near.

Look alive, experience this bliss,

Our festival, Our Samagam is here.

Where happiness is limitless,

Where the mind is always clear,

Look alive, experience the bliss,

Our Festival, Our Samagam is here.

There’s a quote:

‘Volunteers are not paid—not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.’

 Selfless service is integral to devotion; it reflects surrender and love towards the Almighty. Selfless service is an unconditional act rendered with great humility and compassion towards mankind. 

Nirankari Sant Samagam is synonymous with selfless service – ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’. Every devotee comes here to improve themselves and serve fellow beings. This contributes to achieving their purpose of life by living a life of purpose.

 ‘Serving man is worshipping God’ is one of the mottos of the Sant Nirankari Mission. The essence of this motto is ‘selfless service is not about helping others, but a humble responsibility of every devotee—because there are no others’. This is the secret of how they serve with a smile. 

There had been a question raised long ago to a saint. A person had asked that how was it possible for such a big crowd to sit and attend this congregation in such peace and discipline. The saint replied by saying that “every person attending this event comes with an intention of being a host rather than the guest”. 

The feeling of oneness and unity that is within every saint through this Almighty God is the reason for the cordial and surrendered behaviour of theirs.

Imagine an ideal world – a world without walls. It’s a world where everyone lives blissfully in harmony, regardless of their religion, cast, creed, color, culture or status.

People are bound together by the universal language of love. In this world each one holds utmost compassion for everyone else, eager to serve all every moment. Respect and humility are the foundation here. An endless flow of humanness – this is the ‘Nirankari Sant Samagam’. An ideal world that comes alive every year lending hope to humanity.

NIRANKARI SAMAGAMS

The gathering of Mission’s devotees in large numbers periodically to celebrate the essence of enlightenment; also intending to share it with other brothers and sisters across the world is what we know as Samagam. Nirankari Samagams have become synonymous with selfless service, discipline, togetherness along with spiritual and ethical discourse, everything contributing to manifest a blissful festival of brotherhood in the most quintessential way. In no uncertain terms, these Samagams are microcosms of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, which literally means ‘The whole world is our family’. The family-like feeling is so vividly evident at these Samagams, that even the one-time visitors are left beaming with, both surprise and joy after witnessing the spirit of oneness that grips these hubs of spiritual bliss. The presence of Satguru at the Samagams makes it a divine celebration of sorts, wherein devotees are filled with spiritual rapture on receiving the ‘Darshan’ (audience) of their master. It is a wonderful platform where devotees not only reinforce their understanding and faith on ‘Gyan’ (God-Knowledge), but also take time to self-introspect and analyse their own journey on the path of righteousness.

ANNUAL SANT SAMAGAM

Having started in 1948 under the divine aegis of Shahenshah Baba Avtar Singh Ji, the Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam has come a long way. From a small gathering of merely a few hundred back then, this festival of love and oneness today witnesses an overwhelming participation by around a million devotees from across the world. The annual samagam has seen a change in venue from Nirankari Colony to Idgah to Ram Lila Grounds to the backside of Lal Qila to large grounds of Burari and now presently being held at Mission’s own massive land at Samalkha, Haryana. The yearning for the upcoming Annual Samagam begins immediately after the conclusion of the previous Samagam. Devotees participate in sewa of various kinds, months before the samagam is held. The Satguru blesses the samagam with opening of the Samagam Sewa around a month before the declared dates. The annual samagam, which virtually takes the shape of a small city usually in the month of November each year, is characterized with huge congregations, Sewadal Rally, General Body Meeting, Shobha Yatra and Guru Vandana programs. The beauty of this Samagam lies in the organic merger of various languages and cultures through a variety of media including speeches, hymns, poems, skits and dances. Free community kitchen along with many subsidized canteens serve quality food throughout the day and night. Other facilities include free medical help, railway and flight ticket booking, ATMs and publications etc. The exhibition centre is another attraction for the visitors, showcasing history, ideology and the journey of the mission and its masters.