Like Kabir, Sant Kirpal Singh came into the world as a born Saint – as Param Sant.
The Param Sant comes only under special circumstances. Such a time is now: The Iron Age has finished and we are at the beginning of the Golden Age.A Sant or Master of the fifth plane can only work with permission of the Almighty – he is dependent upon that Power. When the Master of the fifth plane leaves his physical body, he transfers the spiritual power to a new pole. When the Almighty Power, the Param Sant works Himself, He is not dependent at all. Whether He leaves His body or not, He always does His work Himself. This is why Sant Kirpal Singh said to Dr. Harbhajan Singh, "You do the work outside, I will be responsible inside."
To understand the competence of the Master is most important. Sant Kirpal Singh Himself wrote in His book Godman explicitly about this matter:
"From the viewpoint of spiritual attainments Gurus may be classified as:
Sadh Guru, Sant Satguru, and Param Sant Satguru.A Sadh is one who has gone beyond the region of Trikuti (causal plane; second plane above the physical world) which is the same as Lahut in the Sufi terminology and Hu in Islamic theology. He has witnessed the spirit in its pristine glory, after having rid it of all coverings, and is now Trigunatit (beyond the three gunas: Satva, Raja, and Tamas, in which all human beings work according to their natural and native instincts); beyond the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether, of which the physical world is composed); beyond the twenty-five Prakritis (the subtle forms in varying degrees of the elements); and beyond also mind and matter. In short, he is an adept in self-knowledge, or the art of science of the spirit, and can, at will, disengage the spirit from various koshas (sheats or caskets) in which it is enclosed like a priceless gem. The greatness of a Sadh lies beyond the three gunas (as he is Trigunatit). By a process of self-analysis, he (a Sadh) has known the self or spirit in its real form – to wit that it is of the same essence as God; and now he strives for God-knowledge.
A Sant is one who is adept not only in self-knowledge but in God-knowledge as well. He far transcends the material, materio-spiritual, and spirituo-material realms. Master of Truth as he is, his abode is in the purely spiritual region, technically called Sach Khand or Muqam-i-Haq, the Realm of Truth.
A Param Sant is the Grand Master of Truth beyond all description and hence ineffable. He is at one with what is variously known as Anami (the Nameless One) of Kabir; Nirala (Indescribably Wonderful), Mahadayal (Boundless Mercy) or Soami (the Great Lord of All).
So the terms Sadh, Sant, and Param Sant have a much wider connotation than the term Guru, which is restricted to a spiritual preceptor alone – the rest being only spiritual adepts of varying degrees."
"Again Gurus are of two types:
1. Swateh Sant Guru: They are born Sants who come into the world with direct commission; as for instance, Kabir Sahib and Guru Nanak.
They start the work of spiritual knowledge and instructions right from tender age. They need no special training from anyone, since they come from the Most High for this purpose. Such beings when they come simply flood the world with the light of Spirituality, and establish a line of Gurmukh Gurus for carrying on the work long after them.
2. Besides Swateh Sants there are Sants who by devotional practice and spiritual discipline under the guidance of some Master Soul acquire spiritual merit here and are granted a commission to work as Guru. They already have a rich spiritual background ripe for fruition, and in the present span of life simply seem to complete the process. Gurmukhs are always in the making from life to life, and acquire perfection in this life.
Kabir said that he came directly from the Kingdom of God and held an instrument of instructions from Him.
There is no power on earth that can render sterile the seed sown by a Master Soul. Master never dies. He may leave the body, as anyone else does, but he is more than a mere body. He is an ideal, a living Sound Current or a Life Principle that gives Life and Light to the entire world.
After his passing away one may derive benefit from the Satsang conducted by a Gurmukh who is carrying on the duties of the Guru, and one may consult him in case he has some difficulty.
Inspite of the well-known and often-quoted dictum that Bani (Shabd or Word) is the Guru, implying thereby that there was no need of Gurus thereafter, the Gurus carried on the work of initiating people; and even today the Khalsa (Pure One) with perfect, resplendent Light within is authorized to carry on the work of spiritual instruction and guidance to seekers after Truth."
