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| Ram Sewak Sangh : |
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Swami Satyanandji held the first Sadhana Satsang at Haridwar in December, 1936. During the period Swamiji handpicked five disciples to form Ram Sewak Sangh in order to spread faith in Ram. They took an undertaking to spread the holy name" Ram". This brief but solemn ceremony was held on the banks of the holy river Ganga, above Bhim Goda at a place known as Sapt Sarover. Pujya Pitaji (Shri Hans Raj) was one of these five beloved disciples while the other four were Shri Vaishnav Dass, Shri Ram Krishan, Swami Ramanand and Swami Raja Ram. Pujya Pitaji took this life vow very seriously and vigorously. Swamiji admired this fact in his letter dated 4/9/57 to Bhagat Hans Raj Ji. Swamiji was both a Guru and a father. He (Swamiji) was highly pleased and in his letter dated 27/8/1959 from Dehradun, the Maharaj lovingly addressed him as : "Shri Bhagat Ji Maharaj". |
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| Pains of Partition & the Exodus : |
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Came 1947, Partition of India took place. Shri Hans Raj was 31, He held on to Chakk Jhumra. But the Muslim attack on the village compelled the Vij family to move away from the ancestral village to Amritsar, Nawanshahar and Panipat. Finding no suitable work in Panipat, family shifted to Gohana in 1950. Partition years were very difficult for the family. The family braved the economic challenge and other hardships with a stoical mind. Pitaji often advises his disciples:"Even if one has to live on peanuts, one must put up a bold face before others." His zeal for Ram Simram and the faith in his Guru never flagged. He used to go to attend Swamiji’s discourses to far-flung places and he enthusiastically participated in “Sewa”. His consort fully cooperated through thick and thin. Trials and tribulations are the tools by which the great men are tested. The struggle in his life actually acted as a catalyst. Today, Pitaji heads a great Organization of Sri Ram Sharnam with its headquarters at Gohana .
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