Satsang of Shri Hans Ji Maharaj - Prem Rawat's Father
Hans Rawat forcefully claimed to be the Satguru or Perfect Master of his time though he was not accepted by the majority of his own Master's other followers. He married twice, the second time to Jagat Janani Mata Shri Rajeshwari Devi also known as "Mata Ji" and they had four sons. He was certainly not reticent in describing himself as God incarnate in human form and attacked his competitors unmercifully. In 1953 he called the gurus of the Hare Krishna movement the biggest frauds in what was meant to be a Parliament of Religions.
According to his followers, Shri Hans was early in his life an egalitarian iconoclast, and an opponent of the Hindu caste system. He was originally a member of the Arya Samaj, but left that movement after he met a guru of the Sant Mat tradition, Sri Swarupanand Ji Maharaj. Swarupanand initiated him into the four techniques of Knowledge or kriyas, which are the centrepiece of his religion. In the 1930s following the death of his guru, he began to travel in Sind and Lahore and later to Delhi.
Satsang of Shri Hans Rawat
A large collection of his translated speeches (or "satsangs") are published on this site, including:
- Shri Hans Satsang: Satsang and the Thief (excerpt) August 7, 1952 in Gandhi Ground, Delhi
- Shri Hans Satsang: My Holy AbodeDelhi on August 7, 1952.
- Shri Hans Satsang: Indestructible, Ambrosial, Holy and True 8th February 1953, Gitabhavan, Karnla Nagar, Delhi
- Shri Hans Satsang: God's Fascination is Endless August 28th, 1953
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Meaning of Religion 27 March, 1954, Parliament of Religions; Constitution Club, New Delhi
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Real Shrine May 9, 1954, Company Bagh, Delhi, India, Divine Light magazine
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Real Shrine May 9, 1954, Company Bagh, Delhi, India, Divine Times magazine
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Divine Light Illuminates the Heart Delhi, March 21, 1955, India
- Shri Hans Satsang:The Goal of Human Life June, 1961, Prem Nagar, India
- Shri Hans Satsang: Antidote To Nuclear Bombs "Congregation of Saints of the Country", 18th November, 1961, Gandhi Ground, Delhi, India
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Highest Seat September, 1963
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Gateway to Liberation Delhi, India, November, 1963
- Shri Hans Satsang: Infallible Technique For Improving Human Behaviour Delhi, India, 18th November, 1963
- Shri Hans Satsang: Permanent peace lies within Excerpt: New Delhi India, 18th November 1963
- Shri Hans Satsang: The Practice of Devotion February, 1964
- Shri Hans Satsang: Supreme Peace February, 1964 in Delhi, India
- Shri Hans Satsang: Realize The Oneness February, 1964 in Delhi, India
- Shri Hans Satsang: Remembrance is the Unbreakable Devotion March, 1964
- Shri Hans Satsang: Give Us this Day our Daily Breath June, 1966, Dehra Dun, India
- Shri Hans Satsang: Shining Like Pearls
- Shri Hans Satsang: How To Save Mankind From Extinction Prem Nagar Ashram, Hardwar, India
- Shri Hans Satsang: Perfect Published in 'And It Is Divine' Magazine, Volume 2, Number 2, July 1974
- Shri Hans Satsang: A Prayer to His Perfect Master Sarupanand Ji Maharaj Published in 'Affinity' Magazine, Issue 52, June 1979
A series of his satsangs were formerly published on the Manav Dharam website from 2007. They are reasonably short and presumably edited to nearly identical lengths.
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Search, but in the Right Direction
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Redemption Is Possible Only Through Meditation
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: True Religion Stands For Harmony And Goodwill
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Human Life Itself Is The Door Of Salvation
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The True Master Imparts Spiritual Knowledge
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Know The True Name Of God
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Experience God Through Divine Vision
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Know The Truth
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The Spiritual Master Eradicates The Inner Darkness
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Remember God's Name
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Human Life Is A Waste Without Devotion To God
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Meditation Is Essential For realization
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: True Achievement Only Through Satsang
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Selfishness Leads To Miseries
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Holy Name - The Redeemer
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The First Step In Devotion Is Satsang
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Know The Supreme Master Within
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Remembering The Master Removes All Obstacles
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The Spiritual Master Imparts True Knowledge
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Saints Live Only For The Sake Of Others
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The Way To Integral Peace And Happiness
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The Essence Of Life Is Remembering Holy Name
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: The True Name Of God Is The Basis Of Bliss
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Don't Waste This Rare Human Birth
- Shri Hans Satsang Excerpt: Discourse - Param Sant Sadgurudev Shri Hans Ji Maharaj
A series of quotes clarifying different topics of Hans' teachings are available here.
Hans Rawat was certainly not a shy person nor a dull dresser. He dressed as Krishna (as his son did out of the public eye) and in his later years was up and dancing and singing on stage at the drop of a mala.
Further Information:
- Shri Maharaj Ji Divine Times, Millenium '73 Edition
- An Introduction to Divine Light Mission Divine Times, Millenium '73 Edition
- The Holy Family And It Is Divine: Millenium Edition, November 1973
- The Unbroken Garland And It Is Divine: Millenium Edition, November 1973
- The Unbroken Garland And It Is Divine: Millenium Edition, November 1973
- Prem Rawat's Childhood: The Legend Divine Times Volume II, No. 23 - December 11, 1973
- Endless Treasure And It Is Divine: Volume 2, Number 5, October 1974
- A Swan Takes Flight Divine Times - Volume 4, Number 9, November 8, 1975
- Guru Puja Divine Times - Volume 7, Number 4 June/July 1978
- My Real Father Divine Times - Volume 7, Number 6 September/October 1978
- Connaissance, A French language Collection of Hans Rawat's Teachings and Photos
- A Swan Takes Flight
- Peace Is Possible pages 79-87
- Satgurudev Shri Hans Ji Maharaj book
- Hans Yog Prakash
- The Light Of Wisdom: Shri Hans Ji Maharaj - Life And Teachings book
- Hans' Letters to World Leaders
- Antidote to Nuclear Bombs with A Practical Guide to Integral Happiness
- Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji? book
- Satguru Has Come film
- Prem Rawat's Teaching about Shri Maharaj Ji (his father) - In His Own Words
- Hans Rawat's Teachings
Video of Shri Hans Rawat
Hans Rawat was a canny businessman and successful Godman so he could afford to be filmed and some video is available of him. There are clips interspersed through many of the films, videos and DVDs published by Rawat's organisations.
- SatGuru Has Come - 1971, DLM film
- Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji? - 1973, DLM film
- Mysterious Miracles, Aliens from Spaceship Earth, A Spiritual Odyssey - this film used some footage from Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji?
- Evolution - 1989, International Learning Center
- Fulfillment - 1998, Visions International
Video Clips of Shri Hans
These clips are from Élan Vital videos and come with commentary promoting the youngest son, Prem Rawat. No doubt, the eldest son, Satpal Rawat, has similar commentary in his videos, as he stresses his inheritance through his father and mother, though they would be in Hindi.