Kirpal Singh was born on February 6th 1894 in Sayyad Kasran in Punjab, India. He completed high school in 1910 and married Krishna Wanti in the same year. They had three children. Kirpal Singh earned the livelihood for himself and his family as a civil servant of the Indian army. Until his retirement in 1947 he had worked for 36 years and last worked as paymaster. His exemplary life earned him the respect of the people around him, his co-workers as well as his British employers. Besides these worldly aspects of his life, there were also significant spiritual aspects to his life. In 1912, after having searched for God for many years, while attending a funeral he was prompted to abide by a self-imposed decision: “God first, world second.” He meditated and visited many Sufis and Yogis, but he refused to take any of them as teachers without proof of their competency. In 1917, Kirpal began seeing an unknown, white bearded man in his meditations and assumed him to be Guru Nanak, until in 1924, during a visit to the Beas River, he met the same white bearded man in an ashram. This man was Baba Sawan Singh, the competent living Master of Sant Mat. Kirpal Singh asked for initiation from Baba Sawan Singh and thereafter he devoted his live to the path of Sant Mat. Kirpal Singh served his Master for twenty-four year, in addition to his other more worldly duties. While in his thirties, among other things, Kirpal Singh wrote the ‘Gurmat Siddhant’ and conducted satsangs on behalf of his Master. In 1939 he initiated over 200 people in the presence of his Master. Baba Sawan Singh died on April 2nd 1948, upon which Kirpal Singh retreated into the Himalaya Mountains for some intensive meditations. He knew, since a talk with Baba Sawan Singh in October 1947, that he had to take on the duties of his Master. During the following 26 years, Sant Kirpal Singh served humanity as a spiritual teacher and Master of Sant Mat. Kirpal Singh considered that to recognize oneself and to find God, was the purpose of life and the right of every man. The practical help of a competent living Master (now Kirpal Singh) was of great importance in achieving this goal. Almost daily, Sant Kirpal Singh gave satsang, spiritual talks followed by meditation. He frequently travelled throughout India and to make the help of the Master available to all the people of this world, Sant Kirpal Singh undertook three extensive world tours: 1955 - First world tour to Europe and the US 1963 - Second world tour to Europe, US, South America and Asia. During this tour he visited many worldly and spiritual leaders as the president of the “Unity of Man Conferences”, including Pope Paul VI. 1972 - Third world tour Sant Kirpal Singh saw the development of humanity and recognized, that in order to realize the brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God, new impulses were needed. At least the heads and priests of the various religious communities should recognize common values and further the spiritual life and co-existence of humanity. To accomplish this, he invited all religious leaders to the Unity of Man conferences. They all came in person or sent some well-known representatives and Sant Kirpal Singh was elected unanimously to preside each time. Great efforts were put into these conferences that were held 1957 in Delhi, 1960 in Calcutta, 1965 and 1970 in Delhi, where political representatives also participated. In 1962, Sant Kirpal Singh received the medal of St. John of Jerusalem for his services to promote the religions and peace. He was the first non-Christian to receive this medal. Sant Kirpal Singh was able to accomplish a great deal through the Unity of Man conferences; for example, to create more understanding for the present standpoint, and to give the freedom of religion more significance. For these efforts, there was one vital achievement: To stabilize the common platform and to practically work together for the spiritual well being of humanity. Sant Kirpal Singh decided to create suitable facilities, where people interested in leading a spiritual life style as provided by the path of Sant Mat, could gain practical experiences. In these centres (Manav Kendras), away from the hectic day to day life ones understanding could be deepened and strengthened. They were to be places to meditate on the inner Light and Sound, places to learn to serve others. This spiritual path was leading to ethical conduct and good deeds. Learning to serve others selflessly, was the primary objective of the Manav Kendras. People farmed and kept libraries to study various religious literature. There were retirement housing facilities, hospitals, and schools with spiritual orientations andthese were supported solely through the volunteer efforts of the guests and by donations. Guests returning to their everyday lives, their homes and families, took these lessons of selfless service, of moral and ethical conduct, and the value and benefits of the meditation practice, back into their communities. Sant Kirpal Singh died on 21st August 1974. At the end of his extensive lifeworks, he had approximately 600,000 initiates around the world, mainly in India.