Visions of Sadhu Sundar Singh of India

Visions of Sadhu Sundar Singh of India

The life of Sadhu Sundar Singh was most remarkable in its Christ-likeness. He was born amidst the depths of Indian culture and religion, and into a Sikh family. During the early part of his life, Sundar's mother would take him week by week to sit at the feet of a sadhu, an ascetic holy man, who lived some distance away in the rainforest.

But with the death of his beloved mother when he was only fourteen years old, the young Sundar grew increasingly despairing and aggressive. His hatred of the local missionaries and Christians culminated in the public burning of a bible, which he tore apart page by page and threw, into the flames.

Yet before long Sundar was intent on taking his own life. Sundar had arrived at a point of desperation: he had decided to throw himself under the Ludhiana express if God did not reveal to him the true way of peace.

At three in the morning he rose from his bed and went out into the moonlit courtyard for the ceremonial bath observed by devout Hindus and Sikhs before worship. He then returned to his room and knelt down, bowed his head to the ground and pleaded that God would reveal himself. Yet, nothing happened.

He had not known what to expect: a voice, a vision, and a trance? Still nothing happened. And it was fast approaching the time for the Lothian express.

He lifted his head and opened his eyes, and was rather surprised to see a faint cloud of light in the room. It was too early for the dawn. He opened the door and peered out to the courtyard. Darkness. Turning back into the room, he saw that the light in the room was getting brighter. To his sheer amazement, he saw not the face of any of his traditional gods, but of Jesus the Christ. . . .

From here on the life of Sundar Singh became most Christ-like. Being unwilling to denounce his Master, it was not long before his family had rejected him. Sundar took the saffron robes of the sadhu and began a life of spreading the simple message of love and peace and rebirth through Jesus. He carried no money or other possessions, only a New Testament.

He traveled India and Tibet, as well as the rest of the world, with the message that the modern interpretation of Jesus was sadly watered down. He visited the West twice, traveling to Britain, the United States, and Australia in 1920, and Europe again in 1922.

With the large number of "spiritual paths" and "techniques", facing the world of today it is of special value to consider the life and insights of one who truly embraced the simplicity, love and freedom offered through devotion to Christ.

"I am not worthy to follow in the steps of my Lord," he said, "but like Him, I want no home, no possessions. Like Him I will belong to the road, sharing the suffering of my people, eating with those who will give me shelter, and telling all people of the love of God."

The Visions:
Life
Death
Man Can Never be Destroyed
What Happens at Death?
The World of Spirits
Sons of Light
Sons of Darkness
Death of a Child
Death of a Philosopher
Unseen Help
The Correction of Error
The Manifestation of Christ
A Labourer and a Doubter
The Judgment of Sinners
A Good Man and a Thief
Secret Sins
Wasted Opportunities
A Wicked Man Permitted to Enter Heaven
The Spirit of a Murderer
And The Spirit of the Man Murdered
The Spirit of a Liar
The Spirit of an Adulterer
The Soul of a Robber
The State of The Righteous and Their Glorious End
The Death of a Righteous Man
Comforting His Dear Ones
The Mansions of Heaven
A Proud Minister and a Humble Workman
Heavenly Life
The Aim and Purpose of Creation
Names in Heaven
Seeing God
Distance in Heaven
The Withered Fig Tree
Is Man a Free Agent?
The Manifestation of God's Love

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Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781477468661
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781477468661
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781477468661
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781477468661
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Visions of Sadhu Sundar Singh of India

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