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The Passing of Giani Jaswant Singh Bhagat Ji - Monday

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What’s good, everyone? I hope you’re all having a decent day. Originally, I was going to record this video about some meaningless stuff, but then I got the news that Giani Jaswant Singh Ji, also known as Bhagat Ji, had passed away. Suddenly, I didn’t know what to talk about. I didn’t really feel like making a video, but now that it’s been a couple of hours since the news broke, I figured I should say something, just for my own record.

I haven’t been close to Bhagat Ji in over 20 years. I haven’t spent any time with them or seen them in maybe over 15, but when I was in high school and a little bit into university, I spent a considerable amount of time around them. Anyone who spent any kind of time around them knows just how life-changing that experience can be. For me, it helped shape my Sikhi in ways that I can’t even begin to talk about. It influenced the way I listen to Gurbani, the way I think Gurbani should be read, the way I interpret death – even stuff like that. Just the way they approached life really had that kind of impact on me.

Bhagat Ji, for those who know, you can’t talk about them without being a little happy because you think of the memories you had with them. They were very chill; they didn’t really conform to what you would think a traditional Giani or a traditional Babaji should be. They were very playful, and they were very good at connecting with people who were young, especially in that age and phase of life where you’re trying to figure out what you want to do. Bhagat Ji was very good at taking the seriousness out of life sometimes, and the craziness of everything coming at you. They were really good at removing that and saying, “Look, what really matters is Gurbani. Gurbani matters. This is what you should focus on.”

Obviously, the way Khalsa is, and the way we are as humans, some people attach themselves to the message, some people like me drift away and float around that message. It’s just the way it is, I guess. I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time around them because a lot of people around me that I’m really close to spent a lot of time around them. I know who they lived with, who did Seva for them, who contributed to the programs, and it was cool getting to meet them and be around them in that time when they first came to Toronto. It’s cool seeing all the youth, all the Singhs, all the Bibis who took care of them in their old age. It’s amazing, actually, when I think about it. These are people who were so attached to what Bhagat Ji was teaching that they devoted themselves to taking care of them. Much respect to those guys. It’s crazy when you think about all the Seva that those guys did.

The local Sangat will feel their absence for sure. They were a giant pillar, not only in Toronto. They spent their time in Guatemala, BC. I think they connected with a lot of Sangat. I’ve got a lot of personal stories from back then, but I feel like I’m going to share those with those Singhs when I see them. Hey man, they lived a beautiful life. I can’t say anything else about that, but hopefully you guys are having a dope day. Hopefully, you guys are privileged and graced to meet Mahapurkhs like Bhagat Ji at some point in your lives. If they graced your Sangat, then you did good, man. That’s amazing too. Hopefully, you guys are doing all right. That’s all I got, man. Y’all take it easy, peace.

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updated_at 31-07-2025
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