In the autobiography of the great Sikh holy man Baba Sunder Singh Ji, founder of ‘Samparda Bhindra’, is recorded how he personally served one such non-Amritdhari Khalsa Sikh, Sant Baba Jwala Das Udasi:

Sriman 108 Baba Sundar Singh Ji Khalsa 'Bhindrawaley'
The great scholar, intellectual and holy man, and founder of 'Samparda Bhindra

Sant Giani Kartar Singh, founder of ‘Samparda Chokh Mehta’ (a break-away group of Samparda Bhindra formed in 1969) also informs us that Baba Sunder Singh also learned ‘Kirtan’ (Sikh scripture singing) from Sant Pundit Jwala Das Udasi. Giani Kartar Singh also spoke of another non-Amritdhari Udasi Khalsa Sikh who taught Baba Sunder Singh Ji:

Sant Giani Kartar Singh Ji Khalsa 'Bhindrawaley'
Founder of 'Samparda Chokh Mehta' formed in 1969

On pondering the above quote, certain modern Amritdhari Sikh fanatics have to ask the question - how can a Amritdhari Khalsa Sant Baba Sunder Singh attain ‘Brahm Vidiya’ from a Sahejdhari Udasi Sikh Bhagat Ram Ji? The answer to this is that even though Bhagat Ram Ji was a Sahejdhari Sikh, he was still a Khalsa in context he was a devotee of ‘Ekh Nirankar’ (One Formless Being). Such Sahejdhari, non-Amritdhari Khalsa Sikhs are to be found in abundance throughout Sanatan Sikh history, for example, Khalsa holy men such as:
a) Baba Phoola
b) Baba Goinda
c) Baba Alamast
d) Baba Hasna
e) Baba Gurbakhsh Mal
f) Baba Apa Brahm Das
g) Baba Santokh Das
h) Baba Pritam Das
i) Swami Sant Das
j) Bhai Kanhaiya
k) Bhai Seva Ram
l) Bhai Sahej Ram
m) Bhai Addanshah
n) Bhai Pala Ram
o) Bhai Jagta
p) Bhai Des Raj
..and many more

Sriman 108 Sant Bhai Kirpa Ram Ji Sewa Panthi
One of the great Sewa Panthi Sikhs of his time, a fine example of a 'Sehajdhari' Sikh

Even today non-‘Khanda Deh Amrit’ Khalsa Sikhs such as Baba Iswardas Ji Udasin, Baba Teja Singh Ji Nirmala, Mahant Baba Anantanand Udasin, Baba Gobind Das Ji Udasin, Baba Gyan Dev Singh Nirmala, etc., exist in abundance.

The Sanatan Sikhs salute all these great Khalsa holy men.

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