Sadhu Ram

Who is Sadhu Ram?

Sadhu Ram is a Spiritual Master from the Sant Mat lineage. He is a disciple of and one of the successors to Sant Ajaib Singh.

Sadhu Ram Ji was born in 1944 into a harijan family in what then was Bikaner State. His spiritual development started in 1972, and then in 1987 he was initiated by Sant Ajaib Singh ji of Sant Bani Ashram 16 P S Ganga Nagar. After Ladhu Ram had studied under Sant Ajaib Singh ji for some time, the Sant ji changed his name from Ladhu to Sadhu. In 2002, he was recognized as one of the successors of Sant Ajaib Singh, and subsequently his ashram was established ina village of Anupgarh Tehsil of Ganga Nagar.

He grew up in a low-caste family, in a village in the former state of Bikaner, now located in Rajasthan near the Indo-Pakistan border. He did not have much formal education, and after completing up to the 9th grade in school, he started helping his father in farming. From his childhood he was strongly inclined toward spirituality and had a burning desire to realize God and to solve the mystery of life.

His relatives wanted him to take an interest in the world and to accept responsibility for the family. His grandfather is reported to have given him 25 acres of his land in Punjab. However, young Ladhu Ram politely refused this gift of land, and, setting out on his own, took up work as a hired labourer on other people's farms. Although this life was very difficult, he found it conducive to spiritual pursuits. As a farm labourer he received a meager wage in exchange for his hard physical work, but his mind was free for the remembrance of God. He would always do an excellent job, charging less than the other workers. If a job was worth Rs. 100 he would charge Rs. 80; if it was worth Rs. 50 he would charge Rs. 40. He had also acquired an extensive knowledge of medicine — traditional and modern — and he treated those in his area who could not afford to pay for medical care, free of charge. He could have set up a prosperous practice, but he did not feel right charging large fees for prescribing a small amount of medicine, or recommending a treatment, or giving an injection.