Members need not give up their cultural identity or religious preference to follow this path. There are no rituals, ceremonies, hierarchies or mandatory contributions, nor are there compulsory gatherings. The philosophy teaches a personal path of spiritual development which includes a lacto-vegetarian diet, abstinence from intoxicants, alcohol and mind-altering drugs, a moral way of life and the practice of daily meditation. It is a registered non-profit society with no affiliation to any political or commercial organizations. Today RSSB holds meetings in more than 90 countries worldwide. RSSB was established in India in 1891 and gradually began spreading to other countries in the mid 20th century. There are a number of other contemporary movements that use the name вЂRadha SoamiвЂ™ but Radha Soami Satsang Beas is not associated with any of them. In the Indian language, Radha Soami means вЂlord of the soulвЂ™ (radha = soul swami = lord,) satsang describes a group that seeks truth, and Beas refers to the town near which the main center is located in northern India.

There is a spiritual purpose to human life is a central belief вЂ“ to experience the divinity of God within all of us. RSSB is a philosophical organization based on the spiritual teachings and dedicated to a process of inner development under the guidance of a spiritual teacher. The headquarters of the society, called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, are located beside the river Beas near the town of Beas, Punjab, in northern India, and have been a center for satsang since 1891. He lives off his own income and in keeping with the policy for all volunteers ( sevadars), he does not receive any money or honorarium from the society. He was in Spain working before coming back to India to accept his nomination as the next spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. He was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, in the Shimla Hills of Himachal Pradesh, and obtained his bachelor's degree in Commerce from Punjab University, Chandigarh. Singh was born into a family of the Dhillon clan who were followers of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas. He was named by his predecessor Maharaj Charan Singh Ji as spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. Gurinder Singh also known as Baba Gurinder Singh is the current chief (head) of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB).

Gurinder singh radha soami shabad