Shabnam Dhillon, wife of RSSB guru, has died

I just received this message from someone. Babaji refers to Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the guru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. It's a sad day for the Dhillon family and the millions of RSSB devotees. I'm no longer one of them, but I share in the sadness of Shabnam Dhillon's death. 

UPDATE: Below is a message from Radha Soami Satsang Beas about Shabnam Dhillon's death. And there's a hindustan times story about her passing.

Second update: There's a Business Today story about Shabnam Dhillon's death.

Shabnam Dhillon, wife of Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Gurinder Singh Dhillion, has passed away in London. She was 57 years old.

According to a statement before Delhi High Court, Shabnam went to London on November 12 for treatment of gastric troubles. She and other members of the Dhillon family had been summoned to appear before the court in person in relation to the Daiichi Sankyo case.

As per the filing, Shabnam had undergone abdominal surgery in United Kingdom on November 20. She later developed some complications post surgery. She breathed her last at an England hospital at 3:00 am IST.

Shabnam is survived by her husband Gurinder Singh Dhillon and two sons, Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and Gurkirat Singh Dhillon. Both of them run businesses in Singapore and England, respectively.

Reports suggest that Gurinder Singh Dhillon will carry on with his three-day programme from Friday to Sunday in Delhi. He will also visit Dubai for a two-day event scheduled for December 2 and 3. Shabnam's mortal remains will reportedly be brought back to Radha Soami Dera at Beas after December 3 for the last rites.

Comments

[Prakash hundalani]

Babaji please have her soul Rest In Peace. We love you Babaji. We know the feeling.

[Rohit]

RIP....

[Fairy]

Poor man. 🙏🌼It must be so heart beaking for him. Time to lay off him I would say. I am of the belief that you can only really know and understand a culture when you are actually truly ingrained within it. Born in it in fact.

Sant Mat is an Indian philosophy and everything that is going on in India at present with the Singh brothers and Gurinder is their culture. We are actually just observers, within from without.

Let the man be for goodness sake. Those who are truly affected financially by that which has or has not occurred, are the only ones in the know surely.

Those who are not, then none of our business!

For anyone who is not in control of themselves, their own MASTER, then after all of this "Singh" trouble, they most surely will be!

And that, is ,in my opinion, how the "straight shooter" Gurinder Singh Dhillon told it from the outset!

We are all our own Radha Soami!
🙏🧚🌞😎

[Rajkumar Haswani]

Miss you MAA

[andrew harjani]

I am so sorry ....we love you 😢

[Jesse]

Even if he were GIHF, the pain would have to be immense. R.I.P to her. Condolences to the whole family.

[Rageshwari]

Very sad to hear news of mata Shabnam hi baba hi look after her soul love u baba ji

[Babita S Sharma]

May she rest in peace and make the family strong to go thru the moments of sadness.

[Sevadars Inc]

We know the feeling.

Posted by: Prakash hundalani | November 26, 2019 at 09:33 PM

Prakash,

Parent of Sherena?

[Sangeeta Dhir]

May her soul Rest In Peace . 🙏🙏
Our prayers and love 💕 for the Dillon family.

[s*]

Wishing soo much strength to Babaji and all who loved her..
Follow Love...always...
<3
s*

[Whodunit]

Sorry Bji
RS

[Sanjay jumani]

May her soul rest in peace

[seeker]

That's very sad news. Om Shanti.

[Mahendra]

She was mother of all
rip

[Mahendra soni bhopal]

Baba Ji, who protects us all, we are with you in this hour of grief, we are very sad to lose our mother, you have to take care of your company, Radha Swami

[Osho Robbins]

Very sad news.
Condolences to all the family

[Nick GB]

My heart bursts for guruji. so shocking. despite being a critic and sceptic am sure most of us here still feel love in our hearts for our fellow beings. No more words

[narendra kumar]

That's very sad news. i am very sorry.

[Sneh]

So sad hard to believe she's gone will be missing greatly
Sneh Dev

[LakshmiNarayanan]

Let peace be on her, om shanti...dear babji, we have no words to console you

[Rajinder Kumar Trehan]

Guru Maa we will miss U. You are already in the Masters lap. He will take due care as he looks after all his men. Radha soami ji at all.

[Ramesh Sethi]

Very very sad news. May God grant peace to the departed soul and courage to the family to bear this unbearable loss. OM SHANTI.

[Goshika Sharma]

Make your soul Rest In Peace in sach khans bibiji! Babaji aap ko lots of strength and love. Heart felt condolences.🙏🏻

[Kalakar Ji]

Radha Soami Baba Ji and Everyone. Baba ji please make her soul R.I.P
Dostoh please please let's leave Babaji Alone now regarding debate etc., We All have karma and let's leave it at that Please. Unconditional love for my SatGuru 🙏🏼Radha Soami🙏🏼
PS:
I never ever participate in these debates, but felt it necessary to comment today. Full of heavy heart for Baba Ji and the whole family and Sant Mat Pariwar...🙏🏼Radha Soami🙏🏼❤️🌹

[yashwant Adnani]

May her soul rest in peace
Babaji Take care of the noble soul

[Parmod]

May her soul rest in peace

[Deepika ahuja]

That's very sad news.Mayher soul rest in peace. luv u baba g

[Balwinder Kumar]

😢RIP😢

[Pinky]

So sad

[KK pandey]

Very sad

[SATISH GARG]

LETS PRAY FOR HER SOUL

[Shikha]

Miss u mata ji 😢😢

[G C Hemnani]

RIP 🙏🌹🙏

[Jim Sutherland]

“Precious in the sight of The Lord is the death of his Saints.” Psalms 116:15

“The Righteous perish, and no man taketh it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.” Isaiah 57:1

“The day of death, is better than the day of one’s birth.” Eccl. 7:1

“ All Souls are Mine.” Exchange. 18:4

CONDOLENCES to the Dhillon family.

[Pankaj]

So sad

[Rohit Sahdev]

Miss you MAA 🙏😢

[Cornelia Muller]

Deepest condolences to the Dhillon family on this deep loss. May Hazur give them strength. Radha Soami . Cornelia

[SUKHVINDER SINGH]

Babaji we are sorry to hear our beloved mother has left for spiritual journey we are sad A great personal loss we all love you babaji take care of beloved soul

[Guru]

GSD is not cancelling his upcoming satsang on the weekend in Delhi and going to Dubai afterwards for another scheduled satsang.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/cities/radha-soami-satsang-beas-chief-s-wife-shabnam-dhillon-passes-away-in-england/story-4bKlK8EHHGbPvj6yNdDbzK_amp.html

[rajvi Mulani]

Radhasoami ji🙏

[Saranjeet Kaur]

May her soul rest in peace and babaji vl take care....

[Harpreet]

Radha Soami gi Baba gi.pls help her soul.really very sad news.May Baba gi help the satsangi family to bear this separation.

[Vijay Sehgal]

Heartfelt condolences to all the agreived family and satsangis. May BABA JI bless the departed soul with eternal peace in sachkhand and enough courage to all of us to face this irreplaceable loss.

[Manjeet]

Your bad luck for that you are not longer of rssb you are not devotees in fact
At the last time of you , you would be realise that rssb guru and isa masih , both are one

[Sandeep Kumar]

May her Soul rest in Peace !

[Shabd Mystic]

So sad.

[AVTAR SINGH DHUNNA]

We know the feeling of mother. Radha Soami Jee

[Vishal Grover]

We are So Sorry Babaji..Always Love you.
Radha Swami..

[Mimi Pruthi]

May her soul Rest In Peace !! Radha Swami.

[Pankaj Desai]

May God give her soul rest of piece. Radha Soami.

[Tejpal singh]

My thoughts are with you baba ji May god give peace and your wife rest in peace may god bless you all and give you strength at this hour of need rs ji your humble servant Tejpal singh

[Rajesh Johari]

So sad radha Swami ji 🙏

[Beaumont]

God Bless you Babaji,

[Lalita Kharabanda]

Sorry to hear death of Mataji
Pray to Almighty to give peace to Departed soul and strength to Babaji and his family
Radha soamy
lalita kharabanda

[Ram murti]

Rest in peace to her soul baba g

[daljit]

Deep condolences
Sad day for Babaji and RSSB

[Meditator]

Sad but real departure of a soul who was privileged to be life partner of a Saint- my Master. I bow in reverence.
He must have taken care of her as He takes care of us all now and ever after.
.
I always feel His embrace as Mata jee must have had felt all along during her sojourn here.

Yet death is a cruel joke which each has to bear with of their beloved or self.

[Sharnjit Rai]

So sad news . May God give her soul rest In Peace.

[777]

"Before Abraham , . . . She IS"

Be Happy

777

[anami]

May the drop merge blissfully in the Ocean!

[Spence Tepper]

Life is precious.
And that loss irreplaceable.
But in the midst of grief is memory.
The tears attest to the value of that soul, and every soul.
May this passing be a source of recall, and a strengthening of the ties within the family arround the things of true value, the love shared, and happiness shared.

My heart goes out to you, Baba Ji, and all the personal and sangat family who knew and loved Shabnam.

[Noori]

Life and death are part of life... everything is false only Death is truth

We shouldn't be too happy or too sad when someone arrives or leaves this world

Human emotions give us these feelings and every human should lift him/herself up from these emotions

Real Santmat shown by Sri Guru Granth Sahib tells us that its all our Karmas which determine the no of breaths we take in this world

Also after us our loved one suffers due to their own Karmas

Everything happens because of Karmas whether they are good or bad

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Says

The body is the field of karma in this age; whatever you plant, you shall harvest. (SGGS p78) and By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His(God) Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found. (SGGS p2)

RIP...

[Dalit]

Once true master initiated he comes at the time of death.
As per my knowledge you are initiated. So you will be forgiven
And master will take care of you when your time comes

[Jim Sutherland]

As an X Preacher, I could , ( should ) preach, but in this case, looking back, some times it seemed almost impossible to believe a Bible Verse that says” Every thing works together for the best, to those who love God, and are called according to His purpose. “ but, some how, some way, life continues, for the surviving living. It is never easy to act like nothing happened, when people die, and the world seems to be falling apart, as it is for RSSB and Gurinder right now, but if God is overseeing every thing, than, the Phoenix will arise from the ashes, as RSSB might also. Here is a Link to a tragic event that happened to the Stars of a Football Team years ago, near where I live. I toured that School a few years ago, and the dead Stars are still Heros displaced in the Gallery.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crash-devastates-marshall-university

[Whodunit]

Maharaji took her homeward

Enough of bearing grief and grievances in this vale of tears and delusion
She bore brunt of the heavy burden
Brave those who muster strength enough to cheat death of its sting.

[Kavita Arora]

Miss u maa realy. May God give her soul rest in peace. So sad day for baba ji n RSSB.

[Gurjit]

I love my baba ji but we lost our mother

[Parmod Soni]

So sad may her soul rest in peace.

[Baldeep shergill]

🙏Radha soami baba ji . I am so sorry baba ji.
Very sad. We love you . I miss you always baba ji .

[Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī]

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
~ Rumi

Of LOVE and LIFE .... https://youtu.be/3T3AIdsYFF0

[Meditator]

Aweful I am at the expanse a death provides!

Provided our life has been sane and all-loving- full of empathy.

Abdul Kalam and Mother Teresa were such holy beings that I may recall in recent times apart from perfect Saints.

It lets us merge back in Him to become all-present He.

I wish Mata jee to have become ''He" finally leaving a temporary duality in this life she has been subjected to as also got released of the huge burden of a bitter saga of mega-monies she carried on her neck , as alleged as a prime member from His family.

He cleared her release. Now May He close this chapter of life and death. Its distasteful.

As well May He put His family and extended family at ease for He can! ( out of this huge 25000 volts circuit shocking them all. every moment).

[Chaman singh]

Our dearest mata ji has gone apne dham
May her soul rest in peace.
We love you very much Baba ji
Chaman singh

[j]

This is without a doubt the most emotionally anemic death memo I've ever read. Describing a man's wife as not his dear companion, not the love of his life, but his "friend"? And it concludes with an admonishment that everyone stop slacking off, and be better satsangis. Really, I've never seen the like.

[belovedfriend]

ah, a friend is a very rare thing indeed in this world. Depends on how you view it.

I suspect you are not married. Because anyone who is married would be pleased that their
wife or husband was indeed a friend.

Also, life is fragile and nice to be reminded to wake up to its uncertainty.

[Geeta Devi]

We love you baba jee
Today we missed our matajee 😭😭
RADHA SOAMI JEE💐💐

[slave_of_GSD]

This is without a doubt the most emotionally anemic death memo I've ever read. Describing a man's wife as not his dear companion, not the love of his life, but his "friend"? And it concludes with an admonishment that everyone stop slacking off, and be better satsangis. Really, I've never seen the like.

Posted by: j | November 27, 2019 at 06:55 PM

A memo, I am aware, personally ok'ed by GSD.

Apart from this your post doesn't merit any reaction!

[Nardeep]

Radhasoami ji Babaji .. !! We all have to stay in the will of the supreme Lord and Power ..But here she is eternally with You , Forever !!.(away from the miseries of this world . ) Take care of your ownself ,dearest Babaji !!
Radha Soami ji !!

[deepak]

Mother Teresa was a bitch and Abdul Kalam was a manipulator. They were made saints by the paid media just because they were Muslims and Christians. I request the meditator to increasew his meditation rather then relying on paid media propaganda.

[Jesse]

"And it concludes with an admonishment that everyone stop slacking off, and be better satsangis. Really, I've never seen the like. "

Yeah, J. Cults are super weird.

The fact that this guy is just plowing through with the "satsangs" after her death is pretty bizarre as well. Even if he is just above it all and super spiritual (which i doubt), there's an amount of social responsibility to your family that comes before talking to massive crowds coming to see a rock star guru.

[Jesse]

"He cleared her release. Now May He close this chapter of life and death. Its distasteful. "

Your ridiculous comment is pretty distasteful as well, but I'm not really in a position to criticize you for that.

[Preteen]

Death is certain for all. Do not rejoice on others' death because it is coming and reaching to each and every one of us. Remember our own death. Humans with human actions and mind suffer more when death reaches to them and their loved ones. Babaji loves you so much and my soul wants to be with you always.

[Whodunit]

Shows how a negative brain will see negativity in everything
Shows how some can't make the connection between life and death with any positive correlation.
Also is more than likely unmarried otherwise such relationship ideal is totally influenced by unrealistic expectation.
Obviously can't fathom how any 2 people can be recognized as true friends where true friends outweigh waring spouses in each and every case.
Actually its a pretty petty reaction, par for the course coming out of western world thinking in negative assumptions.
Also totally misunderstood reasoning about how life and death happens, or without any kind of meaningful recognition to how or why the karmic principle actually works or functions.

[Pooja Asrani]

We miss our maa babaji🙏

[JS]

Whilst this is obviously a devastating loss for the family, it is disappointing for the public/neutral to not have the opportunity to see justice served against one of the key players in the Fortis/Religare financial scandal

The Indian authorities really need to get on with it and solve this sordid puzzle, clearing or convicting the other key players

[gurjot]

There is a reason why GSD took him to U.K for treatment. Imagine, if same happened in some hospital in india.

[gurjot]

little correction in above post of mine.

him=Her

[Meditator]

Jesse,
Yes, it must be distasteful for you as the cracks and fissures in the RSSB belief system to salvation and Almighty seem real for some.

Agree with you and others who measure the spirits and spirituality with different yardsticks then by RSSB satsangis.

Deepak.
I have known them from others and media - their stories etc and hence I remarked.

[Pari]

I am so sorry for the loss. That's the biggest loss one can bear. Strength and love to the family.

Radhasoami ji

[D charan]

I am sorry to know that wife of BABAJi passed away in London hospital. It was not expected that she will die soon , she was 57 year old and it was not serious problem. But everything done by God will,we have to accept with wholeheartedly. MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE. ON DEATH WE REALISE THAT ONLY GOD IS TRUTH.NAME OF RAM IS TRUTH. RAM NAAM HI SATYA HAI. NANAK SAHIB SAYS IN HIS MORNING PRAYER JAPJI SAHIB, (AADI SACH, JUGADI SACH, HAI BHI SACH, NANAK HOSI BHI SACH.) GOD WAS EVERYTHING WHEN HE WAS ALONE ,GOD IS ONLY TRUTH WHEN MADE THIS UNIVERSE ,EVEN TODAY IT IS ONLY TRUTH , IS GOD. TOMORROW IS THE SAME. HATS OFF NANAK SAHIB AND KABEER SAHIB. LOVELY UNIVERSALMASSAGE FOR EVERYONE. NOTHING WILL GO BEYOND THIS WORLD , NO BODY HAS TAKEN ANYTHING FROM THIS WORLD. KABEER SAYS. I HAVEN'T SEEN GOING To HEAVEN KEEPING BAG ON HIS HEAD. IT IS ALL ILLUSION. SO BRO. LIVE ON DAY TO DAY BASIS OR IN PRESENT. AGAIN I AM VERY SORRY TO KNOW SUDDEN DEMISE OF MATAJI.

[TheUntoldGod]

I can actually see some people not feeling remotely any remorse for death. In lieu, they are in dismay, for they feel that Shrimati Shabnam Dhillon Ji was a convict and now can't be behind bars. I can understand your plight and those of the conspirers. But you forgot one thing, wheather this mishappening occured or not, she would always remain unstained. And for our Babaji, let yourself try hardest to accuse him of hundred things. But you can't ever prove it. Because of his innocuousness, and highest levels of spirituality, you despicable ones, won't have a hand. Let's see my points being proved apposite, coming days!

[Anil Dutt]

Love you maa always.....

[Osho Robbins]

@JS
Even after death, you still seek justice?

At least let a person rest in peace once they are dead!

@Gurjot
Not sure what your reasoning is.
What was the issue if the treatment was in India? And if she had complications and passed away. Why would it be an issue in India?

Don’t get the point you are making.

[j]

"A memo, I am aware, personally ok'ed by GSD. Apart from this your post doesn't merit any reaction!"

There's more emotion in your post than in the Rep's entire memo.
What a strange, dry, humorless and soulless religion RSSB has become. Everything about it is bleak, robotic and antiseptic. The Satsang centers decor (if such a naughty word dare be used in front of satsangis) is a room of nothing but plain white walls and plastic chairs devoid of any shred of personality.
Even the RSSB book covers have been aesthetically neutered from their former charm to purposefully ugly dusk jackets. The tone of all communications from the guru's talks to local satsangs is a professionally delivered detached somber scolding, even when someone's wife dies. Beauty and emotion and love and all things human are sins in this religion.

[Dogribb]

I'm curious if the winter Dera session will happen this year.Probably disappoint a lot of foreign RSSBers if that happens.

[Mukesh]

May her soul rest in peace radha swami ji

[GSD_THE_GREATEDT]

I'm curious if the winter Dera session will happen this year.Probably disappoint a lot of foreign RSSBers if that happens.

Posted by: Dogribb | November 28, 2019 at 08:15 AM

Why do you think the winter session won't happen??

If the GREATEST GSD can go ahead with the Delhi and Dubai programmes leaving the mortal remains of his 'FRIEND' and wife in UK, all for the sake of HIS SANGAT, unlikely that the Beas programs will be cancelled.

Hats off to you GSD!!!! Unmatched dedication. Even the Nanaks, Kabirs, Jesus, etc that you are often compared to by the exer's here BOW to you!!!!!

[Lord of Kama]

"A memo, I am aware, personally ok'ed by GSD. Apart from this your post doesn't merit any reaction!"

There's more emotion in your post than in the Rep's entire memo.
What a strange, dry, humorless and soulless religion RSSB has become. Everything about it is bleak, robotic and antiseptic. The Satsang centers decor (if such a naughty word dare be used in front of satsangis) is a room of nothing but plain white walls and plastic chairs devoid of any shred of personality.
Even the RSSB book covers have been aesthetically neutered from their former charm to purposefully ugly dusk jackets. The tone of all communications from the guru's talks to local satsangs is a professionally delivered detached somber scolding, even when someone's wife dies. Beauty and emotion and love and all things human are sins in this religion.

Posted by: j | November 28, 2019 at 07:21 AM

J,

You don't belong there. It's the neon lit topless girl bars for you.

Beauty, emotion and love and all things human all in abundance here.

[JS]

GSD_THE_GREATEDT, what on Earth are you talking about?

Christ was crucified...you think of GSD was nailed to a cross he’d maintain his fake baba position?

Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji had his four beloved sons butchered by rabid Muslims...What’s GSD ever sacrificed?

Through crookedness, his sons have become multi-multi millionaires

Please, let’s maintain perspective and keep a lid on the intoxication of religion

ps With regards to the deceased, it’s a shame she wasn’t afforded the opportunity to clear her name although the Dhillon family hardly appear to be meeting the accusations head on...