Ishar Chander Sharma was a saint from

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, a sant of the

Sant Mat Sant Mat was a spiritual movement on the Indian subcontinent during the 13th–17th centuries CE. The name literally means "teachings of sants", i.e. mystic Hindu saints. Through association and seeking truth by following ''sants'' and their teac ...

tradition, appointed him as a successor through his will dated 20 April 1980. With a PhD on Jain Philosopshy under PT Raju, Sharma specialized in epistemology and ethical philosophies of India. Sharma was a philosopher by profession. He held various academic positions at the Claremont College (visiting professor), University of Rajasthan,

University of Udaipur Mohanlal Sukhadia University also called University of Udaipur is a public university in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan.The earlier agricultural university was turned into a multi-faculty university in 1964 and named University ...

(Chairman, Department of Philosophy), Christopher Newport , Virginia (visiting professor), Lynchburg College, visiting professor Cleveland State University, OhioVisiting professor, Dyke College, Dyke College, Cleveland and Old Dominion University, Virginia. He also served as the president of the Indian Philosophical Congress for some time. Sharma first met his guru, Faqir Chand, when Faqir was delivering a sermon in New Delhi. Sharma said that his meeting with Faqir was unusual because Faqir interrupted the sermon to shout Sharma's name, asking Sharma to join him on the stage. Sharma could not understand how this sant knew his name as they had never met or known about each other before this meeting. Later, Faqir told Sharma that he had been waiting for him. Faqir visited Sharma in the US on many occasions and nominated him to work in his place in presence or absence of Munshi Ram, a co-successor, once he retired from teaching and returned to India. Sharma traveled worldwide to propagate the teachings of Faqir, Radha Soami Mat and Surat Shabd Yoga until his death in December 2000.

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* Ethical Philosophies of India * Cayce, Karma and Reincarnation

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20110325003724/http://manavtamandirhsp.com/ * http://www.babafaqirchand.com/baba.html * http://akhandmanavatadham.in/manav_dayal 2000 deaths 20th-century Indian philosophers Radha Soami Surat Shabd Yoga Academic staff of Mohanlal Sukhadia University

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