own while being amongst them. Being a man of few words, he would usually use short sentences and one had to lend a curious ear to decipher their contextual meaning. A few of such of his statements, translated here into English, which his devotees recognise as his teachings, are as follows: One should cultivate and preserve the three virtues of righteous moral conduct, viz straightforwardness, honesty and purity in thought, word and deed. Self realisation comes when one bids farewell to ones ego. Lust is the biggest impediment in ones spiritual development. Keen intellectual contemplation and self scrutiny help one to realise all aspects of God. Serious spiritual seekers should not be afraid of taking on the road which is fraught with difficulties of self-realisation. One should rise above the narrow division of religion, caste or creed and make peace with all humanity. One can consider Bhagvad Gita as ones spiritual master. Sincere spiritual efforts and guru's grace lead a seeker to self-realisation. A seeker must surrender onto guru's feet with all his heart and soul. One should always contribute to charity to not let greed settle in. In culture Indian Postal Service, released a stamp titled Bhagwan Gopinathji on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary on 3 July 1998 Doordarshan has made a documentary on Bhagwan Gopinath in the year 1996. Press releases Bhagwan Gopinath Heritage Hall inaugurated in Jammu on 21 November 2010 Chief Minister of Delhi releases biography of Bhagwan Gopinath in Hindi on 26 December 2007 Notes Sh. S.N.Fotedar could very well be called the principal biographer of Bhagwan Gopinath. His work has been labelled as "detailed" and having enough factual material in it by Sh S.N.Katju, who used to serve as a judge at Allahabad High Court and whose son, Markandey Katju, formerly a judge of Supreme Court of India, completed his tenure as the chairman of Press Council of India on 5 October 2014. One could be tempted to jump the gun in labelling him as a primary resource, but having spent over two decaded with Bhagwan Gopinath, and given Mr Katju's appraisal of his work and with no reason to doubt the judgments of Mr. Katju, some of the references in the present article have been taken from his work. References 20th-century Hindu religious leaders 1898 births Indian people of Kashmiri descent Indian Hindus Indian Hindu saints Kashmiri people Kashmiri Hindus Kashmiri