Sant Teja Singh Ji got his masters in English literature from Harvard
Academic pursuits and recitation of Gurbani can both be pursued simultaneously:
"I pursued higher studies doing M.A. and LLB., with utmost hard work and difficulty. At that time I was not aware of reciting Gurbani as a daily prayer, but at Harvard University, I had to write a thesis on a very difficult and different subject as narrated by a very eminent poet, but I did it with ease because by this time, with the blessings of Sant Attar Singh Maharaj, my faith in Gurbani was absolute and I had begun to seek Almighty's grace. I would get up at the ambrosial hour and follow faithfully Rahit Maryada, i.e., reciting the Divine Naam and Gurbani as a daily routine. My academic achievements then became more outstanding than ever before. The Guru eases difficulties of all those persons, who follow the Divine path”: