Who am I? by Dada Bhagwan (if you liked this book txt) 📕

FREEDOM THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION

Women will indeed attain moksha despite what these people say. They are worthy of attaining moksha because in essence, they are Atma. However, it may take longer because the element of attachment and deceit are more dominant.

 

FREEDOM THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF SELF-REALIZATION

 

 

This entire path is ‘Real’. There is no element of ‘relative’ (anything that is not permanent, e.g. thoughts, speech and action) in this path. ‘Real’ means, beyond this world of thought, speech, and acts. ‘Relative’ means, of this world and within the realm of thought, speech, and acts. The Akram path is for the one who has tried everything else but has not found the solution to liberation. Otherwise there are other standards and paths available. The Akram path is for those who want to get “out of standards.”

 

The science of Akram Gnan is the inner science and it is permanent. Everything else you see in the world is external science, and it is temporary. This science gives you the experience of the permanent; it is the Absolute Science. It is a science that liberates. No amount of dharma (duties/religion) practiced, will give you liberation. Through dharma you may attain material happiness and support that will prevent you from falling. Dharma is that which prevents you from falling from your spiritual progress. For liberation you need Vitaraag Vignan (Science of Absolutism). This science does not exist in any scriptures. The Tirthankars knew about this science, but this science could not be imparted to the people of their times. In these troubled times, a rare Bhed Vignani (Absolute Scientist who separates ‘I’ and My’) came along and made this science available for everyone.

 

Therefore, I am ready to give you whatever you ask for. Whatever you ask for! Ask for nirvikalp samadhi (constant bliss of the Soul, even when one is performing all his worldly duties). Ask for a state, free of anxiety and worries forever. I will give you all this with a guarantee. Ask for whatever you want, but you should know what to ask for. This science will give you freedom despite living in the midst of worldly life.

 

GET YOUR WORK DONE

 

 

Get your work done. Whenever you have the need for it, come here. I am not forcing you to come. Come if you feel like coming. If you like the worldly life and the way things are, then continue as you have. There is no pressure that you have to follow this path. I am not here to write letters inviting you to come. If you happen to meet me, then I will tell you about this Gnan and suggest that you take advantage of it and get your work done. This is all I will tell you. For thousands of years such a science has not been available.

 

(9) WHO IS A GNANI PURUSH ?

 

 

THE SANT PURUSH: THE GNANI PURUSH

 

 

Questioner : What is the difference between a saint (sant purush) and a Gnani Purush?

 

Dadashri : A sant purush is someone who teaches people to do good deeds and to stop doing bad deeds.

 

Questioner : You mean a person one who saves us from binding bad karma is called a ‘sant’?

 

Dadashri: Yes, a sant stops you from doing bad deeds, but a Gnani Purush will stop you from binding both good and bad karma. A sant purush leads people on the right path, whereas a Gnani Purush liberates people. The saints are travelers of a specific path (towards liberation). They walk this path themselves and encourage others to do the same. But a Gnani Purush is the one who takes you to the final destination and he will help you to get your work done.

 

The sant purushes are teachers of different levels, for example kindergarten, first standard, second standard, etc. But only a Gnani Purush can give you total Liberation. The Gnani Purush is very rare.

 

Sants can give happiness at a relative level. The Gnani Purush will give you permanent bliss, which is the true nature of the Soul. He gives you eternal tranquility.

 

A true sant is one who has no attachment to anything. There are others who have attachment of varying degrees. Who is a ‘Gnani Purush’? He is the one without ego or attachment.

 

So you cannot refer to a sant, as a Gnani Purush. The sant is not Self-Realized. However, when a sant meets a Gnani Purush, he too makes spiritual progress. Even the sant needs to meet a Gnani Purush. Anyone who has the desire for liberation will have to meet a Gnani Purush. There is no other way.

 

Gnani Purush is truly a wonder of the world. Gnani Purush is the manifest Soul.

 

RECOGNIZING THE GNANI PURUSH

 

 

Questioner : How do you recognize a Gnani Purush?

 

Dadashri : A Gnani Purush cannot remain hidden. His fragrance and aura are quite unmistakable. His ambience is quite unique. His speech is extraordinary. You can recognize him through his words. You can tell by just looking into his eyes. The Gnani Purush has so many signs of indisputable proof. His every word is a scripture. His speech, actions, and humility are so beautiful that they win you over. He has many unique qualities.

 

What are the qualities of a Gnani Purush? The radiance of the sun and the coolness of the moon are part of his nature. Both these opposite attributes are to be found together in the Gnani Purush. Nowhere in this world, can one find such a smile of complete liberation. His serene smile makes one forget his miseries.

 

The Gnani Purush does not have a drop of intellect (buddhi -the light of knowledge which comes through the medium of the ego). The Gnani Purush is aboodh (without buddhi). How many such people are around? Once in a while, when such a person is around, he will liberate hundreds and thousands of people. A Gnani Purush does not have even the slightest ego. There is not a single person in this world that is egoless.

 

Rarely, every few thousand years or so, a Gnani Purush is born. There is an abundance of saints and experts of scriptures, but there are no Self-Realized persons. Gnanis have full knowledge of the Soul. The knower of the Soul is full of bliss and does not experience any internal or external suffering. In the presence of such a person, you too, can achieve your liberation. He who is realized can help others achieve realization. Without a Gnani, it is impossible to achieve Atmagnan.

 

(10) WHO IS DADA BHAGWAN ?

 

 

‘I’ AND ‘DADA BHAGWAN’, ARE NOT ONE

 

 

Questioner : Why do you allow yourself to be addressed as ‘Bhagwan’ (God)?

 

Dadashri : I am not a Bhagwan. I myself, bow down to the Dada Bhagwan within me. My spiritual knowledge is at 356° and Dada Bhagwan is at 360°. Because I lack the four degrees, I too, bow down to and worship Dada Bhagwan, the Lord within me.

 

Questioner : Why do you do this?

 

Dadashri : I do this because I want to obtain the remaining four degrees. I will have to obtain them. I have failed because I lack these four degrees. I have no choice but to pass the next time around.

 

Questioner : Do you have a desire to be ‘Bhagwan’?

 

Dadashri : For me it is burdensome to be a Bhagwan. I am a laghutam (one who really considers everything in the world to be higher than himself; an egoless state) person. There is no other being lower than myself and that is why becoming God would be a burden to me.

 

Questioner : If you don’t want to be a God, then why do you make an effort to complete the four degrees?

Dadashri : That is for my ultimate Liberation.

 

SEEN THE WORLD BUT NOT FULLY KNOWN THE WORLD

 

 

This Gnani Purush lacks only four degrees in attaining absolute and total Knowledge (keval Gnan). I have gone beyond the stage of Self-Realization, but have not yet reached total, absolute Liberation (keval Gnan). I failed the attainment of keval Gnan.

 

Questioner : Which four degrees are you talking about?

 

Dadashri : The four degrees relate to my outward and worldly conduct. The other reason is that although I truly understand this world, I have not come to know it fully. Keval Gnan means knowing the world as it is. I have understood it, but not known it completely.

(11) THE AKRAM PATH CONTINUES

Questioner : What is the difference between understanding and knowing?

 

Dadashri : I have fully understood, but I have not fully known. Had I come to know it fully, it would be called Keval Gnan. I have fully understood it so it is called Keval Darshan.

 

THE LORD OF THE FOURTEEN WORLDS HAS MANIFESTED HERE

 

 

Questioner : For whom do you use the word ‘Dada Bhagwan’?

 

Dadashri : For Dada Bhagwan. Not for me. I am a Gnani Purush.

 

Questioner : Which Bhagwan?

 

Dadashri : Dada Bhagwan is the One who is manifest within me. He is the Lord of the fourteen worlds. He is also within you, but He has not yet manifested. Here within me, He is completely manifested. The manifestation can give you the results (spiritual fruits). You will benefit even by saying his name just once. But when you say His name with the right understanding, you will benefit tremendously. In addition, worldly obstructions or difficulties will be removed. However, you must not be greedy in worldly matters because greed has no end. Do you understand what Dada Bhagwan is?

 

The one you see with your eyes is not Dada Bhagwan. You might think that the person in front of you is Dada Bhagwan. No. What you see is a Patel from Bhadran (a village in India). ‘I’ am a Gnani Purush and ‘Dada Bhagwan’ resides within me and has completely manifested within me. The Lord of the fourteen worlds has been expressed within me. I have personally seen Him and experienced Him. Therefore, I say this with absolute guarantee and assurance that he has manifested within me.

 

And who is it that is speaking? It is a ‘taped recorder’ that is speaking. Dada Bhagwan has no speech. It is this Patel who is talking as a medium for the ‘tapeed record.’ After the separation of ‘Patel’ and ‘Dada Bhagwan’, there is no ego left to say, “I am the speaker.” The ‘taped recorder’ speaks and ‘I’ remain the ‘knower’ and the ‘observer’ of it. Even in you, it is the ‘taped record’ that speaks, but you believe, “I am speaking,” and with this belief a false pride arises within you. For myself, I too have to bow down to Dada Bhagwan within me. ‘Dada Bhagwan’ and ‘I’ are separate, and our relationship is that of neighbors. People think this body of mine is Dada Bhagwan. No. How can this Patel of Bhadran become Dada Bhagwan?

 

(11) THE AKRAM PATH CONTINUES

 

 

GENERATIONS OF GNANIS TO FOLLOW

 

 

I will leave behind me a generation of Gnanis. I will leave behind my heir and thereafter, the link of Gnanis will continue. So look for a living Gnani. There can be no solution without one.

 

I am personally going to give my spiritual powers (siddhis) to some people.