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dhyata (one who meditates). You have to become the one who meditates and knows the aim of your meditation.
You become the dhyata as, “I am Chandubhai,' do you not? ‘Chandubhai' is your name. How can you become a dhyata?
Questioner: By the way of 'I am Shuddhatma (I am pure Soul)?.
Dadashri: Shuddhatma, but who is that? Have you realized that?
Questioner: No.
Dadashri: Then it is all wrong if you say so without realizing the Self. You have to realize the Self. You should at least have that pratiti (conviction). Even if you have not realized the Self, that conviction (pratiti) must be there, and the pratiti should be such that it should never falter. From the moment you become aware that 'I am Shuddhatma,' that dhyan will automatically remain; You do not have to do anything. Wherever you have to do anything, it is all dependent upon circumstances. It will happen if the circumstances are right; otherwise it will not. And once You attain the awareness of being the pure Soul (Shuddhatma), the dhyan will arise on its own.
If you have a diamond and you store it at a special place, and you are the only one who knows its whereabouts, then you are aware of where it is. So that is where your dhyan (focus; meditation) will be at. Your dhyan will be there, even if you are sitting at your in-law's home. It is still there in the form of a conviction (pratiti), even when you forget about it. Otherwise, it is definitely there in your awareness (khyal), at the back of your mind. Awareness (khyal; laksha) is the “brother” of dhyan.
Ego – Not in Dhyan but in Actions
Questioner: How should I do dhyan? I want to learn because I don't do it right.
