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in-law, I am her uncle, I am his employee'. Do they not say that? These are all signs of illusion. One is not even aware of his own powers or of his own Self.
“We' see the Self in everything (Brahmamaya). “Our' awareness (jagruti) is: What would I see in my first vision, when I see a man and woman? They are not clothed; they are naked. In the second vision, they appear as though their skin has been removed. And what do I see in the third vision? I see all the entrails (flesh, bone and intestines), “exact”, like you would in an X-ray. Therefore, 'we' do not feel any attachment or abhorrence (raag-dwesh), and then ultimately they continue to be ‘seen' as the Self (Brahma swaroop).
Questioner: What is the difference between ego (ahamkar) and ‘I am Brahma (Aham Brahmasmi)?
Dadashri: In ‘Aham Brahmasmi', one is exercising one's own ego. And ego (ahamkar) is to attribute one's own self, where one is not The Self Is Attained at the Feet of the
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Questioner: I need something that would turn my inner tendencies (antar vrutti) towards the Self (swa swaroop).
Dadashri: Do you know what we consider one's own Self (swaroop; one's own form)?
Questioner: It is to witness (sakshibhaav). Dadashri: Witnessing, but what is it like? Questioner: Everything happens under its light.
Dadashri: But you have to know it. You can know Brahma if you attain the knowledge of the Self (Atmagnan). Otherwise how will you know God (Brahma)? Have you attained Atmagnan?
