Autobiograpy of Gyani Purush A M Patel

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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Autobiography of Gnani Purursh
Autobiography of Gnani Purursh
senses? What is the use of such gratification? Animals have temptations and so do we, so what is the difference between the animals and us? Independent By Nature From The Very Beginning
From the very beginning I knew that I would not work for anyone. I always felt that it was better to die than to work for someone because that meant having a boss who could scold me. This was my biggest shortcoming, but this very shortcoming also saved me in many ways. The biggest disinclination I had was that I would not work for anyone. A friend asked me one day what I would do if my elder brother threw me out of the house. I told him that I would open up a paan shop (selling beetle nut leaf with condiments), but I would not work for anyone. I would keep the shop open till ten o'clock at night, go home late for dinner and go to bed at eleven. I may earn three rupees a day, or even just two, but I would make do. I did not want any kind of dependency, whatsoever
Always Protected Subordinates Do you know what I practiced all my life? I made it my principle to confront superiors and protect the subordinates. I rebelled, but against people in positions of power. What do people generally do? They submit to their superiors and intimidate their subordinates. Whereas I would rebel against my superiors and consequently did not make any material gains. That did not bother me. But I had taken great care of the subordinates. Protecting the subordinates is the greatest quality.
Questioner: That is because you are a Kshatriya.
Dadashri: Yes, because I am a Kshatriya. That is a Kshatriya quality. If I see two people fighting, I will side with
the underdog. That is my kshatriya quality. In My Youth I was Rebellious : The World Melted My
Ego I can see it all. If I look in that direction, I can see it all and the words come forth. I can see whatever I want to and I say it like it is. Otherwise how am I to remember everything? I can see everything all the way to my childhood days. I can see all the phases of that time; how I used to go late into the classroom, after the bell. The teacher used to get irritated and yet he could not say anything.
Questioner: Why did you enter the classroom after the bell?
Dadashri: Because of my arrogance. Such was the false pride I had in my mind. It is because of such arrogance and rebellion that I suffered. A normal person would be seated well before the bell rings.
Questioner: But to be arrogant is to be on the wrong path, is it not?
Dadashri: It is definitely a wrong path. The teacher would already be in the classroom but I would go to the class after the bell. It was acceptable for the teacher to be late but by school laws, the students were supposed to be there before the bell. But I was obstinate and arrogant: 'Who does the teacher think he is? This is what I used to think! Just look at the arrogance: 'The fool! Do you go to school to study or for confrontation?
Questioner: But did the teacher not say anything to
you?