Autobiograpy of Gyani Purush A M Patel

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

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Autobiography of Gnani Purush Dadashri: When it would not let me fall asleep, I questioned that ego. That is why that night I wrapped it up and dumped it into the Vishwamitri River. What else could I do?
Questioner: What did you wrap in that bundle?
Dadashri: All the ego. The heck with everything! What was it all for anyway? Everything was in vain. People thought that I had all the happiness in the world, whereas I could not see a trace of it within me. All I had was worries and suffering because of the ego.
Only Gnan Can Get Rid Of The Ego
Questioner: When did you feel like getting rid of that mad ego?
Dadashri: It is not something you can get rid of even if you want to, Can one get rid of the ego at all? It just happened to leave automatically when this Gnan manifested within me at Surat Station. Otherwise it will not leave even if I tried to make it. Besides who would set it free when it is the ego that reigns in the first place? The entire kingdom is of the ego, so who would set it free?
The Gnan Event And Its Description Questioner: Can you explain the event of your enlightenment at Surat station? How did you feel at that time?
Dadashri: There was no change in my feelings. I had gone for business at Songadh and Vyara by the Tapti railway line. While returning I had stopped at Surat station. Along with me was another gentleman, Ranchodbhai Patel, who always accompanied me. In those days I used to have my dinner before sunset and so I finished my dinner in the train and at six
o'clock we disembarked the train at Surat station. This was in June 1958. Ranchodbhai took the dirty dishes to clean while I sat alone on a bench on the platform number two. It was then that the enlightenment and Gnan manifested. I saw the entire cosmos. What is this universe? How does it function? Who runs it? It was on that day when all trace of egoism in me went away. From that day onwards I began to live in a different state altogether, without egoism and without attachment. 'Patel', the non-Self remained the same, but I the Self became completely detached. From that day onwards, I have not experienced anything but constant samadhi, bliss of the Self.
What Did I See At Surat Station? Questioner: Dada what did you experience when you had enlightenment at Surat station?
Dadashri: I saw the entire universe; I saw how the universe functions; who runs it, who is God; who am I; on what basis do things come together etc. I understood everything and I experienced absolute bliss. After that everything became very clear to me. The scriptures do not describe everything in its entirety. Only that which words permit is described in the scriptures. There is a lot more to the universe, which is beyond any words; it is way beyond words. Solitude Amongst Crowd Leads To The Explosion Of
Gnan Questioner: The direct inner light that you experienced at Surat station, did it occur suddenly on its own?
Dadashri: Yes, it happened suddenly. I was sitting on the bench and it was very crowded but this happened all of a sudden.