Autobiograpy of Gyani Purush A M Patel

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

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span of mere eighty years? This analyses that presents today is from so many past lives.
Questioner: How did these analyses of all past births come together and manifest today?
Dadashri: It is because of the destruction of the veil of ignorance. The Gnan is already there, but the veil of ignorance has to be removed. The Gnan is already there within, as a collective balance of all those lives, but the veil has to be removed for it to manifest.
I have passed through all the phases of that which is to be known. I have traversed through every phase and have brought an end to each of the phases. It is after doing this that Gnan manifested.
becomes idle, I start doing the vidhis from within. At that time it may appear to you that Dada is involved in some activity, but people are not aware of this inner vidhis, so I let it be. I am not able to complete the vidhis before people come to visit in the afternoon, so I take care of them whenever there is a free moment. These vidhis also, are done with complete awareness.
Dadashri's Awareness While Eating Or Sleeping
What do I do while I am eating? It takes long to eat. I eat little. I do not talk to anyone while I am eating. There is full focus on whatever I am eating. I am able to chew my food and so I chew it. I do not get absorbed in the taste, I am simply aware of it. People derive pleasure from the taste and get carried away by it, whereas I am just aware of it. Certain subtle tastes are released in the food and I am an observer of these tastes. I know very subtle tastes of the food.
If someone were to cover me with a blanket on a cold night, I would remove it partially. The cold or an occasional cough will keep me awake during the night. Therefore I can remain in the awareness of the Self.
Pure Awareness Even When Talking Whatever I speak, it is with pure awareness and focus. This record' (Dada refers to his speech) is playing, meaning the words are flowing. I have my full focused awareness on that; there is critical examination of the presence or absence of mistakes in the record. By mistakes I mean whether any element of the speech is going to be hurtful to any one. It is a taped record even when others talk, but they believe that they are doing the talking. I constantly remain as the pure Self, even when I am talking to you.
Not a Moment Wasted Without A Vidhi
I am constantly observing what is happening in conversations, which are talking place. Not even for a second am I without awareness. I am always aware as the Self.
I have vidhis to perform and whenever the mind
For years, no matter how sick I am, or regardless of what happens the night before, I get up exactly at 6:30 AM. It is 6:30 when I get up, but in reality I have not slept at all. The vidhis take me about two and half hours every night. The satsang goes on until 11:30 PM and I go to bed at midnight. I do not take the pleasure of sleep or any worldly happiness.
Even The Shop Bows Down To This Vitarag
In America, mahatmas take me to shopping malls. 'Lets go Dada', they would say. Even the shop itself 'bows down to