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Autobiography
of
Gnani Purush A. M. Patel
November 7, 1908 – January 2, 1988
discovers something totally new and beneficial.
Event like the one in childhood when faced by the proposition of wearing the traditional kanthi necklace of the 'initiate into Vaishnav sect of followers of devotees of Lord Krishna and the words that flowed from the child's mouth, the one who enlightens me is my guru, and I would rather remain guruless than adopt a guru who is unworthy', may raise some eyebrows in this book. Instead of expressing prejudice and preconceived opinions the reader would do well to study the deep message of this vision that came forth in a child, and which blossomed into a vehicle for enlightenment for generations to come.
In this tiny booklet, the experiential words of the Gnani Purush have been presented in a very abridged form. The aim is for the world to recognize the phenomenal expression of the State of the Gnani and then attain that. With that prayer...
Jai Sat Chit Anand from Dr. Niruben Amin
[1] How and When Did This Supreme
Knowledge Manifest?
How Akram Science Manifested Within Me
Questioner: The Gnan that manifested within you, how did you acquire it?
Dadashri: I did not acquire it, it occurred naturally. It arose spontaneously.
Questioner: Did it occur naturally? Dadashri: Yes, this is but natural.
Questioner: The phenomenon that occurred to you at Surat railway station does not occur to everyone. Did it occur because of your past spiritual endeavors in the kramic path? (Kramic path to self-realization is an arduous path requiring severe discipline and austerities).
Dadashri: Yes, everything I did was only in the Kramic