Who Am I

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

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Who Am I?
Who Am I?
This is an effort on one's part to remain hidden from one's own Self for endless lives. Is it not strange that for infinite lives you have remained hidden from your real Self and yet you know everything that is related to the non-self? How long do you think you will remain hidden from your real Self? This life is meant for the realization of one's real Self. The human life is expressly meant for the investigation of one's true identity. Otherwise one will wander aimlessly. Do you not think it is imperative that you will need to know the answer to 'Who am I?' Will you not need to enquire about who you really are? (3) EXPERIMENT TO SEPARATE ‘T'
AND 'MY'
falls under 'My'. In the relative world you have to say "my"" or "this is mine", but from within your internal understanding should be that it is not really mine'. When a person achieves this understanding nothing bothers him. There is nothing wrong in speaking this way but from within he should decide what really belongs to him. If a policeman makes an inquiry at your house and asks whose house it is, you will have to say, "It is my house", but from within you should have an understanding that it is not yours. It is the inner understanding that makes the difference. The real 'l' has no possessions.
*My' is the relative department and it is a temporary state, while 'I' is the 'Real department' and it is the permanent state. 'I' can never be temporary. Therefore, of the two, you need to pursue the 'I'.
SEPARATE T' AND 'MY'
REALIZATION OF THE TRUE SELF RESULTS IN SEPARATION FROM 'MY'
Questioner: Dada, what technique or method is there by which I can come to know my real Self?
Dadashri: 'T' is the elemental form (vastu svaroop) and *My' is a circumstantial form (sanyogi svaroop). The circumstantial form and the elemental form are always separate. 'T' is the natural elemental form.
'T' is God and 'My' is maaya (illusion). Everything that falls under 'My' is illusion. 'My' is all maaya. 'My' is filled with all varieties of maaya. The moment you say 'My', you are under the influence of maaya. Whenever you say 'My'. you become attached to whatever you refer to as 'My'. 'T' thus attaches to 'My'. 'My' cannot attach to 'l'. 'My' is relative to *I'.
'T' is the only independent form. Everything that falls under My' is alien and not related to the Self. The body also
If I tell you to separate 'I' and 'My' with a 'separator", would you be able to do so? Do you not think it is important to separate the 'T' and 'My'? Sooner or later you will have to know this: Separate 'l' and 'My'. Just as there is a method to separate curd and whey, there is also a way to separate the *My' and the 'I'.
At the moment, do you identify with the 'My'? Is the 'T' alone, or is it with 'My'?
Questioner: 'My' is always there. Dadashri: What are all the things that fall under "My"? Questioner: My home and all the things inside my home.
Dadashri: Are all of those things yours? To whom does the wife belong?