Who Am I

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

Page 14

Who Am I?
11
12
Who Am I?
"I'?
Dadashri: Yes, after the separation whatever is left, is your real Self. T': the real You. Should you not inquire into this? Is this method of separating the 'T' from 'My' not simple?
Questioner: It appears to be simple but how are we going to make the separation at the sookshmatar and sookshmatam levels? Without a Gnani, this is not possible right?
Dadashri: Yes. That is what the Gnani Purush does for you. That is why I say separate 'I' and 'My' with the 'Gnani's separator'. What do all the teachers of our scriptures call this separator?
They call it bhed Gnan. It is the Science (knowledge) of separation. How are you going to take away the 'My' without this Science? You do not have the precise knowledge of what comes under l' and what comes under "My'. Bhed Gnan means 'T' am totally separate from everything that is mine. It is only through meeting a Gnani Purush that one acquires this science of separation.
Is it not simple once this separation between the 'I' and the 'My' is made? Does not the Science of Self-Realization become simple this way? The method I have shown makes further progress in Atmagnan easy. Otherwise in this day and age, one can go on reading the scriptures to the point of exhaustion and still not attain Self-Realization.
Questioner: Do we not need someone like you to help us understand all this?
Dadashri: Yes, it is absolutely necessary. Unfortunately a Gnani Purush is very rare and it is rarer still to meet one. In fact, it is indeed an extremely rare occasion when a Gnani Purush comes into existence. At such a time you need to seize
the opportunity and acquire Self-Realization from him. There is no charge for this. It does not cost you anything. Furthermore, the Gnani can give you this separation within one hour. Once you have acquired the knowledge of the Real 'T', everything has been achieved. This is the complete essence of all the scriptures.
If you want material things, then you will have to keep the 'My', but if you want to become liberated, then you will need to relinquish ownership or surrender (surrender by means of understanding only) everything that falls under the category of 'My. Surrender all that is 'mine' or 'My' to the Gnani Purush and you will be left with only the 'T'. The realization of Who am I?' is associated with the loss of 'My'. If 'My becomes separate, then everything is separated. The belief state of 'I am, and all this is mine' is defined as jivatmadasha. A person with this belief (prior to Self-Realization) is a jivatma. The belief 'I Am' and 'All this is not mine' (an inherent understanding that comes about as a result of Self-Realization) is the state of Parmatmadasha. Everything associated with *My' is an obstacle on the path of liberation. Once 'My' becomes detached from the 'T', everything becomes clear. The realization of 'Who Am I?' is spontaneously associated with the loss or detachment of the 'My'. (4) WHO IS THE 'BOSS' OF THE
UNIVERSE?
ONLY THE GNANI SHOWS YOU THE REALTY
Questioner: How is it possible to understand and realize the Real 'T' when we are living in this worldly life?
Dadashri: Where else are you going to realize the Real T'? Is there any other place besides this world where one can