Who Am I

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

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Who Am I?
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Who Am I?
Questioner: Yes Dada, I understand it.
‘DOERSHIP' BINDS KARMA
Feel free to ask any questions. Whatever it is that you want to understand, ask your questions. This Science is worth understanding. Here you can ask anything and everything.
Questioner: How can we escape from the bondage of karma?
Dadashri: These karmas exist because the belief of doership' exists. The existence of these karmas is directly dependent upon 'doership'. There is no karma if there is no *doership'. There is no 'doership' in the 'T' state and so there is no karma. Karma can only be created if there is 'doership'. As Chandulal, when you say and believe, "I did this" or "I did that..." you become the 'doer'. This belief then becomes a support for karma. When one stops being the 'doer', the karma has no basis and no support, so they fall away. ATMA (SELF) AND ANATMA (NON-SELF) BECOME ONE THROUGH IGNORANCE
The Atma and anatma are two separate entities. They have not become one, but they are stuck' to each other. How? Through bhrantiras (false interest: or essence; the delusional belief that I am the 'doer') they have become stuck to each other. Where did this bhrantiras come from? The moment one says, "I did it," the ras (cohesion) of Atma and anatma occurs. This ras is so sticky that even if it has been there for years, it will not lose its bonding power, so how can we even begin to talk about the additional ras that is created every day?
A Gnani can dissolve all the bhrantiras, and separate the Atma and anatma. Then the Self remains in its natural state,
and the non-self remains in its natural state. As long as there is the ego, through illusion, one will always say, "I am the doer and I am also the knower", "I did this and I know this". One will speak in this manner. When the feeling of “I am the 'doero" and "I am the knower" are together, it is gneya (a thing to be known), and that itself is called bhranti (illusion). When the feeling 'I am the Knower and the Seer' is not associated with 'I am the doer', it is called gnayak (the Knower).
Right now you believe, 'I am Chandulal' ('T' and 'My as one). That is why the Self and non-self have become one. In fact both these entities are separate. You are separate and Chandulal is separate. But until you become aware of this difference, what can you do? A Gnani Purush can make this separation for you through the Science of Separation. After this, the Real you, 'T', does nothing. It is Chandulal that continues to do everything. (6) WHO WILL DO THE SCIENTIFIC
SEPARATION? SCIENTIFIC SEPARATION OF SELF AND
NON-SELF What is Atma Gnan? It is the understanding of the inherent qualities of Atma (Purush, Self) and the anatma (prakruti, non-self). The one who knows the qualities of the Self and of the non-self and has been through the process of separation, is said to have acquired Atma Gnan. When you become aware of the inherent qualities and differences of the Self and the non-self, you have acquired Atma Gnan.
It is not possible to attain Atma Gnan on your own. This is because right now you are living and behaving as prakruti