Who Am I

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

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Who Am I?
and you are trying to destroy the prakruti while being in it. How can this be possible? You will only be able to scratch the surface, but you will not be able to totally destroy prakruti. For example, if this cloth becomes dirty, you will need soap to remove the dirt. In the process of cleaning, the soap will leave behind a residue. While you remove one kind of residue, another kind will set in. Then you have to use Tinopal (name brand cloth whitener in India) in order to remove the residue from the soap. The Tinopal will also leave its own stain. I am giving you this analogy to help you understand why it is not possible to attain Atma Gnan through one's own efforts. Unless one receives Atma Gnan, it is not possible to destroy prakruti, although it can be weakened. Once you recognize the attributes of the Self and the non-self, you have the solution. The Gnani Purush can help you know all the attributes. Only a Gnani Purush can separate the Self and the non-self for you.
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For example, this gold ring contains a mixture of copper and gold. Who do you think will be able to separate the gold from the copper?
Questioner: Only a goldsmith.
Dadashri: Yes, a goldsmith can separate the gold and copper, because he knows the qualities of both of these elements. Similarly, a Gnani Purush knows the qualities of the Self and the non-self and so he can separate the two.
The gold and copper in this ring are in the form of a mixture rather than a compound. The goldsmith therefore, can easily separate the mixture. Similarly, the Self and the non-self are in a mixture form and not in a compound form, which is why it is possible to extract one element from the other. If they were in a compound form, it would not be possible to separate the two. That is why the Gnani Purush is able to separate the
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two, and one is able to understand the Self.
Who Am I?
WHAT IS THE GNAN VIDHI?
Vidhi is the Gnani's special process of separation of the Self and the non-self. Questioner: What is the Gnan Vidhi?
Dadashri: The Gnan Vidhi is the process that separates the Soul (Self) from the body (non-self). It is the separation of the animate from the inanimate.
Questioner: This principle is correct, but what is the procedure?
Dadashri: There is nothing here to be given. One simply has to sit and repeat what I say, exactly as it is being spoken. (The awareness of 'Who am I?' is attained after a two-hour process, of which 48 minutes consist of speaking out sentences of bhed vignan (Science of separation), which separate the Self and the non-self. After that, there is a period of an hour where you will be explained the five aagnas (instructions) with examples to illustrate and clarify them. You will be shown how to conduct your life so that you do not charge new karma. You will then know how you can dissipate your past karma smoothly. The awareness that you are pure Soul will remain constantly.)
NEED A GURU OR A GNANI?
Questioner: What should one do if one already has a guru prior to meeting Dada?
Dadashri: You can still go to him. If you do not wish to, it is not mandatory. You must respect him. After taking Gnan, some people ask me whether they ought to leave their previous guru. I tell them that they should not, because it was the guru