Book Title: Who Am I
Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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________________ Who Am I? Who Am I? THE SIGNS OF SELF REALIZATION Before you received this Gnan, you were Chandulal and after Gnan you became Shuddhatma (Pure Soul). Is there any difference in your experience? Questioner: Yes, Dadashri: Do you experience this from the moment you get up in the morning or in the afternoon? Questioner: This experience is different from any prior experience. It is spontaneously present when I wake up. Dadashri: When you wake up in the middle of the night, what is the first thing you remember? Questioner: Shuddhatma. Dadashri: Yes, when you spontaneously remember Shuddhatma, upon waking up in the middle of the night, it is proof that you have realized the Soul. Now you have to follow the aagnas of the Gnani Purush's. These aagnas are very important. After I give you this Gnan, the reality takes hold in you. Then you become a Purush (Self-Realized). You realize that you are Shuddhatma (Pure Soul). I destroy your sins. I give you the Divine Vision (Divyachakshu) whereby you are able to see Shuddhatma in everybody. After giving you the right belief, and unifying you with your Soul, I give you the five aagnas (cardinal principles). These five aagnas will guide and protect you. EXPERIENCING THE SELF PERMANENTLY Dadashri: How long do you remain in this awareness of 'I am Shuddhatma'? Questioner: When I am sitting alone quietly in a solitary place. Dadashri: Yes. After this what is your feeling? Do you at anytime feel that 'I am Chandubhai'? Do you ever really feel that 'I am Chandubhai'? Questioner: It has not happened after taking Gnan. Dadashri: Then you are just Shuddhatma. One can only have one feeling. In their daily lives, some people even forget their own names. There is no problem with that. Your state of Shuddhatma will remain for sure. Questioner: But, in the daily life many times the awareness of Shuddhatma does not stay. Dadashri: Then, is it replaced by the awareness 'I am Chandubhai'? If for three hours you are not aware that you are Shuddhatma and then if I were to ask you, "Are you Chandubhai or Shuddhatma?" What will you say? Questioner: Shuddhatma. Dadashri: It means that the awareness is there all the time. Suppose a man got drunk and lost his awareness during that time. What happens when the effect of the alcohol wears off? Questioner: He becomes aware of himself again. Dadashri: This is how the external circumstances affect you. THIS HAS BEEN SAID WITH STRONG CONVICTION If I ask you, "Are you really Chandubhai or are you Shuddhatma?" You reply, "Shuddhatma". I ask you again the next day and you reply, "Shuddhatma" again. If I continue to

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