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of who he is (vastutva). If he were to attain the awareness of
who he really is even for second, he can reach completion-
liberation (purnatva). The Self is natural, the path to acquire the
knowledge (of Who am I?) is straightforward and easy, but a
Gnani Purush is needed to give the knowledge of the Self and
only then can the Self be attained. The Gnani himself is liberated
and has the power to liberate others. He is called the savior, and
the fact that Akram Vignan has arisen in this current time cycle
is a tremendous natural occurrence. This ‘lift’ path has come
about naturally. In this path you can proceed towards liberation
even as you enjoy your worldly life, while eating bhajiya
(fritters) and jalebi (sweets). Without renouncing anything or
practicing any austerities, you can experience the bliss of
liberation. In the Kramic path, one has to do penance, renounce
worldly pleasures and progress one step at a time; he has to
purify his ego in the process. The ego has to be purified to such
an extent that he remains unaffected even when he is shown a
lot of respect and importance. In the Kramic path the Self can
only be attained when the ego is purified to this level. The ego
has to become so pure that ultimately the pure ego and the pure
Soul come together.
Ego and pride are separate things. The belief of ‘I am’ in
the right place (the Self) is not considered ego. To believe what
one is not (I am Chandulal) is ego. The ego becomes absolutely
pure when there is no trace of anger, pride, illusion or greed left.
In the Kramic path a person progresses through acts of
penance; he progresses by attaining the next higher level and
renouncing the lower one; both these actions co-exist in the
Kramic path but no matter what one renounces, the ego always
remains. Not only that, the ego increases with the sense of, ‘I
have renounced.’ The path the world follows is the Kramic path.
In it one moves forward one step at a time. It is a path of
acquisition and renunciation. But there is great danger in it also
because a person regresses tremendously if he mingles in the