love is nowhere else, but in the Self. He conducts himself as the
Self; completely separate from the mind, speech and body. In
spite of conducting business, his conduct is without attachment
or abhorrence (vitarag). Just look at the achievements of such
an ‘Akram Vignani’ (The scientist of the direct path to
liberation)!
He did not take any vows (vrat), and the only disciplines
(niyam) he observed, were chovihaar (the practice of eating
food before sundown) and drinking boiled water. He also read
and meditated on the ‘Vachanamrut of Shrimad Rajchandra’
and scriptures of all the religions.
This wonderful science of Akram Vignan manifested
naturally! One evening in 1958, while sitting on a bench at the
Surat (city in Gujarat, India) train station before the enlightenment
occurred; amidst the noisy din of the vast crowds, inner stillness
and peace prevailed. Even then, this was still intermingled with the
ego! There was a supreme effulgence of the light of the absolute
Self! In this light of Gnan, he “saw,” the universe in its entirety. He
experienced complete separation from the body, mind and
speech, and attained a state of absolute Knowledge and absolute
Vision (Keval Gnata-Drashta), and eternal bliss (parmanand).
The most glorious day had dawned in the history of the world!
From that day, the ego was gone! The ‘My-ness’
(mamata) was gone!! And from his auspicious mouth flowed
words that were void of any attachment or abhorrence (vitarag
vani). These words, that are proof of absolute spiritual
perfection, symbolize the eleventh wonder of this Kaliyug
(current era of the time cycle characterized by lack of unity in
mind, speech and conduct), Akram Vignan (step-less path to
Self-realization) - Asaiyati Puja (Worship of an enlightened one
living a worldly life; non-ascetic worship); could not remain
hidden from the world. In the course of twenty or so years, this
Akram Vignan (the spiritual science of the step-less path to
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