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on account of the Atma’s infinite energy of Knowledge, that
knowledge of astrology, law, medicine, and all other knowledge
has been discovered. The energy of Knowledge is so astounding,
that it has the ability to expose all the subjects inherent in each
knowledge. Therefore, the Atma is the owner of infinite energy.
It has infinite energy of Knowledge (Gnan shakti), and infinite
energy of the Self (virya shakti). Such a magnificent array of
energies that the Parmatma displays!
Patel Is the Neighbor and the Self Is in the
Parmatma
Questioner: What does the Atma look like? Does it
appear as a brilliant light (tejasvi), or is it in some other form
or shape (aakruti)?
Dadashri: It is neither with form (aakruti), nor is it
formless (niraakruti). Formless and form are all man’s
imagination; an intellectual subject. The Atma is nothing but the
Atma; it is in the form of light (prakash swaroop). It is a kind
of light that needs no origin or support. That is the radiance of
the Atma’s light! It can even travel through mountains; that is
how the Atma is! And that is the kind of Atma in which ‘I’
reside! That is why, should someone verbally abuse or beat this
A. M. Patel (Dada’s worldly name); it would not affect ‘me’. I
am separate; Patel is separate! Patel is the neighbor and the one
carrying out interactions in the world (vyavahar) is Patel.
Atma: Sakaari (With Form) or Nirakari
(Without Form)
Questioner: It is said that God is the abode of light
(tejtej na ambaar); faultless, free from ignorance and darkness;
free of karma (niranjan) and shapeless (nirakari).
Dadashri: And God also has a shape (sakaari).
Questioner: You say it like this and you also say it like that.