WHO AM I ?
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actively participating in this relative world. In this state of
ignorance you further complicate your life by getting married,
having a family, etc. This is how confusion and puzzles arise in
the relative world.
Even when you fall asleep at night, you do so as Chandulal.
All night long this wrong belief reinforces itself, becoming stronger
and stronger. Only when you realize the answer to the question
“Who am I?” does your wrong belief stop. It is because of this
wrong belief that you have been wandering from one life to
another. You do not know your true identity and furthermore
you impress upon yourself, the belief of that which you are not.
You have imposed this wrong belief on your Real Self. In
addition, you have also accepted the notion, “I am Chandulal,”
and, as a result, have behaved accordingly. This false accusation
is a blunder. This blunder is the root cause of all suffering. This
suffering comes in the form of inner restlessness, misery, and
discontentment. At the moment, you have so many worries
caused by your false belief of, “I am Chandulal.” This false
imposition on the Self is ignorance, and brings forth suffering.
(2) BELIEFS : WRONG AND RIGHT
SO MANY WRONG BELIEFS
Dadashri : The belief of, “I am Chandulal,” does not
diminish, even in your sleep. And when you get married, people
say to you, “You are this woman’s husband,” and therefore, you
accept the role of a husband, and act like one. After that,
through repetition, you keep reiterating the notion of being a
husband. Is anyone a husband forever? If you get divorced will
you still be her husband? All these false beliefs have become
deeply ingrained within you.
The first wrong belief is that of “I am Chandulal.” “I am
this woman’s husband,” is the second wrong belief, and “I am