WHO AM I? 9
‘ My’. But then who is the person that is saying this word“ My”? Who is the one that says,“ All these things are mine.”? Have you ever thought about that? When you say“ My name is Chandulal,” and then you turn around and say,“ I am Chandulal” do you not think there is a contradiction in this?
Questioner: Yes, I think so.
Dadashri: You are‘ Chandulal’ right now. In this‘ Chandulal’ there is both‘ I’ and‘ My’. They are like the two railway lines of‘ I’ and‘ My’; they always run together yet they are always separate. They are always parallel and never become one. Despite this you believe them to be one. This is due to the ignorance or unawareness of your true identity. Having understood this, separate the‘ My’. Keep all that comes under‘ My’ to one side. For example,“ My heart,” keep your heart on one side. What other things do we need to separate from this body?
Questioner: The feet and all the sense organs.
Dadashri: Yes the five gnanendriyas( organs of perception) and five karmendriyas( organs of action) and everything else. Furthermore do you say,“ My mind,” or“ I am mind.”?
Questioner: We say,“ My mind.” Dadashri: Do you also not say,“ My intelligence.”? Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: And“ My chit( the component of inner vision and previous knowledge in the mind).”?
Questioner: Yes.
Dadashri: Then do you say,“ My egoism,” or do you say,“ I am egoism.”?