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WHO AM I ?
Dadashri : These karmas exist because the belief of
‘doership’ exists. The existence of these karmas is directly
dependent upon the belief of ‘doership.’ There is no karma if
there is no ‘doership’. There is no ‘doership’ in the ‘I’ state,
therefore there is no karma. Karma can only be created if there
is ‘doership.’ As ‘Chandulal’, when you say and believe, “I did
this,” or “I did that…” you become the ‘doer.’ This belief then
becomes a support for karma. When one stops being the ‘doer,’
the karma has no basis or support, so it falls away.
ATMA (SELF) AND ANATMA (NON-SELF)
BECOME ONE THROUGH IGNORANCE
Atma (Self) and anatma (non-self) are two separate
entities. They have not become one, but they are ‘stuck’ to
each other. How? Through bhrantiras (false interest; or essence;
the delusional belief that I am the ‘doer’) they have become
stuck to each other. Where did this bhrantiras come from? The
moment one says, “I did it,” the ras (cohesion) of Atma and
anatma occurs. This ras is so sticky that even if it has been there
for years, it will not lose its bonding power. So how can we
even begin to talk about the