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WHO AM I ?
of the Self and the non-self, you have the solution. The Gnani
Purush can help you know all of the attributes. Only a Gnani
Purush can separate the Self from the non-Self for you.
For example, this gold ring is a mixture of copper and
gold. Who do you think will be able to separate the gold from
the copper?
Questioner : Only a goldsmith.
Dadashri : Yes, a goldsmith can separate the gold and
copper because he knows the qualities of both these elements.
Similarly, a Gnani Purush knows the qualities of the Self and the
non-Self and therefore, can separate the two.
The gold and copper in this ring are in the form of a
mixture rather than a compound. The goldsmith, therefore, can
easily separate the mixture. Similarly, the Self and the non-Self
are in a mixture form and not in a compound form, which is why
it is possible to extract one from the other. If they were in a
compound form, it would not be possible to separate the two.
That is why the Gnani Purush is able to separate the two, and
one is able to understand the Self.
WHAT IS THE GNAN VIDHI ?
Gnan Vidhi is the Gnani’s special process of separation
of the Self and the non-Self.
Questioner : What is the ‘Gnan Vidhi’?
Dadashri : The Gnan Vidhi is the process that separates
the Soul (Self) from the body (non-self). It is the separation of
the animate from the inanimate.
Questioner : This principle is correct, but what is the
procedure?
Dadashri : There is nothing here to be given. One simply