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56 WHO AM I ? Dadashri : Then, is it replaced by the awareness of, “I am Chandubhai”? Say that for three hours you are not aware that you are Shuddhatma and I was to ask you, “Are you ‘Chandubhai’ or ‘Shuddhatma’?” What will you answer? Questioner : Shuddhatma. Dadashri : It means that the awareness is there all the time. Suppose a man got drunk and lost his awareness during that time. What happens when the effect of the alcohol goes away? Questioner : He becomes aware of himself again. Dadashri : Similarly, external circumstances affect you. THIS HAS BEEN SAID WITH STRONG CONVICTION If I ask you, “Are you really ‘Chandubhai’ or are you ‘Shuddhatma’?” You reply, “Shuddhatma.” I ask you again the next day and you reply, “Shuddhatma,” again. If I continue to ask you the same question for five days and get the same answer, I know you have attained the Soul. I have the key to your liberation, so that even if you complain or protest, I would not listen. KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SCRIPTURES KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EXPERIENCE The Gnan that you have acquired encompasses the essence of all our scriptures. Whatever is said in the scriptures is correct. However, Akram Vignan is all that is above and beyond the scriptures. In the scriptures they describe the Soul, but all of its qualities and characteristics are not included. You are only able to acquire the Soul because I give you its complete description. Whatever positive attributes you acquire in the Kramic path, you acquire only a corresponding fraction of the Soul, but not the spontaneous awareness of it. One has to