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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