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Publisher : Mr. Ajit C. Patel on behalf of LMMMMMMNO Dada Bhagwan Foundation O 5, Mamatapark Society, O B/h. Navgujarat College, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad-380014. O Tel. : (079) 7543979, 7540408 O O E-Mail : [email protected] O O ©:Editor. Harmony in Marriage O O (Abridged Version) O Edition : 3000 copies, February, 2001 O - Dada Bhagwan O Price : Ultimate Humality O (leads to Universal oneness) O AND O Awareness of "I Don't Know Anything" O O Rs. 15.00 O O Editor : Dr. Niruben Amin Printer : Mahavideh Foundation (Printing Division), Dhobighat, Dudheshwar, Ahmedabad-380004. QRRRRRRS Tel. : 5629197 Additional books on Atmagnan and daily living by DADASHRI (1) Who Am I (English) : "Who am I" is a burning question since the beginning of our being in the universe. Answer to it is here... (2) Ultimate Knowledge : (English) Experience of a 16 year youth about Atma Gnan. (3) Generation Gap (Ma-Baap Chockra no Vyavhar) : How to overcome the generation gap in the west? How to raise children? What are Parents & childs duties. (4) The Essence of all Religion : The essence of all religions in Nine Sentences with Scientific understanding. (5) Adjust Everywhere : A simple key to solve day to day problems in life. (6) Worries : The Gnani Purush Dadashri dissects the nature of worry and shows the way to be free from worry forever. Without this understanding it is very difficult to resolve the problem of worry at its root. (7) Avoid Clashes : Just these two words, followed to the hilt will liberate you. You do not need to study any scriptures. This is the guarantee of the Gnani Purush Dadashri. Introduction of ‘The Gnani’ others within two hours. Thousands have received his grace through this process and thousands continue to do so even now. He called it One June evening in 1958 at around six o’clock, Ambalal Akram Vignan (Step less Science, elevator path). Akram means without Muljibhai Patel, a family man and contractor by profession, was sitting steps and kram means to rise step by step. Akram means lift or elevator on a bench of platform number three at Surat train station. Surat is a path. Kram here means orderly, step-by-step spiritual progress. Akram city in south Gujarat, a western state in India. What happened within is now recognized as a direct shortcut to the bliss of the Self. the next forty-eight minutes was phenomenal. Spontaneous Self- realization occurred within Ambalal M. Patel. During this, his ego Who is Dada Bhagwan ? melted totally and completely. From that time, onwards he became When he explained others who ‘Dada Bhagwan’ is he would say : completely detached from all thoughts, speech and acts of Ambalal and he became a living instrument of The Lord for salvation of the “What you see in front of you is not ‘Dada Bhagwan’. What world through the path of knowledge. He called this Lord, Dada you see is ‘A.M.Patel.’ I am a Gnani Purush and the Lord that is Bhagwan. “This Lord is fully manifested within me,” he told, to all he manifested within, is ‘Dada Bhagwan’. He is the Lord within. He is met. Furthermore, he added that, “The same Lord, Dada Bhagwan exists within you and everyone else. He has not yet manifested within in all living beings.” The difference between you and me is that in me you, whereas within me he is fully manifested. I myself am not a The Lord has manifested fully and in you he is yet to manifest. ‘ Who Bhagwan. I bow down to the Dada Bhagwan within me.’’ are we? What is God? Who runs this world? What is karma? What is liberation? etc. All the world’s spiritual questions were answered. Thus, Current link for attaining the Knowledge nature offered absolute vision to the world through the medium of Shree of Self realization (Atmagnan) Ambalal Muljibhai Patel. “I am personally going to impart siddhis (special spiritual Ambalal was born in Tarasali a suburb of the city of Baroda powers) to a few people. After I leave, will there not be a need for and raised in Bhadran, Central Gujarat. Although a contractor by them? People of future generations will need this path, won’t they?” profession, and married to Hiraba, his life at home and with the world - Dadashri was exemplary prior to his Self Realisation. After becoming, Self Param Pujya Dadashri used to go from town to town and country- realized and attaining the state of a Gnani, (The Awakened One, Jnani to-country to give satsang and impart the knowledge of the Self as well in Hindi) his body became a public charitable trust. as knowledge of harmonious worldly interaction to all whom came to Throughout his whole life, he lived by the principle that there see him. In his final days in late 1987, he graced Dr. Niruben Amin should not be any business in religion, but in all business, there must with the siddhis (special spiritual powers) to continue his Work. be religion. In addition, he never took any money from anyone for his After Param Pujya Dadashri left his mortal body on January 2, own use. He used the profits from his business to take his devotees for 1988. Dr. Niruben continues his Work, travelling within India to pilgrimage in various parts of India. cities and villages; and going abroad to the USA, Canada, UK and His words became the foundation for a new, direct and step less Afr0ica. She is Dadashri’s representative of Akram Vignan. She path to realization called Akram Vignan. Through his divine, original has been instrumental in expanding the key role of Akram Vignan scientific experiment (The Gnan Vidhi) he imparted this knowledge to as the simple and direct path to Self Realization for modern times. Thousands of spiritual seekers have taken advantage of this CONTENTS opportunity and are established in the experience of pure Soul while carrying out their worldly duties. They experience freedom, here Chapter Title and now while living their daily life. 1 One family. Powerful words in scriptures help the seeker in increasing 2 Differences of opinion between husband and wife. their desire for liberation and thus they represent the path. The 3 Nagging at meal times. knowledge of the Self is the final goal of all seekers. Without the 4 Need a husband, not a boss. knowledge of the Self there is no liberation. This knowledge of the 5 The habit of looking at faults of others. Self (Atmagnan) does not exist in books. It exists in the heart of a 6 Overheated radiator of a car. Gnani. Hence, the knowledge of the Self can only be acquired by 7 To improve others or one’s own self? meeting a Gnani. Through the scientific approach of the Akram 8 Adjust everywhere through common sense. Vignan, even today one can attain Atma Gnan, but it can only occur 9 Two separate departments. by meeting a living Atma Gnani and receiving the Atma Gnan 10 Suspicion is self-destructive. (Knowledge of The Self). Only a lit candle can light another candle! 11 Fault of dominance in a husband. 12 Husbands! Act according to Dada’s Vision. WORD ABOUT TRANSLATION 13 Unwind the strings of bondage with wife in this Dadashri generally spoke in Gujarati. He spoke in an manner. extremely simple, colloquial manner. The same style has been 14 Recognition of the highest love. adopted while translating. It is difficult to translate word to word 15 Marriage is a promissory note. from Gujarati to English, without losing the precise meaning of 16 Quarrels with wife. what Dadashri was saying, at the same time keeping the text 17 She will avenge you with a sledgehammer. smoothly flowing and readable in the English language. 18 Complaints from the wife. Where necessary the original Gujarati words have been retained 19 Results of divorce. and appear in italics. To facilitate smooth reading and comprehension, 20 The essence of the seven steps taken during marriage at certain places the English meaning has been given immediately after ceremony. the Gujarati word in brackets. The meaning of the words also appear 21 Differences in the intrinsic qualities of men and in the glossary at the end of the book. women. 22 When sex stops love starts. Dadashri’s original sentences and phrases in English have been 23 Mystery behind meeting each other life after life. preserved and appear in bold fonts. 24 Ideal interactions in married life. A conscious effort has been made to translate without losing 25 Pratikraman Vidhi Dadashri’s message. It is our humble prayer to Dadashri to guide the readers so that they may grasp the precise meaning and message Please note that the numbers given in brackets after some of Akram Vignan. paragraphs correspond to the page number in the original Humble salutation to Dadashri and all the readers. unabridged textbook. PREFACE with the divine vision of looking upon his or her life partner as Man and woman have been around forever. They have a Dev or a Devi, celestial beings. met each other, married and left each other life after life. This has resulted in complex worldly interactions between the two. Scriptures do provide knowledge of the highest order In previous eras called Sat, Dwapar and Treta, problems for the seeker. However, these are merely words. In worldly between men and women were nominal because their innate life an expert of tyres can only mend a punctured tyre. Pujya natural characteristics were simple and easily adjustable to Dadashri who has known the Soul as is, provides simple, easy each other.