Aptavani 12 Compiled from Satsang with Gnani Purush Dadashri

The Book for the Mahatmas of the Akram Path To Climb the Steps from the Self to the absolute Self Aptavani 12 Compiled from Satsang with Gnani Purush Dadashri Volume 1 (Purvardha) 1 Gnani Purush Dadashri with Atmagnani Pujya Niruben Amin. Los Angeles 1987. 2 Samarpan The Complete Offering Sthoodamaathi sookshma taraf, peysaadey barmi na Aptavachan From the overt to the subtle, moves, the energizing sentences of this twelveth one of the Gnani, Nathi maatra pathan kaajey, maange oondoo param arthaghatan! Is not just for reading only, it demands deep effort to derive the absolute meaning, the Self. AgnaO nu mahatva, swachhand nirmulan; The acceptance of the critical importance of the Agnas, dissolves all self-willed efforts Shirey Dada layee ley mosha soodhinoo saurakshan! Then ‘Dada’ takes over all the responsibilities of protection until moksha Gnata-Drashta sahejey sampraapya, shuddha upayoga nu nivaaran; The state of the Knower-Seer is naturally and easily attained, pure awakened awareness unfolds Barma gunasthan dhariO ! Paamo anant bhedi aa samajan! O attainers of the twelveth level of spiritual quality stage! Attain this vision beyond all secrets Pragatina sopaan chadhaavey, shikharey laksha dradhikaran Makes one climb the steps of progress, and establishe the firm awareness of the Peak Ek ja shabda pachye mandaavey, mokshana gabharey pagaran The digestion of just one word, moves one in the depths of moksha Aho aho Dada!Tamaroo vachanbada, shabdey shabda bhedey avaran I am filled with wonder Dada! The energy of Your words pierces veils of ignorance by each word Vamani laagey prachand shakti, ajamaavi jey ‘pokharan’! Against which the colossal energy of the atomic test at Pokharan is insignificant! Gnani ni jagrutini jhalako, jhookavey seesha Gnani charan; The glimpses of the awareness of the Gnani, makes the head bow to the feet of the Gnani Aho ahoni ashrudhara, vanchata naa sookaava dey nayan! The flow of tears from the absolute wonder, does not let the eyes dry while reading! Baarmoo gunthanu vyavaharthi pamava, karo nitya aradhan; To attain the twelveth stage in worldly interaction, be continuously devoted Baarmi Aptavani kaajey, mahatmaO ney vinavan! To the ‘work’ of Aptavani Twelve, that is the request to mahatmas! Jagruti yagna ni akalpya samagrio nu collection; This uniamginable collection of the auspicious sacrificial fire of awareness Samarpan samarpan, Akram mahatmaO ney samarpan! Is surrendered with absolute humilty to mahatmas of Akram Vignan! ~Pujya Niruben Amin 1999 Notes from Translators Aptavani 12 is in 2 volumes. The original book in Gujarati, compiled and edited by Dr. Niruben Amin was published in 1999. These two volumes are specially for those who have entered the realm of the Self through the now famous Gnan Vidhi of Gnani Purush Dadashri who presented Akram Vignan to the world. 3 The Gnan Vidhi of the Gnani Purush separates the Self from the self. The reader is requested to allow for the use of capital letters in the book, which have been used frequently for ease of understanding the message of the Gnani Purush. The small ‘s’ is the self or the worldly interacting self, where the reader has to introduce one’s own worldly name. The ‘S’ is used to denote the awakened Self after the Gnan Vidhi or the absolute Self. Similarly, the small ‘y’ is used for the worldly self, and the ‘Y’ for ‘You’ is for the awakened One. The small ‘v’ is for the vision through the worldly eyes or the physical eyes whereas the ‘V’ is for the Vision of the awakened One as the Self. Gnani Purush Dadashri in His satsang often used the word ‘we’. This is to mean the ‘Gnani Purush and the absolute One within.’ The ‘We’ in the book denotes the plurality of the awakened Ones in Akram Vignan who are known all over the world as mahatmas. Dictionary meanings fail when words are used to describe aspects of the Self, which can only be experienced. The same word in Gujarati changes in its applied meaning depending on the context of the conversation. Therefore the intent of the message is placed in parenthesis that follows the new unfamiliar word in Gujarati. Frequent words in Gujarati may be an eyesore for the novice reader; but not for the awakened One who is yearning to rise higher in the realm of the bliss of the Self, who will derive new experiences with each repeated reading of the same pages of this magnificent Aptavani of Dadashri. It is with a deep sense of gratitude that the team involved in the process of preparing of this Aptavani in English and other previous Aptavanis, offer this to the reader. It is done with their ardent prayer that Dadashri beomes live for you as You read it. This is sure to happen for You as you read this compilation of live recorded satsang of the Gnani Purush that has been done by Atmagnani Pujya Deepakbhai under the guidance of Dr.Niruben Amin. Sarvagnya na Soocharanoma Shuddha Los Angeles October 24 2011 www.dadashri.org 4 Aptavani 12 Purvardha Editorial The mahatmas of Dadashri, the revered scientist of Akram Vignan (the stepless path to Self-realization), have attained the Self. Now, they are to start the journey to attain absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan). They have to attain absolute Knowledge while fulfilling their remaining worldly responsibilities (sansaar) and while staying as the Self (nischaya). Dadashri has frequently explained about mahatmas’ puzzles about their worldly interaction, their difficulties in following the Agnas (the five cardinal spiritual instructions given after Self-realization) and about ways in which they can remain in awareness (jagruti – awareness of the Self). His spoken words, in different places, addressing different questioners in various situations, have been recorded in audio format. After transcription of Dadashri's satsang from all the various audio-cassettes; a ‘necklace’ is made from the scattered beads of the Gnani’s wisdom! It will prove to be very effective for mahatmas to progress on the path of ultimate liberation (moksha). While reading, many things are clarified within. We feel as if Dadashri is talking to us directly. The reader should insert his own name in place of Dadashri's conversation with "Chandu". ‘Chandu or Chandulal or Chandubhai’ means the owner of the name, your relative self. In every sentence, one should move from the belief of ‘I am Chandu’, to that of ‘I am Shuddhatma ( pure Self- pure Self) only’; ‘I am not the doer’; ‘I am only the Knower-Seer (Gnata-Drashta)’. ‘Besides the Atma - the Self - all else is ‘not mine’. Everything is simply a discharge, of all that was previously charged. Only the stored baggage (bharelo maal – previously charged karma) is coming out. Under no circumstances are new causes being created in that. What You are ‘seeing’ is only the effect of past life causes. This has been emphatically reiterated. In reading this, a tremendous affirmation takes place within. 5 After Self-realization (Gnan), mahatmas do not have to do anything except to stay in the five Agnas all the time. What have the Tirthankaras said? ‘Agna is religion (dharma) and Agna is penance (tapa).’ No other penance is required thereafter. These five Agnas are only for mahatmas, those who have taken Gnan through the Gnan Vidhi. They are not helpful for other people. The person, who can stay in the five Agnas in their exactness, shall attain a state that is similar to Lord Mahavir’s! He will become ekavatari – one more lifetime before final liberation! Yes, the Five Agnas are to be followed with pragnya (liberating energy of the Self) and not with the intellect (buddhi). Agnas followed with intellect will not set one free from karma! Mahatmas are to study the first and the second half of this Aptvani very minutely. They are not to leave it alone until there is crystal clarity through deep-thinking and inner visualization or through asking questions during live satsang. Deep study is to be done. While reading these words one is profoundly awed and gets a high level understanding about the true nature of the Gnani Purush. While comparing Dadashri’s words with the words of the self-proclaimed enlightened people, or the ‘dry’ (those without the experience of Self-realization) scholars; one realizes the difference between an authentic diamond and a piece of glass! Great praise to this unique Gnani Purush! Reading His experiences gives the meaning to the phrase ‘Never before and never again’! In various places are described Dadashri’s experiences about the ways in which he stays in the awareness (jagruti) of the Self, in pure applied awareness of the Self (shuddha upyoga), in separation state of the Self and in a state of absolute detachment (vitaragata). This will prove to be the beacon for us all in the understanding of the goal and the mistakes in attaining the goal! Then the heart becomes filled with emotions of tremendous gratitude, “Dada, praise be to you! You have given this wonderful Aptavani (speech of the One who libeartes) to people of this era who are unfortunate in every aspect (from the perspective of liberation) and made it extremely easy for them to achieve liberation (moksha)!” Upon reading the words of the perfect experience of the One who has attained the highest level of spiritual knowledge in this era, one gets the freedom from the burden of reading all other confusing literature on spirituality. As soon as ‘Dadashri’s book is in the hands, the arms, legs and the heart start to dance! 6 I cannot help but mention a specific red flag for mahatmas. Dadashri’s speech is on worldly interactions (vyavahar) as well on the Self-the Self.

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