WORDS WINDOWS to PURESELF WORDS WINDOWS to PURESELF 14 Words Windows to Pureself from His ``Being’’

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Laser Compose : Typographer, D/22, Mahavir Chambers, Near Anand Dining Hall, Salapas Road, Ahmedabad-1. Phone : 5504928 JAY SACHCHIDANAND SANGH Come, let’s re-live in Gnani’s Radiance

To be in Presence of the Gnani is just to be in the close vicinity of your Real Self – totally oblivious of the worldly cares and snares. It is a prictorial presentation of perfect purity. `Words–Windows to Pure-Self’ is like a running commentary by our learned Mahatma prof. Vishnu Pathak, deeply WORDS steeped in the spiritual hues. He has WORDS seized the spiritual glimpses, during Dada Bhagvan’s Satsang or Yatra and WINDOWS presented them vividly in his lucid, living lexicons. These flashes make us re-live TO the fascinating divine experience of Dada Bhagvan, the Architect of Akram Vignan. PURESELF Our can have such a spiritual feel All speech is nothing but ego...... and thrill, if one gets an opportunity to be in presence of Pujya Kanudadashri, Words spoken for the Pureself are Silence. the Beacon-light of Akram Vignan today. And though the fourth re-print of this booklet I open the window for the aspiring souls to taste the elixir of this rare experience with Mahatma Vishnu Pathak, which can be mine and yours and ours. Jai Sachchidanand

G. A. Shah Come, let’s re-live in Gnani’s Radiance

G. A. Shah The Window to Pureself...... FOREWORD ```Total humility and I Know nothing.’’ by Shri Govind Shah

From the womb of eternity, A word is born : Dada...Dada...Dada... O.....a word that is wordless Dearsest self, .....a word that is formless We were groping in the dark alleys of our mind, speech and .....a word that is egoless body - the arid desert-in search of nectar (Amrut) and we .....a word like a magic wand transforming me, and you and all of us saw you and heard your `word’ and our thirsty eyes and into the Pureself. ears drank in the nectar of Pureself. -The Self that is the eternal spring of Boundless Bliss Graciously have you shown us your Form Supreme in the .....The Self that liberates one and all form the labyrinth of worldly life. person of a householder clad in a dhoti, shirt, coat, a black The music of that word, Shri Vishnu Pathak listened to with rapt and cap and shoes. With your Grace, we have known that you rapturous attention....till the very music became an integral part of his have left silken robes, diamond crown and Yellow `Pitamber’ being. in `Vaikuntha’ (heavenly abode). And from this music have come the Rhymes and Rhythms of Pureself- Visibly Manifest to us all through Shri Dada Bhagavan. -V. Pathak A word that will open the windows to the colourful panoramic vision of the Pureself, pervading all through the cosmogony. Bow I to Shri Vishnu Pathak for leading us to the lull of `Word’ - Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada... The Window to Pureself...... FOREWORD ```Total humility and I Know nothing.’’ by Shri Govind Shah

It these words help you open the windows to your `Pureself’ (I hope by Shri Khetsi Narsi Shah they will), well, they are yours; for once they are opened and you get in With your Grace, O Dada Bhagavan, even a mute can recite the and stay within your own `Brindaban’ even for a while, your traffic with Vedas. You have come to liberate us. Therfore you have poised yourself the world will sffer a sea-shange. on 3560. The words you read are no idolatry or hero-worship; for they refer ❖ to no idol or person. Daa Bhagavan is only the other name for your In the age of science, technology and all material prosperity, you’ve `Self’, my `Self’, our `Self’. pointed a finger at the invaluable treasures within us. Your Infinite Love will save the world. The word of a Jnani is a seed that will sprout. And so these words are `Self’ worship, your love and respect for `Pureself’. The Jnani, in whom that `Pureself’ has manifested in all its ❖ glory, is our visible `Self.’ Naturally therefore bowing down before him in all humility and devotion, we are bowing down before our `Pureself’. Absolute Perfection is here and now, not in the future. All you need, We all love the `Pureself’ which is beyond perception. you already have. We love a Jnani because he is egoless, light, happy in `Purself’ and ❖ therefore Ìmpersonal’; and in loving and worshipping him (even Shri Vishnu Pathak collected his articles form Àkram Vijnan’, on Dadashri sings His praises with us in satsang), we love and worship the the various aspects of Dadashri’s personality and philosophy and wrote Ìmpersonal’ in us, the `Pureself’. some new ones translating some of the talks from Àptavani-4’ and Jay Sachchidananda Sangha hastened to publish them in a book form, on I felt my first joy in his loving presence. the auspicious occasion of `Guru Purnima’ being celebrated in July 1982, in New Jersey (U.S.A.) hoping some readers will surely peep A form is a way to the Formless. A Jnani is the way to the Ìmper- through these windows. sonal Pureself’. So come this way, please...... to the words. ❖ -Vishnu Pathak The author has felt, as he says, the Eternity with his fingertips and that touch flows through these words. I thank Vishnu Pathak for his love for and devotion to Dadashri, which have become `Words-Windows to Pureself.’ Introduction Words

Foreword by Shri Govind Shah Jay Sachchidananda Sangha warmly thanks- Introduction by Shri Khetsi Narsi Shah Words - V. Pathak Shri Govind Shah for writing a loving foreword to `Words-Win- Acknowledgements dows to Pureself’ and allowing us to make use of some terms from the glossary at the end of his book Òbeisance’. 1 My First Journey With Dadashri Shri Radheshyam Sharma for advising us to publish the articles on 2 His Presence Radiates ~ Atmananda Dadashir’s Philosophy, in a book form, for the benefit of readers abroad, 3 Through A Window... on the Gurupurnima Day. 4 I Have Come to Librate You 5 Is There A Creator of the World ? Shri Sudhir Shah for his deep devotion to Dadashri and for adorn- ing each window to Pureself with nice layouts and miniature pictures, 6 `Ì Will Give You God’s Right Address’’ so that readers may be tempted to look through them at `Pureself’. 7 Vyavasthita Shakti 8 I And My Shri Rameshbhai P. Parikh, mildly firm Sanghpati, Ahmedabad, Shri 9 Alertness And Innocence Jayant Hirani ever enthusiastic for publishing Dadashri’s literature-for their kind co-operation. 10 The Real Guru 11 Dadashri and His Word And finally, all mahatmas who have helped directly or indirectly in 12 Dadashri’s Infinite Compassion spreading Dadashri’s message. 13 The Vitarag Way 14 Mankind Will Rise ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 15 Dadashri..... Shankaracharyaji And Kundakundacharyaji 16 Gurupurnima 17 vÙt-m«mkd 18 At the Bhuj Airport..... 19 Tribute..... 20 Glossary WORDS WINDOWS TO PURESELF WORDS WINDOWS TO PURESELF 14 Words Windows To Pureself from his ``Being’’. They embody his distilled experience. Nothing abstract, abstruse or esoteric about his wisdom. His commonsense is uncanny and yet calls himself Àboodh’, sans intellect (Buddhi). He says very humorously, `Ì don’t have intellect worth two pence’’. Now I cry halt to my èmotioncade’ and describe our motorcade to Abu. We got down from the car, looked at the steep flight of steps, flooded with sunlight, to the temple. We were all worried about Dadaji for we thought it would be difficult for him to climb the steps. But before ever vigilant Khetsibhai could go and fetch a chair for Dadaji from Shri Simandharswami’s temple office, he outdid him, started climbing taking hold of Radheshyam’s hand and was smiling in his unique way, putting off his shoes for entering the portals of the temple. My First Journey With Dadashri Khetsibhai brought a chair near Dadaji and humorously commented : ``Dadaji would not tarry here a little for it’s his Simandharswami whom he is It was the sultry afternoon of May 3, 1980. We (Radheshyam Sharma, ever eager to meet; he would not wait for a chair.’’ And Dadaji smiled at Rameshbhai Bhatt and Vishnu) left Shital Baug, the cool sanctuary after 2-00 Khetsibhai, with a look filled with infinite love and compassion. We looked at p.m. amidst the cheerful shouts of `Jay Sachchidananda’. Dadaji was seated in one another in silent amazement as though upon a peak in Darien. front with Savitaba and Khetsibhai, Dadaji’s ever young and dedicated We all sat, with Dadaji in the chair, in front of us and he started ``Navkar charioteer. Didi (Dr. Niruben) was with us three, sitting squeezed in the rear Mantra’’ before the living presence of Shri Simandharswami’s Idol... While seat. reciting the Mantra with Dadaji, our delight knew no bounds. Then there was peace around us and within us, for on opening our eyelids, we saw Shri Khetsibhai drove so fast and yet so smoothly that it was difficult to say Simandharswami seated before the huge, white, smooth and lustrous marble whether we were sailing or flying in the air. idol, in gray hair parted in the middle, full white shirt and dhoti...We all drank The sun proured its heat on Dadaji, but we found him seated like a in this rare sight with childlike wonder... we felt as though God had come to ``Sthitaprajna’’ undisturbed, unmoved. Didi (Niruben) shielded the window awaken us from deep sleep, for he was in the human form just like any one of with a wet piece of cloth, placed another on Dadaji’s head bending on him us and yet how unlike us, so near yet so far, so familiar and yet so strange. I from the rear seat, held a third wet napkin on his head, all the way from forgot to tell you how I came to join the group of young `Mahatmas’ travelling Ahmedabad till we reached Shri Simandharswami’s temple on the outskirts of to Abu, with Dadaji, Khetsibhai and Didi, Radheshyam and Rameshbhai for a Mehasna. Didi was all devotion, no sign of fatigue but happily smiling. Dadaji seven-day-spiritual-get together, an experiment in spiritual living, `Jagriti would drink water if a glass of water were offered to him. And Didi who has Yagna’. I was a neophyte and as such I would not get this opportunity but been looking after Dadaji for the last twelve years would not fail in her duty in because of my friend dear Radheshyam’s affection for me, I became an eleventh- offering if, knowing intuitively that Dadaji must have been feeling thirsty. But hour addition to the group. It was a red-letter day for me, my good fortune to Dadaji would sit like a happy child travelling with its elders, ready to be carried travel with Dadaji and see `Divinity’ with all my eyes. away anywhere or talk casually with Savitaba on social matters or human life It is said in the Bible that a man called John came for a witness to bear and its purpose. All this discussion was so natural and so spontaneous, for witness of the light that all men through him might believe. Dadashri is with Dadaji quotes no scriptures or `Shastras’ in defence of his arguments. His us. If we can look into him, we will come to trust in things that we have not intuitive living experience of the Self in the depth of his being is his authority. been able to realise ourselves. Through him we can have a glimpse of that His wisdom is not bookish; it is practical, earthly yet with an unearthly, which is still unseen. Dadaji can bear witness like Shri Ramkrishna who assured transcendental fragrance about it. His words (Ìt’s a tape that is speaking’, he Vivekanand of Godhood, saying, ``Dada Bhagavan is revealed within this says) go straight into our hearts because they come, in their pristine glory, temple, look here...what has been said about the Supreme Self is true.’’ 13 14 Words Windows To Pureself from his ``Being’’. They embody his distilled experience. Nothing abstract, abstruse or esoteric about his wisdom. His commonsense is uncanny and yet calls himself Àboodh’, sans intellect (Buddhi). He says very humorously, `Ì don’t have intellect worth two pence’’. Now I cry halt to my èmotioncade’ and describe our motorcade to Abu. We got down from the car, looked at the steep flight of steps, flooded with sunlight, to the temple. We were all worried about Dadaji for we thought it would be difficult for him to climb the steps. But before ever vigilant Khetsibhai could go and fetch a chair for Dadaji from Shri Simandharswami’s temple office, he outdid him, started climbing taking hold of Radheshyam’s hand and was smiling in his unique way, putting off his shoes for entering the portals of the temple. My First Journey With Dadashri Khetsibhai brought a chair near Dadaji and humorously commented : ``Dadaji would not tarry here a little for it’s his Simandharswami whom he is It was the sultry afternoon of May 3, 1980. We (Radheshyam Sharma, ever eager to meet; he would not wait for a chair.’’ And Dadaji smiled at Rameshbhai Bhatt and Vishnu) left Shital Baug, the cool sanctuary after 2-00 Khetsibhai, with a look filled with infinite love and compassion. We looked at p.m. amidst the cheerful shouts of `Jay Sachchidananda’. Dadaji was seated in one another in silent amazement as though upon a peak in Darien. front with Savitaba and Khetsibhai, Dadaji’s ever young and dedicated We all sat, with Dadaji in the chair, in front of us and he started ``Navkar charioteer. Didi (Dr. Niruben) was with us three, sitting squeezed in the rear Mantra’’ before the living presence of Shri Simandharswami’s Idol... While seat. reciting the Mantra with Dadaji, our delight knew no bounds. Then there was peace around us and within us, for on opening our eyelids, we saw Shri Khetsibhai drove so fast and yet so smoothly that it was difficult to say Simandharswami seated before the huge, white, smooth and lustrous marble whether we were sailing or flying in the air. idol, in gray hair parted in the middle, full white shirt and dhoti...We all drank The sun proured its heat on Dadaji, but we found him seated like a in this rare sight with childlike wonder... we felt as though God had come to ``Sthitaprajna’’ undisturbed, unmoved. Didi (Niruben) shielded the window awaken us from deep sleep, for he was in the human form just like any one of with a wet piece of cloth, placed another on Dadaji’s head bending on him us and yet how unlike us, so near yet so far, so familiar and yet so strange. I from the rear seat, held a third wet napkin on his head, all the way from forgot to tell you how I came to join the group of young `Mahatmas’ travelling Ahmedabad till we reached Shri Simandharswami’s temple on the outskirts of to Abu, with Dadaji, Khetsibhai and Didi, Radheshyam and Rameshbhai for a Mehasna. Didi was all devotion, no sign of fatigue but happily smiling. Dadaji seven-day-spiritual-get together, an experiment in spiritual living, `Jagriti would drink water if a glass of water were offered to him. And Didi who has Yagna’. I was a neophyte and as such I would not get this opportunity but been looking after Dadaji for the last twelve years would not fail in her duty in because of my friend dear Radheshyam’s affection for me, I became an eleventh- offering if, knowing intuitively that Dadaji must have been feeling thirsty. But hour addition to the group. It was a red-letter day for me, my good fortune to Dadaji would sit like a happy child travelling with its elders, ready to be carried travel with Dadaji and see `Divinity’ with all my eyes. away anywhere or talk casually with Savitaba on social matters or human life It is said in the Bible that a man called John came for a witness to bear and its purpose. All this discussion was so natural and so spontaneous, for witness of the light that all men through him might believe. Dadashri is with Dadaji quotes no scriptures or `Shastras’ in defence of his arguments. His us. If we can look into him, we will come to trust in things that we have not intuitive living experience of the Self in the depth of his being is his authority. been able to realise ourselves. Through him we can have a glimpse of that His wisdom is not bookish; it is practical, earthly yet with an unearthly, which is still unseen. Dadaji can bear witness like Shri Ramkrishna who assured transcendental fragrance about it. His words (Ìt’s a tape that is speaking’, he Vivekanand of Godhood, saying, ``Dada Bhagavan is revealed within this says) go straight into our hearts because they come, in their pristine glory, temple, look here...what has been said about the Supreme Self is true.’’ 13 My first Journey with Dadashri 15 16 Words Windows To Pureself Dadaji, a Jivan Mukta, lives and moves in our world of material pleasures One fine evening we went to Swamishri Gangeshvaranandji’s Ashram. without any attachment or hate, showering his ever compassionate smile on We were given a very warm welcome. Dadaji touched the feet of Shri Swamiji all of us. and requested him to shower his blessings on him and on all of us. He did so and Dadaji loudly uttered : `Shri Gangeshvaranandji Maharaj ki jay’ thrice I have heard that after divine realization of the Absolute (Shuddha) and and we all joined him in doing so. Swamiji in turn said, ``Dada Bhagavan Ki Indeterminate (Nirguna) Brahma, one can stay in the transcendantal Brahma- Jay’’ thrice, amidst the cheers of Sanyasis and Mahatmas. bhava, but for the welfare of the world, he comes down to the phenomenal relative world which is known as the place of nescience (Maya) to reveal the Dadaji has a wonderful sense of humour. If he finds anyone with a serious treasure of infinite bliss and peace hidden within us. So does Dadaji for all of face, he at once says, ``Please, for God’s sake, wear a smile on your morose us. Dadaji in all his love says, `Ì would like to share my ineffable, wordless face. Laugh and be merry’’, and then he laughs heartily. Like a Zen Master he experience with you before I leave. Kindle your lamp before this bubble (body) would ask everybody to have a hearty laugh. In his presence we are face to bursts. When it bursts, you won’t be able to have `Darshan’ if Dada Bhagavan face with our `Self’; we enjoy real freedom. He exercises no authority but sitting within. Avail yourself of this unique occasion. After lacs of years has showers infinite love instead. And he has no favourites. happened this incarnation. You, too, will enjoy liberation while performing It was two days before we had to leave for Ahmedabad. I went to his your wordly durties. Do not be angry with the world. Enlighten yourself, bring room, the doors were open. I saw him sleeping like a new born babe in the lap light to your own being; I say this...I don’t say anything that I have not seen or of its mother, and the rosy-fingered dawn was fanning him with cool breeze- experienced.’’ the Timeless is time. I returned to my room. After an hour I found him with his Like Jesus, Dadaji is a messenger of peace and bliss that is within us. He ever fresh smile, reading a newespaper, all engrossed, not at all disturbed by is so simple, so ordinary, so common. Really it is very difficult to be so, because the noises around him. I was at once reminded of what he had told us once unless one has realised his `Self’, one cannot be so humble, so spontaneous, regarding leaving the world and retiring to a quiet place for ``Sadhana’’ : ``He living from moment to moment, ever fresh and ever new. who finds his àloneness’ in a crowd is a Yogi.’’ `Ìf somebody slaps you on one side of the face, give him the other side But now I will tell you why he got up late that morning. Usually we had too. If somebody snatches your coat, give him your shirt also, ``says Jesus, in two sessions of satsang-questions-one in the morning and the other in the the Bible; and what does our beloved Dadaji tell us ?’’ If somebody picks your afternoon, three hours each. But that day Dadaji chose to be with us all the pocket, the pocket of your inside jacket, go home undisturbed and tell your time, even physically, and so we all gathered together that night, for a special wife to prepare a delicious dish, enjoy it and go to bed peacefully. But don’t session of Dadashri’s grace, after nine. There were volleys of questions about suffer two losses-losing money and suffering for it.’’ life, death, liberation, immortality. Dadashri, though tired physically, a man of 72, answered the questions, punctuating them with genial humour, if the One afternoon we were all seated for ``Satsang’’ and song-recital questions happened to be naive, trivial or witless. He would not lose his patience, followed by questions. Young and enthusiastic `àpta-putras’’ asked him his poise. `Ìt is 12-30, Dadaji, it’s very late, now have rest,’’ whispered Didi, questions about marriage, celibacy, sex, which he listened to patiently and Dadaji’s divine, selfless doctor-nurse who looks after Dadaji; and ``My life is answered very intelligently, logically, reminding the questioners of the goal of a Public trust’’ came a spontaneous reply from Dadashri. And the Àsha human life. He then affectionately told us to ask questions in order to be Hostel’, where we had our stay, resounded with ``Jay Sachchidananda’’. enlightened. Now I relate one every significant event that happended, while we were One morning he expressed in his aphoristic style ``the highest wisdom leaving for Sri Ambaji’s temple. I was seated between Khetsibhai and Dadashri. is to know that you do not know.’’ ``Please do not nurse and inflate your ego. I sat near Khetsibhai so that Dadaji would not have to sit folded like a flower in Blessed are the meek for they shall realize the Self. Be empty, so that `Divinity’ the corner and he would be more comfortable. But he squeezed himself in the can fill you to the brim. Go to a Jnani and get initiation. The living master is corner, hear the left window of the car, saying, ``You be more comfortable; the living God, more than all the scriptures of the world. Be one with him by come this side, come near me.’’ I wish I could be so near him, so merged with allowing his `grace’ to flow into you unconditionally-total surrender. Be a him (a drop with the ocean) that I would lose all my identity. And then who circle not a square.’’ Dadaji’s humility is simply disarming. would he say to, ``Come close to me ?’’ My first Journey with Dadashri 15 16 Words Windows To Pureself Dadaji, a Jivan Mukta, lives and moves in our world of material pleasures One fine evening we went to Swamishri Gangeshvaranandji’s Ashram. without any attachment or hate, showering his ever compassionate smile on We were given a very warm welcome. Dadaji touched the feet of Shri Swamiji all of us. and requested him to shower his blessings on him and on all of us. He did so and Dadaji loudly uttered : `Shri Gangeshvaranandji Maharaj ki jay’ thrice I have heard that after divine realization of the Absolute (Shuddha) and and we all joined him in doing so. Swamiji in turn said, ``Dada Bhagavan Ki Indeterminate (Nirguna) Brahma, one can stay in the transcendantal Brahma- Jay’’ thrice, amidst the cheers of Sanyasis and Mahatmas. bhava, but for the welfare of the world, he comes down to the phenomenal relative world which is known as the place of nescience (Maya) to reveal the Dadaji has a wonderful sense of humour. If he finds anyone with a serious treasure of infinite bliss and peace hidden within us. So does Dadaji for all of face, he at once says, ``Please, for God’s sake, wear a smile on your morose us. Dadaji in all his love says, `Ì would like to share my ineffable, wordless face. Laugh and be merry’’, and then he laughs heartily. Like a Zen Master he experience with you before I leave. Kindle your lamp before this bubble (body) would ask everybody to have a hearty laugh. In his presence we are face to bursts. When it bursts, you won’t be able to have `Darshan’ if Dada Bhagavan face with our `Self’; we enjoy real freedom. He exercises no authority but sitting within. Avail yourself of this unique occasion. After lacs of years has showers infinite love instead. And he has no favourites. happened this incarnation. You, too, will enjoy liberation while performing It was two days before we had to leave for Ahmedabad. I went to his your wordly durties. Do not be angry with the world. Enlighten yourself, bring room, the doors were open. I saw him sleeping like a new born babe in the lap light to your own being; I say this...I don’t say anything that I have not seen or of its mother, and the rosy-fingered dawn was fanning him with cool breeze- experienced.’’ the Timeless is time. I returned to my room. After an hour I found him with his Like Jesus, Dadaji is a messenger of peace and bliss that is within us. He ever fresh smile, reading a newespaper, all engrossed, not at all disturbed by is so simple, so ordinary, so common. Really it is very difficult to be so, because the noises around him. I was at once reminded of what he had told us once unless one has realised his `Self’, one cannot be so humble, so spontaneous, regarding leaving the world and retiring to a quiet place for ``Sadhana’’ : ``He living from moment to moment, ever fresh and ever new. who finds his àloneness’ in a crowd is a Yogi.’’ `Ìf somebody slaps you on one side of the face, give him the other side But now I will tell you why he got up late that morning. Usually we had too. If somebody snatches your coat, give him your shirt also, ``says Jesus, in two sessions of satsang-questions-one in the morning and the other in the the Bible; and what does our beloved Dadaji tell us ?’’ If somebody picks your afternoon, three hours each. But that day Dadaji chose to be with us all the pocket, the pocket of your inside jacket, go home undisturbed and tell your time, even physically, and so we all gathered together that night, for a special wife to prepare a delicious dish, enjoy it and go to bed peacefully. But don’t session of Dadashri’s grace, after nine. There were volleys of questions about suffer two losses-losing money and suffering for it.’’ life, death, liberation, immortality. Dadashri, though tired physically, a man of 72, answered the questions, punctuating them with genial humour, if the One afternoon we were all seated for ``Satsang’’ and song-recital questions happened to be naive, trivial or witless. He would not lose his patience, followed by questions. Young and enthusiastic `àpta-putras’’ asked him his poise. `Ìt is 12-30, Dadaji, it’s very late, now have rest,’’ whispered Didi, questions about marriage, celibacy, sex, which he listened to patiently and Dadaji’s divine, selfless doctor-nurse who looks after Dadaji; and ``My life is answered very intelligently, logically, reminding the questioners of the goal of a Public trust’’ came a spontaneous reply from Dadashri. And the Àsha human life. He then affectionately told us to ask questions in order to be Hostel’, where we had our stay, resounded with ``Jay Sachchidananda’’. enlightened. Now I relate one every significant event that happended, while we were One morning he expressed in his aphoristic style ``the highest wisdom leaving for Sri Ambaji’s temple. I was seated between Khetsibhai and Dadashri. is to know that you do not know.’’ ``Please do not nurse and inflate your ego. I sat near Khetsibhai so that Dadaji would not have to sit folded like a flower in Blessed are the meek for they shall realize the Self. Be empty, so that `Divinity’ the corner and he would be more comfortable. But he squeezed himself in the can fill you to the brim. Go to a Jnani and get initiation. The living master is corner, hear the left window of the car, saying, ``You be more comfortable; the living God, more than all the scriptures of the world. Be one with him by come this side, come near me.’’ I wish I could be so near him, so merged with allowing his `grace’ to flow into you unconditionally-total surrender. Be a him (a drop with the ocean) that I would lose all my identity. And then who circle not a square.’’ Dadaji’s humility is simply disarming. would he say to, ``Come close to me ?’’ My first Journey with Dadashri 17 Dadaji is too human and therefore too divine. To be in his presence for a while brings about a silent transformation in a receptive soul. It was indeed my good luck or his grace-what shall I call it?-that he picked me up as one would give a lift to a tired traveller resting at a wayside inn, and bestowed on me an opportunity to live with Divinity, to talk with him, to pray with him, to sing and dance merrily before him, to ask questions to him-all this a bliss divine. Yes, that night how he looked at all of us, his eyes brimming with love and compassion; how he cut jokes at young Mahatmas and regaled them with roaring laughter, how he teased some of us; how he revealed to us some of the secrets of his life before he attained to ``Selfhood’’. He also told us about the arts he had mastered in those days-the art of picking pockets, but he added smilingly, he had done so in order to protect himself from the pick-pockets. He also told us, that unforgettable night, how he used to quarrel with God, sometimes mildly, sometimes violently; but then he added, `Ìt was a lover’s quarrel with his beloved,’’ with a twinkle in his eyes and an innocently sly smile on his lips. His Presence Radiates Àtmananda’ I was with him for seven days. To be with him was a miraculous experience. I felt I lived those moments of my life, but then what had I been doing all these days ? - Simply breathing. He made me feel my real `Self.’ Is Dadashri only a person or self-aware identity ? He is both. But the Now I can say I have seen, smelt, heard, tasted and touched ``Reality’’ with real Self cannot be described except in terms supplied by the person, in my fingers. That subtle touch still lingers in my fingertips and flows into words terms of what he is not. All that we can tell about the person is not the Self on the pages before you. and we can tell nothing about the Self which would not refer to the person.

Dadashri appears to us as a person but he is a mystery. One has in ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ dissolve oneself to be one with that mystery. One has to lose oneself to find the Self. Dadashri always helps us to see ourselves as we really are, for it is in seeing with absolute clarity that the inward transformation takes place.

Dadashri tells us, `Ì live apart from mind, speech and body, completely detached. I live in my natural state of complete freedom. I have attained...living in the world. Look at me, householders, I’m a witness, you, too, can do it. Don’t you think my presence in your midst is an encouragement that such a state is possible to any one of you if you are right earnest about it ? Love for God is the only true love. This is not Dada *Bhagavan; what you see is a Patel of Bhadran. And he who speaks in not `Dada’ either. It’s the `tape’ that is speaking. Dada is Dada. He is a Vitarag, the. Lord of fourteen `lokas’ (worlds), whom we workship, too. He who sits within as a Vitarag is Dada. He is revealed within. So many people are going to be blessed and benefited....This is Àkram Vijnan’, a new science, not religion, we want to give to the people. Even a `touch’ will prove a blessing.’’ 18 His Presence Radiates Àtmananda’ 19 20 Words Windows To Pureself How shall I describe this infinite expanse of awareness ? How shall is always immersed in His `Self’ of pure awareness and he never leaves his I describle the indescribable or define as person the indefinable or assign àbode’ even for a while, if there is à while’ in his timeless and spaceless human attributes to one who cannot be identified with any physical, mental àbode’. He who happens to live with Ambalal Patel as his first neighbour, or speech act ! For him every state of existence is natural. He is beyond the never leaves his àbode’ of Sat, Chit and Ananda, for a second. And I, reach of human tools : sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, mind and intellect. moving on the periphery, casting my eager and earnest look at the centre, My words are symbols-openings to eternity; they do not stop at or with the endeavour to catch a ray of his light with my mortal tools and then èffort’ person but point to the beyond. to translate that experience into this language of human feelings, shaped by shadowy reason; but if I succeed in pointing a finger towards the source of And yet my eyes see a human form; ears hear (love to hear) his loving voice; mind thinks about him; fingers feel his human touch; my inner being all our being from which we seem to come and to which, it is said, we experiences a subtle taste of his invisible personality; heart loves that return, this effort will be his grace. ìneffable’ incarnated in the human mould but the light or knowledge (Dada It has always been my feeling that the Ìmpersonal’ seems to work Bhagavan) revealed withing him...... beyond time and space, is Dadashri’s through the person of Ambalal Patel. I love to listen to his spontaneous true Self. answers. When he speaks we wish he would go on... We forget ourselves in When we bow down at his holy feet and touch his toe with the centre his divine presence when he says, `Ì also pray to that Dada Bhagvan, revealed of our forehead during the ‘Jnana Vidhi’ (initiation ceremony), we touch within, with folded hands, along with you. I know I am four degrees away the Formless, the Beyond, the Eternal, and our ègo’ melts into oblivion. from that Supreme State of 3600. If humility were able to appear in human The mighty torrent of divine energy, like Bhagirathi, flows through the tip form, it would be Dadashri’s, I am sure. of his toe and separates the soul and the body of the initiate. The mask of personality is rent and the initiate feels that he is separate from his body; he After ìnitiation’ Dadashri advises the initiates to water the `seed’, is `Shuddhatma’, a pure soul.....Dadashri has often told us, ``The Jnani’s feet every night before going to bed, whispering Ì’m `Shuddhatma’, remembering possess miraculous powers, for he lives in his Pureself -a completely egoless Dadashri’s face. He then gives a five-fold follow-up work which is a must and desireless state, pure awareness. for the `Dikshit’. He who carries out the imstructions with love, faith and devotion, earns rich dividends and in a very short period. Dadashri, time and Dadashri in so (Virat) vast that he includes all in his wide embrace; again, drills into our ears, ``You’re Shuddhatma. Just be and watch. Don’t he loves all without splitting them into good and evil. With him there’s no labour under the wrong belief that you’re the doer of your actions; you can selection, no rejection but total acceptance. He tells us, ``When the whole never be a doer; actions happen. But your ègo’ deceives you. You are universe appears quite innocent, you become innocent. I saw the whole neither the body, nor the mind, nor the mental faculties. You are beyond all world as innocent, then I became innocent. Those who do good and those this. To be, you must be nobody. Non-identification and spontaneous is who do evil appear equally innocent to us. Our compassion flows liberation.’’ spontaneously. If you commit an error, whether you ask for forgiveness or not, you’re forgiven.’’ A `Jnani’ is all compassion and his love choiceless. Dadashri does not look at the `packings’ but the (Shuddhatma) Pure Soul within and therefore he loves all. To us appear different forms, for Dadashri is beyond the scale of our mundane values called moral human mind is like a prism that stains the white radiance of Eternity and norms and ethical codes. He is a vastness of love which spreads its leafy splits the One into a myriad shapes and names. boughs like arms beneath which all creation can take refuge, like a tired and restless child in the lap of its mother. When we think of the religions of the world and their history, we grow In his presence we experience pure Ànanda’ and he always tells us, disheartened. What atrocities and brutalities have been practised by the so- ``Here is Àtmananda’; it flows ceaselessly, you are here in a state of no mind.’’ called cultured people in the name of religion ! Our heads bow down in shame. Ordinarily narrow religions have been destructive. They have crippled We always find him in a cheerful mood, showering sweet smiles on the whole humanity. Various narrow religions of the world appear like clouds all, with his lustrous eyes, shedding light of strange, unearthly joy; for he in the vast sky. Some of them seem to be `wordy vapour’ polluting the His Presence Radiates Àtmananda’ 19 20 Words Windows To Pureself How shall I describe this infinite expanse of awareness ? How shall is always immersed in His `Self’ of pure awareness and he never leaves his I describle the indescribable or define as person the indefinable or assign àbode’ even for a while, if there is à while’ in his timeless and spaceless human attributes to one who cannot be identified with any physical, mental àbode’. He who happens to live with Ambalal Patel as his first neighbour, or speech act ! For him every state of existence is natural. He is beyond the never leaves his àbode’ of Sat, Chit and Ananda, for a second. And I, reach of human tools : sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, mind and intellect. moving on the periphery, casting my eager and earnest look at the centre, My words are symbols-openings to eternity; they do not stop at or with the endeavour to catch a ray of his light with my mortal tools and then èffort’ person but point to the beyond. to translate that experience into this language of human feelings, shaped by shadowy reason; but if I succeed in pointing a finger towards the source of And yet my eyes see a human form; ears hear (love to hear) his loving voice; mind thinks about him; fingers feel his human touch; my inner being all our being from which we seem to come and to which, it is said, we experiences a subtle taste of his invisible personality; heart loves that return, this effort will be his grace. ìneffable’ incarnated in the human mould but the light or knowledge (Dada It has always been my feeling that the Ìmpersonal’ seems to work Bhagavan) revealed withing him...... beyond time and space, is Dadashri’s through the person of Ambalal Patel. I love to listen to his spontaneous true Self. answers. When he speaks we wish he would go on... We forget ourselves in When we bow down at his holy feet and touch his toe with the centre his divine presence when he says, `Ì also pray to that Dada Bhagvan, revealed of our forehead during the ‘Jnana Vidhi’ (initiation ceremony), we touch within, with folded hands, along with you. I know I am four degrees away the Formless, the Beyond, the Eternal, and our ègo’ melts into oblivion. from that Supreme State of 3600. If humility were able to appear in human The mighty torrent of divine energy, like Bhagirathi, flows through the tip form, it would be Dadashri’s, I am sure. of his toe and separates the soul and the body of the initiate. The mask of personality is rent and the initiate feels that he is separate from his body; he After ìnitiation’ Dadashri advises the initiates to water the `seed’, is `Shuddhatma’, a pure soul.....Dadashri has often told us, ``The Jnani’s feet every night before going to bed, whispering Ì’m `Shuddhatma’, remembering possess miraculous powers, for he lives in his Pureself -a completely egoless Dadashri’s face. He then gives a five-fold follow-up work which is a must and desireless state, pure awareness. for the `Dikshit’. He who carries out the imstructions with love, faith and devotion, earns rich dividends and in a very short period. Dadashri, time and Dadashri in so (Virat) vast that he includes all in his wide embrace; again, drills into our ears, ``You’re Shuddhatma. Just be and watch. Don’t he loves all without splitting them into good and evil. With him there’s no labour under the wrong belief that you’re the doer of your actions; you can selection, no rejection but total acceptance. He tells us, ``When the whole never be a doer; actions happen. But your ègo’ deceives you. You are universe appears quite innocent, you become innocent. I saw the whole neither the body, nor the mind, nor the mental faculties. You are beyond all world as innocent, then I became innocent. Those who do good and those this. To be, you must be nobody. Non-identification and spontaneous is who do evil appear equally innocent to us. Our compassion flows liberation.’’ spontaneously. If you commit an error, whether you ask for forgiveness or not, you’re forgiven.’’ A `Jnani’ is all compassion and his love choiceless. Dadashri does not look at the `packings’ but the (Shuddhatma) Pure Soul within and therefore he loves all. To us appear different forms, for Dadashri is beyond the scale of our mundane values called moral human mind is like a prism that stains the white radiance of Eternity and norms and ethical codes. He is a vastness of love which spreads its leafy splits the One into a myriad shapes and names. boughs like arms beneath which all creation can take refuge, like a tired and restless child in the lap of its mother. When we think of the religions of the world and their history, we grow In his presence we experience pure Ànanda’ and he always tells us, disheartened. What atrocities and brutalities have been practised by the so- ``Here is Àtmananda’; it flows ceaselessly, you are here in a state of no mind.’’ called cultured people in the name of religion ! Our heads bow down in shame. Ordinarily narrow religions have been destructive. They have crippled We always find him in a cheerful mood, showering sweet smiles on the whole humanity. Various narrow religions of the world appear like clouds all, with his lustrous eyes, shedding light of strange, unearthly joy; for he in the vast sky. Some of them seem to be `wordy vapour’ polluting the His Presence Radiates Àtmananda’ 21 innocent atmosphere of the universe. People are not helped much by following a religion because they follow a religion by social habit. But Dadashri says, `Òur religion is `Vitarag Vijnan,’ a pure science which one can experiment and experience in the `lab’ of his innerself and enjoy the bliss, for it has always been there waiting to be discovered. Religion must fructify in self- realization or perfect freedom. You’ll enjoy a discovery (Truth is in the discovery which is beginningless and so endless) beyond all imagination, for in the inner search the unexpected is inevitable and the lustrous realms of mysterious light become visible. Infinite delight is within; taste it and all other pleasures of the world, after which you hanker like one after mirage to quench his insatiable thirst, will appear stale to you. Joy infinite is your very nature.’’

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Questioner : Dear Dadashri, we are all very eager to know something about your life, I mean, would you kindly tell us about some events which change the course of your life ?

Dadashri : (With a compassionate smile and a twinkle in his eyes) So children love to listen to stories, I know. Listen then. At the age of thirteen, it so happened that I had strange thoughts, (that) I should have no superior, no boss over me to command; even `Bhagavan’ should not be my head. That wouldn’t suit me. But I came into this world, carrying a cargo of spiritual riches with me, which I had earned in my previous births and my wishes, cherished through innumerable births, were fulfilled in this birth.

I married at sixteen. A strange thing happened during the wedding ceremony which had a mysterious implication for the bridegroom. Do you know what happened ? The head-gear of the bridegroom came off a little and in a flash it came to him that `one of them will have to tread alone-either he’ll be a widower or the girl, a widow.’

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Questioner : Dear Dadashri, we are all very eager to know something about your life, I mean, would you kindly tell us about some events which change the course of your life ?

I remember my school and the teacher, too, who taught us Arithmetic. I wasn’t a very brilliant student but not a dullard either. One day my teacher set us an example to find out the smallest number, indivisible and found in all. I ecstatically discovered that only God could be such an entity that prevades the whole universe but is hidden behind the veil of Maya (illusion) in every creature, visible or invisible. 22 Through A Window... 23 24 Words Windows To Pureself One day I told my Ianguage teacher, ``Sir, had I used these precious of freedom and determination (sattvik ego), he set off on a quest of the fifteen years of my life in search of God, instead of `wasting’ them in golden realms within-Infinite and Eternal, the Ùnknown’ beyond the body, learning one language, I would certainly have realized my true `Self.’ Oh, mind and speech. His friends and people around him had little idea that what a folly ! though he was with them (all) he was not of them. Every `Samaya’ was Questioner : Please, tell us about the people at home and other precious...and it was fleeting away and the spiritually restless soul was fast influences in your boyhood and onwards which helped exploring, every atom of his being and getting ready for the final explosion.] you in your spiritual progress. Questioner : We’ve heard that Dadaji performed some tapasya, like Dadashri : My loving mother was very religious. She poured nectar the Jains ? into my thirsty heart, relating religious stories and quenched my boyish curiosity..... Dadashri : Oh yes, And you know I raped a `rich harvest’-I developed a `corn’ in the sole of my foot. I did this `tapasya’ for self- I loved and longed to meet holy people and read holy books. I had realization ! I tried to endure the prick of a nail that often good friends and loving and selfless relatives who helped me in my spiritual raised its head to hurt me...So strong was my ègo’ that progress. I am really indebted to them all. I would gladly ènjoy’ the prick of the nail. But later on Questioner : Did Dadashri perform tapasya - I mean-strict- discretion, the better part of valour, dawned on me and I spiritual discipline like torturing the body or the mind ? realized my folly that I was on the wrong track. I must Dadashri : No, no. I didn’t practise any kind of special discipline remain unmoved by the prick of the nail which I arrogantly called `tapas’ or yoga. But I was always very moderate both in diet and thought was a great achievement; but then in some inspired speech. I didn’t observe fasts. moment, I realized that it was a pyrrhic victory. [But I think Dadashri has come fully equipped in this birth, so he Then Dadashir with a disarming smile (of a child) said, ``Look here, could realize the `Self’ in the year 1958. Before that, he tells us, he was like that prick of tapaysa’ has left a scar on the sole, which still lingers.’’ any one of us. This is humility par excellence. Something within me (I cannot name it) tells me that he has incarnated Questioner : Dadashir, Arjuna was a warrior who was given `divine himself like Lord Krishna or Lord Mahavir, but this time to revive a long- eyes’ to see Lord Krishna....and... forgotten Akram Marga-the Vitarag way to liberation here and now, within Dadashri : Once a maharaj asked me : `Ì’ve heard that you give 48 minutes, without recourse to any mortification of flesh, sense and the `divine eyes’ to your initiates during the 48-minute- mind or without any arduous, hard and long sadhana and outward discipline ceremony ? How big are they ?’’ or yoga. This Akram Marga was first pointed out by Shri Rishabhadevji years ago.] I told him, `They are the size of the wheels of a cart.’ Listen to me Questioner : Dadashri, were you as humble in your youth as yor’re carefully, Lord Krishna gave Arjuna a divine vision (eyes to see Him) because now ? only a Krishna can understand Krishna. There’s no other way. Arjuna Dadashri : Not at all. If anybody called me Ambalal (even in my completely surrendered, (his ego gone) and so the veil being gone, his vision absence!) instead of Ambalalbhai, I would literally `burn’ became clear. All mortal and so finite instruments fail to measure the in every pore like one in molten lava. How I fed my Ìmmeasurable.’ You must be `That’ to know `That’. ego....! I would pass sleepless nights, if somebody failed [Now we can properly understand the meaning of Jnanavidhi [initiation to respect me. My ègo’, a very powerful fore, was like a ceremony] in the light of the above statement. When Dada Bhagavan bestows black cobra....But I danced on the hood of the black cobra on us Shuddatmapad after the surrender of our ego, to make us realize our and it tottered under my weight. true `Self’, - free, completely free, though apparently confined within the [No boss to command and no Ùnderhand’ to obey him-With this air mortal cell, so that our own `Freedom’ newly gained (!) may make us aware Through A Window... 23 24 Words Windows To Pureself One day I told my Ianguage teacher, ``Sir, had I used these precious of freedom and determination (sattvik ego), he set off on a quest of the fifteen years of my life in search of God, instead of `wasting’ them in golden realms within-Infinite and Eternal, the Ùnknown’ beyond the body, learning one language, I would certainly have realized my true `Self.’ Oh, mind and speech. His friends and people around him had little idea that what a folly ! though he was with them (all) he was not of them. Every `Samaya’ was Questioner : Please, tell us about the people at home and other precious...and it was fleeting away and the spiritually restless soul was fast influences in your boyhood and onwards which helped exploring, every atom of his being and getting ready for the final explosion.] you in your spiritual progress. Questioner : We’ve heard that Dadaji performed some tapasya, like Dadashri : My loving mother was very religious. She poured nectar the Jains ? into my thirsty heart, relating religious stories and quenched my boyish curiosity..... Dadashri : Oh yes, And you know I raped a `rich harvest’-I developed a `corn’ in the sole of my foot. I did this `tapasya’ for self- I loved and longed to meet holy people and read holy books. I had realization ! I tried to endure the prick of a nail that often good friends and loving and selfless relatives who helped me in my spiritual raised its head to hurt me...So strong was my ègo’ that progress. I am really indebted to them all. I would gladly ènjoy’ the prick of the nail. But later on Questioner : Did Dadashri perform tapasya - I mean-strict- discretion, the better part of valour, dawned on me and I spiritual discipline like torturing the body or the mind ? realized my folly that I was on the wrong track. I must Dadashri : No, no. I didn’t practise any kind of special discipline remain unmoved by the prick of the nail which I arrogantly called `tapas’ or yoga. But I was always very moderate both in diet and thought was a great achievement; but then in some inspired speech. I didn’t observe fasts. moment, I realized that it was a pyrrhic victory. [But I think Dadashri has come fully equipped in this birth, so he Then Dadashir with a disarming smile (of a child) said, ``Look here, could realize the `Self’ in the year 1958. Before that, he tells us, he was like that prick of tapaysa’ has left a scar on the sole, which still lingers.’’ any one of us. This is humility par excellence. Something within me (I cannot name it) tells me that he has incarnated Questioner : Dadashir, Arjuna was a warrior who was given `divine himself like Lord Krishna or Lord Mahavir, but this time to revive a long- eyes’ to see Lord Krishna....and... forgotten Akram Marga-the Vitarag way to liberation here and now, within Dadashri : Once a maharaj asked me : `Ì’ve heard that you give 48 minutes, without recourse to any mortification of flesh, sense and the `divine eyes’ to your initiates during the 48-minute- mind or without any arduous, hard and long sadhana and outward discipline ceremony ? How big are they ?’’ or yoga. This Akram Marga was first pointed out by Shri Rishabhadevji years ago.] I told him, `They are the size of the wheels of a cart.’ Listen to me Questioner : Dadashri, were you as humble in your youth as yor’re carefully, Lord Krishna gave Arjuna a divine vision (eyes to see Him) because now ? only a Krishna can understand Krishna. There’s no other way. Arjuna Dadashri : Not at all. If anybody called me Ambalal (even in my completely surrendered, (his ego gone) and so the veil being gone, his vision absence!) instead of Ambalalbhai, I would literally `burn’ became clear. All mortal and so finite instruments fail to measure the in every pore like one in molten lava. How I fed my Ìmmeasurable.’ You must be `That’ to know `That’. ego....! I would pass sleepless nights, if somebody failed [Now we can properly understand the meaning of Jnanavidhi [initiation to respect me. My ègo’, a very powerful fore, was like a ceremony] in the light of the above statement. When Dada Bhagavan bestows black cobra....But I danced on the hood of the black cobra on us Shuddatmapad after the surrender of our ego, to make us realize our and it tottered under my weight. true `Self’, - free, completely free, though apparently confined within the [No boss to command and no Ùnderhand’ to obey him-With this air mortal cell, so that our own `Freedom’ newly gained (!) may make us aware Through A Window... 25 26 Words Windows To Pureself of `Dada Bhagavan’ sitting in the inner temple of our hearts.] We are not beggars... We have infinite happiness within us, we shower deliverance (Moksha) on all. We can bless you with `godhood’ in an hour. Somebody asked him, `Àre you Dada Bhagavan....?’’ Interrupting But I repeat the person must be `ready’, alert ! The boat must have no leak. him Dadashri said, `Ì am A.M. Patel. What you see is not Dada Bhagavan.’’ Come to us with only two offerings : `Ì don’t know anything and total Quetioner : But who is speaking then ? humility.’’ Mind you, `We’ are an instrument in doing good to the universe. Dada is within working through this instrument. Dadashri : The Speaker is not Dada Bhagavan either. It’s the tape. What you hear is the tape. Dada is Dada. Who is visible The same Dada Bhagavan is sitting withing your harts. `He’ is the to your eyes is a Patel of Bhadran and Dada Bhagavan is conscious principle in the univese. He is the Almighty Paramatma. Mine is a `Vitarag’. He is the Load of the three (lokas) worlds. shining in all `His’ glory within me, but you have yet to realise your `We’ also worship `Him’ incessantly and with you, with `Shuddhatama’. Shuddhatma is Dada Bhagvan. This is not religion. Hurry folded hands. He who sits within is a `Vitarag’; He is up. It’s time. Know thyself. A Jnani is a lustrous lamp shining amidst people; Dada Bhagvan. He is revealed within this temple. There’s bring your lamp near that lighted lamp and get enlightenment. You’re indeed light, scintillating effulgence within; it’s for all of you; lucky to have an Àtmajnani’ in your midst, who lovingly cautions you that many will be blessed. Only Àkram Vijnan’ can be effective every second that’s dying is a waste of precious human life. in these hard times. I am sure the words of a `Jnani’, Rarely does a `Jnani’ manifest himself, once in a million years. This uttered Impersonally, will remain effective for three or four generations. `Gnana-Incarnation can bestow Shuddhatmapad on one who desires liberation. Therefore I tell you so long as the `bubble’ lasts, like a shrewd businessman, To tell you the truth, your calling or addressing ùs’ as `Bhagavan’ is attain to Shuddhatmapad. It may burst any time. Dada Bhagavan will work like ridiculing ùs’. The pure state of `Shuddhatmapad’ is beyond all attributes. through this bubble, because `He’ has no speech, no hands, no feet. He No epithet or attribute truly applies to that `Pure State’ because the description wants to work through this `clay-mould’. Therefore `We’ command and `He’ is not `That’ which is described. Can you ever find this `State’ in any obeys. He has chosen to do so. He has made Ùs’ an instrument. scriptures ? No epithet applies to ùs’. `We aer beyond words and epithets. And `Bhagvan’ is an adjective, not a noun. Look, there is a B.Sc. We call Only a `Jnani’ is the best scientist in the world because he can seal the him a graduate. That graduate studies further for ten years. Even then you karmic inflow, burn past sins and draw a line of demarcation between the go on calling him a mere graduate. Will he not feel insulted ? Its’ humiliating, `Pratishthita Atma and the Shudhatma’. Then the `Pratishthita Atma and isn’t it ? So then it is really humiliating to call a `Jnani’ Bhagavan. A `Jnani’ Shuddhatma’ continue to remain separate, the former as the `Known’ and is indescribable and there fore a mystery unfathomable. But how would the the latter, the `Knower’. people, who crowd round him, recognize him ? So it’s a way in our society Questioner : Dadashri, please describe a Jnani, how he lives in the to call a `Jnani’ Bhagavan. Bhagavan’s derived from the root `bhag’, so midst of a crowd. Bhagavan is a fortunate (person) who has acquired some divine attributes. But a `Jnani’ is beyond all descriptions...so he is near `Siddhahood’, and Dadashri : He is omniscient. He needs no books, no scriptures. He there remains nothing which he has to attain; he has àrrived’. Lord Mahavir counts no beads. He is perfectly independent. His words was a `Kevali’ who possessed perfect knowledge but I am four degrees away flow into scriptures. They are authentic because they flow from that final keavalya (poised on 3560 because of strange times’ !). But (pure and holy) from the goddess Saraswati. He is only an if you desire `That’ we can bestow that perfect knowledge (on you) which instrument. He is selfless and compassionate. He is a Lord Mahavir possessed, within 48 minutes. But the only condition is that Vitarag. He does not look at the outward packing. He is the even though we bless you with `That’, you find that `rich food’ too one with even the minutest life. He loves all for all are heavy to digest. Though knowledge possessed by us is of 3560, the `bliss’ ìnnocent’ in his eyes-even a pickpocket or a murderer. A that `we’ enjoy is perfect. `Jnani’ is never (Guru) heavy; he is so light (egoless) that Through A Window... 25 26 Words Windows To Pureself of `Dada Bhagavan’ sitting in the inner temple of our hearts.] We are not beggars... We have infinite happiness within us, we shower deliverance (Moksha) on all. We can bless you with `godhood’ in an hour. Somebody asked him, `Àre you Dada Bhagavan....?’’ Interrupting But I repeat the person must be `ready’, alert ! The boat must have no leak. him Dadashri said, `Ì am A.M. Patel. What you see is not Dada Bhagavan.’’ Come to us with only two offerings : `Ì don’t know anything and total Quetioner : But who is speaking then ? humility.’’ Mind you, `We’ are an instrument in doing good to the universe. Dada is within working through this instrument. Dadashri : The Speaker is not Dada Bhagavan either. It’s the tape. What you hear is the tape. Dada is Dada. Who is visible The same Dada Bhagavan is sitting withing your harts. `He’ is the to your eyes is a Patel of Bhadran and Dada Bhagavan is conscious principle in the univese. He is the Almighty Paramatma. Mine is a `Vitarag’. He is the Load of the three (lokas) worlds. shining in all `His’ glory within me, but you have yet to realise your `We’ also worship `Him’ incessantly and with you, with `Shuddhatama’. Shuddhatma is Dada Bhagvan. This is not religion. Hurry folded hands. He who sits within is a `Vitarag’; He is up. It’s time. Know thyself. A Jnani is a lustrous lamp shining amidst people; Dada Bhagvan. He is revealed within this temple. There’s bring your lamp near that lighted lamp and get enlightenment. You’re indeed light, scintillating effulgence within; it’s for all of you; lucky to have an Àtmajnani’ in your midst, who lovingly cautions you that many will be blessed. Only Àkram Vijnan’ can be effective every second that’s dying is a waste of precious human life. in these hard times. I am sure the words of a `Jnani’, Rarely does a `Jnani’ manifest himself, once in a million years. This uttered Impersonally, will remain effective for three or four generations. `Gnana-Incarnation can bestow Shuddhatmapad on one who desires liberation. Therefore I tell you so long as the `bubble’ lasts, like a shrewd businessman, To tell you the truth, your calling or addressing ùs’ as `Bhagavan’ is attain to Shuddhatmapad. It may burst any time. Dada Bhagavan will work like ridiculing ùs’. The pure state of `Shuddhatmapad’ is beyond all attributes. through this bubble, because `He’ has no speech, no hands, no feet. He No epithet or attribute truly applies to that `Pure State’ because the description wants to work through this `clay-mould’. Therefore `We’ command and `He’ is not `That’ which is described. Can you ever find this `State’ in any obeys. He has chosen to do so. He has made Ùs’ an instrument. scriptures ? No epithet applies to ùs’. `We aer beyond words and epithets. And `Bhagvan’ is an adjective, not a noun. Look, there is a B.Sc. We call Only a `Jnani’ is the best scientist in the world because he can seal the him a graduate. That graduate studies further for ten years. Even then you karmic inflow, burn past sins and draw a line of demarcation between the go on calling him a mere graduate. Will he not feel insulted ? Its’ humiliating, `Pratishthita Atma and the Shudhatma’. Then the `Pratishthita Atma and isn’t it ? So then it is really humiliating to call a `Jnani’ Bhagavan. A `Jnani’ Shuddhatma’ continue to remain separate, the former as the `Known’ and is indescribable and there fore a mystery unfathomable. But how would the the latter, the `Knower’. people, who crowd round him, recognize him ? So it’s a way in our society Questioner : Dadashri, please describe a Jnani, how he lives in the to call a `Jnani’ Bhagavan. Bhagavan’s derived from the root `bhag’, so midst of a crowd. Bhagavan is a fortunate (person) who has acquired some divine attributes. But a `Jnani’ is beyond all descriptions...so he is near `Siddhahood’, and Dadashri : He is omniscient. He needs no books, no scriptures. He there remains nothing which he has to attain; he has àrrived’. Lord Mahavir counts no beads. He is perfectly independent. His words was a `Kevali’ who possessed perfect knowledge but I am four degrees away flow into scriptures. They are authentic because they flow from that final keavalya (poised on 3560 because of strange times’ !). But (pure and holy) from the goddess Saraswati. He is only an if you desire `That’ we can bestow that perfect knowledge (on you) which instrument. He is selfless and compassionate. He is a Lord Mahavir possessed, within 48 minutes. But the only condition is that Vitarag. He does not look at the outward packing. He is the even though we bless you with `That’, you find that `rich food’ too one with even the minutest life. He loves all for all are heavy to digest. Though knowledge possessed by us is of 3560, the `bliss’ ìnnocent’ in his eyes-even a pickpocket or a murderer. A that `we’ enjoy is perfect. `Jnani’ is never (Guru) heavy; he is so light (egoless) that Through A Window... 27 he is never drowned and nor does he allow those, who love and completely surrender to him, to drown. He wears no masks for he has none. He is open to the sky because his life is a public trust.

[When a Jnani walks and talks and lives with us just like any one of us, it becomes almost impossible for us to recognize him. And because he is so simple like a child and talks in a simple manner, in a tone so intimate and loving, that we forget (that) the Infinite and the Eternal is walking on the earth, in a mould of clay, only to shower His infinite compassion and love on all of us, irrespective of our status, qualification, worth or knowledge to accept us unconditionally. Very few people (and very rarely) have the good fortune to have a glimpse of his Divinity, if they can drop their ego for I Have Come to Liberate You a while, while others feel themselves on the rack of doubt and hesitation. Their ego tortures them and how can they renounce their precious treasure- ego-their possession ? Only the trained eyes of a jeweller can truly estimate Aum ! Sachchidananda ! Salutation to Thee, O Thou, the perfect the worth of a diamond, for others it’s a piece of stone. Omniscience, the unconditioned, the Infinite, born to deliver us from Samsar. Though in human form, you’re visible to those who are free from all The Lord, this time, has chosen to throw away his royal robes and Kashayas. peacock-feathered-crown and `Pitamber’ and dressed himself, as a contractor, in a `dhoti’, full white shirt, ashen-grey coat, black shoes and a black cap to He whom the Shaivds worship as Shiva, the Vedantins as Brahman, look earthly and human, quite, `simply’ human like any one of us. But let who is worshipped as Buddha by the Buddhists, as the creator by the not our mortal eyes eclipse his Divinity near Thirthankerhood. Naiyyayikas, as Arhat by the Jains and Karma by the Mimansakas, may that our Dadashri shower his blessings on all of us on his 74th birthday in our What better prayer can be offered on this auspicioius `Gurupurnima’ world of time and space. day to our loving, compassionate and beloved Dada Bhagavan than this ? : ``We were in search of you all these rounds of births but fortunately, by your The Reality is only One. The different prophets, at different times, `Grace’, we have met you in this birth; you have initiated us and established have spoken of it in different ways to different people. They have approached us in `Shuddhatmapad’ (Selfhood); now dear Lord, bless us this day with a the Truth from different angles, explained it differently to seekers differently divine vision that we may realize the true `Self’, the `Dada Bhagvan’ within equipped in their mental and intellectual capacities. us and be like you and live in love and all humility and obedience to you, Where there is `I’, there is liberation; where there is `My’, there is revering you in every creature, visible or invisible.’’. bondage. Man is bound by `mine’ but he is released by `not mine’.

A Silent Rebellion ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ It was by His grace alone that I was air-lifted - not drawn-into regions within and it was not a spiral climb but a vertical one. Since then I have been his chariot bearing his mild yoke on the road to Eternity.

October 15, nine in the morning. The air is softly warm like the green blue water of the ocean in the morning. My cat sitting at my feet starts mewing and looking in all directions....and unheard melodies-liquid sounds- 28 Through A Window... 27 he is never drowned and nor does he allow those, who love and completely surrender to him, to drown. He wears no masks for he has none. He is open to the sky because his life is a public trust.

October 15, nine in the morning. The air is softly warm like the green blue water of the ocean in the morning. My cat sitting at my feet starts mewing and looking in all directions....and unheard melodies-liquid sounds- 28 I Have Come To Liberate You 29 30 Words Windows To Pureself are wafted on the ripples of air....The cuckoos and the peacocks pour their onwards tread carefully on the five-fold path. Never waver. The seed we’ve delight out of their hearts. Divine, symphony radiates through the rustling sown will sprout into a big tree in no time. If you support your life on these leaves, forming rivers of sound, that invisibly splash against my ear and five pillars (never-failing), they’ll always support you so that one day brush against my rough cheeks. Ah ! Some mysterious message rustles the you can take-off ! air all around...All the denizens of celestial abodes are flying here and there, with their musical instruments, singing His glories on His seventy-fourth ``Ay ! Why are you so morose, so serious ? Laugh, so that this hall birthday here in the world of time and space. A new light illumines the resounds with your happy laughter. You’re a pandit, good, but you think that world-the Light of Sat-Chit-Ananda...Let us all open our hearts and fill them you’re heavy with scholarship and knowledge-all superfluous data for the with Truth.....There’s no other way of reaching the Truth. Let us all take realization of the `Pure Self’. All seems a burden now and you haven’t refuge in Dadashri from the miseries of Samsar. Truth alone is the saviour arrived ! All right. Listen to me patiently then : All that is borrowed from sin and misery. secondhand, is always from outside, so foreign and uncongenial....it doesn’t take roots. Religion is your own, it’s within, not in scriptures. A Jnani is a A silent rebellion is inner, of the soul-a true religion. Let us listen to True, living Religion. Go to him. He’ll dispel your darkness if there’s the Divine Word-Dadashri’s tape : ``Are you baked enough on the oven of any...We’ll help you to make you aware of your `Self’, which is always free, the Samsar ? Do all the pleasures of the body, speech and intellect-of the all powerful, and pure in its pristine glory....unsullied by and Karmic matter. world-look like a mirage on a hot day in the desert ? Are you in search of Your false indentification with the body, speech and mind is your bondage. your True Face, True Self-Shuddhatam ? Then come unto me. I’ll point out We give you the key to open the lock of the dungeon which you’ve erected the religion of Pure Self. with your ignorance.

``Got fed up to the tonsil, you say, with the relative religions and ``Satiated with wealth and power, prestige and politics and your multi- warring sects, and their babble ? Found rest or peace or consolation nowhere faced ego and fret and fury of life....? Do you like the sick hurry signifying ? Do worries gnaw at your hearts ? On ! they eat you as vultures, you say nothing ? Want to start your Swaropyatra ? My dear child, Swaroopyatra is ? Come unto me...I’ll unload your hearts of your worries. an inward journey....One alone can do it. It’s like passing through a very `Ùnhappy in the world with all your comforts ? Members within you strait gate....Only one can enter it. It’s vertical adventure in the land of and without quarrel with you ? Torture you ? Come unto me, I’ll show you consciousness. All horizontal trips are painfully slow, pedestrian, prosaic, the way to achieve inner harmony.... pragmatic and so they lead nowhere. A Jnani renders every pore of his being so lustrous, so innocent, so fresh, that the whole world appears to him like ``Working in an office ? Your boss plagues you, you say ? Does he a new-born babe....all innocence ! He is all fire, all light, all knowledge, all exploit you ? Come unto me, I’ll show a way how to win him so that he’ll energy, all love and compassion.’’ be fair to you and you to him. Then why wait ? Shall we bow down at His feet that `grace’ Liberation ``Does darkness hinder your progress to light ? Come, come near through the toe ? Oh ! Yes, let us touch his toe with our forehead that we me...I’ll teach you how to walk with your own light that has been with you may drink in the nectar of Liberation. `timelessly’...and yet you’ve been groping in darkness (outside) ! ``But what a noise ? Ay, your mind deceived you ? Your intellect ``Got stone-blind after the perusal of scriptures of the world ? And the duped you ? Your senses allured you ? Your body failed you ? Never mind. beads of your rosary have also away ? Yet you’re at the foot of the hill ? You’ve some hope yet, at least a little and courage and determination to live Doesn’t matter, come unto me, Now there’s no need for all that fruitless a better life....good. There’s always a way, if you’re earnest enough to discover labour. What did you say ? You said you craved for liberation and you’ve it.... been wandering since you don’t know-how many rounds of birth. Touch your forehead to this toe and drink the nectar of Liberation, but henceforth ``Haven’t you come out of the intoxication of repeating the mantras I Have Come To Liberate You 29 30 Words Windows To Pureself are wafted on the ripples of air....The cuckoos and the peacocks pour their onwards tread carefully on the five-fold path. Never waver. The seed we’ve delight out of their hearts. Divine, symphony radiates through the rustling sown will sprout into a big tree in no time. If you support your life on these leaves, forming rivers of sound, that invisibly splash against my ear and five pillars (never-failing), they’ll always support you so that one day brush against my rough cheeks. Ah ! Some mysterious message rustles the you can take-off ! air all around...All the denizens of celestial abodes are flying here and there, with their musical instruments, singing His glories on His seventy-fourth `Ày ! Why are you so morose, so serious ? Laugh, so that this hall birthday here in the world of time and space. A new light illumines the resounds with your happy laughter. You’re a pandit, good, but you think that world-the Light of Sat-Chit-Ananda...Let us all open our hearts and fill them you’re heavy with scholarship and knowledge-all superfluous data for the with Truth.....There’s no other way of reaching the Truth. Let us all take realization of the `Pure Self’. All seems a burden now and you haven’t refuge in Dadashri from the miseries of Samsar. Truth alone is the saviour arrived ! All right. Listen to me patiently then : All that is borrowed from sin and misery. secondhand, is always from outside, so foreign and uncongenial....it doesn’t take roots. Religion is your own, it’s within, not in scriptures. A Jnani is a A silent rebellion is inner, of the soul-a true religion. Let us listen to True, living Religion. Go to him. He’ll dispel your darkness if there’s the Divine Word-Dadashri’s tape : `Àre you baked enough on the oven of any...We’ll help you to make you aware of your `Self’, which is always free, the Samsar ? Do all the pleasures of the body, speech and intellect-of the all powerful, and pure in its pristine glory....unsullied by and Karmic matter. world-look like a mirage on a hot day in the desert ? Are you in search of Your false indentification with the body, speech and mind is your bondage. your True Face, True Self-Shuddhatam ? Then come unto me. I’ll point out We give you the key to open the lock of the dungeon which you’ve erected the religion of Pure Self. with your ignorance.

``Got fed up to the tonsil, you say, with the relative religions and ``Satiated with wealth and power, prestige and politics and your multi- warring sects, and their babble ? Found rest or peace or consolation nowhere faced ego and fret and fury of life....? Do you like the sick hurry signifying ? Do worries gnaw at your hearts ? On ! they eat you as vultures, you say nothing ? Want to start your Swaropyatra ? My dear child, Swaroopyatra is ? Come unto me...I’ll unload your hearts of your worries. an inward journey....One alone can do it. It’s like passing through a very `Ùnhappy in the world with all your comforts ? Members within you strait gate....Only one can enter it. It’s vertical adventure in the land of and without quarrel with you ? Torture you ? Come unto me, I’ll show you consciousness. All horizontal trips are painfully slow, pedestrian, prosaic, the way to achieve inner harmony.... pragmatic and so they lead nowhere. A Jnani renders every pore of his being so lustrous, so innocent, so fresh, that the whole world appears to him like ``Working in an office ? Your boss plagues you, you say ? Does he a new-born babe....all innocence ! He is all fire, all light, all knowledge, all exploit you ? Come unto me, I’ll show a way how to win him so that he’ll energy, all love and compassion.’’ be fair to you and you to him. Then why wait ? Shall we bow down at His feet that `grace’ Liberation ``Does darkness hinder your progress to light ? Come, come near through the toe ? Oh ! Yes, let us touch his toe with our forehead that we me...I’ll teach you how to walk with your own light that has been with you may drink in the nectar of Liberation. `timelessly’...and yet you’ve been groping in darkness (outside) ! ``But what a noise ? Ay, your mind deceived you ? Your intellect ``Got stone-blind after the perusal of scriptures of the world ? And the duped you ? Your senses allured you ? Your body failed you ? Never mind. beads of your rosary have also away ? Yet you’re at the foot of the hill ? You’ve some hope yet, at least a little and courage and determination to live Doesn’t matter, come unto me, Now there’s no need for all that fruitless a better life....good. There’s always a way, if you’re earnest enough to discover labour. What did you say ? You said you craved for liberation and you’ve it.... been wandering since you don’t know-how many rounds of birth. Touch your forehead to this toe and drink the nectar of Liberation, but henceforth ``Haven’t you come out of the intoxication of repeating the mantras I Have Come To Liberate You 31 32 Words Windows To Pureself or is there still a hang-over ? Given up the alcohol of handle-Dhyana and or shirt, putting on his cap; look how he looks into a mirror, how he bathes, Samadhi ? Realized the worthlessness of all the Callisthenics, gymnastics of eats, goes to bed, lies down for rest, talks with young mahatmas in a jolly Yogasanas ? And you say they didn’t the goods you needed most ? Nor did divine mood, like Krishna with `Gopas and Gopis’; how he allows others they allay your spiritual thirst ? Oh ! they starved you instead on empty to annoint him with mustard oil....watch him minutely, lovingly, incessantly, promises ? Come, come, then drink at the Holy Fountain and allay your (it’s like being with an incarnation in human form) and you’ll be enlightened perennial thirst; drink deeply but well. because `òur’ life is an apocalypse - a revelation - to those who have eyes to see and hearts to feel. Everything you see us `doing’ is done so `Òh ! You’re a drug addict ? Took to psychedelic, L.S.D...for inner spontaneously, so smoothly in those who are around us and a cloud of peace peace, freedom and strange psychic experiences...and they rendered you and tranquillity enwraps all near us...So there’s bliss, a joy so deep, unfelt sterile, morally and spiritually ? Come, all’s not lost. by the mortals. We carry Brindaban within us and waft it all around us-that ``Been sick of the chaos-that’s the world ? And you’ve not felt the passeth understanding’’. harmony within and never tasted the pure, subtle, wordless symphony of ``Don’t go out in search of `Self’. It’s all a foolish pursuit and you’ve your heart Listen, you’re `Shuddhatma’ and what a mess you’ve made of been doing it for who knows how many lives ! Search is vertical....and it in the company to body, speech and mind-your human personality with therefore it’s beyond time. All spiritual, real religious progress is inner and divinity all seemingly lost ! vertical. Relative religions are groping for the centre-the core-the heart. But ``You tell me you want to renounce the world and escape to search for they search outside, horizontally, hence they lose....When you identify your your `Self’ ? You’ve not to renounce, things drop off like a ripe fruit. A Self with the mind, speech and body physical mental-personality...you’ve Jnani never renounces the world but he lives in it and for it, to rouse the lazy lost the focus-your gaze is eccentric...`We’ begin with-the Centre-`Pure Self- from their slumber. He is a true Sanyasi, for he àccepets’ Samsar with all establish you in `Shuddhatma-pad’ and you begin a `New’ life....all external his love and compassion and though he looks attached to the inexperienced trappings-paraphernalia removed...You travel in regions-Infinite, freedom-so eye, he is perfectly detached, a `Khatpatia Vitarag-for the welfare of the vast and so strange ! A religious experience !’’ world.

A Jnani looks common and ordinary, but he’s uncommon and ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ extraordinary. He is in simple clothes of a householder but his simplicity has a divine Grace in it which only the blessed and the devoted understand. Those who get his love and compassion are indeed lucky but those who bear his `holy wrath’ with patience, calm and equanimity are luckier and those who completely surrender their ego are the luckiest.

Wealth cannot tempt them; power cannot corrupt them; fame and name cannot flicker near them-all the riches of the universe fail to woo them for they (Jnanis) are the richest beggars-only `Pure Self.’

Dadashri always drills into our ears-but we’re at times, so poor in our performance-that ``You’re Suddhatma what you observe is Pratishthita Atma...Always be in your Self-just watch...know, never judge...Be. Things happen as they always do.’’

Drink in a Jnani with your inner eyes. Watch him sitting, greeting, looking, speaking, walking, dressing, combing his hair or buttoning his coat I Have Come To Liberate You 31 32 Words Windows To Pureself or is there still a hang-over ? Given up the alcohol of handle-Dhyana and or shirt, putting on his cap; look how he looks into a mirror, how he bathes, Samadhi ? Realized the worthlessness of all the Callisthenics, gymnastics of eats, goes to bed, lies down for rest, talks with young mahatmas in a jolly Yogasanas ? And you say they didn’t the goods you needed most ? Nor did divine mood, like Krishna with `Gopas and Gopis’; how he allows others they allay your spiritual thirst ? Oh ! they starved you instead on empty to annoint him with mustard oil....watch him minutely, lovingly, incessantly, promises ? Come, come, then drink at the Holy Fountain and allay your (it’s like being with an incarnation in human form) and you’ll be enlightened perennial thirst; drink deeply but well. because `òur’ life is an apocalypse - a revelation - to those who have eyes to see and hearts to feel. Everything you see us `doing’ is done so `Òh ! You’re a drug addict ? Took to psychedelic, L.S.D...for inner spontaneously, so smoothly in those who are around us and a cloud of peace peace, freedom and strange psychic experiences...and they rendered you and tranquillity enwraps all near us...So there’s bliss, a joy so deep, unfelt sterile, morally and spiritually ? Come, all’s not lost. by the mortals. We carry Brindaban within us and waft it all around us-that ``Been sick of the chaos-that’s the world ? And you’ve not felt the passeth understanding’’. harmony within and never tasted the pure, subtle, wordless symphony of ``Don’t go out in search of `Self’. It’s all a foolish pursuit and you’ve your heart Listen, you’re `Shuddhatma’ and what a mess you’ve made of been doing it for who knows how many lives ! Search is vertical....and it in the company to body, speech and mind-your human personality with therefore it’s beyond time. All spiritual, real religious progress is inner and divinity all seemingly lost ! vertical. Relative religions are groping for the centre-the core-the heart. But ``You tell me you want to renounce the world and escape to search for they search outside, horizontally, hence they lose....When you identify your your `Self’ ? You’ve not to renounce, things drop off like a ripe fruit. A Self with the mind, speech and body physical mental-personality...you’ve Jnani never renounces the world but he lives in it and for it, to rouse the lazy lost the focus-your gaze is eccentric...`We’ begin with-the Centre-`Pure Self- from their slumber. He is a true Sanyasi, for he àccepets’ Samsar with all establish you in `Shuddhatma-pad’ and you begin a `New’ life....all external his love and compassion and though he looks attached to the inexperienced trappings-paraphernalia removed...You travel in regions-Infinite, freedom-so eye, he is perfectly detached, a `Khatpatia Vitarag-for the welfare of the vast and so strange ! A religious experience !’’ world.

Drink in a Jnani with your inner eyes. Watch him sitting, greeting, looking, speaking, walking, dressing, combing his hair or buttoning his coat 34 Words Windows To Pureself ! If there had been a maker of this world, the C.I.D. would have caught him and tried him and the world would have been a much happier place to live in. But there is none on whom you can confer the title of the creator.’’

Dadashri categorically states that, ``The world has no creator. The world is a puzzle itself. God has not puzzled the world at all. So the puzzle well have to be solved. And he who solves this puzzle, on him should we confer the degree of Paramatmapad (Godhood). Those who fail to do so, get dissolved in the puzzle itself. Great mahatmas, pundits, saints and sadhus, scholars and teachers of religion (acharyas) and hirelings of holy places have dissolved themseleves in this puzzle. Our history bears testimony to this fact. But look here, just as the sugar that sweetens water, getting dissolved in it, cannot be seen apart from the water, in the same way there is consciousness in all creatures, visible and invisible, but it is mixed Is There A Creator of The World ? consciousness. When one becomes pure consciousness (Self-Realisation), then and then only the puzzle gets solved.’’

What is this universe ? Who has made it ? Who governs it ? These We noted above that the world is a puzzle itself. But the Christians, questions have vexed mankind since time immemorial for they are man’s the Muslims and some of the Hindus believe that God is the creator. Then perennial puzzles. Scriptures all over the world have answered, and answer are they all completely wrong ? Are they labouring under a delusion ? No, them, from time to time, in various ways from various points of view, and they are all right from their own point of view but wrong from the Real point hence much confusion prevails even among the learned pundits and scholars of view. Dadashri with great force of conviction of a realized soul says regarding the solution of these puzzling, fundamental questions, what to talk compassionately, ``Come into me, it you are eager to know the Real point of the laity, then ? of view. On oath-I give you a guarantee-I say that nobody has created this Now, let us focus our attention on some of the solutions offered in world. There’s none anywhere, up or down, bothering about the plying of some of the Eastern and Western scriptures. If we ask a follower of this huge machine, called the world, continuously and ceaselessly.’’ He assures Christianity, ``Who has created this world ?’’ He would immediately say, us thus : ``We know the answer to this puzzle and if we have to give out the ``God has created this world.’’ A Muslim would very gladly say, `Àllah has solution (revealing the secret, as the learned would say) in a nutshell, we created the world.’’ So would a Hindu say substituting `Bhagavan’ for Àllah’, would say - The world is a mere scientific circumstantial evidence...no creator, but the rest would remain unchanged. Even some Jains also maintain that no destroyer, no sustainer sitting high up in the sky. The world is a mere ``Bhagvan is the creator of this world.’’ scientific circumstantial evidence....no creator, no destroyer, no sustainer sitting high up in the sky. The universes functions only on scientific circumstantial Our beloved Dadashri in his inimitable, unique, humorous way says, evidences. It has no absolute creator and mind you, God can never be the ``God is not, was not and never will be the creator of the world. If God were Creator of the world. If He is, then He will be the maker and the enjoyer too, a creator he would be no different from a potter or a labourer. And I would and as such, He will be bound by His actions; and if He is bound, then what like to ask you, why should he poke his nose in all this foolish activity ? Do and where could be the difference between you and Him ? He ceases to be you think He is such a fool to sit in the belly of a buffalo and mould into omnipotent then. a form her young one ? And suppose we accept that there was a maker of this world, then people would surely have caught him from anywhere and ``Many are the sects, creeds and religions in this world. Ignorant and murdered him long ago; for how witless and heartless he must have been to gullible people act according to the instructions of the so-called-sailing-in- create a world wherein none is happy and everyone is extremely miserable the-same-boat gurus and thus grope in the dark for many lives. Some clever 33 Is There A Creator Of The World ? 35 and crafty people bluff nonsensical stuff about the world and befool and lead astray the naive and superstitious. But the world is real, it is a fact; but a relative (truth), not the Real (absolute) one. Pureself is the only real fact. Only a Jnani can place you, safe and secure in your Real Self, and that is your Àbode of Deliverance’. Many ignorant people believe and say that the world is an illusion (fiction, no fact); therefore enjoy the pleasure of the world to your heart’s content; for who is there to curb you or take you to task or question you about how you lived and enjoyed your life ? But it is not so. You are wholly and solely responsible for yourself. You can’t escape. You’re responsible for all your future and past lives. So please, don’t act irresponsibly, indifferently because you’ll have to reap the fruits of your action. There’s no God to interfere in your affairs. You’re the architect of your own fate, the builder of your own destiny. So act well your `part’. Your birth in this human body is a rare privilege, a great miracle; make the most of it. Your only master is your blunders. Don’t you think so ? We’ll have to solve the riddle of this world. How long shall we slumber in ignorance and Dadaji Says lose ourselves in this myth (World) ? We’ll have to blast this myth. To do I Will Give You God’s Right Address so we’ll have to see the Real point of view. There’re two viewpoints to solve this puzzle : one is relative, the other is the Real viewpoint. By relative ``Hello ! Àjanma’, It’s Dadashri speaking. Look Ajanma, here’s God’s viewpoint a man may be John, Suleman or Chandulal, but by Real viewpoint, right address you wanted. he is Pureself’’. Look here, Àjanma,’ I’ll give you God’s right address. He is in every It we view this world from these points of view, the puzzle will be creature, visible or invisible. Between you and me, there surges an infinite solved and solved for ever. This is third eye or the Divine sight but who can ocean of lives invisible even to the best microscope. Look dear, the man bestow this Grace on us ? So long as a `Jnani Purusha,’ formless though visible before you in an ash-grey coat and a black cap is Ambalal Muljibhai, in the human form, (a Realised-soul) does not burn our sins of innumerable a Patidar of Bhadran, a contractor by profession. But the one revealed lives and does not make us realize our true Self, all our sadhana, all our within is the greatest wonder. He is Dada Bhagavan; but how can you activities are fruitless like a wanderer’s search for water in a desert. All our understand Him or what I say ? This body is only an external packing. Inside labour is lost. Only a Jnani can help us solve this riddle by making us realize it is seated God. You look upon an ant as a worthless tiny life and a donkey our True Self. So for a complete cure of the disease of mortality, one must as a dull-headed animal. But an ant has an ant-packing, so has a donkey, a go to a `Jnani’ (a Realized-soul). donkey-packing. But God is wrapped in these packing. The wise perceive God within the packing. But witless people look at the outward packing only and insult God beneath the packing. The packing may be ugly, rotten or torn. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ But what of that ? Mind you ! I’ve not indentified myself with his Ambalal even for a second. And ever since my self-realization, I’ve been living with him as my first neighbour.’’

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36 Is There A Creator Of The World ? 35 and crafty people bluff nonsensical stuff about the world and befool and lead astray the naive and superstitious. But the world is real, it is a fact; but a relative (truth), not the Real (absolute) one. Pureself is the only real fact. Only a Jnani can place you, safe and secure in your Real Self, and that is your Àbode of Deliverance’. Many ignorant people believe and say that the world is an illusion (fiction, no fact); therefore enjoy the pleasure of the world to your heart’s content; for who is there to curb you or take you to task or question you about how you lived and enjoyed your life ? But it is not so. You are wholly and solely responsible for yourself. You can’t escape. You’re responsible for all your future and past lives. So please, don’t act irresponsibly, indifferently because you’ll have to reap the fruits of your action. There’s no God to interfere in your affairs. You’re the architect of your own fate, the builder of your own destiny. So act well your `part’. Your birth in this human body is a rare privilege, a great miracle; make the most of it. Your only master is your blunders. Don’t you think so ? We’ll have to solve the riddle of this world. How long shall we slumber in ignorance and Dadaji Says lose ourselves in this myth (World) ? We’ll have to blast this myth. To do I Will Give You God’s Right Address so we’ll have to see the Real point of view. There’re two viewpoints to solve this puzzle : one is relative, the other is the Real viewpoint. By relative ``Hello ! Àjanma’, It’s Dadashri speaking. Look Ajanma, here’s God’s viewpoint a man may be John, Suleman or Chandulal, but by Real viewpoint, right address you wanted. he is Pureself’’. Look here, Àjanma,’ I’ll give you God’s right address. He is in every It we view this world from these points of view, the puzzle will be creature, visible or invisible. Between you and me, there surges an infinite solved and solved for ever. This is third eye or the Divine sight but who can ocean of lives invisible even to the best microscope. Look dear, the man bestow this Grace on us ? So long as a `Jnani Purusha,’ formless though visible before you in an ash-grey coat and a black cap is Ambalal Muljibhai, in the human form, (a Realised-soul) does not burn our sins of innumerable a Patidar of Bhadran, a contractor by profession. But the one revealed lives and does not make us realize our true Self, all our sadhana, all our within is the greatest wonder. He is Dada Bhagavan; but how can you activities are fruitless like a wanderer’s search for water in a desert. All our understand Him or what I say ? This body is only an external packing. Inside labour is lost. Only a Jnani can help us solve this riddle by making us realize it is seated God. You look upon an ant as a worthless tiny life and a donkey our True Self. So for a complete cure of the disease of mortality, one must as a dull-headed animal. But an ant has an ant-packing, so has a donkey, a go to a `Jnani’ (a Realized-soul). donkey-packing. But God is wrapped in these packing. The wise perceive God within the packing. But witless people look at the outward packing only and insult God beneath the packing. The packing may be ugly, rotten or torn. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ But what of that ? Mind you ! I’ve not indentified myself with his Ambalal even for a second. And ever since my self-realization, I’ve been living with him as my first neighbour.’’

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Here below we present the dialogue between Dadashri and the Chief Engineer. `I’ is for Dadashri.

Once it so happened that the chief engineer of a big chemical company came to me. With a complacent smile he told me, ``Dadashri, my company would not be able to function if I weren’t there’’. I said, ``Well, Mr. Engineer, what is so miraculous about you that your company cannot function without you ? Are you so important ? Do you belive it ?’’ He promptly replied, `Ì am very active and alert. If I don’t go a single day, all the work might stop.’’ I and My Then I quietly told him, ``Look here, you go to bed after eating `handvo’ at night. Do you ever go to inquire inside (while asleep) how it is digested, Dadashri : When we went to Lonavala, we met a German couple, what how much bile or other digestive sercetions fall into to intestine ? Do you were their names ? remain, àlert’, keep watch over your digestive system ? And yet, mind you, inspite of your ignorance, the food eaten is digested and transformed into Didi : Susan and Lloyd. blood which courses through your veins; and the excretary matter is thrown Dadashri : I asked them, ``Do you want to be drowned in Ì’ or `My’ ? out as urine and stool. What `purusharth’ do you perform here ? If you These Ì’ and `My’ are two small ponds. And the history of cannot manage the machinery within, how can you manage this vast universe ? mankind tells us that one absorbed in Ì’ is never lost and one Powerful kings, and mighty emperors have returned to dust and yet the drowned in `My’ is never saved.’’ Then they said, ``We want world goes on and will go on....Why are you so proud and why do you feel to attain that by which we are never lost.’’ Then I told them, that yo are indispensable to your company ? Why do you inflate your ego ? ``Listen, there is no worry in Ì’; but don’t worry for `My’. Ì’ Look, do you ever worry what will happen if the sun does not rise tomorrow ? is immortal and `My’ is mortal. Separate Ì’ and `My’. Within And think, have you had to worry whether you would have teeth or not half an hour they understood and went away fully satisfied. when you were born ? But you got your teeth. Know well that there is a power benign, an all-knowing energy that governs the universe. But because Mr. X. : But Dadashri, how can Ì’ be separated from `My’ ? you bo not know ìt’, you think that you’re the `doer’ of your action. But it’s not so. Your wilful, self-imposed illusion is a blanket over the top of Dadashri : What is your name ? your head. It is the basic fallacy from which all your problems emerge. You Rasikbhai : ``My name is Rasikbhai’’ need a little dehypnotization from your self-hypnosis. Do not forget that you are Pure Soul (Shuddhatma) and every act-physical, mental, speech-is a Dadashri : Who are you ? natural phenomenon. Just `Be’ and watch the flow of events.’’ Rasikbhai : Rasikbhai.

Dadashri : I am Rasikbhai and My name is Rasikbhai. Are these hands ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ also `you’ ?

Rasikbhai : No, these are my hands.

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Vyavasthita Shakti

Here below we present the dialogue between Dadashri and the Chief Engineer. `I’ is for Dadashri.

Dadashri : I am Rasikbhai and My name is Rasikbhai. Are these hands ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ also `you’ ?

Rasikbhai : No, these are my hands.

38 I and My 39 40 Words Windows To Pureself Dadashri : Look here, then. Subtract the first name from the one whom pounds only; whereas that of `My’ has shot up to a hundred thousand you belive to be Ì’; then remove all other things that are pounds. If the value of `My’ decreases, then that of Ì’ correspondingly outside that Ì’. Can you get at the truth that this `name’ is increases. separate from us ? Ì’ and `My’ are completely distinct and they can never be one and indivisible. Ì’ is God and `My’ is illusion. `My’ is relative to Ì’; Only Ì’ is Real. If you charge Ì’ with the attribute of `Pure Self’, then your powers increase. This is my hand. This is my body, my eyes, my ears, my mind, my The `Real’ soul cannot be found easily without a Jnani’s help. But if all and intellect, my `Chitta’ and my egoism.... delete all this outside padding and even the foreigners understand that Ì’ and `My’ are completely separate, packing. Then what remains is your `Pure Self’. Nothing should remain many of their worldly troubles would be mitigated. except `Pure self.’ All `My’ is matter and alien to you. Ì’ and `My’ are completely different. `My’ is a temporary adjustment and Ì’ is a permanent The foreign scientists can very easily understand this, for this is science. one. This is the newest (method) technique of the spiritual research of the Rasikbhai : What should one do remove `My’ ? science of Absolutism. Ì’ and `My’ are completely separate. Ì’ is the absolute state of being and `My’ is a possessive tendency. Dadashri : I’ll show you the way but won’t be able to do it. It’s very complex and the times are strange. So, you’ll have to The foreign scientists can very easily undertand this, for this is science. accept my help. You won’t be able to cut off all from Ì’ This is the newest (method) technique of the spiritual research of the and `My’. That which is visible to the senses you can get science of Absolutism. Ì’ and `My’ are completely separate. Ì’ is the rid of ; but that which is beyond the senses and intellect, absolute state of being and `My’ is a possessive tendency. you cannot be free from. That’s the `job’ of a Jnani. Yo u cannot remove the subtlest of ego, its the last one ! There The foreigners are exploring the principle of rebirth. I tell them rather you need our help. I separate all that for you and then than wasting time in this pursuit, find out for yourself that Ì” and `My’ are you experience that you are `Pure Self.’ You must pass separate. Don’t people say, `My birth and my death ? And even in the train, through this experience. I also bless you with a divine doesn’t one say, ``My berth’’ ? sight so that you find `Pure Self’ in every living creature. `My’ may be and is used in worldly life but it must be dramatic. Don’t you understand that a line of demarcation must be drawn between Separating Ì’ form it, `My’ may be used. `My’ is for discharge only not for Ì’ and `My’ ? One is a spiritual adjustment and the other is a mechanical reinvitation. adjustment. Thus both these must be separated or how do you know which Thus we conclude that complete happiness belongs to Ì’, without is India and which is Pakistan ? This line of demarcation is not drawn and `My.’ so these daily quarrels flourish. [Apta Vani IV] `My’ is completely mechanical. Ì’ is not mechanical. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Ì’ is Absolute. And it supplies all the natural help to `My’. Please don’t poke your dirty nose into `My’. Just see. Oil, water and air will be supplied to it in due course and that, too, to its taste and free of cost.

`My’ usurps the weight of our Ì’ in this world. Ì’ is reduced to five I and My 39 40 Words Windows To Pureself Dadashri : Look here, then. Subtract the first name from the one whom pounds only; whereas that of `My’ has shot up to a hundred thousand you belive to be Ì’; then remove all other things that are pounds. If the value of `My’ decreases, then that of Ì’ correspondingly outside that Ì’. Can you get at the truth that this `name’ is increases. separate from us ? Ì’ and `My’ are completely distinct and they can never be one and indivisible. Ì’ is God and `My’ is illusion. `My’ is relative to Ì’; Only Ì’ is Real. If you charge Ì’ with the attribute of `Pure Self’, then your powers increase. This is my hand. This is my body, my eyes, my ears, my mind, my The `Real’ soul cannot be found easily without a Jnani’s help. But if all and intellect, my `Chitta’ and my egoism.... delete all this outside padding and even the foreigners understand that Ì’ and `My’ are completely separate, packing. Then what remains is your `Pure Self’. Nothing should remain many of their worldly troubles would be mitigated. except `Pure self.’ All `My’ is matter and alien to you. Ì’ and `My’ are completely different. `My’ is a temporary adjustment and Ì’ is a permanent The foreign scientists can very easily understand this, for this is science. one. This is the newest (method) technique of the spiritual research of the Rasikbhai : What should one do remove `My’ ? science of Absolutism. Ì’ and `My’ are completely separate. Ì’ is the absolute state of being and `My’ is a possessive tendency. Dadashri : I’ll show you the way but won’t be able to do it. It’s very complex and the times are strange. So, you’ll have to The foreign scientists can very easily undertand this, for this is science. accept my help. You won’t be able to cut off all from Ì’ This is the newest (method) technique of the spiritual research of the and `My’. That which is visible to the senses you can get science of Absolutism. Ì’ and `My’ are completely separate. Ì’ is the rid of ; but that which is beyond the senses and intellect, absolute state of being and `My’ is a possessive tendency. you cannot be free from. That’s the `job’ of a Jnani. Yo u cannot remove the subtlest of ego, its the last one ! There The foreigners are exploring the principle of rebirth. I tell them rather you need our help. I separate all that for you and then than wasting time in this pursuit, find out for yourself that Ì” and `My’ are you experience that you are `Pure Self.’ You must pass separate. Don’t people say, `My birth and my death ? And even in the train, through this experience. I also bless you with a divine doesn’t one say, ``My berth’’ ? sight so that you find `Pure Self’ in every living creature. `My’ may be and is used in worldly life but it must be dramatic. Don’t you understand that a line of demarcation must be drawn between Separating Ì’ form it, `My’ may be used. `My’ is for discharge only not for Ì’ and `My’ ? One is a spiritual adjustment and the other is a mechanical reinvitation. adjustment. Thus both these must be separated or how do you know which Thus we conclude that complete happiness belongs to Ì’, without is India and which is Pakistan ? This line of demarcation is not drawn and `My.’ so these daily quarrels flourish. [Apta Vani IV] `My’ is completely mechanical. Ì’ is not mechanical. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Ì’ is Absolute. And it supplies all the natural help to `My’. Please don’t poke your dirty nose into `My’. Just see. Oil, water and air will be supplied to it in due course and that, too, to its taste and free of cost.

`My’ usurps the weight of our `I’ in this world. `I’ is reduced to five 42 Words Windows To Pureself be committed by us while talking with you, we at once realize it and wash it sway that instant. There’s very sensitive machine placed within which washes away errors. `We’ also have the subtlest errors or weaknesses but they do not cause even the slightest harm to any living creature in the universe. The whole universe appears innocent to us. We `grew’ innocent so that now we can look upon the universe as innocent. You may ask what is the best (perfect) state of alertness ? We should categorically say `that’ when you see and feel innocence, innocence everywhere and evil nowhere.

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Alertness And Innocence

When one can see one’s own faults and weaknesses, one is truly àlert’ and not in sleep; failing which one ignorantly drowns oneself into somnambulism. It’s not advisable to worry whether all your faults and foibles are purged of or not; what you need is àlertness’ (Jagruti). Once you become àlert’ and all your old faults start effervescing, and the new ones do not take any root. Therefore dear, just be and watch how faults and errors march in their cavalcade.

When you start seeing your own faults, you become a well-equipped pilgrim to eternity. Unless one is alert, one can never watch one’s errors. And you know very well that is very easy to point out two hundred faults of others (to see a mote in another’s eye, they say) than to see ours. Look here, if your weaknesses harm someone, you should at once tell Ishvarbhai, ``Please, perform `Pratikramana’, (the silent dynamic ceremony to purge away weaknesses); for none has attained liberation, inflicting pain or suffering on any living creature. It is immaterial if one attain salvation (Moksha), causing any kind of pain to others. What you eat or drink does not matter, your `attachments’ come in your way and fetter your feet. Now think, why do `we’ say that the world is asleep ? -because it cannot discriminate between `I’ and `My’ - the Real and the mechanical, the Timeless and the temporary, the Spiritual and the temporal.

`We’ have our being in the eternity of awareness: ours is full (top) `alertness’. You never even can sense it but suppose if an error happens to 41 42 Words Windows To Pureself be committed by us while talking with you, we at once realize it and wash it sway that instant. There’s very sensitive machine placed within which washes away errors. `We’ also have the subtlest errors or weaknesses but they do not cause even the slightest harm to any living creature in the universe. The whole universe appears innocent to us. We `grew’ innocent so that now we can look upon the universe as innocent. You may ask what is the best (perfect) state of alertness ? We should categorically say `that’ when you see and feel innocence, innocence everywhere and evil nowhere.

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Alertness And Innocence

`We’ have our being in the eternity of awareness: ours is full (top) àlertness’. You never even can sense it but suppose if an error happens to 41 44 Words Windows To Pureself of the world, is a True Guru. There are many others but of what use are they in liberation from bondage ? And you know this well that if we want to go to a station, we have to accept some-one as our guide. Worldly or Relative Gurus They may not be self-realized souls, but do you know who they are ? They are like a railway pointsman; what does the pointsman do ? Well, he is ever alert to connect the Delhi train with its track and thus put it on its right track to Delhi. And the train reaches Delhi, though late. But what is observed everywhere today ? The pointsman direct the train toward Surat, instead of putting in on the right Delhi-track. So what happens ? Collisions and fatal accidents. Do you know what the Lord said ? He said, Ì am the disciple of the whole world’. And he is very right The Real Guru for nobody can be the world teacher. But what is seen today ? Shops are set up and new shops shoot up like mushrooms. These shops mint money and Dhdashri Speaks : disciples starve spiritually. There is almost no devotion to Dharma. A worldly guru teaches you how to discriminate between good and Today the so-called `gurus’, heavy indeed with their inflated egos, are evil but the Real Guru makes you free both good and evil. But one needs given to eating, drinking, making merry and earning cheap popularity. We a worldly guru who is very helpful are not egoless, but tinged with his ego. have to speak this a little harshly. Do you think we like it ? We say this to He is a relative teacher. warn you to beware. Who will speak the truth ? He who wants nothing. There may be a few true and reliable persons amidst them. But they are only A Real Guru is Light. But not any of the lights you can think of or two or five percent. imagine. This absolute Light passeth human understanding. Real Dharma leads you to liberation. But these relative religions are We should recognize our teacher or guru, shouldn’t we ? So many like fellow-travellers to eternity. It the fellow traveller is sturdy, he is helpful ignorant people (though, learned) take darkness for light. on the journery; but if he is like a highwayman he will rod you on the way. The Real Guru Then what is companionship ? It’s the chance meeting of like-minded Guru ? Look, these (acharyas) preceptors are called (gurus) teachers- people....Our Science of Absolutism is from zero to hundered. It is very but who is (a Sad guru)-A Real Guru - A True Guru ? One who has realised comprehensive with its ends-stretched up either ways-past and future. the Truth, will always remain unperturbed even though we did something Who is worthy to be a guru ? He who becomes the disciple of the unpleasant or untoward to him. A Jnani Purusha is firmly anchored in Pure Selfhood. He is a wonder of the world. world. We have initiated thousands of aspirants but we do not remember, even for the fraction of a second, that they are our disciples. How will you know him, recognize him ? Tell a guru, ``Sir, I want The Lord said once, ``Be very careful in choosing your guru. He must to do this much.’’ If he asks you, ``Do this much and come’’, then you have be a Real, True Guru. Man has wandered restlessly for endless rounds or to tell him, ``Sir, I have been doing this all the time and yet there is no end births; for he has encountered a charlatan and not a True Guru. to it !’’ Look here, if we send a young boy on an errand, would he do anything ? Surely not. An elderly person will have to do it. Likewise if you [Apta Vani IV] encounter a Jnani Purusha (a man of absolute wisdom) you have to directly ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ask him (for liberation). He, who bestows on you liberation from the bondage 43 44 Words Windows To Pureself of the world, is a True Guru. There are many others but of what use are they in liberation from bondage ? And you know this well that if we want to go to a station, we have to accept some-one as our guide. Worldly or Relative Gurus They may not be self-realized souls, but do you know who they are ? They are like a railway pointsman; what does the pointsman do ? Well, he is ever alert to connect the Delhi train with its track and thus put it on its right track to Delhi. And the train reaches Delhi, though late. But what is observed everywhere today ? The pointsman direct the train toward Surat, instead of putting in on the right Delhi-track. So what happens ? Collisions and fatal accidents. Do you know what the Lord said ? He said, Ì am the disciple of the whole world’. And he is very right The Real Guru for nobody can be the world teacher. But what is seen today ? Shops are set up and new shops shoot up like mushrooms. These shops mint money and Dhdashri Speaks : disciples starve spiritually. There is almost no devotion to Dharma. A worldly guru teaches you how to discriminate between good and Today the so-called `gurus’, heavy indeed with their inflated egos, are evil but the Real Guru makes you free both good and evil. But one needs given to eating, drinking, making merry and earning cheap popularity. We a worldly guru who is very helpful are not egoless, but tinged with his ego. have to speak this a little harshly. Do you think we like it ? We say this to He is a relative teacher. warn you to beware. Who will speak the truth ? He who wants nothing. There may be a few true and reliable persons amidst them. But they are only A Real Guru is Light. But not any of the lights you can think of or two or five percent. imagine. This absolute Light passeth human understanding. Real Dharma leads you to liberation. But these relative religions are We should recognize our teacher or guru, shouldn’t we ? So many like fellow-travellers to eternity. It the fellow traveller is sturdy, he is helpful ignorant people (though, learned) take darkness for light. on the journery; but if he is like a highwayman he will rod you on the way. The Real Guru Then what is companionship ? It’s the chance meeting of like-minded Guru ? Look, these (acharyas) preceptors are called (gurus) teachers- people....Our Science of Absolutism is from zero to hundered. It is very but who is (a Sad guru)-A Real Guru - A True Guru ? One who has realised comprehensive with its ends-stretched up either ways-past and future. the Truth, will always remain unperturbed even though we did something Who is worthy to be a guru ? He who becomes the disciple of the unpleasant or untoward to him. A Jnani Purusha is firmly anchored in Pure Selfhood. He is a wonder of the world. world. We have initiated thousands of aspirants but we do not remember, even for the fraction of a second, that they are our disciples. How will you know him, recognize him ? Tell a guru, ``Sir, I want The Lord said once, ``Be very careful in choosing your guru. He must to do this much.’’ If he asks you, ``Do this much and come’’, then you have be a Real, True Guru. Man has wandered restlessly for endless rounds or to tell him, ``Sir, I have been doing this all the time and yet there is no end births; for he has encountered a charlatan and not a True Guru. to it !’’ Look here, if we send a young boy on an errand, would he do anything ? Surely not. An elderly person will have to do it. Likewise if you [Apta Vani IV] encounter a Jnani Purusha (a man of absolute wisdom) you have to directly ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ask him (for liberation). He, who bestows on you liberation from the bondage 43 46 Words Windows To Pureself Mere erudition of dry, dull logic always tends to airy abstractions and conceptualism which obscure, rather than reveal, the light of the `Pure Self’. So let us put off the mask of intellect and humbly surrender to a `Jnani’ and he is compassionate enough to help us.

Dadashri is exteremely alive in every atom of his physical entity but let us not forget that he is much beyond it, brimming with divine zest, always wearing a simple, compassionate smile, sharing his infinite and ineffable joy with all, talking with love and sympathy-and doing (!) all this `impersonally’- lightly for he carries no burden of the ego which, like the beast of burden, we foolishly carry. A divinely wise, sharply witty and unassuming person, very humorous in certain moments (a bliss to be with him then), when he regales the listeners with a sumptuous dish of joy. He always says, ``My life is a public trust; I am open to the sky.’’ So disarmingly simple and yet so profound !

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Dadashri is not a mere physical entity; he is both visible and invisible, beyond all being and non-being, as he is always in the state of `Pure Self’- perfect-liberation-beyond time and space....That is one of the greatest wonders of our time. We go near him, bow down at his feet and our worries and tensions fly away like dead leaves in the wind.

Dadashri in infinitely more than our most potent imagintion can invent, for he is beyond all mental categories. He cannot be pigeon-holed in any human concept; he includes all in him and yet he is the tiniest of the tiny and the mightiest of the mighty. All our measures fail to measure him, for they are devised by our gross mind and limited intellect and he is beyond them.

Dadashri makes a direct appeal both to the leaned and the laity. He is never eager for tediously long lectures that put people to sleep. But he is always ready and alert to answer the questions of the aspirants who are eager to find a way from the labyrinth of life. His answers are not based on the orthodox texts and they do not savour of `heavy’ erudition and `hollow’ intellection. His answers pour out spontaneously and go straight into our hearts very convincingly because they reflect. `facts’ of personal experience; nothing borrowed, nothing second-hand. His answers are full of divine vitality because they flow from the `Pure Self’. He merely watches the words pouring themselves out. His words sound so friendly, so near as though we were listening to our `Self’. We are at once convinced of their truth. 45 46 Words Windows To Pureself Mere erudition of dry, dull logic always tends to airy abstractions and conceptualism which obscure, rather than reveal, the light of the `Pure Self’. So let us put off the mask of intellect and humbly surrender to a `Jnani’ and he is compassionate enough to help us.

Dadashri and His Word ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪

Dadashri makes a direct appeal both to the leaned and the laity. He is never eager for tediously long lectures that put people to sleep. But he is always ready and alert to answer the questions of the aspirants who are eager to find a way from the labyrinth of life. His answers are not based on the orthodox texts and they do not savour of `heavy’ erudition and `hollow’ intellection. His answers pour out spontaneously and go straight into our hearts very convincingly because they reflect. `facts’ of personal experience; nothing borrowed, nothing second-hand. His answers are full of divine vitality because they flow from the `Pure Self’. He merely watches the words pouring themselves out. His words sound so friendly, so near as though we were listening to our `Self’. We are at once convinced of their truth. 45 48 Words Windows To Pureself besides which nothing else is needed or useful here....This is the path to Liberation.

If you happen to act in the slightest irresponsible manner, it will be like creating an obstruction for yourself; we won’t mind your abusing us, but it’s true that you’re harming yourself. Here what is essentially needed is a spirit of total surrender and perfect humility. A Jnani is God in the human form who can bless you with and give you everything you want. So be humble before him and he will shower happiness in plenty. Our Science of Absolutism, of Akram Path, works like the horn of plenty...So avail yourself of the rare opportunity and don’t waste even a second....time is running out and who knows in future you may not be fortunate enough to encounter these circumstantial evidences as are now before you.....So be prepared for liberation here and now. Dadashri’s Inifinite Compassion One worships one’s Self, when one sings, `Glory to Dada Bhagavan.’ Dadashri : Wherever we go, we go for `darshan’ to a temple (Derasar), Mahadev’s temple, Mataji’s temple, a mosque ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ and everywhere. If we do not go, people imitate us and do not go there. And it forms a wrong perecedent....and we never form a wrong one for we’re responsible....We point out paths which bring peace and happiness to people.

Questioner : Will you kindly introduce....I mean-tell us something about yourself ?

Dadashri : You won’t be able to know me...`This’ that you see, is Ambalal Patel of Bhadran. You cannot recognize me for I’m invisible to your mortal instruments.

This speech that is `vocal’ is the original tape-recorder and yours is also the original tape-recorder. But you have your ego and so go on saying `I spoke, I spoke.’ We have no ego and so no confusion. The one whom you see is a Patel of Bhadran and Dada Bhagavan is seated within. Dada Bhagavan is seated within you too. Here, `He’ is fully revealed and in you `He’ resides invisible to you. If you sit with one in whom Dada Bhagavan is revealed, yours also may be revealed in course of time. So long as we are amidst you, don’t waste a single moment of your precious life....Participate in the daily Sat + Sang. You’ve to do nothing else. Sit with us in perfect humility and in a receptive mood-and your Dada Bhagavan will go on revealing Himself.

This is the path of Param Vinaya....great humility-total egoless-state, 47 48 Words Windows To Pureself besides which nothing else is needed or useful here....This is the path to Liberation.

Questioner : Will you kindly introduce....I mean-tell us something about yourself ?

Dadashri : You won’t be able to know me...`This’ that you see, is Ambalal Patel of Bhadran. You cannot recognize me for I’m invisible to your mortal instruments.

This is the path of Param Vinaya....great humility-total egoless-state, 47 50 Words Windows To Pureself Dadashri : No, no. One must repent of injudicious action. I do not speak this word to be abused. I say this only to remove your botheration. Nobody should feel that he will have `Asrava’ (The flow of Karmic matter into the nature of soul) and Bandha (the mixture of the Karmic matter with the nature of soul on account of which the soul loses its intrinsic purity and brilliance) but `Samvara’ (blocking the Asrava). Therefore I speak freely...otherwise I would also make guarded statements like these : ``You’ll have The Vitarag way Asrava and Bandha if you don’t act in this way.’’ We have given you every liberty save one in the matter of sex. Be alert The Vitarags categorically state that when you judge and hold a view ever there, and that, too, with your wife or husband only. We warn you about someone-he is like this-you are convicted of guilt. against illicit sexual behaviour for there lurks a great danger beneath it.

`We’ only warn you, alert you. But if you raise objections, who can We point out that only unlawful sexual behaviour or lasciviousness is help you ? Even in the heyday of `Bhagavan Mahavir,’ his own disciple the heel of Achilles in our Akram Vignan but render you invulnerable to all Goshal (proved a turncoat) betrayed him. Discoursing before Bhagavan he other disturbances or dangers. says, `I am also Mahavir.’’ Now look, what can Mahavir do here ? People [Aptavani V. pages 34-35] of this sort lived in those days too; then how can we say no to two or three, if we have to encounter them today ? And it is good that they are with us ! ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪

How strange is this Vitarag Vignan-the Science of Vitarags ! We judge and hold a view that this person is wrong and this person is mistaken and we are caught.

Neither your thought nor your sight should get prejudiced.

We live `detached’. How many Mahatmas are here ? I know their history, but why should I poke my nose into it ? This `Knowledge’ is not to be abused.

Questioner : But for God there’s neither good nor bad. So the question does not arise.

Dadashri : Yes, right. For God no question. But `here’ the question does arise. So long as we have not become `God’ we have to act with full responsibility; for we are held guilty of indiscretion.

Questioner : But then Dadaji, what is true and false becomes a secondary question.

49 50 Words Windows To Pureself Dadashri : No, no. One must repent of injudicious action. I do not speak this word to be abused. I say this only to remove your botheration. Nobody should feel that he will have `Asrava’ (The flow of Karmic matter into the nature of soul) and Bandha (the mixture of the Karmic matter with the nature of soul on account of which the soul loses its intrinsic purity and brilliance) but `Samvara’ (blocking the Asrava). Therefore I speak freely...otherwise I would also make guarded statements like these : ``You’ll have The Vitarag way Asrava and Bandha if you don’t act in this way.’’ We have given you every liberty save one in the matter of sex. Be alert The Vitarags categorically state that when you judge and hold a view ever there, and that, too, with your wife or husband only. We warn you about someone-he is like this-you are convicted of guilt. against illicit sexual behaviour for there lurks a great danger beneath it.

How strange is this Vitarag Vignan-the Science of Vitarags ! We judge and hold a view that this person is wrong and this person is mistaken and we are caught.

Neither your thought nor your sight should get prejudiced.

We live `detached’. How many Mahatmas are here ? I know their history, but why should I poke my nose into it ? This `Knowledge’ is not to be abused.

Questioner : But for God there’s neither good nor bad. So the question does not arise.

Questioner : But then Dadaji, what is true and false becomes a secondary question.

49 52 Words Windows To Pureself poverty but spiritual starvation.’’ But he assures us that ``mankind will not commit spiritual suicide. It will rise like phoenix. It will certainaly improve its lot, using its insight, intellect, imagination and spiritual vision and that day is not far when mankind will transcend its narrow loyalties, its selfishness, greed and lust.’’

Dadashri’s sublime message to this world of strife and misery, is love, unity and complete freedom from the shackles of bondage, for all, irrespective of their cast, colour or creed. The Divine Bliss that he has felt and the effulgence of myriad suns he sees within him and the deep joy he has felt and is feeling, he wants, in all his mercy, to share with all, so that their wanderings in the world of sick hurry and divided aims signifying nothing, may come to an end. They may take a new direction to `Self’ and enjoy infinite bliss and peace hidden within since ceaseless rounds of births and deaths. Dadaji, the divine physician, wants to cure us of the strange disease of modern, material Mankind Will Rise life but inner vacuum. ``You need not go in search of God, anywhere. You’re Pure Consciousness. You’ve imposed limitations on yourself. You restlessly An age of science and technology, comforts and tensions, restlessness move like marionettes worked by the puppetmaster. You don’t know that and spiritual drought. The rhythm of the universe is seriously disturbed, say you’re the master. Who can help you when you choose to be beggars ? Your the scientists, thinkers and saints. Wars within and without have weakened errors and your blunders are your cruel masters. Be alert always, never mankind. The veil of senses hides Reality; perception is distorted. Our fears slumber.’’ and greeds, hates and lusts bite us. Fears and tensions all over the world seem to be mounting to cataclysmic heights. And man seems to be a wretched ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ creature confined and cabined in the inferno of his fleshy cell.

In such a dire situation, shall we pass the buck on to the creator and hold him responsible for the confusion and chaos we see around us and within us ? Shall we brand him as an impotent, pervert who is sadistically enjoying human misery and agony-the suffering of his own creation ! Is this universe a lawless pandemonium ?

Dadashri categorically states that ``the universe we live in is not all chaos or pandemonium. It’s a law-bound whole. The all-powerful universal energy-well-ordered and wise-functions in the universe and in the hearts of all beings causing them by its illusive power to revolve ceaselessly as if mounted on a `wheel’. It is not matter that moves, it is inert. Eternal Pure Consciousness vitalises and activates the inert matter; Pure Consciousness’ in itself does not act; but in its presence the matter gets vitalised. Human `ego’ is the cause of all our sense of imperfections, failings, sorrows and sufferings.’’

Dadashri points out that ``mankind suffers not because of material 51 52 Words Windows To Pureself poverty but spiritual starvation.’’ But he assures us that ``mankind will not commit spiritual suicide. It will rise like phoenix. It will certainaly improve its lot, using its insight, intellect, imagination and spiritual vision and that day is not far when mankind will transcend its narrow loyalties, its selfishness, greed and lust.’’

Dadashri points out that ``mankind suffers not because of material 51 54 Words Windows To Pureself Like the Upanishadic thinkers both Dadashri and Kundakundacharyaji say that it is extremely difficult to apprehend the nature of the metempirical Self. It can be described only by negative attributes-`neti, neti’-`not this, not this’. That was why Gautama Buddna kept silent whenever he was asked by his disciples about the Self or Atma. The founder of Christianity has also emphasised that the path leading to the Kingdom of God is very narrow and steep; strait is the gate.

It is generally believed that the metempirical Self is attained only through undergoing a special kind of spritual discipline called penance or Yoga. This discipline opens up a new door leading to the Ultimate Reality which cannot be comprehended through ordinary sense-perception; for the Reality which we try to apprehend has nothing in common with our empirical reality. The superconscious experience of metempirical Reality must have been obtained by Kundakundacharyaji through the practice of the spiritual Dadashri... discipline or Yoga. Dadashri differs from Kundakundacharyaji in that he Shankaracharyaji and Kundakundacharyaji does not advocate any mortification of flesh or hard penance but after initiation ceremony instructs us to follow the five steps (to Self-realization) in order Kundakundacharyaji in his `Samayasara’ discusses two kinds of Self, that we realize the Pure Self. Dadashri separates the Pure Self from the the Pure One (Sva-Samaya) and the Impure One (Para-Samaya). We can `pudgal’ during the ceremony. call the former the pure ego and the latter, the empirical ego. The pure ego is characterised by the three qualities : Both Dadashri and Kundakundacharyaji, time and again, tell us that the subject and object are quite distinct entities and they should not be Darshan, Jnana, and Charitra-Belief, Knowledge and Conduct. confounded with each other. One is a `Chetana’ entity and the other an `Achetan’ entity. Both of them accept the Sankhya View that Chetan Purusha The empirical ego, caught like a fish in the net of Karmic upadhis, is different from `Achetan Prakriti’. Shankaracharyaji says that Adhyasa or enjoys the fruits of its Karma, good or bad, in the form of happiness and mutual confusion of Self and non-self is the result of ignorance. This Adhyasa misery. The Hindus do not have the problem of the Fall of Man and the Lost Paradise. But the empirical ego, with upadhis, the result of Avidya or is a common vice of our experience and is due to our ignorance or Aviday. ingnorance, attempts to get rid of this Avidya, to be free from the bondage How can one get rid of this enticing and ensalving Avidya ? All the three of Karmic shackles. great men unanimously declare that one can get rid of Adhyasa by Vidya or knowledge. The individual Self is Present in the beginningless world in association with Karmic upadhis which are material in nature. This association is due Dadashri advises us : ``Pure Self should not be indentified with the to the Self’s own conduct according to Dharma or Adharma. Hence liberation body or personality called Chandulal or Joseph or Ibrahim. The Self is one from the upadhis must be obtained through discarding both Dharma and and its modifications determined by Upadhic conditions are infinite in number. Adharma. There is no extraneous causal agency. The Self is one indivisible identity and unity in spite of various descriptions of its nature in terms of Darshana, Jnana and Charitra.’’ All the three great souls categorically state that the ultimate ideal-the realization of the Self-is so far removed from the concrete world of the Here the Upanishadic pantheism, Buddhist flux seem to be rejected. empirical reality that it would be erroneous to associate upadhic bondage The Buddhists do not accept any individual identily of the Self beyond the with the Sublime and beautiful entity of the Ultimate Self. series of psychic states. Dadashri interrogates. ``How will you adequately 53 54 Words Windows To Pureself Like the Upanishadic thinkers both Dadashri and Kundakundacharyaji say that it is extremely difficult to apprehend the nature of the metempirical Self. It can be described only by negative attributes-`neti, neti’-`not this, not this’. That was why Gautama Buddna kept silent whenever he was asked by his disciples about the Self or Atma. The founder of Christianity has also emphasised that the path leading to the Kingdom of God is very narrow and steep; strait is the gate.

It is generally believed that the metempirical Self is attained only through undergoing a special kind of spritual discipline called penance or Yoga. This discipline opens up a new door leading to the Ultimate Reality which cannot be comprehended through ordinary sense-perception; for the Reality which we try to apprehend has nothing in common with our empirical reality. The superconscious experience of metempirical Reality must have been obtained by Kundakundacharyaji through the practice of the spiritual Dadashri... discipline or Yoga. Dadashri differs from Kundakundacharyaji in that he Shankaracharyaji and Kundakundacharyaji does not advocate any mortification of flesh or hard penance but after initiation ceremony instructs us to follow the five steps (to Self-realization) in order Kundakundacharyaji in his `Samayasara’ discusses two kinds of Self, that we realize the Pure Self. Dadashri separates the Pure Self from the the Pure One (Sva-Samaya) and the Impure One (Para-Samaya). We can `pudgal’ during the ceremony. call the former the pure ego and the latter, the empirical ego. The pure ego is characterised by the three qualities : Both Dadashri and Kundakundacharyaji, time and again, tell us that the subject and object are quite distinct entities and they should not be Darshan, Jnana, and Charitra-Belief, Knowledge and Conduct. confounded with each other. One is a `Chetana’ entity and the other an `Achetan’ entity. Both of them accept the Sankhya View that Chetan Purusha The empirical ego, caught like a fish in the net of Karmic upadhis, is different from `Achetan Prakriti’. Shankaracharyaji says that Adhyasa or enjoys the fruits of its Karma, good or bad, in the form of happiness and mutual confusion of Self and non-self is the result of ignorance. This Adhyasa misery. The Hindus do not have the problem of the Fall of Man and the Lost Paradise. But the empirical ego, with upadhis, the result of Avidya or is a common vice of our experience and is due to our ignorance or Aviday. ingnorance, attempts to get rid of this Avidya, to be free from the bondage How can one get rid of this enticing and ensalving Avidya ? All the three of Karmic shackles. great men unanimously declare that one can get rid of Adhyasa by Vidya or knowledge. The individual Self is Present in the beginningless world in association with Karmic upadhis which are material in nature. This association is due Dadashri advises us : ``Pure Self should not be indentified with the to the Self’s own conduct according to Dharma or Adharma. Hence liberation body or personality called Chandulal or Joseph or Ibrahim. The Self is one from the upadhis must be obtained through discarding both Dharma and and its modifications determined by Upadhic conditions are infinite in number. Adharma. There is no extraneous causal agency. The Self is one indivisible identity and unity in spite of various descriptions of its nature in terms of Darshana, Jnana and Charitra.’’ All the three great souls categorically state that the ultimate ideal-the realization of the Self-is so far removed from the concrete world of the Here the Upanishadic pantheism, Buddhist flux seem to be rejected. empirical reality that it would be erroneous to associate upadhic bondage The Buddhists do not accept any individual identily of the Self beyond the with the Sublime and beautiful entity of the Ultimate Self. series of psychic states. Dadashri interrogates. ``How will you adequately 53 Dadashi... Shankaracharyaji and Kundakundacharyaji 55 explain these series of psychic states without the postulate of a permanent Atma or the Pure Self ?’’

All the three maintain that it is `mithya’ to speak of the body as Self. But for Dadashri and Kundakundacharyaji the body does not become `mithya’ or illusion. It is only the false identification that is the error. The non-self is not an illusion.

Dadashri and Kundakundacharyaji, also maintain that the `Chetana’ can only produce `Chetana’ effects and that non-Chetana cause can only produce non-Chetana effects. They say that the Pure Self cannot be the substantive cause of material things. Pure Self and matter are far distinct substances, so different that one cannot be derived from the other as a result of manifestations. Guru Purnima Dadaji compassionately pours his nectar into our ears : ``Live as Shuddhatma. Be ever alert. Be a witness, a watcher; just be and watch. Doership and enjoyership are illusory. Nobody is a doer or enjoyer here. A Guru is Purnima. He is full-moon light-the light of Eternal Wisdom. Events happen. This universe is a Scientific Circumstantial Evidence. The He makes us light and gives us light, so that we can be light unto ourselves. impersonal executrix-the Vyavasthita Shakti-plies the huge, giant computer He is Sachchidanand Swaroop in the human form. of this mighty universe. Unless you realise that you’re (Shuddhatma) Pure Dear Dada, Guru Purnima has come again. We are celebrating the Self, you cannot plant your foot on the soil of true `Purushartha’. He who seventh Guru Purnima with all the fervour, zeal and gaiety, as we used to do, becomes a `Purusha’ - initiated by a Gnani can perform Purushartha. What before you left in 1988 the human temple where you lived with your first people practise in the name of Purushartha is Bhrant Purushartha (deluded neighbour Shri Ambalal Muljibhai Patel of Bhadran. All of us remember action leading away from Reality) egocentric activities-so they reap the you very much on this holy festival which has a spiritual significance for all harvest in the from of misery or happiness. Liberation is for those who are of us Mahatmas, for you removed our mountain-high sins and weaknesses `egoless’. with your loving compassionate look, when you initiated us into Eternal Wisdom. We are all, indeed, very grateful to you, dear Dada. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ «JbuJ mJobT bb rv{g étét

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Now I understand the meaning of : l dwhtuhr@tfk <ÚJk l dwhtuhr@tfk <ÚJ¿ttlt> 56 Guru Purnima 57 58 Words Windows To Pureself We all sing your glory on this very auspicious day. Our salutations to us, it becomes almost impossible for us to recognise him. And because he you. is so simple like a child and talks in a simple manner, in a tone so loving and intimate that we forget that the infinite and Eternal is walking on the bLlt&t: Ñe sdLlt&t: béTdwà: Ñe sdéTdwà: > earth, in a mould of clay, only to shower `His’ infinite love and compassion on all, irrespective of our status, worth or knowledge, to accept us Our Guru is the Lord of the Universe. So prostrations to you, for you unconditionally. Those tortured by ego and on the rack of doubt cannot find gave us the sight to discriminate between the Real and the Relative, between ``Him’’-only the trained eyes of a jeweller can truly estimate the worth of a the True and the False, between the permanent and the impermanent. We diamond (A Jnani), for others it’s a piece of ordinary stone. surrendered to you our ego, body, mind, and everything. You enthroned us on the Real Purself. That was your love and grace. Let me tell you : The Lord of the universe chose to throw away his royal robes and peacock-feathered crown, yellow ``pitambar’’ and flute, and Dear Dada Bhagavan, dressed himself as a contractor in a dhoti, full white shirt, ashen-grey coat, We celebrate the festive Guru Purnima day, so dear to us, with a lot brown shoes and a black cap to look earthly and human like any one of us. of fun and frolic, gaiety and fervour, love and devotion. We get together sort Were you in a hurry to meet us or did you want to disguise your `Self’, of spiritual get-together-and do Kirtan Bhakti for twenty four hours, to the that your worshippers and followers may not sucumb to mere hero-worship, accompaniment of harmonium, tabla, cymbals, drums and kartal. We offer ytFt c{ítkzlt SJ our prayers to show our love, gratitude and reverence to the one who is forgetting the Real substance ? So you made us repeat : beyond all and yet so compassionate...and so near ! btÙtlt rhgj MJYvlu y«gk

But out of infinite love and compassion for us, you conferred on us sul„k ces„k ÉthK Mt„Hthe §tF„k A„k : yf> and blunders innumerable. You lifted us from our petty, narrow, selfish étét étét mJorbr< m bnt«bt mwéwjtoCt: >> moulds into a horizonless, vast, oceanic consciousness. You made us aware mJoÙt lu mJobtk ¥t¥t CdJtllu ïulthtu bnt«bt yr< ¥„joC ntug Au. of our Pureself, hidden in us, in its pristine glory. You shook us out of our slumber of ignorance of many lives ! A real Guru, a Paramgura ! And how Dear Dada Bhagavan, you are beyond all adjectives (like Bhagavan you smoked a hukkah or a cigarette once ! An enlightened soul ! who would and so on) and attributes. So with whatever high sounding, attractive adjectives believe it ? I praise you, they cannot touch you. Can you ever be caught in the net of I have heard : Lord Krishna gave Arjun divine eyes to see him. You words ? Thn with what words can i pray to you, praise you ? But what else gave a divine vision to see our ``Purself’’. I understood, the real significance can I do, my Lord, when my heart leaps up at your name and all my love and devotion spontaneously pour on your lotus-feel ? Just tell me dear Dada, of the ¿ttlrJr@t : You must be ``That’’ to know `That’’.... if the ocean does not swell in tidal waves at the rise of the full moon on the Only a ``Jnani’’ is the best scientist in the world because he can seal Purnima night, what else can happen ? the Karmic inflow, burn past sins and draw a line of clear demarcation So we sing your glories, pray to you, dance and sing before you to between the Pratishthita Atma and the Suddhatma... please you. We know that you don’t need our praises and prayers and But when’s Jnani walks and talks and lives with us just like anyone of glorifications but my dear Master, all this is our rlsoht. So... Dear Dada, I Guru Purnima 57 58 Words Windows To Pureself We all sing your glory on this very auspicious day. Our salutations to us, it becomes almost impossible for us to recognise him. And because he you. is so simple like a child and talks in a simple manner, in a tone so loving and intimate that we forget that the infinite and Eternal is walking on the bLlt&t: Ñe sdLlt&t: béTdwà: Ñe sdéTdwà: > earth, in a mould of clay, only to shower `His’ infinite love and compassion on all, irrespective of our status, worth or knowledge, to accept us Our Guru is the Lord of the Universe. So prostrations to you, for you unconditionally. Those tortured by ego and on the rack of doubt cannot find gave us the sight to discriminate between the Real and the Relative, between ``Him’’-only the trained eyes of a jeweller can truly estimate the worth of a the True and the False, between the permanent and the impermanent. We diamond (A Jnani), for others it’s a piece of ordinary stone. surrendered to you our ego, body, mind, and everything. You enthroned us on the Real Purself. That was your love and grace. Let me tell you : The Lord of the universe chose to throw away his royal robes and peacock-feathered crown, yellow ``pitambar’’ and flute, and Dear Dada Bhagavan, dressed himself as a contractor in a dhoti, full white shirt, ashen-grey coat, We celebrate the festive Guru Purnima day, so dear to us, with a lot brown shoes and a black cap to look earthly and human like any one of us. of fun and frolic, gaiety and fervour, love and devotion. We get together sort Were you in a hurry to meet us or did you want to disguise your `Self’, of spiritual get-together-and do Kirtan Bhakti for twenty four hours, to the that your worshippers and followers may not sucumb to mere hero-worship, accompaniment of harmonium, tabla, cymbals, drums and kartal. We offer ytFt c{ítkzlt SJ our prayers to show our love, gratitude and reverence to the one who is forgetting the Real substance ? So you made us repeat : beyond all and yet so compassionate...and so near ! btÙtlt rhgj MJYvlu y«gk

Beloved Dada Bhagavan, we were in search of you all these rounds of births but fortunately, by your grace, we met you in this birth. You have initiated us. Now dear Lord, bless us this day with a divine vision that we may realise the ``Pureself’’, the ``Dada Bhagavan’’ within us and be like you and live in love and all humility and obedience to you, seeing you in every creature, visible or invisible. vÙt-m«mkd Our Mahatmas rightly say, ``Dada has not passed away. He is everywhere. He is hidden within our hearts as (Vijnanswaroop) rJ¿ttlMJYv.’’ The words are no idolatory or hero-worship for they refer to no But I miss you. Let me tell you,, Dada, I still miss you very much. Where `idol’ or person I shall see those love-filled, nectar-sweet, emerald eyes ? Where shall I enjoy the velvety touch of your skin when I used to massage it with mustard oil in Shitalbag ? Where shall I get that motherly milk of Bliss, when I Dear.... touched my forehead to your liberating toe that quenched my thirst and One cannot understand `Akram Vijnan’, the science of Absolute Reality, satisfied my hunger ? Where shall I find that dynamic ``Presence’’ radiating ¥uNlt until one met it in an existential manner, in the person of Sri A.M. Patel (a Eternal joy ? Where shall I hear your Mahavir or Krishnalike which Jnani), contractor by profession, an enlightened soul, who impoured his own was so sweet to listen to ? I miss you. I want to feel you with my fingertips. influence and presence into all who surrendered to him totally, to attain the I can now see you through the chinks of memory. Tears of love and Universal and Transcendent. gratitude flood Vishnu’s eyes. But Dada, you’ll have to come again to help Is Dadashri only a person or self-aware identity ? He is both. But how us liberate ourselves. You will come; won’t you, dear Dada ? can I say anything about the `Pureself’ ? Because the ``Pureself’’ cannot be ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ described except in terms supplied by the person - Shri A.M. Pate, in terms of what he is not. And all that I can say about the person is not the `Pureself’, and I can tell nothing about the `Pureself’ which would not refer to the person.

Dadashri was a mystery. My eyes have seen `Him’ in the human form; ears have heard His loving and compassionate voice, fingers have felt his `human’ touch divine; have contemplated about Him, my inner being has experienced a subtle taste of His invisible `being’, heart has loved and loves that `ineffable’ incarnated in the human mould...but the light of Wisdom- enlightenment that dawned-manifested within Him, beyond time-space, is Dada Bhagavan !

60 Guru Purnima 59 offer this lotus of my heart (where you have ever sat in the lotus-pose before time began) at your lotus-feet, this early morning of the seventh Guru Purnima day, since you left us in 1988. You the entire love of a mother and the entire patience of the Guru. You were much less a Teacher than a ``Presence’’ radiating light, power, purity, and bliss to all receptive around you. You were a light enkindling other lights, an awakened soul awakening other souls.

60 vÙt-m«mkd 61 62 Words Windows To Pureself What I write about Him is words-symbols-only openings to Eternity; to Pureself ?’ -for it answers questions that may arise about Dada but they do not stop at or with the person but point to the beyond - the Bhagavan ? infinite expanse of ai

Dadashri, as a Jnani, serves as a link-an opening to the Absolute ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Reality - with the `Pureselfhood !... I had read, heard and thought about it but I saw it in person called Dada Bhagavan (Shri A.M.) Patel. He was a spiritual `Alchemist’ who transformed the inner landscapes of many of his followers....and he continues to do so. ytäJtKebtk ¥t¥t CdJtlu fí„k Au : ``nu m„¿tsl !

My `G.P. Article’ is a confession of my love for and devotion to the Jnani (in the person of Sri A. M. Patel) and one in whom the `Reality’ manifested itsellf. So you have to, if you like, see him through my eyes.

The `words you read are on idolatry or hero-worship for they refer to no `idol’ or person. Dada Bhagavan is but the other name for your `Pureself’ my `Pureself’, our `Pureself’.

And so these words are Pureself - `Worship’, your love, my love, our love for `Pureself’. The Jnani in whom that Supreme Reality manifested in all its glory is our visible `Pureself’ Therefore we bow down before Sri A.M. Pate in all love, devotion and humility. When we do so, we are bowing down before our `Pureself’. And I am sure we all love that `Pureself’ which is beyond perception. In loving and worshipping Him, we love and worship the `Impersonal, Eternal’ in us-the `Pureself’ that we are, but we have no direct experience of it !

A form is a way to the Formless. Please, read the article again for it’s my `Heart’ I have put in words. May I ask you to read - `Words Windows vÙt-m«mkd 61 62 Words Windows To Pureself What I write about Him is words-symbols-only openings to Eternity; to Pureself ?’ -for it answers questions that may arise about Dada but they do not stop at or with the person but point to the beyond - the Bhagavan ? infinite expanse of ai

The `words you read are on idolatry or hero-worship for they refer to no `idol’ or person. Dada Bhagavan is but the other name for your `Pureself’ my `Pureself’, our `Pureself’.

A form is a way to the Formless. Please, read the article again for it’s my `Heart’ I have put in words. May I ask you to read - `Words Windows 64 Words Windows To Pureself the plane journey ?

I looked at Dadaji - his head drooped like a lily on one side; his yellow eyes grew lustreless; his mouth emitted fumes and saliva oozed our of the corners of his mouth; the lower lip almost withered like a flower. All of us had the shock of our life. I was deeply moved but I tried to look calm and unmoved. My eyes turned to my wife standing a little away from us. I went to her....She usually preserves her calm and patience. She would not give way to tears on many an occasion. But I found her terriblly shaken. I saw tears in her eyes. All around me there was gloom. The sadness of the situation unmanned me for a minute. My eyes became wet too. For a while I was at a loss to understand the situation. Would Dadashri leave us ? Could this happen ? Cruel thoughts like hounds fell upon me. At the Bhuj Airport.... There was a momentary cessation of all our discretion and understanding. A temporary lull ! We were all on the rack of doubt. And the The programme of `Yatra’ had already been chalked out and the date invaluable wisdom, Dadashri had implanted in us during the initiation, seemed fixed. Mahatmas from Bombay, Baroda, Surat and Khambhat had arrived in to be evaporating under the stress of this dire situation (moment). We thought Ahmedabad the previous evening. a bolt from the blue would fall on us and our beloved Dadashri would be Dadashri was not well. He had been suffering from acute jaundice for no more with us ! a few days; but he would not allow anybody to guess the suffering of the And lo ! He suddenly opened his eyes and like Lord Shiva cast a ailment to the `pudgala’. searching look at me. He beckoned me. I went near him and he whispered : We had decided to go on a pilgrimage to Ashapura Mataji in Kutch. ``Why are you all so sad and tearful, Chandrakant ? What is all this fuss The caravan set off in the afternoon-some by luxury bus and some by car. about an incessantly perishing `Pudgala’ ? What you see with your senses Dadashri was in the car but the journey adversely affected his health. His waxing and waning before you is only the `Pudgala’. Don’t you know that ? body looked pale yellow; so did his eyes. But that emerald smile always I’m very much here and you’re well aware that nothing can happen to twinkled in his eyes to kindle hope and infinite joy in the mahatmas. Shuddhatma. It’s immortal, beginningless and so endless. Where is all your wisdom gone ? Three days were soon over. The pilgrimage was over and we had to return to Ahmedabad. But Dadashri’s health took a serious turn. It was at ``Follow the Enlightened soul and there’s no worry. So be in the `Pure once decided that he must be flown to Ahmedabad. he had grown very self’ as I am now and always. The bubble may burst but the Shuddhatma is weak. He was carried as a `potla’ and nobody had an idea of the seriousness ever present. The fluctuations that you see before you belong to the Pudgala’ of Dadashri’s malady. He remained as always his `Self’, unconcerned, and not to the Eternal and Imperishable. unmoved, unruffled, calm as a placid lake. ``Where’s all your valour gone ? Wailing like a woman ! Id doesn’t Dadashri was rushed to the airport. We lifted him from the car and his become you. You’re all Shuddhatmas. Will you retain this wisdom within `body’ was placed on a stretcher. Dadaji was so exhausted and worn out. you henceforth onwards ?’’ Perhaps he was not conscious for a while. All eyes were rivetted on his face which looked sunken and bloodless. Silence ! Anxiety gnawed at every heart Till this moment while we’re sitting here for Satsanga, Dadashri’s - what would happen to Dadashri ? Woulld he be able to stand the strain of words ring in my heart : `You’re Eternal and Imperishablle’. 63 64 Words Windows To Pureself the plane journey ?

Dear Aptaputras ! You are the chosen few who have consecrated all of yourselves and all you have-body, mind, intellect, life, work, wealth and comforts. You are the true Children-Aptaputras-of Dada Bhagavan who has bestowed upon you his infinite love and compassion (while initiating you) by dethroning your doerhood and enthroning you in your (Akartapad)-your Realself. He fractured all your false beliefs, removed all accumulated dross, stopped the inflow of karmas, imparted `Akram Vijnan’ to you, sowing immortal seeds of `Jnana’ in the fertile soil of your virgin hearts. A tribute..... You are indeed most fortunate to love him and serve him. You belong to the inner circle the esoteric band of Dada Bhagavan’s beloved Aptaputras with a holy mission to serve mankind, sharing with the people Dada Dear Aptaputras, Bhagavan’s infinite love and compassion. At the Moment of Mahabhinishkraman, Dada Bhagavan was beloved Lord and Master who never bossed over us, He treated us as his innocent children. His only law was infinite love and Dear Aptaputras, his only rule was infinite compassion. How humbly majestic was his life and Jay Sachchidanand. how glorious was his Vyavahar ?

My hearty Cogratulations on the Mahabhinishkraman Day to be Dada Bhagavan was a Vitarag whom you loved and love but he loves celebrated as ``Prasthan Kallyanak Mahotsav’’ on 30th April (to 2nd May), you more than you can understand. He nursed you as new born babes with 1993, at Singod the ``Jnana Teertha’’ of or age. This is the occasion of motherly love and fed you with the nectar of wisdom of the Pureself, for he divine joy : vhbtlk¥, we had been eagerly looking forward to... very well knew, that a day would dawn, when you, equipped with the wisdom of the Pureself, enjoying full freedom within, carrying on day-to-day affairs Dear Aptaputras, of the world, inspired by wisdom divine and fortified by real freedom, encouraged by an altruistic ideal of selfless service to mankind, would make Dada Bhagavan is so near, them understand Real Dharma of the soul which gives real happiness, lasting for, happiness. You are messengers of love and hope for mankind. You are living and moving jnana. He loves you all more than you know. Rare souls have supreme goals. The wisdom (Jnana) Dada Bhagavan He goes with you, wherever you go. imparted to you is more profound than all profundities-the supreme wisdom So in Singod, he is very much with you, as he has enshrined himself of the Pureself. in your hearts. You have learnt from our beloved Guru that man is not a mere physical Blessed was the day when you met Dada Bhagavan; blessed was the entity but a holy temple for Chaitanya to live in. Man is in search of his true moment when you were initiated; blessed was the time when you lived with face which he seems to have lost in the vanity fair of strange names and and moved with him, talked with him and supped with him, sat at is lotus stranger faces. He is in search of his own identity. You have to teach him feet and learnt `Èternal Wisdom’’ from him; served him selflessly while you Real Atmadharma and make him aware of is true Ì’ in him and with him 65 tribute.... 67 68 Words Windows To Pureself since times immemorial. Man is in search of his own home, his own kingdom This place of divine solitude has been specially selected for you, away of pure happiness and this heaven of eternal happiness-a heaven of bliss-lies from the main Triple-Temple Complex near Surat, so that you can lead a life within his own heart. You can share your pure and infinite Ànand’ with the of active meditatioin and fortify yourselves to face the challenges before people of the world, for you’ve tasted it. Dada Bhagavan’s Grace will work you-a group life as Singod and the task of making the people aware of through you, as you have totally surrendered yourselves at the Vitaraga’s àtmadharma’ which only liberates. Here you have to live as a disciplined lotus feet. band of Dada Bhagavan’s Aptaputras. You can feel Dadashri’s Living Presence here constantly, listen to His mystic messages, act according to His inspiration As your (Paramguru) Great Teacher, Dada Bhagavan has conferred and convey his holy message of pure love and peace, compassion hope and upon you (Jnana Prakash) the light of immoral wisdom of the Pureself and inner happiness and true freedom which passeth understanding. with this torch of Jnana, you can light the path of the ignorant souls, marching The task before you is difficult, but, not impossible, for you have and tumbling in the broad daylight, with open eyes. Let Dada Bhagavan’s dedicated yourselves with true love and deep devotion to Dada Bhagavan’s wisdom be your guide in your spiritual endeavour, so that you may mission of spreading the light of immortal wisdom which is the only hope successfully deliver the goods. Let Dadashri protect you in your spiritual of liberation for mankind. I know the road is thorny and so less trodden. But adventure-spreading His message of hope and love to thirsty mankind, running you are fortified by your inner strength to face the challenge. You are pilgrims in the arid desert of material prosperity and short-lived comforts. to eternity, with Dada Bhagavan’s light of eternal wisdom in your hearts. I am sure you will bring about both a cultural and spiritual renaissance not It is said that manhood, earnest, burning desire for liberation, the only in India but also in the whole world. devotion and capacity to surrender completely to toe (Jnani) enlightened Blessed is this day-the 30th of April, 93 when you are ready to do our soul-these three things are rare indeed and wherever they are found, they are Supreme Master, Dada Bhagavan’s work-service to mankind to bring the due to the grace of the `Jnanipurusha.’ You have properly qualified yourselves light of wisdom and love to those who tread in the dark with open eyes, and Dadashri has conferred upon you the rare and enviable degree of wandering in search of happiness and wailing because failing to find it in the Àptaputras’ for this selfless mission of holding the ever reliable light of world. wisdom to mankind torn by doubts and despair, insanity and fear. You know Let Dada Bhagavan’s light illumine the hearts of all living creatures. that `Dharma’ is the applied science to life in the world. And mankind is in Let His will be done. Let His message be given. Be His worthy and dignified need of this Real Dharma; no dogmatic sectarian rituals and formulas. Aptaputras, real Brahmcharis, be His voice, be his instruments, willing, Long before the `Samyamdham’ at Singod as constructed, it had already selfless and dynamic. Let His glory, His light spread far and wide in the been decided that a structure, to house the Aptaputras on the 30th of April world. Mankind needs it. 1993, would see the light of the day and this moment of Mahabhinishkraman Be ever alert, ever vigilant, be His perfectly humble instruments. Let was cut out well in advance before your arrival here by the Cosmic Executrix. the world hear His ineffable voice through you. Let Him be your hope and It’s only the beautiful execution of that mysterious plan that we all witness courage, your fortitude and strength, your refuge. Let His glory be sung and before our eyes, here and now. His peace reign upon earth, so that mankind may get peace and happiness. Be His worthy instruments that He may manifest Himself through you in all Singod, the modren Jnana Teertha for humanity, is a place, perfectly that you do and speak. Spread His fragrance like a flower. pure and calm. The atmosphere is serene, charged by the Jnani’s Living So prostrate before His Living Presence within you and without and presence, for Dadashri chose this hallowed place (in his vision) as a fit implore Him for Light. Solicit wisdom to be your guide in your journey to abode, a place of mystical solitude where one would spontaneously slip into eternity. Request Him to show you the way towards the accomplishment of contemplation and meditation. One would naturally like to retire here, to His sublime work to share Atmananda. gather his inner energies and power. This is the golden day in your life. Dadashri is in you, with you, in tribute.... 67 68 Words Windows To Pureself since times immemorial. Man is in search of his own home, his own kingdom This place of divine solitude has been specially selected for you, away of pure happiness and this heaven of eternal happiness-a heaven of bliss-lies from the main Triple-Temple Complex near Surat, so that you can lead a life within his own heart. You can share your pure and infinite Ànand’ with the of active meditatioin and fortify yourselves to face the challenges before people of the world, for you’ve tasted it. Dada Bhagavan’s Grace will work you-a group life as Singod and the task of making the people aware of through you, as you have totally surrendered yourselves at the Vitaraga’s àtmadharma’ which only liberates. Here you have to live as a disciplined lotus feet. band of Dada Bhagavan’s Aptaputras. You can feel Dadashri’s Living Presence here constantly, listen to His mystic messages, act according to His inspiration As your (Paramguru) Great Teacher, Dada Bhagavan has conferred and convey his holy message of pure love and peace, compassion hope and upon you (Jnana Prakash) the light of immoral wisdom of the Pureself and inner happiness and true freedom which passeth understanding. with this torch of Jnana, you can light the path of the ignorant souls, marching The task before you is difficult, but, not impossible, for you have and tumbling in the broad daylight, with open eyes. Let Dada Bhagavan’s dedicated yourselves with true love and deep devotion to Dada Bhagavan’s wisdom be your guide in your spiritual endeavour, so that you may mission of spreading the light of immortal wisdom which is the only hope successfully deliver the goods. Let Dadashri protect you in your spiritual of liberation for mankind. I know the road is thorny and so less trodden. But adventure-spreading His message of hope and love to thirsty mankind, running you are fortified by your inner strength to face the challenge. You are pilgrims in the arid desert of material prosperity and short-lived comforts. to eternity, with Dada Bhagavan’s light of eternal wisdom in your hearts. I am sure you will bring about both a cultural and spiritual renaissance not It is said that manhood, earnest, burning desire for liberation, the only in India but also in the whole world. devotion and capacity to surrender completely to toe (Jnani) enlightened Blessed is this day-the 30th of April, 93 when you are ready to do our soul-these three things are rare indeed and wherever they are found, they are Supreme Master, Dada Bhagavan’s work-service to mankind to bring the due to the grace of the `Jnanipurusha.’ You have properly qualified yourselves light of wisdom and love to those who tread in the dark with open eyes, and Dadashri has conferred upon you the rare and enviable degree of wandering in search of happiness and wailing because failing to find it in the Àptaputras’ for this selfless mission of holding the ever reliable light of world. wisdom to mankind torn by doubts and despair, insanity and fear. You know Let Dada Bhagavan’s light illumine the hearts of all living creatures. that `Dharma’ is the applied science to life in the world. And mankind is in Let His will be done. Let His message be given. Be His worthy and dignified need of this Real Dharma; no dogmatic sectarian rituals and formulas. Aptaputras, real Brahmcharis, be His voice, be his instruments, willing, Long before the `Samyamdham’ at Singod as constructed, it had already selfless and dynamic. Let His glory, His light spread far and wide in the been decided that a structure, to house the Aptaputras on the 30th of April world. Mankind needs it. 1993, would see the light of the day and this moment of Mahabhinishkraman Be ever alert, ever vigilant, be His perfectly humble instruments. Let was cut out well in advance before your arrival here by the Cosmic Executrix. the world hear His ineffable voice through you. Let Him be your hope and It’s only the beautiful execution of that mysterious plan that we all witness courage, your fortitude and strength, your refuge. Let His glory be sung and before our eyes, here and now. His peace reign upon earth, so that mankind may get peace and happiness. Be His worthy instruments that He may manifest Himself through you in all Singod, the modren Jnana Teertha for humanity, is a place, perfectly that you do and speak. Spread His fragrance like a flower. pure and calm. The atmosphere is serene, charged by the Jnani’s Living So prostrate before His Living Presence within you and without and presence, for Dadashri chose this hallowed place (in his vision) as a fit implore Him for Light. Solicit wisdom to be your guide in your journey to abode, a place of mystical solitude where one would spontaneously slip into eternity. Request Him to show you the way towards the accomplishment of contemplation and meditation. One would naturally like to retire here, to His sublime work to share Atmananda. gather his inner energies and power. This is the golden day in your life. Dadashri is in you, with you, in tribute.... 69 whatever you do or wherever you go, for all of you are very dear to Him. Glossary You are the inheritors of His wisdom.

You are in Singod now. Let Singod be a Mini-Maha Videh Teerth. Acharyas : Preceptors where gods and godesses love to live in the transformed surroundings and Adharma : Activities not leading to Pureself or liberation climate by the Living Presence of Dada Bhagavan and the pure fragrance of the ``Shilvan’’ Aptaputras who reside at the Samyamdham and lead a dynamic Ajanma : Unborn life of meditation and move among the people as spiritually rich sovereign Akram Vignan : Dadashri’s Stepless Path to Liberation : It’s the princes of Dada Bhagavan, bearing torches of the light of wisdom. pure love Science of Absolutism and true happiness. Ananda : Joy Humbly prostrate before Dada Bhagavan. This is the Day of Guru Asrava : Influx of Karmic matter into the nature of Soul Dakshina. You gave him your `ego’, He gave you your Shuddhatma-What can you offer him ? What will you offer Him ? You have already offered Atmananda : The Joy of Pureself your everything, at your initiation (Jnana Diksha). But you can disseminate Avidya : Ignorance which hides Pureself his message of hope, love and true happiness to mankind. That is Guru Bandha : Bondage Dakshina, indeed. Bhadran : Town where Dadashri had his schooling At this blessed hour, our mother earth sings her song of affection, and green, luscious grass is singing too, the plants dance with divine delight, the Bhagavan Mahavir : The twenty-fourth Tirthankar of the Jains air is fragrant with radiant light, the trees lift their heads towards the blue Bhrant Purushartha : Deluded activities without realizing Pureself, without sky in ardent prayer, and birds swim in the sky, the waves in the ocean swell becoming a `Purusha’-Egocentric activities. with love, the gods and the goddesses sing their chorus of joy and shower Brindaban : Forest near Gokul, here `Pureself’ flowers on the Aptaputras at this moment, in Samyamdham, a Singod. And the Pure souls of all the Mahatmas twinkle in their love-filled eyes. Charitra : Conduct

This was the moment well marked in time. What was to happen has Chetana : The Pureself, Consciousness or Alertness happened in the Living Presence of Dada Bhagwan. Darshan : Right Belief Dada Bhagwan is your light, your support, your guide. So victory is Dharma : Real Religion of Pureself yours. March on the road to liberation and true happiness for mankind. Dhoti : White garment wrapped round waist and tucked in Conquer the hearts of people with love pure, selfless and simple. Your are Dadashri’s heart and soul. But you are also his bodies. He will work through Dhyana : Contemplation, meditation, Constant Vision you henceforth onwards. Dikshit : Initiated by Dadashri May all the Teerthankars, Siddhas and Arihant Swami Simandhar, Gautam Buddha : Prince Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism Dada Bhagwan, Lord Shri Krishna - Tirupati Balaji - Shrinathji-Lord Shiva Jnana : (Real) Knowledge of Pureself, wisdom with His consort Parvati and son Ganpati, Ma Ambika, Durga, Saraswati, gods and godesses shower their love in plenty on you, on this very auspicious Jnani : A Self-realised Soul day of Prasthan Kalayanak Mahotsav, being celebrated with gaiety and fervour, Gopas and Gopis : Cowherds devoted to Lord Krishna here at Samyamdham, at Singod. Gurupurnima : Ashadhi Purnima-a holy festival-Disciple worship ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ their guru.

70 tribute.... 69 whatever you do or wherever you go, for all of you are very dear to Him. Glossary You are the inheritors of His wisdom.

70 Glossary 71 72 Words Windows To Pureself Handvo : Kind of Indian dish Samavara : Blocking the influx (flow) of karmic matter into the nature of soul Jagratiyajna : A spiritual get together and staying for enhancing Self-awarencess; an experiment is spiritual living Sanyas : Renunciation of the world and its attachments; the fourth and last stage of life Jay Sachchidananda : Glory to Truth, Bliss and Joy Eternal-The attributes of Pureself ! Satsang : Associate with religious men or truth Jivan Mukta : One in the State of Omniscience or Absolutism Siddhahood : The State of being in Pureself Shri Simandhar Kaivalya : The State of Omniscience or Absolutism Swami : Vartaman Tirthankar Bhagavan traversing at present Khatpatia Vitarag : Free from all attachments except one of leading Mahavideh kshetra man to liberation Shuddhatma : Pureself, Pure soul Karmic Upadhis : Afflictions from some Supernatural or Mysterious source on account of (Karmas) deeds of the past Sthitapragna : The Sage of Steady Wisdom Sva-Samaya : Pureself Shri Krishna : Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, singer of Shrimad Bhagvad Geeta, symbolically The Impersonal Swaroopyatra : Journey to Pureself Absolute Tapasya : Austerities for attaining liberation Kundakundacharyaji : A Digambara Acharya, a `Parinamvadi’ philosopher Tirthankarhood : The state of Impersonal Absolute whose Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pravachanasara are Upanishadic : As in Upanishad-Philosophical work considered part the authority of the Digambaras (1st or 5th centaury of the Vedas explaining their secret meaning and A.D.) dealing with the knowledge of Brahma (The Mahatma : One initiated by Dadashri Impersonal Absolute) Moksha : Liberation Virat : Vast, pervading the universe. Navkar Mantra : Obeisance to Panch Parmeshti Vitarag : Totally free from all attachments Param Vinaya : Great, total Humility, egoless state Vyavasthita Shakti : Cosmic Computerised Energy, Non Partial, well- ordered Cosmic Energy Patel of Bhadran : A caste (Kshatriyas) to which Dadashri belongs Yoga : Activity of mind, speech and body to unite with Pitambar : Yellow Silken garment worn by Lord Krishna God or Pureself, Union of the soul with the Supreme Soul. Pratikramana : Apology Pundit : A man well-versed in scriptures ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Sadhana : Discipline for the attainment of liberation Sadhus : Mendicants Samadhi : One-ness with the Pureself Samayasara : The Pureself Glossary 71 72 Words Windows To Pureself Handvo : Kind of Indian dish Samavara : Blocking the influx (flow) of karmic matter into the nature of soul Jagratiyajna : A spiritual get together and staying for enhancing Self-awarencess; an experiment is spiritual living Sanyas : Renunciation of the world and its attachments; the fourth and last stage of life Jay Sachchidananda : Glory to Truth, Bliss and Joy Eternal-The attributes of Pureself ! Satsang : Associate with religious men or truth Jivan Mukta : One in the State of Omniscience or Absolutism Siddhahood : The State of being in Pureself Shri Simandhar Kaivalya : The State of Omniscience or Absolutism Swami : Vartaman Tirthankar Bhagavan traversing at present Khatpatia Vitarag : Free from all attachments except one of leading Mahavideh kshetra man to liberation Shuddhatma : Pureself, Pure soul Karmic Upadhis : Afflictions from some Supernatural or Mysterious source on account of (Karmas) deeds of the past Sthitapragna : The Sage of Steady Wisdom Sva-Samaya : Pureself Shri Krishna : Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, singer of Shrimad Bhagvad Geeta, symbolically The Impersonal Swaroopyatra : Journey to Pureself Absolute Tapasya : Austerities for attaining liberation Kundakundacharyaji : A Digambara Acharya, a `Parinamvadi’ philosopher Tirthankarhood : The state of Impersonal Absolute whose Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pravachanasara are Upanishadic : As in Upanishad-Philosophical work considered part the authority of the Digambaras (1st or 5th centaury of the Vedas explaining their secret meaning and A.D.) dealing with the knowledge of Brahma (The Mahatma : One initiated by Dadashri Impersonal Absolute) Moksha : Liberation Virat : Vast, pervading the universe. Navkar Mantra : Obeisance to Panch Parmeshti Vitarag : Totally free from all attachments Param Vinaya : Great, total Humility, egoless state Vyavasthita Shakti : Cosmic Computerised Energy, Non Partial, well- ordered Cosmic Energy Patel of Bhadran : A caste (Kshatriyas) to which Dadashri belongs Yoga : Activity of mind, speech and body to unite with Pitambar : Yellow Silken garment worn by Lord Krishna God or Pureself, Union of the soul with the Supreme Soul. Pratikramana : Apology Pundit : A man well-versed in scriptures ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Sadhana : Discipline for the attainment of liberation Sadhus : Mendicants Samadhi : One-ness with the Pureself Samayasara : The Pureself