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As Expounded by Dada Bhagwan

Self-Realization

A Simple and Eff ective Science for Self-Realization

Originally Compiled in Gujarati by : Pujyashree Deepakbhai Desai

Trimantra

The Three Mantras That Destroy All Obstacles in Life

Namo Vitaraagaya

I bow to the Ones who are absolutely free from all attachment and abhorrence

Namo Ar ihantanam

I bow to the living Ones who have annihilated all internal enemies of anger, pride, deceit and greed

Namo Siddhanam

I bow to the Ones who have attained the state of total and final liberation

Namo Aayariyanam

I bow to the Self-realized masters who impart the Knowledge of the Self to others

Namo Uvazzayanam

I bow to the Ones who have received the Knowledge of the Self and are helping others attain the same

Namo Loye Savva Sahunam

I bow to the Ones, wherever they may be, who have received the Knowledge of the Self

Eso Pancha Namukkaro

These fi ve salutations

Savva Pavappanasano

Destroy all demerit karma

Mangalanam Cha Savvesim

Of all that is auspicious

Padhamam Havai Mangalam ||1||

This is the highest

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya ||2||

I bow to the Ones who have attained the absolute Self in human form

Om Namah Shivaya ||3||

I bow to all human beings who have become instruments for the salvation of the world

Jai Sat Chit Anand

Awareness of the Eternal is Bliss

Who Is Dada Bhagwan?

In June 1958, around 6 o’clock one evening, amidst the hustle and bustle of the Surat railway station while seated on a bench, ‘Dada Bhagwan’ manifested completely within the sacred bodily form of Ambalal Muljibhai Patel. Nature revealed a remarkable phenomenon of spirituality! In the span of an hour, the vision of the universe was unveiled to him! Complete clarity for all spiritual questions such as, ‘Who are we? Who is God? Who runs the world? What is karma? What is liberation?’ etc. was attained.

What He attained that evening, He imparted to others through his original Scientific experiment (Gnan Vidhi) in just two hours! This has been referred to as the Akram path. Kram means to climb up sequentially, step-by-stepwhile Akram means step-less, a shortcut, the elevator path!

He, himself, would explain to others who Dada Bhagwan is by saying, “The one visible before you is not Dada Bhagwan. I am the Gnani Purush and the One who has manifested within is Dada Bhagwan who is the Lord of the fourteen worlds. He is also within you, and within everyone else too. He resides unmanifest within you, whereas here [within A. M. Patel], He has manifested completely! I, myself, am not God (Bhagwan); I also bow down to the Dada Bhagwan who has manifest within me.”

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The Current Link to Attain Self-Realization

After attaining the Knowledge of the Self in 1958, absolutely revered Dada Bhagwan (Dadashri) traveled nationally and internationally to impart spiritual discourse and Self-realization to spiritual seekers.

During his lifetime itself, Dadashri had given the spiritual power to Pujya Dr. Niruben Amin (Niruma) to bestow Self-realization to others. In the same way, after Dadashri left his mortal body, Pujya Niruma conducted spiritual discourses (satsang) and imparted Self-realization to spiritual seekers, as an instrumental doer. Dadashri had also given Pujya Deepakbhai Desai the spiritual power to conduct satsang. At present, with the blessings of Pujya Niruma, Pujya Deepakbhai travels nationally and internationally to impart Self-realization as an instrumental doer.

After Self-realization, thousands of spiritual seekers prevail in a state free from bondage and dwell in the experience of the Self, whilst carrying out all their worldly responsibilities.

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Note About This Translation

The Gnani Purush, Ambalal M. Patel, also commonly known as ‘Dadashri’ or ‘Dada’, gave spiritual discourses that were in the form of answers to questions asked by spiritual aspirants. These discourses were recorded and compiled into books by Pujya Dr. Niruben Amin in the Gujarati language.

Dadashri had said that it would be impossible to translate His satsangs and the Knowledge about the Science of Self-realization word for word into other languages, because some of the meaning would be lost in the process. Therefore, in order to understand precisely the Akram Science of Self-realization, He stressed the importance of learning Gujarati.

However, Dadashri did grant His blessings to translate His words into other languages so that spiritual seekers could benefit to a certain degree and later progress through their own efforts. This book is not a literal translation, but great care has been taken to preserve the essence of His original message.

Spiritual discourses have been and continue to be translated from Gujarati. For certain Gujarati words, several translated words or even sentences are needed to convey the meaning, hence many Gujarati words have been retained within the translated text for better understanding. Where the Gujarati word is used for the first time, it is italicized, followed by a translation explaining its meaning in parenthesis. Subsequently, only the Gujarati word is used in the text that follows. This serves a two-fold benefit; firstly, ease of translation and reading, and secondly, make the reader more familiar with the Gujarati words, which is critical for a deeper understanding of this spiritual Science. The content in square brackets provides further clarity regarding the matter, which is not present in the original Gujarati content.

This is a humble attempt to present to the world, the essence of His Knowledge. While reading this translation, if there is any contradiction or discrepancy, then it is the mistake of the translators and the understanding of the matter should be clarified with the living Gnani to avoid misinterpretation.

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Special Note to the Reader

The Self is the Soul (Atma) within all living beings.

The term pure Soul is used by the Gnani Purush for the awakened Self, after the Gnan Vidhi. The word Self, with an uppercase ‘S’, refers to the awakened Self which is separate from the worldly-interacting self, which is written with a lowercase ‘s’.

Wherever Dadashri uses the term ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’, He is referring to Himself, the Gnani Purush.

Similarly, the use of You or Your in the middle of a sentence, with an uppercase first letter, or ‘You’, ‘Your’ in single quotes at the beginning of the sentence, refers to the state of the awakened Self or Pragnya. This is an important distinction for the correct understanding of the difference between the awakened Self and the worldly-interacting self.

Wherever the name ‘Chandubhai’ is used, the reader should substitute his or her name and read the matter accordingly.

The masculine third person pronoun ‘he’ and likewise the object pronoun ‘him’ have been used for the most part throughout the translation. Needless to say, ‘he’ includes ‘she’ and ‘him’ includes ‘her’.

For reference, a glossary of all the Gujarati words is either provided at the back of this book or available on our website at:

http://www.dadabhagwan.org/books-media/glossary/

Akram Science

A Simple and Effective Science for Self-Realization

1. What Is the Goal of a Human Life?

Life has actually become entirely ‘fractured’. People do not even have awareness of what they are living for.There is no point to this life without a goal. You earn money, eat, drink, and enjoy, and yet you keep worrying all day long; how can that be considered the goal of life? This human life that you have received, what is the point of letting it go to waste? So, after attaining a human life, what should you do to accomplish your goal? If you want worldly happiness, material pleasures, then you should give others whatever you have.

In just one statement, understand the law of this world; the essence of all the religions in the world is that the person who wants happiness should give happiness to other living beings, and the person who wants misery should make others miserable. Give whatever suits you. Now, someone may ask, “How is it possible for us to give happiness to others? We do not have money.” But it is not that happiness can be given only through money; you can keep an obliging nature with them, run errands for them, or give them advice. You can oblige others in many ways.

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There Are Two Types of Goals: The Worldly Goal and the Ultimate Goal

There are two types of goals that should be decided upon.[The first is,]Live worldly life in such a way that no one feels harassed by you, that no one ends up getting hurt by you. Moreover,you should spend time in the company and vicinity of good, spiritually elevated people and avoid bad company; you should have such a goal.And for the second goal, if you happen to meet a living Gnani Purush (the One who has realized the Self and is able to do the same for others), then [after attaining the Knowledge of the Self from Him] remain in His satsang (spiritual company or association). Through this, all your [spiritual] work will be accomplished, all your puzzles will be solved [and liberation will be attained].

So what is the ultimate goal for humans?Only that of attaining liberation (moksha); that should be the only goal. You too want liberation, don’t you? For how much longer do you want to keep on wandering aimlessly? You have done just this for infinite lives. There is no place left where you haven’t wandered, is there! Why did you have to wander? It is because you have not Known [the answer to] ‘who am I’. You have not Known Your own Real form as the Self (Swaroop). You should Know Your Real form. Should you not Know who You are? Despite wandering so extensively, you still don’t Know [the answer to] this? Is making money the only goal in life? Should you not also do a certain extent for the purpose of attaining liberation?Human beings truly have the potential to become the absolute Self (Parmatma). To attain the state as the absolute Self is the ultimate goal.

The Two Stages of Liberation

Questioner: The conventional definition of moksha is freedom from the cycle of birth and death.

Dadashri: Yes, that is true. However, that is the final

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stage of liberation; it is the secondary stage. In the first stage, the first moksha refers to that in which an absence of [suffering amidst] the miseries of worldly life prevails. Even amidst the miseries of worldly life, One remains unaffected by the miseries, a blissful state (samadhi) prevails amidst externally-induced problems (upadhi); that is the first moksha. And then, once One leaves the physical body [permanently], ultimate liberation takes place. However, the first moksha should take place here and now. Moksha has certainly happened for ‘us’, hasn’t it! In spite of living in worldly life, One should remain unaffected by worldly life; moksha of that sort should take place. It is possible for this to happen through Akram Vignan (the step-less Science of Self-realization).

2. Attainment of Eternal Bliss Through the Knowledge of the Self

What are all living beingssearching for? They are searching for happiness, but that happiness is not attained even for a moment. Whether people attend weddings or go see a play, their misery inevitably returns. How can the happiness that is followed by unhappiness be considered happiness at all? That is actually considered as happiness that is characterized by gross unawareness arising from illusory attachment (moorchha). Happiness should be permanent. This is actually temporary happiness, and moreover, it is imaginary happiness, it is believed to be so. What is every soul(atma) searching for? Everyone is searching for permanent happiness, happiness that is eternal. [People go on believing], ‘Happiness will come from this, it will come from that. I will purchase this. I will do this. If I build a bungalow, then I will be happy. If I buy a car, then I will be happy.’ They keep on doing this, but no happiness comes their way. On the contrary, they become more and more wound up in the worldly entanglements. Happiness indeed lies within; it indeed lies in the Self. Therefore, if the Self is attained, [eternal] bliss is invariably attained.

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Happiness and Misery

Everyone in the world is searching for happiness, but they have not decided on the definition of happiness at all. ‘Happiness should be such that it is never followed by misery.’If any such happiness exists in this world, then go find it. Eternal bliss is actually within Oneself, it is only in the Self. ‘One’ is the abode of infinite bliss, yet people have gone about searching for pleasure in temporary things!

The Search for Eternal Bliss

For the One

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Texte: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
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Tag der Veröffentlichung: 07.07.2017

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