Parth Patel from Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

My name is Parth Patel from Lowell, Massachusetts, USA and I have recently moved to Simandhar City. I am now 16 years old.My parents being Mahatmas I was introduced to basic teachings of Dadashri such as Fault is of the Sufferer, Adjust Everywhere, Avoid Clashes and Every that Happens is Justice at a young age. However, I was not interested at all. On the contrary I was interested in music, movies, TV, sports etc. I used think that my parents were part of a religious cult. But around November 2005 a friend of mine was talking to me about some teachings of Dadashri, and I became very curious. I began reading all the books in English and started going to every weekly satsang in our local center. I became more and more interested. Then I was really eager to attend the gyan vidhi, but I was only fifteen years old. I kept attending satsangs, reading books and different articles. Then on March 19, 2006 when Pujya Niruma passed away I was really shocked. I thought that it was wrong news, and everyone was faking. Then I realized that the news was true and I thought “Now there’s no more waiting, whatever I have to do I’ll do it” All I wanted was to attend this Gnan Vidhi. Then I heard that Pujya Deepakbhai was coming to New Jersey and there would be a Gnan Vidhi there. I went there with another mahatma, and decided to ask Pujya Deepakbhai if I could attend the Gnan Vidhi. I was really nervous when I asked Pujya Deepakbhai. One of the mahatma’s told Pujya Deepakbhai that I regularly attended all satsangs and was very eager to take Gnan. Deepakbhai looked at me and asked me “Are you doing all this because you want to or just to make your parents happy?” I told Deepakbhai that I really wanted this for my self and not for my parents. He then gave me permission to take Gnan. During the Gnan Vidhi I was completely focused in just repeating what Deepakbhai said. Then I sat through the explanation of the five agna’s. On the six hour car drive home I didn’t feel like eating, sleeping or anything. I felt that I was separate from Parth and I was pure soul. I felt that nothing in the world could touch me; I was beyond all these worldly things. I felt sort of inner peace, and I thought that this is what liberation must be like. The following week Deepakbhai was going to come to Lowell for satsang. But I heard that it was cancelled due to the fact Deepakbhai was in a hospital. I got extremely worried, I sat in my bedroom at sang Dada Bhagwan Na Asim Jai Jaikar Ho for two hours. Then my father told me that everything was alright and Deepakbhai would be coming tomorrow. I told Deepakbhai this experience and he asked me to come to Simandhar City for three months during school vacation. My passport was expired and I had no visa. But within two weeks all the paperwork was complete. I arrived in Houston for the Guru Purnima. And on the first night there was a general meeting between all the mahatmas. Then I approached Deepakbhai and told him that I do not want to return from Simandhar City. I want to stay there practice celibacy and help others experience the feeling of self realization. Then Deepakbhai agreed and told me about the education in India and how it is very good. Now I am staying in Simandhar City studying as well as helping do some of Dada’s work in my free time.

Jai Sat Chit Anand