The Gnan Vidhi is a special spiritual scientific process of the Original Gnani Purush Shree Ambalal Patel, lovingly known as Dadashri, which imparts the knowledge of Self realization to all seekers. Although Dadashri is no longer living, this process of gracing seekers with enlightenment still continues through Pujya Deepakbhai Desai, the current chosen saviorThe Gnan vidhi is in two sessions.  The first session is 48 minutes long and consists of speaking loudly the sentences of the Science of Separation, which separates the Self and the non-self.  At the end of this process, a profound eternal awareness of the answer to ‘Who am I?’ is attained. 

In the second session, which runs approximately an hour, the Gnani gives and explains the 5 Agnas?  These are spiritual instructions prescribed for one’s spiritual progress.

It will be best if a seeker can spend couple of days in interactive questions answer session (satsang) before the gnanvidhi to get a deeper understanding of it. It is also important for the seeker to attend 3-4 days satsang after gnanvidhi wherever possible.

What should I do if I already have a guru?

If you wish, you can still go to your guru after attaining Self Realization, however it is not mandatory. Nevertheless, you must continue to respect him. After taking Gnan, some people ask whether they ought to leave their previous guru. The answer is, they should not because it was the guru who helped them reach the point where they are. It was the guru who helped them live a respectable life. Without a guru there would be no purity in life. You can also tell your guru that you are going to meet a Gnani Purush. Some people even bring their guru to meet the Gnani Purush. The guru too wants Liberation. A guru is needed for the worldly life and a Gnani Purush is needed for the ultimate Liberation and salvation.

What exactly happens when we receive this Gnan?

What happens during the experience of the Soul?

The experience of ‘I am a pure Soul’ is synonymous with the destruction of the experience of ‘I am the body’. When the belief and the experience of ‘I am the body’ goes; new karmas cease to bind you. Then the purpose of human birth is fulfilled. What more can you ask for? That which you can never attain through efforts of countless lifetimes, you attain here in just one hour!  Your own experience will be a testament to this.