"On a June evening in 1958 at around six o'clock, Ambalal
Muljibhai Patel, a family man, a contractor by profession,
was sitting on a bench on the busy platform number 3 of
Surat's train station. Surat is a city in south Gujarat, a western
state in India. What happened within the next forty-eight minutes
was phenomenal. Spontaneous Self-realization occurred within
Ambalal M. Patel. During this event his ego completely melted and
from that moment onwards he became completely detached from all
Ambalal's thoughts, speech and acts. He became the Lord's living
instrument for the salvation of mankind, through the path of
knowledge. He called this Lord, Dada Bhagwan. To everyone he met,
he would say, "This Lord, Dada Bhagwan is fully manifest within me.
He also resides within all living beings. The difference is that
within me He is completely expressed and in you, he is yet to
manifest.""
His words became the foundation for the new, direct and step-less
path to Self-realization called Akram Vignan. Through his divine
original scientific experiment (The Gnan Vidhi), he imparted this
knowledge to others within two hours. Thousands have received his
grace through this process and thousands continue to do so even
now. 'Akram' means without steps; an elevator path or a short cut,
whereas 'Kram' means an orderly step-by-step spiritual path.
Akram is now recognized as a direct shortcut to the bliss of the
Self.Through the scientific approach of the Akram Vignan, even
today one can attain Atmagnan(Self-Realisation), by meeting a
living Atmagnani(The one who has acquired the Self). Only a lit
candle can light another candle.
Powerful words in scriptures help the seeker in increasing their
desire for liberation and thus they represent the path. The
knowledge of the Self is the final goal of all seekers. Without the
knowledge of the Self there is no liberation. This knowledge does
not exist in books. It exists in the heart of a Gnani. Hence, the
knowledge of the Self can only be acquired by meeting a Gnani.
Through the scientific approach of the Akram Vignan, even today one
can attain Atmagnan, by meeting a living Atmagnani. Only a lit
candle can light another candle.