“No one in this world is a ‘doer’. To say that ‘I am doing,’ is egoism. Illusion continues to prevail under the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Ego does not experience happiness or misery. It does not enjoy sex either. It is just the egoism it does that, ‘I… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“No one should be hurt in the slightest’ - such should be one’s egoism. That is a ‘positive’ ego.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is no problem if there is ‘egoism’. But, it should be ‘normal’. ‘Normal’ egoism means that it does not hurt anyone.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If egoism is there, the benefit of the Self cannot be obtained and if the Self is there, the benefit of egoism… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Ego means to live in an imaginary form (illusionary form) outside of one’s own real Self.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Ego has given rise to the bhedbuddhi (divisive intellect) within the Self (Soul). That is the impediment of it.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“As long as the egoism is there, how can one attain the true religion?” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Pure Ego (shuddha ahankar) and Pure Soul (shuddha chetan), they are both the same. Pure ego means that there is no anger-pride-deceit-greed… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is egoism? It is that which runs away from God. As egoism goes on increasing, then stubbornness (aadayee), pride (maan), pride… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The worldly life runs easily due to the egoism which is the by-production of the worldly life. By increasing the egoism there,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Aropit bhaav (the belief ‘I am Chandubhai’) is karma and suffering is karma-effect. Aropit bhaav (the belief ‘I am Chandubhai’) indeed is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What causes obstructions on the way to moksha (ultimate liberation)? Opinion. Leaving aside talk of Gnan (knowledge of the Self), Opinion does… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The one who wants to endure the worldly life, he should carry the weapon of the ego, and the one who wants… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Intellect (buddhi) is indirect light (of the Self, Soul), and Gnan (Knowledge, that which knows the real & relative) is the direct… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Worry is the greatest seed (cause) for the worldly life because worrying is the greatest form of egoism. If the egoism leaves,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Where there is no solution, there One should keep Seeing-Knowing. If one has not attained Atmagnan (Knowledge of the Self), even then… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“One creates ownership and then does egoism towards it, that is why suffering arises. No one is a boss/owner of anyone. Whose… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Women have an encircling wall of deceit around them; therefore, they are not aware of deception, it is their natural attribute. Men… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The nature of pudgal (non-Self body complex, complex of intake and output) is to go down and the nature of the Self… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Self (Atma) is itself in the form of Science (Vignan swaroop). That is why it indeed Sees science everywhere. There is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is no support - support-taker relationship in the Self. The support - support-taker relationships apply to worldly self’s ‘temporary’ things. The… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Once the egoism has gone (stopped), all the worldly ‘matter’ of the body-complex [pudgal] are renounced! Where there is egoism, there is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) does not leave without [the grace of] the Gnani Purush (the Self-realized One, who… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“I am doing good deeds (punya)', 'I am doing bad deeds (paap)'; both (beliefs) are egoism.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“I did this’, this gives rise to egoism. ‘This is mine’, it gives rise to attachment (mamta).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Scolding is the greatest form of egoism. It is foolish egoism. When is scolding useful? If it is done without any prejudice.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If we break someone’s ego, then we can’t be happy. Egoism is his life!” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Where there is ‘egoism’, there is no God. Where there is God, there is no ‘egoism’.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Where there is dhyan (meditation; internal state of being), there is no egoism and where there is egoism, there is no dhyan.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If your ego is not there, then you are in moksha, and if you are not in moksha, then you are in… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“That which removes the egoism and 'my-ness' is the true instrument.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What does egoism mean? It means to become blind through one’s own vision. The Gnani [the enlightened one] removes the egoism.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Egoism is harmful, the moment one realizes that then everything will become straightforward. The ego is not worth protecting.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The ultimate awareness is the one when no body in the world is seen faulty.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“To not do egoism in that which is mandatory is known as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Concentration (ekagrata) is that which is with egoism,whereas meditation (dhyan) is that which remains untouched (nirlep) by the ego.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What kind of egoism should one have? It should be such that people accept it.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“To say, “Mine is right” is one form of egoism. It too will have to be removed, will it not?” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If ego & illusory attachments (myness) leave, then one can attain moksha (ultimate liberation).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Where there is doubt (shanka), there is misery. The moment one begins to doubt the knowledge that, 'I am Chandubhai,' misery arises. Once one… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“The worldly [spiritual] science is methodic (kramic) in nature; one progresses “step by step”; one has to ascent one step at a time. Whereas… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“In the worldly life, due to maadakta (intoxication of the ego of ‘I am Chandubhai’), one has completely lost awareness of everything about one’s… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Through the grace of a thief, one can become a thief and through the grace of a Gnani [the enlightened one], one can become… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“If one does not know how to read the account (karmic) book, then he will start to have doubts, and doubts lead to unhappiness.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Skills (learning) or lack of skills is all egoistic knowledge (ego based knowledge). Ego-free Knowledge is called (true) Knowledge [Gnan].” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Continue with whatever it is that you have been doing, except for attachment-abhorrence. If ‘we’ stay in our state of Pure Soul, attachment-abhorrence will… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“A variety of difficulties will come your way. But at the time of difficulty, you will be able to find a ready made medicine… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Suppose you want to go to Juhu (suburb in Mumbai) from here, and you come across two paths, which of the two paths is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“The Soul (our true Self) has to be experienced, the Soul known through scriptures will not do. Work will not be completed through scriptural… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“If God were the doer, when will there be an end?! (If) God is the creator and he made us, we become his toys,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“For those people whose association is harmful to the Self (kusangi), there is no better respectful fear (taap) than that of satsang (spiritual company).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Forgiveness is not to be given by speaking. Forgiveness is natural and spontaneously there. Spontaneous forgiveness is a sign of having attained the Self… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share
“Remaining absolutely non-acquisitive (aparigrahi) amidst all possessions is the ultimate ‘test examination’.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share