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Faith Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

122 Faith quotes by Dada Bhagwan

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Two kinds of self‑effort appear: one driven by wrong belief, the other by the enlightened view of the pure soul. Seeing things as they truly are is called samkit, while believing we are only a body is a deluded view. Civility signals the right belief, and false belief keeps us stuck.

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“The moment one’s belief becomes ‘I am Chandubhai’; then immediately it gives rise to the worldly life.”

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“Who got the wrong belief? It is he who becomes the owner of that belief.”

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“We' [The Gnani Purush] do not fracture your ego, ‘we’ fracture your wrong belief. ”

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“Wrong belief’ is indirect worship. ‘Right belief’ is direct worship.”

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“Vikalp (wrong belief) does not go away through reading; it goes away through Knowing (the Self).”

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“Where one 'does' anything, there samkit (the right belief of 'I am pure Soul') cannot be attained.”

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“If there is so much effect of the wrong beliefs, then how much effect would the right belief have !!!”

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“Preference is simply an opinion based on wrong belief.”

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“To do anything is known as wrong belief (bhranti) and to Know is considered as 'Knowledge of the Self' (Gnan).”

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“Absolute Knowledge means prevalence in nothing else besides Knowledge. There is neither a belief nor knowledge in anything else; there is only…

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“Relative’ worldly life is Short-lived [going to end one day]. To claim one’s self to be in that which is going to…

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“The entire world is surviving only due to ‘beliefs’, not because of ‘Knowledge’ (Gnan). Every human being is (living) only because of…

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“Only the Self (the soul) is worth knowing. Knowing other things increases vikalp (I-ness; wrong belief increases).”

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“Samkit (the right belief that 'I am pure Soul') is when merit karma (punya) and demerit karma (paap) become worthy of being…

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“Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) will leave only when the belief of 'I am Pure Soul' prevails. Dehadhyas does…

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“The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is…

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“When parparinati (the belief that 'I am doing' in what are the results of the non-Self) ceases and one happens to remain…

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“Kramic means doership. 'Akram Vignan' only needs to be understood. That which has arisen through lack of understanding, will be dispelled through…

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“The one who has enlightened view (right belief; samkiti), he indeed does not have any problems, anywhere. He remains only the Knower-Seer…

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“To object/protest (vandha), create difficulties (vachka), and wrong beliefs (agnan) – these three are the reasons the world’s delusion remains. It is…

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“That which keeps one steady in false attribution of the belief that ‘I am Chandubhai’ is intoxicated pride. To take pleasure in the false attribution…

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“Simply saying the word 'Self' (Atma) will not work. The conviction of the Self must set in. Conviction means doubtlessness (nihshankta) about…

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“If you do not believe in reincarnation then the word “prarabdh” (karma effect) should not be present in your vocabulary. Christian, Muslim,…

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“There is endless happiness in this world, but provided one knows the science behind it! ‘Science’ can give happiness. You have become…

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“Even though [an ascetic] may wear white or ochre attire, yet vikalp (the belief that ‘I am Chandubhai’ and all the relative…

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“To first get to know what One's own inherent nature is like, to set the conviction (pratiti) for that, that is known…

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“You are not the 'doer' of this, there is a mistake in your belief. For the work that is not Yours, you…

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“I am Chandubhai’ is an ignorant (wrong) belief, ‘I am seventy years old’, is an ignorant belief, ‘I am a Jain,’ is…

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“Worldly life is a path of evolutionary development for all embodied living beings. It is a very long path. So in the…

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“Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) does not leave without [the grace of] the Gnani Purush (the Self-realized One, who…

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“If you say, ‘Now I look like an old man’, you will start to look like an old man. If you say,…

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“What is this satsang (in Akram) like? Here, there are no such botherations of, 'do this', 'do good', 'do that', 'ask for…

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“In faith, there is no asking for anything. To have any insatiable greed is blind faith.”

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“Samkit (enlightened view; right belief) is not Knowledge (Gnan); it is an understanding.”

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“The world is not a ‘thing’ (eternal element). It is a vikalp (wrong belief) of the Soul.”

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“I am doing good deeds (punya)', 'I am doing bad deeds (paap)'; both (beliefs) are egoism.”

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“You cling on to the truth; no one in the world can shake your faith and devotion.”

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“One whose faith (nishtha) is set in God, he is known as Brahma-nishtha (settled in the Self).”

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“There are infinite wrong beliefs and there is only one right belief, one is not aware of that at all.”

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“Aropit bhaav (the belief ‘I am Chandubhai’) is the biggest fault in this worldly life.”

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“A variety of difficulties will come your way. But at the time of difficulty, you will be able to find a ready made medicine…

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“For those people whose association is harmful to the Self (kusangi), there is no better respectful fear (taap) than that of satsang (spiritual company).”

“Forgiveness is not to be given by speaking. Forgiveness is natural and spontaneously there. Spontaneous forgiveness is a sign of having attained the Self…

“Remaining absolutely non-acquisitive (aparigrahi) amidst all possessions is the ultimate ‘test examination’.”