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Identity Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

164 Identity quotes by Dada Bhagwan

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Nothing can touch the one who is oodasin, meaning a person stays calm despite worldly troubles. The quotes say true knowledge comes from the Self and that liberation follows this awareness, not renunciation. They also claim that serving others is a natural result of being self‑realized.

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“There is a linking chain in the form of kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed) between the Self and the non-Self.”

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“You need realization of the Self and awareness of the Self in order to go to moksha (ultimate liberation).”

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“When ownership of speech ends, there is the end of ‘us’ (relative self).”

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“The prevalence of the application as the Self in the applied awareness as the Self is absolute Knowledge.”

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“There cannot be any time, situation or circumstance that can depress You (the Self).”

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“Ego has given rise to the bhedbuddhi (divisive intellect) within the Self (Soul). That is the impediment of it.”

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“All the circumstances are natural whilst the tranquility is our own [the Self's]! ”

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“The attainment of an established awareness of the Self (the Soul) transcends the four Vedas.”

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“The One who comes into the Conduct as the Self (Nischay Charitra) has actually become God! Besides absolute Knowledge, the Conduct as…

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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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“Ownership of speech is the greatest ego. Ownership of the body prevails naturally, but the main self prevails in speech.”

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“This place (worldly life) is one of dependency, ‘We’ (the Self) are independent. We will find a solution if we go back…

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“If the ownership of this ‘plot (non-Self)’ ceases, one will become the owner of the whole universe. And if one becomes the…

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“The Lord says, ‘use your mind, speech, body and the soul (the relative self, the worldly self) for others. Then if you…

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“To say ‘I am’, while being the Self (The Soul), is not egoism. But to say ‘I’ while being in the non-self,…

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“Without the Knowledge of One's real form as the Self and Its realization, anything that is being done will cause that living…

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“After getting the body to fast, We [as the Self] should remain in Our upayog (applied awareness of the Self). The purpose…

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“That which does not affect or obstruct anyone is called the Self. It does not obstruct even ignorance! Ignorance obstructs It, It…

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“Each person has a crazy ego within. That crazy ego makes the good appear to be bad. The crazy ego even makes…

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“Except for pure Soul (Shuddhatma), the mind, speech, body, intellect is all subject to vyavasthit (energy that runs the world). It is…

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“Who is considered as not living in the sansar (worldly life)? The one who does not have the upayog (applied awareness) of…

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“If you can afford to live in this worldly life, then there is nothing you need to understand further, and if you…

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“When the Self (vastu) fails to remain in its inherent nature as the Self, it is considered as pramatt bhaav (being in…

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“Everything in the world has a life span and We (the Self) are without a life span, so how can the two…

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“On what foundation is the world remaining in existence? It is on the foundation of agnan (ignorance of the Self). Are the…

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“This ‘prakruti’ (relative self, made of inherent traits) seems to be alive, but it is not alive in reality. Whatever interactions or…

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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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“There are two types of worldly life: renouncing [tyaag] is a worldly life and family life [gruhasti] is also a worldly life.…

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“In the worldly life, due to maadakta (intoxication of the ego of ‘I am Chandubhai’), one has completely lost awareness of everything…

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“Our opinion is, 'Nobody is at fault.' If someone appears to be at fault, then that is our weakness. The fact that you…

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“When can one really say that pudgal (non-Self complex of input and output) is the doer? It is after one attains Self-realization. Otherwise, he would go in the wrong…

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“Nischay (the firm resolve to remain as the Self) is within One's [the Self] control (Swadhin), vyavahaar (the relative; worldly interactions) is…

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“The one who makes you forget wordly life (sansaar) is the one with the Knowledge of the Self (Gnani).”

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“A reputable person is he who has trust in his own Self. Who is Self? That which is “I am Pure Soul”!”

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“When Self (Khuda) is realized, egoism (Aap-khudi) goes away.”

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“The man who is not ‘sincere’ to others is not ‘sincere’ to his own self!”

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“To come into the inherent state as the Self is indeed known as liberation (mukti)!”

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“I’ is your own Self, only this much is to be ‘realized’!”

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“One becomes Parmatma (absolute supreme self) if he comes into the True Self even for a fraction of time.”

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“Having born as a human, one has to distinguish between, ‘what is of the Self’, and ‘what is of the non-Self’.”

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“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…

“If one does not know how to read the account (karmic) book, then he will start to have doubts, and doubts lead to unhappiness.”

“Skills (learning) or lack of skills is all egoistic knowledge (ego based knowledge). Ego-free Knowledge is called (true) Knowledge [Gnan].”

“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…

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

“Suppose you want to go to Juhu (suburb in Mumbai) from here, and you come across two paths, which of the two paths is…

“The Soul (our true Self) has to be experienced, the Soul known through scriptures will not do. Work will not be completed through scriptural…

“If God were the doer, when will there be an end?! (If) God is the creator and he made us, we become his toys,…

“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’.”