“Real Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self) actually happens when one becomes impartial towards his own self.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“I am doing' is referred to as parparinati. To believe any results of the non-Self (parparinam) to be one's own, is parparinati.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“In the state of Gnan (Knowledge of the Self), the Atma (Self) is the non-doer (akarta), in the state of ignorance of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Any action carried out in this world is an illusion (bhranti). One becomes free from illusion when he becomes aware of his… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Inner intent’s resolve of the ownership-state (of one’s mind, body, speech, etc.) through attachment- abhorrence (raag-dwesh) is called parigraha (owning things other… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“I’ do not know [how to do] anything in the worldly life. ‘I’ do not know anything at all. ‘I’ know only… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is the sign that one has attained the Soul; the Self? It is when one knows how to take a ‘picture’… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The worldly life is like an ocean of ignorance! And one is born in this, and dies in this! If one can… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is only the function of Seeing and Knowing within One's domain as the Self. There is nothing else at all. There… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“I am Chandubhai’ (name used by Dadashri to refer to the relative self) is good or bad upayog (applied awareness). ‘I am… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is the measure of the fact that one has realized One's own state as the Self (nijswaroop)? It is in accordance… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is the inherent nature of the relative self (pratisthit atma) like? It mimics what it sees, it does not have to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When one has not known anything but becomes infected with the ‘disease of knowing’; he is a grave diseased person. What is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Saiyam parinaam (a resultant state free of anger-pride-deceit-greed and attachment-abhorrence) is not an activity of the Self. It is an intermediate state. The… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When there is complete separation between the ‘home’ (the True Self) and the ‘foreign’ (non-Self), that is called vitrag vignan (science of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Gnani Purush (the Self-realized One who can help others attain Self-realization) is in fact considered as a sevak (person who renders… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“We’ are “asang” (the Self is non-attached; free from mind, body, speech). That which does not let you experience ‘this’ is all… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When one comes to know and realize his real Self (Self-realized), then the state of non-bondage (abandh dasha) will arise (so charging… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“I’ means the Self and ‘my’ means what belongs to the self. All that is ‘my’ is acquisition [parigrah]. You should keep… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Who is considered a person [vyakti]? The one who has manifested (expressed) a little in the embodied self [vyakt] can be known… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The relative (vyavahaar) is worldly, dramatic [as one would in a drama, not real]; and the Self (Nischay) is beyond the world,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is this worldly life based on? Ignorance (of the Self). The world gives support to good habits and tries to get… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“One has to understand [Who am I? and Who is the doer?] and become one [with the Self]. Those who have tried… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When can it be considered as Knowledge of the Self (AtmaGnan)? When it comes into effect. Otherwise, by saying, "I am a… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“All the people of the world believe the actions of the mind, speech and body as their own. “Really speaking”, “One’ (the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What does our Akram Vignan (step-less Science of Self-realization) say? It says one should recognize the intrinsic nature of everything [element]. Moreover,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“As long as one experiences oneness with the relative self (dehadhyas) of ‘I am’ in this unsteady part of mind, body, intellect,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The entire world is in parparinati (the belief of ‘I am doing’ in what are results of the non-Self), no one has… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“A person tastes the sweet pride of doer-ship by saying ‘I did this so well’. The taste of this subtle pride seems… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If sankalp-vikalp (all the relative 'I-ness' and ‘my-ness’ that stems from the belief that ‘I am Chandubhai’) happen, then it can be… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“People lose their powers (siddhi) by nagging; therefore know ‘as it is’. Know all these relations as being worldly (laukik, of the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The result of the discharging of karma tagged with shukladhyan (Internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’)… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The world is changing from moment to moment. The Self is steady and that which is unsteady is to be Seen. That… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“All attributes of the prakrut (relative self) in the world have arisen due to wrong understanding. All this has arisen due to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“One who knows sankalp (I) - vikalp (my) is nirvikalp (Pure Soul, the Real Self). To believe the function (dharma) of the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Envisioning that, 'I am Atma (the Self) and these are my guna-dharmas (intrinsic properties that have a specific function)'; that is to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“All which is regarded as ‘my’, belongs to the non-Self. ‘I’ is the Self and ‘my’ is of the non-Self; it is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Self is not [in the form of] Knowledge, it is in the form of Science (Vignan swaroop). This world can be… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Self is the only thing that is worth knowing. Nothing else in this world is worth knowing. The other things which… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“We’ (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) are by nature, non-interfering. If ‘we’, ourselves are non-interfering, then how can interfering people around… — 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