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Intellect Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

49 Intellect quotes by Dada Bhagwan

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Every living being is driven by his mind, and the mind makes him act, while the intellect can become a source of endless botheration. The quotes also discuss how illusion stems from intellectual knowledge, how ego stems from intellect, and that directing intellect toward truth brings real knowledge, whereas misdirection leads to deceit.

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“If the intellect functions in wrong direction, it is deceit and if it turns in the right direction, it will get one’s…

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“Egoism is alive because of buddhi (intellect). That is why ‘we’ tell you to become abuddha (free of intellect).”

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“Only ‘he’, who becomes free from his intellect, can become sarvagna (Omniscient).”

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“Intellect (Buddhi) illuminates the Non-Self (Non-Soul), the Self (Soul) illuminates the Self (Soul), as well as the Non-Self (Non-Soul).”

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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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“The relative religions of the world illuminate the intellect. The facts beyond the intellect cannot be grasped through the intellect.”

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“However much silence you behold, that amount of intellect will stop.”

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“Samyak buddhi (right intellect) is that which shows things as they are.”

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“Intellect (buddhi) is indirect light (of the Self, Soul), and Gnan (Knowledge, that which knows the real & relative) is the direct…

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“To have contrary [negative, wrong] intellect has become an odd rule in this current era, hasn’t it? The one who proceeds with…

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“Agna (energy and power of worldly intellect) will not let one get out of worldly life, and pragna (light of the Pure…

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“Buddhi (intellect) makes one emotional. What would happen if this train were to become emotional? It will cause accident and kill many…

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“What kind of a stage should we attain? One where our intellect becomes such that it never creates conflict within our home.…

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“Every living being is driven by his mind; the mind makes him ‘do’ things and till the end of the intellect, there…

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“The mind, intellect and chit are all carrying out their own functions. It is our interference in that. 'Our' does not mean…

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“Sadbuddhi (positive intellect which helps in spiritual path & helps in adjustment in worldly life) means that it will not give rise…

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“Ego is considered one’s own wealth. Profit or loss of endless lifetimes comes into ego. Whatever is one’s ego, that is how…

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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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“Antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) is not made up of four separate parts, it is one. But it…

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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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“Good’ and ‘bad’ (right and wrong) are (thoughts) based on the intellect [buddhi]. Stay away from it and keep anasakatayog [state devoid…

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“There is a need for the ‘relative religion’. It is needed for the purpose of [spiritual] development, until the “Real” [religion of…

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“Who is the main ‘minister’ (component) responsible for proposing a resolution in the antahkaran (inner working complex comprised of the mind, intellect,…

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“We’ (the enlightened one) do not have buddhi (intellect). ‘We’ too would become emotional, if We had intellect. ‘We’ are abuddha (one…

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“In this worldly life, man is a prisoner of everything. He is a prisoner of the mind, a prisoner of the intellect,…

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“The whole world is absorbed in the intellect. Only when one moves away from the intellect and comes into the Light of…

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“Understanding always makes one contented [absorbed]. At the last degree of contentment, there is Moksha [Liberation]. Intellect causes one to overflow and…

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“Initially, you grasp [knowledge] through the ‘light’ of the intellect and then the understanding arises, and thereafter a state in which there is absence of anger-pride-deceit-greed…

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“Antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) is exactly like a parliament. In that ego is the president, intellect is…

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“One may have knowledge of every subject in the world, but egotistic knowledge goes into intellect, and non-egotistic knowledge goes into Gnan…

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“The one who gives an immediate decision, gives a solution, it is the intellect (buddhi). If one becomes confused, he is of…

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“That which harms in the spiritual path (& progress) and benefits the worldly life, it is called deluded intellect (viprit buddhi). And…

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“When is Gnan said to have manifested? When a state of non-attachment (vitragta) arises. When does vitragta arise? When intellect goes away(diminishes)..”

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“Some kind of mistake is remaining (within us) due to which conflicts are being created (by us). It is not as if…

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“Agna (energy and power of worldly intellect) is of worldly interaction, and pragna shakti (energy and power of the Pure Soul) is…

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“One with more insight (sooj) is considered wise. To have more insight [sooj] is a natural gift. One may have more sooj…

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“How can we call anyone’s view point as being wrong? Can we tell a blind man off if he bumps into a…

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“Antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) has action. No one has to run it. It runs on its own.…

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“What makes Gnan (Knowledge that frees) work is the pragna shakti (energy and power of the Pure Soul), and what makes one…

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“Illusion is an intellectual knowledge (buddhijanya). Intellectual knowledge is vikalpi (uncertain, with wrong belief of the self). Whereas, the Real Knowledge (Gnan)…

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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…

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“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…

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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’.”