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Knowledge Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

210 Knowledge quotes by Dada Bhagwan

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True knowledge is shown when a single word turns into action. Ego‑based ideas are called delusional and are said to cause conflict, while real understanding comes from experiencing the soul, not just reading scriptures. The ultimate goal is to see the world through love and let that love guide every deed.

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“To lose awareness of what is helpful or harmful in the worldly life is moha (illusory attachment).”

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“What causes Conflict? Agnan (Delusionary knowledge, Knowledge other than the True Self).”

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“A pure chit (internal component of knowledge and vision) is itself an absolute supreme Soul.”

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“To know ‘who I am and who I am not’ is called Gnan (Absolute knowledge).”

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“Gnan [True Knowledge] means the Guru's experiential talks.”

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“Vitarag’s [the enlightened one’s] 'water' (knowledge) will remove any kind of (karmic) 'stains'.”

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“It is known as Gnan (Knowledge of the Self) when equanimity (samata) prevails in adverse conditions.”

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“Without contented chit (internal component of knowledge and vision), liberation cannot be attained.”

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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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“Moksha is indeed one’s own nature. When (one’s) knowledge-vision-conduct become enlightened (samayak,becomes right), that is called moksha.”

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“It is difficult to know agnan (all other knowledge other than the knowledge of the Self, Worldly Knowledge), and easy to know…

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“Seeing something on a broad level (generally) is considered darshan (vision), and seeing it in specifics is considered Gnan (knowledge).”

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

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“Without the attainment of Soul (Self-realization), there is no place that is worth having a fanatic attachment to a viewpoint. It is…

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“As long as one has the awareness that, 'I am the doer,' he has not realized even one fraction of the Self…

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“The whole world reacts negatively to loss. What wrong has loss done? If you ask God if he has any profit or…

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“I am myself an Absolute Supreme Self (Parmatma)’, if one attains this awareness, he can attain moksha (ultimate liberation). Otherwise he cannot…

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“If a person who has dispassion for worldly life (vairaag) attains an instrument such that it helps him aquire the Knowledge of…

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“Gnan (knowledge) of every living being of the entire world exists in a Soul. However, only the Gnan that is able to…

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“Who is doing this? Who am I? What is all this? Who is the doer? Who is the nimit (instrumental doer) of…

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“There are two aspects to this world; even though it is fickle, it is within principle. Through the medium of the five…

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“It is due to one’s own mistake that the world continues to be remembered. Whatever keeps coming to memory, that is where…

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“When one gathers all the books of all worldly religions, when one beholds (dharan) them, then the phenomenon of religious upholding (dharma…

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“The world is not an impediment, it is your ignorance (of the Self) that impedes you. When does ignorance (of the Self)…

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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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“The foundation of this world is indeed knowledge (gnan). It is on the basis of knowledge that living beings function! Is it…

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“When circumstantial evidences come together, the mind gets involved in thoughts. The one that has the thoughts is the mind. At that…

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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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“People of the world say that, "Absolute Knowledge (Keval Gnan) is a thing to 'do'." No, it is something to be known!…

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“At the moment, when one feels, 'I can't do it', then today's knowledge shows that, 'I should do this', whereas the past…

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“One can have awareness of the Soul (Atmalakshi) after realizing ‘Who am I?”

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“A slightest thought that ‘I know something’ will bring in unawareness again.”

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“Verified Gnan (knowledge) is not just called gnan. Verified gnan is called ‘established principle’.”

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

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“Gnan’ (knowledge) is to know your own Self, and to not know that, is agnan (ignorance).”

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“Knowledge’ that removes attachment and abhorrence is a path beyond the world (alaukik).”

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

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

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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’.”