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Psychology Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

100 Psychology quotes by Dada Bhagwan

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Dada Bhagwan says the mind decides our actions and can turn thoughts into religion or doubt. He suggests that seeing yourself as dead can free the mind from its chatter. He also notes that changing a single thought, like how we view a tiger, can change how we feel.

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“In this worldly life, one is possessed by the three ghosts of the mind, speech and the body.”

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“If a mind becomes free of conflicts, that is Moksha (liberation). A mind filled with conflicts is Sansar (worldly life).”

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“Imaginary (thinking) leads to bliss of the mind and the true (real thinking) leads to bliss of the Self (Soul).”

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“Karmic bondage is through bhaav (inner intent), not through dravya (the action of mind, body, speech).”

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“Where a mind gets solution, it is called religion; and when the mind does not get solution it is irreligion.”

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“The mind can be won over if it is kept separate from things that it likes.”

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“One can give ‘correct’ opinion only if one has an open mind.”

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“How can one become free from the mind? If he lives as if he is dead, then he can become free from…

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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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“When anyone can still the minds of five, ten or hundred people, then work can be accomplished. Who can still the mind?…

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“The One whose body, mind and speech become saiyamit (under his control), He Himself has become the absolute Self (Parmatma)!”

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“Cancer of the body is considered better however this cancer tends to become 'mental' (of the mind); it can actually ruin infinite…

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“Syadvaad (accepted by all, and accepting of all) is referred to that speech through which nothing within the body opposes. The mind…

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“The one that shows you your mistakes which the world cannot see; the one that shows you that you have become engrossed…

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“Where our own mind doesn’t listen to us, how can others' minds follow what we say? One should not have such expectation…

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“Decide in your mind that you want to completely live by the absolute worldly truth (vyavahar satya). The one, who follows the…

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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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“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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“This world exists because of greed. If you like to eat ‘jalebi’ (Indian sweet), and you are given three pieces while another…

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“There is sheel (the highest state of conduct in worldly interaction) when not a single living being is ever hurt even to…

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“Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) is to continue believing you are someone that you really are not. If you…

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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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“The Gnani’s (enlightened one’s) antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) becomes just like the pure Soul. The chit stops…

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“It is considered as artadhyan (adverse internal state that results in hurting the self) only when the mind and the Self (Soul)…

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“How does the Gnani’s (enlightened one’s) antahkaran (the inner component of the mind, intellect, chit and the ego), work?’ If the ‘Self’…

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“The one who has oneness with his mind to whatever extent; is bound. What is bondage? To get bound with one’s own…

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“Undecided thoughts’ is called the mind. ‘Decided thoughts’ is called the intellect.”

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“To control the mind is like controlling the Lord of the fourteen worlds.”

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“No difficulty can come your way. If the mind wavers, difficulty will embrace you! This is indeed the law of universe!”

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“That what helps us stabilize our antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) is Religion (dharma).”

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“The ‘relative’ delights the mind (manoranjan), the ‘real’ delights the Self (the soul, atmaranjan).”

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“When the Self (Atma) becomes engrossed (tanmayakar) in the resultant states of the mind, then meditation (dhyan) arises.”

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“The one who does not have any conflicts through his mind, for him the worldly life has diminished (to zero).”

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“By not hurting anyone through one's mind, speech and action, all the vows (vrat) are encompassed in this!”

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“You may wander all over in the world. If no one can seize your chit, then you are free. I have seen…

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“The Celestial (Heavenly Gods) become pleased with the one who isn’t hungry for fame and recognition. The whole world can be pleased…

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“Money is not the only way to ‘oblige’ others with; that depends upon the capacity of the giver. You simply have to…

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“Scriptures are not written for one individual, they are written by keeping everyone in mind. The text pertaining to the celestials, human…

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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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“Just as one has no choice but to defecate, one has no choice but to get married. If your mind remains single,…

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“The worldly [spiritual] science is methodic (kramic) in nature; one progresses “step by step”; one has to ascent one step at a time. Whereas…

“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…

“Through the grace of a thief, one can become a thief and through the grace of a Gnani [the enlightened one], one can become…

“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’.”