“A pure chit (internal component of knowledge and vision) is itself an absolute supreme Soul.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The world is a ‘relative truth’ and the Soul is the ‘real truth.’ The world is not false (mithya) at all; it… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is only when the 'sense of doership' (kartabhaav) leaves that the attentive awareness of 'I am pure Soul' sets in.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“In Dada's language, the pudgal has clung to the Self. The Self has not clung onto the pudgal.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Your vyavahaar (worldly interactions) should be pure, only then can the self become pure. Nobody should complain [about you].” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Mental peace is mental wealth. Mental wealth is a “temporary adjustment”. Peace of the Self (Soul), is the wealth of the Self… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“To believe the non-Self to be the Self (Soul), and the Self (Soul) to be the non-Self, is gaadha mithyatva (solid wrong… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The one whose egoism is gone, he becomes God. One is a Jeevatma (mortal self) as long as there is egoism. If… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is very difficult to know the Living Conscious Self (Soul). What you have known is living non-conscious self. Living non-conscious self… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Renunciation & acquisition are both at the gross level, while being irritated and having love [for someone] are at the subtle level. The two cannot be equated with… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Saiyam parinaam (a resultant state that is free of anger-pride-deceit-greed, attachment and abhorrence) means a state where both, Atma parinaam (the result… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If you can afford to live in this worldly life, then there is nothing you need to understand further, and if you… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“By the relative viewpoint (vyavahar), the relative self (atma) is the doer, by the real viewpoint (Nischay) it is the non-doer! Therefore,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is not in Our [the Self's] control to acquire or to renounce. They are both [activities] of the non-Self and are… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Vishay (sensual pleasure) is just vishay alone. However when indulging in sensual pleasure, if one has ignorance of the Self, then kashay… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The wrong understanding is unhappiness and the right understanding is happiness. One has to see which kind of understanding he is getting.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There are two types of worldly life: renouncing [tyaag] is a worldly life and family life [gruhasti] is also a worldly life.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The body is doing the action, body’s spare-parts are doing the action, and the egoism simply does the egoism of, ‘I did’!… — 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
“People ask, ‘Did the soul do all this?’ No, it is only scientific circumstantial evidence. How is that? If you stand in… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Soul’s [our true self’s] natural form is the absolute supreme Self [Parmatma]. It does not show you ‘wrong [doing]’, nor does… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“In the worldly life, due to maadakta (intoxication of the ego of ‘I am Chandubhai’), one has completely lost awareness of everything… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If you say, ‘Now I look like an old man’, you will start to look like an old man. If you say,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The main fault is our own, which proves that no one else is guilty. What is the mystery behind this? If Soul… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is not worth taking delight in any circumstance in this world and in the same manner, it is not worth becoming… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When 'parbhaav' (intent of being other than Pure Soul) ends, samadhi (enlightened bliss) will occur.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“That which never becomes ruined is considered as true relationship. True relationship is only with the Soul. Other than that, all other… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Where there is pleasure of pudgal (non-self complex that which charges & discharges) there is the worldly life. And where there is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Connection between the Soul and Nischetan Chetan (discharging self) is kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed). ‘We’ (the enlightened one) eradicate these kashays!” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Shuddha Upayog (pure applied awareness as the Self) is the same as Parmatma Swaroop (embodiment of the absolute Self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“That which gives result is religion (dharma). That which pushes away illusion (wrong belief) is religion. That which reduces or destroys illusion… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is Soul where there is no anger-pride-deceit-greed and where there is anger-pride-deceit-greed, there is no Soul there.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“He who observes the Prakruti (Relative Self) is Purush (The Real Self, Soul). He who has finished observing the Prakruti is the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The One who attains the awareness that, 'This is not my inherent nature;' He constantly has the awareness of the Self and… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Talks about the Self (Atma) and absolute Self (Parmatma) have no strain of worldly interactions in them. The Lord (Mahavira) has referred… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Nothing in this world can affect the one who is a shuddha upayogi (one who lives with pure applied awareness as the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When one realizes that, 'The Soul is a non-doer,' then one is considered as having attained the right belief of 'I am… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Freedom from the spectacles of illusion (wrong belief) and freedom from the realization of ‘I am the doer’; that is called the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When one is attracted towards a woman; it is ‘asakti’ [infatuation]. But when the soul [relative self] gets engrossed into it; that… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If in your vision, you see the soul then, you become the parmatma (absolute supreme Self) and if in your vision, you… — 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