“The one who has become worthy of people’s reverence has no desires. The one who is unworthy of reverence has desires.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The ‘relative’ delights the mind (manoranjan), the ‘real’ delights the Self (the soul, atmaranjan).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Everything is mandatory in the world. Dying is mandatory, and being born is mandatory. So discover that which is of your own… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“How many things do you need to acquire in this world? Things are endless. You will receive them as needed, so remain… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Absolute Knowledge (Kevalgnan) can never be attained without the domain of non-violence (ahinsa). Full awareness will not be attained without non-violence (ahinsa).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What happens by doing ‘pratikraman’? The interferences that we have done (in the past), and its ‘reaction’ which will come (now), on… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“You will find people to point out your mistakes, but you will not find people who will destroy your mistakes.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Experience will be attained from awareness, and kevalgnan (Absolute Knowledge) will be attained from awareness only.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There are two types of purushartha (self effort): those with wrong beliefs have self effort (purusharth) with illusory vision and the enlightened… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Egoism and Money [Goddess of wealth; Lakshmi] are very much at odds [have great enmity]. There should be just enough egoism to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Understanding is the conduct. “I” tell you not to bring it into conduct. Nothing will be gained from teaching forced conduct. To… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Happiness and misery are both delusions. One has a delusion of misery in the heat and a delusion of happiness under the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Everyone knows how to subtract the gross form of ‘my’ (tangible ‘my’). But how can he know how to subtract the subtle,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When you do not bother anyone at night, does anyone bother you? No one scolds you at night, do they? During the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If these three genders (veds) were not involved in the play of nature, then you would be able to remain separate in… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Clashes should not occur whatsoever. Due to conflicts only have the energies diminished. Regardless of what may happen to the body, do… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Self is nirvishayi (without any sense pleasure); penance-renouncing are vishayas (sense pleasure). No vishaya has the Self (Soul) in it; Self is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Knowledge of the [five] senses (indriya gnan) creates all kinds of intents. Knowledge beyond senses (ati-indriya gnan) doesn’t allow any intent to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“No difficulty can come your way. If the mind wavers, difficulty will embrace you! This is indeed the law of universe!” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Agnan (ignorance of the Self) creates vibration, and the Gnan (Knowledge of the Self) stops the vibration.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The whole world is immersed in ‘wrong belief’. Even though ‘belief’ is wrong, one truly believes it is his own, doesn't he?… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“He who has conquered his internal enemies, to such an Arihant, I bow down to them. Learn to recognize the inner enemies.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When will money not come to one? It is when he speaks ill of others and scandalizes. Money will come to the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If nothing on the inside spoils, nothing on the outside will either. This is the hidden secret of this world.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“No one can beat the one who does not beat any other living being. If he does not harass anyone, no one… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is possible for one to receive all the glory of the world provided there is absolutely no ill intent, within him.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Should we not have good conduct at home? Do we not make sure that we do not trample on the plant that… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The mind is of counter-attacking nature. It is the counter-attacking of attacks we did in the past. When attacks are stopped, the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“That what helps us stabilize our antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) is Religion (dharma).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When one cautions you, he is a 'lighthouse' and if one find faults with the lighthouse, when will that ship reach safely… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The one with karma is known as mortal (jiva) and the one without karma is known as Soul (Self; immortal).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Science (vignan) means that which frees one just by ‘knowing’. Nothing needs to be done. Knowledge that keeps working on its own… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Dharma (religion) one has to practice to get rid of conflicts are prakrut religions (relative or worldly). And ultimate liberation (moksha) is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Man should become very aware when one third (1/3rd) of his life remains that ‘pictures’ of his next life will be taken… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“As long as one’s vision does not move towards the soul (Self is not realized), everything is just worldly life.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Agnan (ignorance of the Self) too is a kind of a light. But it shows relative or worldly happiness, and Gnan (knowledge… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is trust? It is when there is no objection in the 'parliament' (comprised of mind, intellect, chit and ego) that is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What else is there besides puran (input; influx; charge; cause) and galan (out put; discharge; effect)?” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“To perform one’s duty is not dharma. To not perform one’s duty is a crime. People do carry out their duties anyway,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“In a place of purity, if one does not follow the conduct of that place, there will be tremendous (karma) bondage. He… — 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