Dada Bhagwan

“Advice should only be given when it is sought, otherwise our own worthiness gets assessed.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“A religion that does not give inner peace, it cannot be called a religion, can it?”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The talk that does not touch the world is called alaukik [that, which is beyond the world].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“When does samadhi (blissful peace) arise? When one lets loose the things that he loves.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“We are not deceiving anyone, we are only deceiving our own soul [our own Self].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“That which takes one away from religion (dharma) is bad company ().”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Criminal’ pompousness will not do; ‘civil’ pompousness is acceptable.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“As much as a person is unsteady (restless), that much entanglements he shall create.”

— Dada Bhagwan

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

— Dada Bhagwan

“Who created merit and demerit karma (paap and punya)? The society? No. they are a natural phenomenon.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“A man will ask his wife and children, ‘Should I worry for you?’ They will say, ‘No, do not worry for us,’…

— Dada Bhagwan

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

— Dada Bhagwan

“If you know how to put aside the relative world in which you are not influenced by anyone, that is called true…

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“When the occasion arises to climb a mountain, then there will be strength in the legs, such is the vyavasthit (scientific circumstantial…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The worldly life runs easily due to the egoism which is the by-production of the worldly life. By increasing the egoism there,…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Where will you attain Gnan, without a Gnani? One has turned agnan (ignorance) into gnan (knowledge). Now make Gnan of the Gnan.”

— Dada Bhagwan

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

— Dada Bhagwan

“The absolutely detached Lord has said, "The one who does not have abhorrence (dwesh) or love (prem) over both, bad deeds (paap)…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Even brahmins [people belonging to the caste who follow ritual practices] will not delve in the past and yet these intellectuals keep…

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“If you become angry with someone today, it is a discharge kashaya (karma effect of anger-pride-deceit-greed). But in that [discharge karma] your…

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“If misery results within you, it is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts one’s own self) and when someone suffers from painful result…

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“What is the whole world under the control of? Gnanis (enlightened ones) are under the control of the Gnan (absolute knowledge), and…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Causes for attachment are formed at the same time that abhorrence is occurring. Acquaintance up to a certain point will result in…

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“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

“If you keep the burden on your head, God (Bhagwan) will move away.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“How can we afford to live in the world in which one has to die [one day]? We are eternal.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Do not have so much fear of this world that it will ruin the next incarnation.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Dharma [religion] means to carry out activities [sadhna] to attain the goal [dhyeya].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Where there is activity, there is egoism; one can’t be free from activity through use of egoism.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The Knower of ‘taste’ is the Soul. The enjoyer of 'taste' is not the Soul.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“To remain lying on thorns (kanta) is called boredom (kantado).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“To keep knowing of what ‘One’s Own Self’ is doing, is awareness.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The more the intoxication (of knowing) increases, that much farther God remains.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“No one should feel hurt by you, you should make everyone happy and leave.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“First live to be ‘sincere’ then ‘morality’ will follow.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The restrain (saiyam) of kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed) is called as saiyam [inner control].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“I do not want to do' is an egoism, and 'I want to do,' that is also an egoism.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Nothing in this world attracts ‘me’. It will attract ‘me’ only if it is greater than me, right?”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Agnan will not let one know 'Who he is,' and Gnan lets one know his own Self.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Worldly knowledge (laukik gnan) is called illusion (bhranti).”

— Dada Bhagwan