Dada Bhagwan

“How is power of speech (vacchanbud) attained? It is when, not a single word is uttered to make fun of others; when…

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“Physical action [paudgalik kriya] will give only worldly fruits; it will not go in vain. If you plant sugar cane, you will…

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“Dehabhaav (the belief that 'this is my body') has to be cleared entirely. Manobhaav (the belief that 'this is my mind') has…

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“Without Gnan (real knowledge), there is no worship (bhakti). What people believe as worship is really singing praise of the Lord (bhajan).…

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“The relative religions that exist, they are the path of worldly life, they are the path of community service. The path of…

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“What is the measure of the fact that one has realized One's own state as the Self (nijswaroop)? It is in accordance…

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“Worldly life is based on ‘action’ and the spiritual life is based on ‘knowing’. One does the action and the other ‘sees’.…

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“The mind-speech-body are effective. When will they not have effect on one? It is when one realizes one’s own [True] Self. It…

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“He himself is ‘Absolute Supreme Soul’ (Parmatma), but he is involved in experiencing things which do not belong to him lawfully, and…

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“Dehadhyas (the belief that, 'I am the body') and Atmadhyan (internal state that results in the constant awareness of ‘I am pure…

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“In worldly terms, "This is good and this is bad," is spoken whereas in the language of the Lord, it is considered…

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“The entire worldly path is indeed a path to moksha - liberation. All living beings (jivas) are gradually going higher step by…

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“Saiyam (a state free of anger-pride-deceit-greed, attachment and abhorrence) cannot be attained through egoism. Renunciation can take place through egoism. In renouncing,…

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“If a prisoner paints his cell in the prison, does it mean that he likes the prison? Why does he do so?…

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“Once one becomes 'above normal', he will continue becoming 'above normal'. Once one becomes 'below normal', he will continue becoming 'below normal'.…

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“Understanding always makes one contented [absorbed]. At the last degree of contentment, there is Moksha [Liberation]. Intellect causes one to overflow and…

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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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“There is moksha (ultimate liberation) for the one who goes outside the moha (infatuation due to illusion). Moha is a vikalp (belief…

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“I am Chandubhai’ (name used by Dadashri to refer to the relative self) is good or bad upayog (applied awareness). ‘I am…

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“Never is any Soul (Atma) in the form of a man or a woman. This is only a circumstance (avastha) and circumstances…

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“The comforts that have brought about the current era of the time cycle characterized by strife, discord, quarreling, and contention (kaliyug), are…

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“If you like happiness, then worship that wherein happiness is inherent. Happiness is in God. God is an abode of infinite bliss.…

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“Attachment (raag) is also karmic stock filled in the past life (bharelo maal) and so is dispassion for worldly life (vairaagya). The…

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“The Prakruti (Relative Self) is dependent on external power, not dependant on the Real Self (Soul). He who understands the ‘prakruti’ becomes…

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“One is God himself, [but] for how long does that authority of God last? As long as he speaks the truth, practices…

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“He who serves the causes to become free (from karmic bondage) will encounter all the circumstances that lead to freedom. God keeps…

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“The self contained within the scriptures will not do. The real Self is needed, One that is incomprehensible, One that cannot be…

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“Where there is no superior or an underhand; that is called moksha (ultimate liberation). Where there is no effect of any negative…

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“In reality, no one is indeed at fault (doshit). When prakruti (relative self) is the doer, the Self is not responsible. When…

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“One with higher 'revolutions' of intellect has a higher power of understanding. He will understand before explanation becomes necessary. Laborers do not…

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“God says that the one who does not find the worldly life boring at all, is not worthy of moksha [the ultimate…

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“In order to be happy in this world, there is only one path, that of normality. There is no unhappiness if normality…

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“The Soul can be worshipped only after attaining the Soul (Realization of the Self). Worship removes the veils of ignorance (avaran) and…

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“Renunciation and saiyam are two different things. Renunciation is where one gives up all marital ties, parental ties, financial ties and material possessions. What…

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“What is the difference between a Gnani (the enlightened one) and agnani (The one with the wrong belief)? The Gnani is free…

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“Everything is indeed vyavasthit (the result of scientific circumstiantial evidences) for these birds, is it not! Whatever is necessary, that is exactly…

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“He who controls the minds of others is a ‘Gnani’ (Enlightened one). Only when your mind is completely under your control, can…

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“No one can bother the one who has not interfered in the slightest with anyone. If such a person were to go…

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“By acquiring Gnan (true worldly knowledge) one can tell 'what is right' and 'what is wrong', it makes one have discretion between…

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“One has to 'do' for worldly happiness, for material happiness. However, one does not have to 'do' anything for liberation (moksha) or…

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