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Celibacy Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

44 Celibacy quotes by Dada Bhagwan

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Dada Bhagwan describes worldly life as a tangled web of family demands that can drain a person’s peace. He says true celibacy comes from sheel—a conduct free of selfish intent, ego, and sexual desire—so the mind stays clear of vishaya, the subjects that pull us away from the Self. Even when basic needs like a partner are present, he warns that lingering beggary of the spirit can still cause interference.

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“Sex is an illusion of an illusion.”

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“Sex is an open dependency.”

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“One, who feels like dying only while asking for sex, can conquer this world.”

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“Sexuality is not the poison; fearlessness in sexuality is the poison. Therefore be afraid of sexuality.”

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“One begins to be free of the disease (of the sex), from the moment he or she opposes sex.”

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“If there is a greatest destroyer of the Self (the Soul), it is sexuality.”

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“Opinions about sexuality, is the main evidence of the presence of wrong knowledge about sexuality.”

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“If one wants to go to moksha, he will indeed have to become (completely) free from sex [nirvishayi].”

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“The sense pleasure of the sex (vishaya) is like nature of the mud. If you can remember only the Self, then it…

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“If anything, other than our own ‘Real Self’, remains in our memory, it is all vishaya [subjects of pleasures that take one…

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“Wherever there is attraction, there is delusionary attachment (moha). Maintain pure awakened awareness of the Soul (shuddha upyoga) where there is attraction.…

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“Sheel (the highest state of conduct in worldly interaction) is where not even an iota of a wrong intent arises within.”

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“There are three kinds of ‘alcohols’ [intoxications]. 1. (Intoxication due to) sexual desires. 2. Drinking alcohol, 3. The alcohol of egoistical intoxication;…

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“Ego does not experience happiness or misery. It does not enjoy sex either. It is just the egoism it does that, ‘I…

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“Kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed) is the cause for the next life and vishay (sensual pleasure) is the result of the previous life!”

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“What is attraction in this world? It is open fire; one should stay cautious there. Attraction is indeed the root of moha…

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“Without sheelvan (the highest state of conduct in worldly interactions, free of the intent to hurt, free of sexuality and charaterized by…

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“This worldly life is very difficult. Mother-in-law comes, mother of the mother-in-law comes, sister of mother-in-law comes, aunt of mother-in-law comes. How…

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“Greed and sexuality cannot be friends. When one is truly free of sexuality, he becomes greedy. He will care only for wealth;…

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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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“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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“Hunger is a solution to alleviate suffering. All the vishayas (senses of pleasures) are a solution to alleviate suffering. But they have…

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“One cannot do without a husband. As much need does one have to relieve herself, that much need one has for a…

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“For the one who indulges in illicit sex, the sexuality will make him wander in worldly life. There is no liberation for…

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“Karma alone does not take care of everything. One had made a desire of enjoying sex. He does that one karma. So…

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“Meeting a woman is not harmful, but it is harmful for the eyes to be attracted to her. So do pratikraman (do…

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“Relation with another man or a woman, other than one’s own husband or a wife, is a direct cause for a life…

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“There is nothing in this world that will bind you. Only where one enjoys the women other than his own wife, that…

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“Self is nirvishayi (without any sense pleasure); penance-renouncing are vishayas (sense pleasure). No vishaya has the Self (Soul) in it; Self is…

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“From where have kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed) come into existence? From vishay (sensual pleasure). It is not the fault of vishay, but it is…

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“If one abstains in just sex, he will end up being ‘God’. If one becomes immersed in sex, he will go straight…

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“When one becomes ‘above normal’ or ‘below normal’ in circumstances; it is called a vishaya (involvement in worldly subjects and sense pleasures).”

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“All that comes to an end is a vishaya [subject of pleasure]. That which does not come to an end, is the…

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“When is one considered to have learnt to become a husband? It is when the wife continuously experiences veneration (respect) for him.”

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“If there are vishayas (objects of sense pleasure) in the mind, they are all vishayas of the pudgal (Complex of intake and…

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“To see as, ‘this is a woman’, is a man’s disease, and to see as, ‘this is a man’, is a woman’s…

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“One who does not allow discord [with the wife] to happen even for a minute is considered a [true] husband. Look after…

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“What is considered Sheel? It is when one does not respond to anger with anger, does not respond to pride with pride,…

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“Vishay (sensual pleasure) is just vishay alone. However when indulging in sensual pleasure, if one has ignorance of the Self, then kashay…

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“Merit Karma (punya) has made one wander in the worldly life. Merit Karma brings together sensual pleasures (of 5 senses), from which…

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“If one does not know how to read the account (karmic) book, then he will start to have doubts, and doubts lead to unhappiness.”

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“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…

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“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’.”

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