Enlightenment Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

“Seeing one’s own faults is enlightened view (samyak drashti), and seeing other’s faults is deluded vision (mithya drashti).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Where there is no trace of restlessness (unsteadiness), therein lies the opinions of the Vitaraag Lords (the enlightened ones).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“When one does ‘Everywhere Adjust’, one is said to have completely attained the talk of the Vitrags (The Enlightened Ones).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“That which holds us and does not let us fall is dharma (religion).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Why do 'we' (Enlightened One, Dadabhagwan) not have a single obstacle? Because, 'we' are in completely desire-free state.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“What does the satsang (spiritual discourse) also ultimately state? Do not 'do'. Just keep Seeing the effect that unfolds.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“There is dharma (religion) in scriptures, but no essence in it. The essence is in the heart of a Gnani (Enlightened One).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The one whose ego has dissolved, he can please anyone in this world, and he can deal with everyone, with equanimity .”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The relative (vyavahaar) is taught by one's mother and the Real (Nischay; the Self) is given by Gnani. Thereafter, nothing else remains…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Satsang means the path to One's own town, to One's own home! Satsang is the discussion of one's own Self, everything else…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The one who protects the pudgal (non-Self complex made up of mind-speech-body) is not a Gnani (enlightened one). A Gnani is the…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The fruit of practicing dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation, to not hurt anyone, to give happiness to others) is samyak darshan (enlightened vision).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The worldly life can never be crossed with the worldly vision (lok-drashti). The worldly life can be crossed with the enlightened one’s…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The One who devours (completely destroys) our ego and makes us viraat (divine & huge) is called the viraat-svaroop (divine manifestation). Only…

— Dada Bhagwan

“He who has resolved once that 'I will certainly get rid of the mistakes that are left in me', can become Parmatma…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Sadbuddhi (positive intellect which helps in spiritual path & helps in adjustment in worldly life) means that it will not give rise…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The Self is kalpswaroop (becomes what it contemplates). If kalpswaroop remains nirvikalp (free from I-ness and my-ness), then it is a parmatma,…

— Dada Bhagwan

“We’ (the enlightened one) do not have buddhi (intellect). ‘We’ too would become emotional, if We had intellect. ‘We’ are abuddha (one…

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“The Gnani’s (enlightened one’s) antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) becomes just like the pure Soul. The chit stops…

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“This [worldly life] is nature’s mysterious puzzle. No one has become free from it. And those who did become free, did not…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The knowledge of this world is not considered knowledge, it is worldly knowledge. Scriptural knowledge is considered as instrumental knowledge. Knowledge of…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Is there a Parmatma (Absolute Supreme Soul)? There definitely is, and the Parmatma is within you. Why are you searching for it…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Gnan (knowledge) of every living being of the entire world exists in a Soul. However, only the Gnan that is able to…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The Gnani Purush (the enlightened one) has natural and spontaneous forgiveness (sahaj kshama) even for those worthy of punishment; that forgiveness is…

— Dada Bhagwan

“What is considered as a vow (vrat)? For this Dada [Gnani Purush], the five mahavrats (great vows of truth, non-possessiveness, non-violence, non-stealing,…

— Dada Bhagwan

“He who recognizes that he is separate from the Prakruti (Relative Self) is a Gnani Purush (Enlightened One).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Upayog (applied awareness) is considered as Jagruti (awakened awareness).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“That what helps us stabilize our antahkaran (inner complex of mind, intellect, chit and ego) is Religion (dharma).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“To control the mind is like controlling the Lord of the fourteen worlds.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“What is the worldly vision (lok-drashti)? It is to believe north as being south.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Satsang (association with the Self) means to understand, 'What this world is and what it is not.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“He who does not get involved in good deeds and bad deeds is an enlightened one (Gnani).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“To Know and understand only the pudgal (the non-Self complex of input and output), that is called the Knower (Gnata).”

— Dada Bhagwan

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

— Dada Bhagwan

“A ‘Gnani’’ (Enlightened one) is also in ‘prakruti’ (relative self, made of inherent traits). However, the one who remains separate despite staying…

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“The understanding that gives rise to intoxication (that “I Know”, “I am something”); that is not the talks of the enlightened one’s…

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“We' (Enlightened One, Dadabhagwan) have only one desire. And that too a disappearing one; the one for Jagat Kalyan (salvation of the…

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“You may wander all over in the world. If no one can seize your chit, then you are free. I have seen…

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“What does Absolute (certain, definite) Happiness mean? You don’t have to even make an effort even to doubt it. The happiness that…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Samkit is not a thing; it is a vision. Mithya drashti (wrong or deluded vision) shows you the negative, and samkit drashti…

— Dada Bhagwan