“There is no problem if there is ‘egoism’. But, it should be ‘normal’. ‘Normal’ egoism means that it does not hurt anyone.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Misery is vitamin for the Soul (The Real-Self), and happiness is vitamin for the body (The Non-Self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Moral conduct in the worldly life [vyavahaar charitra] is to behave in a way that hurts no woman and to not look… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If one can remain in peace during agitation and anxiety; that is a real true of peace.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What causes Conflict? Agnan (Delusionary knowledge, Knowledge other than the True Self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Woman is not at fault, sex is not at fault; the fault is in your tendencies [vruti]. The tendencies indeed interfere and… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“God has become trapped in as many living beings as there are. Now should you feel contempt (irritated) towards one when God… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If we have a higher degree of Non-violence within us, a lion will forget its violent intent towards us.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“In order to be happy in this world, there is only one path, that of normality. There is no unhappiness if normality… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Religion [Dharma] means to do good for others and non-religion [Adharma] means to hurt others. This is referred to as religion-nonreligion [Dharma-Adharma].… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The wife and children have come under our shelter. How can we hurt those who have come under our shelter (and support)?… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The ‘egoism’ that is used to hurt others will hurt one’s own self. The ‘egoism’ that is used to give happiness to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There are so many kinds of aggravations (kaid) in worldly life! All the aggravations will not aggravate all at once, they will… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What does syadvad (speech that does not hurt the ego of any living being) speech say? Speak in such a way that… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“This worldly life is an ocean of unhappiness. It is just beyond comprehension how people have found happiness in it. Just as… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The fruit of practicing dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation, to not hurt anyone, to give happiness to others) is samyak darshan (enlightened vision).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Everything is indeed vyavasthit (the result of scientific circumstiantial evidences) for these birds, is it not! Whatever is necessary, that is exactly… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Weakened anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays – the ones that gives pain to soul) is called religion and absence of anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays) is called (True)… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is considered as artadhyan (adverse internal state that results in hurting the self) only when the mind and the Self (Soul)… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is certain that if there is someone to hurt you on one side, there is also someone to help you on… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If misery results within you, it is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts one’s own self) and when someone suffers from painful result… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self) and raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation that hurts the self and others) occur as long as one… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“It is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self) to complain and cry about one’s own misery and it is raudradhyan (wrathful… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“One should learn to know one’s own Self. And if one does not know that, then he should know dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“No one should feel hurt by you, you should make everyone happy and leave.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“By not hurting anyone through one's mind, speech and action, all the vows (vrat) are encompassed in this!” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Caution others, only if your cautioning does not hurt them. If it does, then do not caution them.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If one does not know how to read the account (karmic) book, then he will start to have doubts, and doubts lead… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Whom will you commit violence against? The Supreme Lord resides in every living being, so whom will you hurt?” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Misery is an unpleasant painful experience (ashata vedaniya); result of misery is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is nature like? It does not allow any living being to do what it wants even to the slightest extent. But… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“One man told me, ‘My tooth is hurting’. Why would ‘your’ tooth hurt you? This is considered a contradicting statement. What is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What stops artadhyan (mournful contemplation hurting the self) and raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation hurting the self and others) is dharma (Religion of the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Misery will not leave from where there is excessive bad or harmful associations with that which takes you away from the Self… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Your anger, pride, deceit, and greed should be such that they hurt no one. If they are limited to where they only… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Only when there is dharmadhyan (absence of adverse internal state of being that hurts the self and others) in the body, there… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The lesser the artadhyan (mournful contemplation hurting the self) and raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation hurting the self and others); lesser are the worldly… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Pain and pleasure will keep coming; that is all scientific circumstantial evidence. Pain and pleasure are effective (effects of past causes). In… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is sheel (the highest state of conduct in worldly interaction) when not a single living being is ever hurt even to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“If you give the slightest pain to any living being, then in the form of pain, the pain-giving-karma will give you its… — 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