“Sansar (worldly life) has been alive by imitating the movements of the world, and is liberated by opposing it.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is Soul where there is no anger-pride-deceit-greed and where there is anger-pride-deceit-greed, there is no Soul there.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Gnan’ (knowledge) is to know your own Self, and to not know that, is agnan (ignorance).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When all forms of intoxications (that “I Know”, “I am something”, etc.) go away, then infinite energies will arise.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Not knowing one’s real Self is the greatest of maya (deceit; illusion). Once this ignorance is removed, the illusion departs.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Who gives you pain? Your anger, pride, deceit and greed. Where is the fault of nature in all this?” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“This world is such that it will let one live in whatever way he wants. But his own weakness does not let… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“A person tastes the sweet pride of doer-ship by saying ‘I did this so well’. The taste of this subtle pride seems… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Chandu’ is man (nar) and You, the Self are God (Narayan). So man and god (nar-narayan) are a pair. People go to… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Scriptures are instruments, and to know how to use these instruments is itself a science. One has wandered for infinite lives because… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Where there is inner intent of ‘my-ness’, there is parigraha (acquisitiveness). When one says, ‘this is mine’, there is parigraha there. And… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Ignorance of one’s own Self’ is indeed the cause of the worldly life. No benefit is gained from one getting rid of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“In the state of Gnan (Knowledge of the Self), the Atma (Self) is the non-doer (akarta), in the state of ignorance of… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Knowledge (Gnan) is itself the absolute Self (Parmatma). Gnan (Knowledge) never becomes agnan (ignorance), but the applied awareness changes and that… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There is a very big 'college' about how a man and a woman should interact with each other after marriage. However, people… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Merit Karma (punya) has made one wander in the worldly life. Merit Karma brings together sensual pleasures (of 5 senses), from which… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The present (time) is a very subtle thing. On one side there is the past and on the other side there is… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What people say is not wrong; it is worldly (laukik). Where there are people, there will always be worldly things, however talks… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The one who has confidence (trust) in his own self, he can get everything in this world. But one does not have… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“When all the circumstances come together and the work gets done, it is called prarabdha (ordained effect of previous lives causes). And… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“After any thing has come into Knowledge, it can never revert back into ignorance; contradictions do not arise. By helping every established… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is the whole world under the control of? Gnanis (enlightened ones) are under the control of the Gnan (absolute knowledge), and… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The Secret Knowledge (absolute knowledge) is not in the attention of this world. But everyone is aware of the knowledge of ignorance… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“You should not be suspicious about anyone’s conduct, it is very dangerous. How can you see faults in women, when women have… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“We’ are “asang” (the Self is non-attached; free from mind, body, speech). That which does not let you experience ‘this’ is all… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The worldly life is like an ocean of ignorance! And one is born in this, and dies in this! If one can… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The path to Ultimate Liberation (moksha) is not difficult. The worldly life is difficult. The path to Ultimate Liberation is the easiest;… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Mud of the pudgal (non-Self complex made up of mind-speech-body) is such that the harder one tries to get out, the deeper… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Renounce (tyaag) if it is in your prakruti (inherent nature). Do penance (tapa) if it is in your prakruti. Chant (japa) if… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“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… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is this worldly life based on? Ignorance (of the Self). The world gives support to good habits and tries to get… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The ‘Self’ (Purush) and ‘Relative-Self’ (Prakruti), are two separate things. Self (Purush) is the Pure Soul (Shuddhatma) and ‘Relative-Self’ (prakruti) is ‘pudgal’… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What is worth doing and what is not worth doing in this world? What is worth knowing and what is not worth… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“People of Hindustan have been called divine form of God. You have lost awareness, but you are still God. So then, why,… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“True faith has to be with the awareness of the Self (I am Pure Soul). But here one goes around with the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“This happened to me, I am doing this’ not like that, but when ‘I know this’ prevails, if one remains the ‘knower-seer… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“There are three kinds of ‘alcohols’ [intoxications]. 1. (Intoxication due to) sexual desires. 2. Drinking alcohol, 3. The alcohol of egoistical intoxication;… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Intellect (buddhi) is indirect light (of the Self, Soul), and Gnan (Knowledge, that which knows the real & relative) is the direct… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“What causes obstructions on the way to moksha (ultimate liberation)? Opinion. Leaving aside talk of Gnan (knowledge of the Self), Opinion does… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“That which does not affect or obstruct anyone is called the Self. It does not obstruct even ignorance! Ignorance obstructs It, It… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Remaining absolutely non-acquisitive (aparigrahi) amidst all possessions is the ultimate ‘test examination’.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image