Self-and-non-self Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

“Gnan’ (knowledge) is to know your own Self, and to not know that, is agnan (ignorance).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Moksha (liberation) is not difficult, the worldly life is difficult.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Wrong belief’ is indirect worship. ‘Right belief’ is direct worship.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“There is not a single person in this world who has any control over circumstances.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The pudgal (the non-Self complex) is a jail for the Atma (the Self).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“How many books have been written just to know God? God is with you!”

— Dada Bhagwan

“To say that someone is 'wrong', is equivalent to throwing dirt on one's own Soul.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Talks about the Self (Atma) and absolute Self (Parmatma) have no strain of worldly interactions in them. The Lord (Mahavira) has referred…

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“He who observes the Prakruti (Relative Self) is Purush (The Real Self, Soul). He who has finished observing the Prakruti is the…

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“The One who attains the awareness that, 'This is not my inherent nature;' He constantly has the awareness of the Self and…

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“Intellect (Buddhi) illuminates the Non-Self (Non-Soul), the Self (Soul) illuminates the Self (Soul), as well as the Non-Self (Non-Soul).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“When 'parbhaav' (intent of being other than Pure Soul) ends, samadhi (enlightened bliss) will occur.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Connection between the Soul and Nischetan Chetan (discharging self) is kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed). ‘We’ (the enlightened one) eradicate these kashays!”

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“Where there is pleasure of pudgal (non-self complex that which charges & discharges) there is the worldly life. And where there is…

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“To maintain peace in situations of externally induced problems, the Lord has called that an effort, and to maintain oneness with the…

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“The whole worldly life is of the non-Self complex (pudgal). But to have attachment-abhorrence in that non-Self complex, is called karmic bondage,…

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“Living Non-Consciousness Self means despite being inanimate (inert), its attributes appear to be those of Living Conscious Self (Soul). But if you…

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“The Self (Atma) is itself in the form of Science (Vignan swaroop). That is why it indeed Sees science everywhere. There is…

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“Knowledge of the non-Self (paudgalik-gnan) is called agnan (ignorance). Knowledge of the Self is called atma-gnan (realization of the soul). To attain…

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“In this world, if you like anything other than the Self (The Soul), it becomes vishaya – object of pleasure. From the…

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“Good’ and ‘bad’ (right and wrong) are (thoughts) based on the intellect [buddhi]. Stay away from it and keep anasakatayog [state devoid…

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“When everywhere things looks the same, it is called Gnan (True Knowledge). Whether one is made to sit near the sewers of…

— Dada Bhagwan

“People know the differences in the world, but no one knows the ‘difference of the differences’ (Bhed No Bhed). They know that…

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“There is no need to find a solution. 'You' just have to keep Seeing! Keep Seeing how much the anger has increased,…

— Dada Bhagwan

“To say, "I did it" is in the form of an 'evidentiary doer' (nimit), it is (to be understood) 'as an evidentiary…

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“Pudgal’s [Complex of intake and output; body complex] nature is input (puran) and output (galan). If preference is given to smooth things,…

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“This ‘good’ and ‘bad’ that we see; are the states of the body complex, the non-Self (pudgal). Do not separate them into…

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“Where indeed is the happiness in this worldly life? These are illusory beliefs. That is why ‘we’ openly say that, “The happiness…

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“Except for pure Soul (Shuddhatma), the mind, speech, body, intellect is all subject to vyavasthit (energy that runs the world). It is…

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

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“To first get to know what One's own inherent nature is like, to set the conviction (pratiti) for that, that is known…

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“No effort is needed for each and every thing to revert back to its inherent natural state. Effort is required to take…

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“Whatever is being done, without realization of the Self is nothing but a loss indeed!”

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“Moksha (liberation) means you simply have to change your vision.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“People are ready to die for their opinion, but not for the Self.”

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“Normality takes one all the way to the Self!”

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“What should be the ultimate station of the worldly life? Eternal inner bliss (Samadhi).”

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“Gnan (Knowledge) is not attained first; first the ego departs.”

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“Acceptance of ignorance (of true Self) is the real path of Gnan (knowledge).”

— Dada Bhagwan