Believe Quote by Dada Bhagwan
![“Besides the Self [Soul], what is everything else? It is all worldly interactions (vyavahar). And worldly interaction is dependent on the non-Self (parashrit). Because people believe the non-Self dependent state (parashrit) to be Self-dependent (swashrit); you too believe it to be so. How can a…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a42/dada-bhagwan-31_believe_besides-the-self-soul-what-is-everything_1699851.jpg)
““Besides the Self [Soul], what is everything else? It is all worldly interactions (vyavahar). And worldly interaction is dependent on the non-Self (parashrit). Because people believe the non-Self dependent state (parashrit) to be Self-dependent (swashrit); you too believe it to be so. How can a disease leave once it has set in? This worldly disease has increased into a chronic disease! How can one become free from it? If one attains the ‘science’, he can be free!””
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Teachings of Dada Bhagwan, 1990s
The quote explains that all experiences are interactions of the non-self, mistaken as self, leading to chronic suffering; true knowledge frees one from this illusion.
In simple terms: Worldly interactions cause suffering; knowledge frees.
Key Takeaway
Seek true knowledge to end suffering.
Themes
spirituality
self‑knowledge
illusion
Mood
contemplative
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- personal meditation
- spiritual practice
- seeking guidance
- overcoming chronic stress
Key Concepts
non‑self
dependence
disease
freedom
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you distinguish self‑dependent from non‑self‑dependent thoughts?
- What practice helps you realize true knowledge?
A Different Perspective
The concept of “science” may be vague without practical steps.
![“The ‘Knowledge’ that does not let you mix [be one] with the non-Self [Anatma], that ‘Knowledge’ is itself the Soul [Atma, the Pure Self].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/84c/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_the-knowledge-that-does-not-let-you-mix_2354052.jpg)
![“The worldly [spiritual] science is methodic (kramic) in nature; one progresses “step by step”; one has to ascent one step at a time. Whereas this here, is Akram Vignan, a path of step-less spiritual science; it is a science that has arisen after 10 Lac (a million) years. In this path, one travels…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78b/dada-bhagwan-31_akram-vignan_the-worldly-spiritual-science-is-methodi_1477.jpg)
![“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 self. Everything in the worldly life is nothing but intoxication. The food is intoxicating, the senses are intoxicating. [Therefore] Go to the one, who…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b3/dada-bhagwan-31_absolute_in-the-worldly-life-due-to-maadakta-into_3662.jpg)
![“Through the grace of a thief, one can become a thief and through the grace of a Gnani [the enlightened one], one can become a Gnani [the enlightened one].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/102/dada-bhagwan-31_enlightened_through-the-grace-of-a-thief-one-can-bec_4725.jpg)
![“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 whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)
![“Skills (learning) or lack of skills is all egoistic knowledge (ego based knowledge). Ego-free Knowledge is called (true) Knowledge [Gnan].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b36/dada-bhagwan-31_egoism_skills-learning-or-lack-of-skills-is-all_9081.jpg)
