Inner Quote by Dada Bhagwan
![“If the outside [our outside circumstances] has become spoilt so be it, don’t let the inside [our inner intent] spoil. If you don’t have the money to pay off your debt, keep the intent pure within that you want to pay it off. Because you did not let the inner intent spoil, the time to pay off the…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/af3/dada-bhagwan-31_inner_if-the-outside-our-outside-circumstances_544459.jpg)
““If the outside [our outside circumstances] has become spoilt so be it, don’t let the inside [our inner intent] spoil. If you don’t have the money to pay off your debt, keep the intent pure within that you want to pay it off. Because you did not let the inner intent spoil, the time to pay off the debt will come.””
About This Quote
Source Spiritual Teaching: Discourses of Dada Bhagwan, 1990s
Maintain pure intention despite external hardships; inner resolve will eventually bring resolution to material problems.
In simple terms: Keep inner purpose clean even when life is messy.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate inner purity.
Themes
spirituality
resilience
ethics
Mood
reflective
calm
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- financial difficulty
- personal crisis
- ethical dilemmas
Key Concepts
intentionality
karma
inner strength
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you protect your inner motives when faced with hardship?
- What practices keep your intentions clear?
A Different Perspective
External factors may delay outcomes despite pure intent.
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![“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)
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