Identity Quote by Dada Bhagwan

“When does Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self) arise? It begins after the Gnani Purush (enlightened One) makes you a Purush…

— Dada Bhagwan

“There are two types of purushartha (self effort): those with wrong beliefs have self effort (purusharth) with illusory vision and the enlightened one’s have…

— Dada Bhagwan

“It is called Purusharth (real spiritual effort) if it certainly becomes fruitful!”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The Self (Atma) does not have any other kind of purusharth (spiritual effort). To prevail only as the Knower-Seer is its Purusharth and absolute…

— Dada Bhagwan

“One cannot break the illusion of the state of doership by himself. Only the Gnani Purush (One who has realized the Self and is able to…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Conversely, every act done without thought for myself diminishes my self-centeredness until finally no barrier remains to separate me from the Divine.”

— Huston Smith

“Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies…

— Anonymous

“While experiencing effect (prarabdha – effect of past lives causes) the seed of illusory self effort (bhrant purushartha) is sown because one has the…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of "truth". It is the most challenging aspect to conquer;…

— T.F. Hodge

“One is astute when he shows no weakness at all after attaining religion [of the Self and works towards the ultimate liberation].”

— Dada Bhagwan

“When one becomes one with the prakruti (Relative Self), he becomes dependent. When the obstacles of the prakruti (Relative Self) are destroyed, one becomes…

— Dada Bhagwan

“In order to make spiritual progress, you must be patience like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.”

— Lakshmana