Dharma Quote by Dada Bhagwan
![“That which reduces our flawed vision is called religion [dharma]. It is non-religion [adharma] that increases a flawed vision. The worldly life is indeed the result of a flawed vision.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6b5/dada-bhagwan-31_dharma_that-which-reduces-our-flawed-vision-is_130669.jpg)
““That which reduces our flawed vision is called religion [dharma]. It is non-religion [adharma] that increases a flawed vision. The worldly life is indeed the result of a flawed vision.””
About This Quote
Religion narrows perception, while non‑religion expands it; worldly suffering stems from limited vision.
In simple terms: Religion limits view; non‑religion broadens it.
Key Takeaway
Seek broader perspectives beyond doctrine.
Themes
spirituality
perception
suffering
freedom
Mood
contemplative
critical
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- ethical debates
- personal growth
- cultural analysis
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
philosophy
cognitive bias
Questions to Reflect On
- What beliefs limit your understanding?
- How can you balance tradition with open inquiry?
A Different Perspective
Overemphasis on non‑religion can ignore community benefits.
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![“Religion [Dharma] means to do good for others and non-religion [Adharma] means to hurt others. This is referred to as religion-nonreligion [Dharma-Adharma]. Science is to transcend religion and non-religion.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2f6/dada-bhagwan-31_buddhism_religion-dharma-means-to-do-good-for-oth_1535734.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)
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![“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)
![“[Townies] was a great springboard, obviously, because Jenna [Elfman] went from that to Dharma & Greg, and a few years later, Lauren [Graham] went to Gilmore Girls.” quote by Eric McCormack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/40b/eric-mccormack-2915_dharma_townies-was-a-great-springboard-obviousl_26889.jpg)
