Belief Quote by Dada Bhagwan
![“The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is not yours, as being yours? You will be in trouble.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c8/dada-bhagwan-31_belief_the-worldly-life-is-not-the-trouble-the_477732.jpg)
““The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is not yours, as being yours? You will be in trouble.””
About This Quote
Source Lecture: Spiritual Teachings of Dada Bhagwan, 1990s
The problem lies not in worldly life itself but in believing false identities as one's true self, leading to suffering.
In simple terms: Wrong beliefs cause suffering, not life itself.
Key Takeaway
Question and release false self‑identifications.
Themes
spirituality
identity
belief
suffering
self‑knowledge
Mood
contemplative
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- meditation practice
- self‑reflection
- counseling
- teaching philosophy
Key Concepts
Non‑attachment
self‑inquiry
philosophical insight
Questions to Reflect On
- What beliefs do you hold that may not belong to you?
- How can you test the truth of an identity?
A Different Perspective
Changing deep‑seated beliefs can be difficult.
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![“The worldly life (sansar) is the thing created through delusion [wrong belief]. Therefore when you come to know about this wrong belief, it will go away.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/72b/dada-bhagwan-31_belief_the-worldly-life-sansar-is-the-thing-cre_2309937.jpg)
![“Through the wrong belief [of I am Chandubhai] there is worldly life, and when that wrong belief changes, one becomes God.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/42c/dada-bhagwan-31_belief_through-the-wrong-belief-of-i-am-chandub_2950956.jpg)
![“We' [The Gnani Purush] do not fracture your ego, ‘we’ fracture your wrong belief.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/078/dada-bhagwan-31_belief_we-the-gnani-purush-do-not-fracture-your_182024.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)
