Belief-that-i-am-the-body Quote by Dada Bhagwan

“Wherever there is ego, meditation (dhyan) does not exist. The inherent nature of the ego is such that dhyan does not exist when the…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Except for shukladhyan (contemplation as the Self, Pure Soul), engrossed involvement in any other forms of dhyan (contemplation), gives rise to the worldly life.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Where there is activity, there is egoism; one can’t be free from activity through use of egoism.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“Egoism itself is non-religion (adharma) and where there is no egoism that indeed is religion. Without the presence of a living Gnani, it is…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Ego is not a thing. When you believe ‘I am this…I am this…’; it is all ego. ‘I am Pure Soul’ is the only…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Shukladhyan (internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) means Dhyan (internal state of being) of the eternal form of…

— Dada Bhagwan

“If egoism is there, the benefit of the Self cannot be obtained and if the Self is there, the benefit of egoism cannot be…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Nothing is what it seems to be. The world that you create and see through the egoic mind may seem a very imperfect place,…

— Eckhart Tolle

“Egoism is alive because of buddhi (intellect). That is why ‘we’ tell you to become abuddha (free of intellect).”

— Dada Bhagwan

“With egoism at the center, the awareness of all worldly things can be set beautifully. The awareness of ‘I am Pure Soul’ can never…

— Dada Bhagwan

“One must be present, fully and deeply, in the garden of the now. In this state of presence, the ego’s chatter can be heard,…

— Kevin L. Michel

“The ego is like a clever monkey, which can co-opt anything, even the most spiritual practices, so as to expand itself. (155)”

— Jean-Yves Leloup