Belief Quote by Dada Bhagwan
![“Why is there inner burning [antar daah, inner suffering] present? Inner Burning [Antardaah] is not dependent/based on merit or demerit karma (paap-punya). Inner Burning [Inner suffering] is indeed present in both suffering producing karmas, unpleasant (ashata vedaniya) as well as pleasant (shata…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/595/dada-bhagwan-31_belief_why-is-there-inner-burning-antar-daah-in_1127807.jpg)
““Why is there inner burning [antar daah, inner suffering] present? Inner Burning [Antardaah] is not dependent/based on merit or demerit karma (paap-punya). Inner Burning [Inner suffering] is indeed present in both suffering producing karmas, unpleasant (ashata vedaniya) as well as pleasant (shata vedaniya). Inner Burning [Inner suffering] is dependent upon the wrong belief.””
About This Quote
Source Spiritual Teaching: Inner Burning Concept, 1990
Inner suffering arises not from moral merit but from mistaken beliefs, indicating that mental states are shaped by perception rather than karma alone.
In simple terms: Suffering comes from wrong beliefs, not just karma.
Key Takeaway
Examine and correct false beliefs to ease suffering.
Themes
suffering
belief
karma
mind
spirituality
Mood
introspective
calm
inquisitive
Type
spiritual
educational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal distress
- meditation practice
- counseling
- ethical decision making
Key Concepts
misconception
mental conditioning
non‑dual awareness
Questions to Reflect On
- How do your beliefs shape your experience of pain?
- Can changing perception reduce suffering?
A Different Perspective
The view may overlook structural causes of suffering, focusing only on internal belief.
![“When the wrong belief [of ‘I am Chandubhai’] goes away, the inner burning [antar daah, inner suffering] goes away. Inner burning is the result of the illusion [of ‘I am Chandubhai’].” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3ef/dada-bhagwan-31_belief_when-the-wrong-belief-of-i-am-chandubhai_1147263.jpg)
![“People are suffering from internal pain, external pain, trividha taap [pain from all sides]. What is there to achieve after the internal suffering stops? The internal suffering binds karma, and the external suffering releases you from karma; it lends to discharge of karma.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bb4/dada-bhagwan-31_karma_people-are-suffering-from-internal-pain_638797.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)
![“In the worldly life, due to maadakta (intoxication of the ego of ‘I am Chandubhai’), one has completely lost awareness of everything about one’s self. Everything in the worldly life is nothing but intoxication. The food is intoxicating, the senses are intoxicating. [Therefore] Go to the one, who…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b3/dada-bhagwan-31_absolute_in-the-worldly-life-due-to-maadakta-into_3662.jpg)
![“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)
