--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the…" description: "\"“Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) does not leave without [the grace of] the Gnani Purush (the Self-realized One, who can help others realize..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/dada-bhagwan-31_belief-that-i-am-the_dehadhyas-the-belief-that-i-am-the-body_76247.jpg" --- # Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) does not leave… ![“Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) does not leave without [the grace of] the Gnani Purush (the Self-realized One, who can help others realize the Self). The Gnani Purush is vitaraag (one who is free from all attachment). He constantly remains in Swa-parinati (the natural state of the…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/dada-bhagwan-31_belief-that-i-am-the_dehadhyas-the-belief-that-i-am-the-body_76247.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/dada-bhagwan-31_belief-that-i-am-the_dehadhyas-the-belief-that-i-am-the-body_76247.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/dada-bhagwan-31_belief-that-i-am-the_dehadhyas-the-belief-that-i-am-the-body_76247.jpg) > ““Dehadhyas (the belief that ‘I am the body’) does not leave without \[the grace of\] the Gnani Purush (the Self-realized One, who can help others realize the Self). The Gnani Purush is vitaraag (one who is free from all attachment). He constantly remains in Swa-parinati (the natural state of the Self). The Gnani Purush does not remain \[engrossed\] in the body, mind, intellect or ego. That is why only the Gnani Purush can free us from our belief that 'I am the body.”” [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The text explains that the false identification with the body (Dehadhyas) can be dissolved only through the guidance of a self‑realized being (Gnani Purush) who is unattached and dwells in the natural state of the Self, thereby freeing the seeker from egoic delusion. **In simple terms:** Self‑realization frees one from body‑identification. Key Takeaway Only a liberated teacher can dissolve the ego‑body illusion. 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