--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Even if just once, the inner intent…" description: "\"“Even if just once, the inner intent spoils towards someone, as in ‘I will put him in his place’, it is a statement made with God as your witness, so h..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg" --- # Even if just once, the inner intent spoils towards… ![“Even if just once, the inner intent spoils towards someone, as in ‘I will put him in his place’, it is a statement made with God as your witness, so how can it go to waste? There is no problem if the inner intent does not spoil. Everything will become silent. Everything will stop.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg) > ““Even if just once, the inner intent spoils towards someone, as in ‘I will put him in his place’, it is a statement made with God as your witness, so how can it go to waste? There is no problem if the inner intent does not spoil. Everything will become silent. Everything will stop.”” [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. If inner intent is corrupted, it wastes divine witness; pure intent leads to silence and stillness. **In simple terms:** Corrupt intent wastes divine witness; pure intent brings peace. Key Takeaway Guard your inner motives. Themes spirituality intent silence Mood contemplative serene Type spiritual philosophical When to use this quote - meditation - self‑reflection - ethical living Key Concepts philosophy ethics Questions to Reflect On - What motives drive your actions? - How can you maintain purity of intent? A Different Perspective Pure intent may still face external obstacles. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Does Spoil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/does-spoil-2993675/) [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [Inner Intent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inner-intent-1070489/) [Intent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intent/) [Intent Spoils](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intent-spoils-2993674/) [Problem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/problem/) [Silent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/silent/) [Spiritual](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spiritual/) [Spiritual quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spiritual-quotes/) [Statement God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/statement-god-1061071/) ## Related quotes > [ “If the inner \[intent\] is not spoilt, it means “Our Own Self” did not spoilt. That which has become spoilt on the outside will… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/if-the-inner-intent-is-not-spoilt-it-means-our-own-self-did-not/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Good inner intent, higher inner intent, is one’s ‘positive’ effort with which one will go to higher life forms. And wrong inner intent is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/good-inner-intent-higher-inner-intent-is-one-s-positive-effort-with/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“One with pure applied awareness does not have the inner intent of kashay whatsoever!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/one-with-pure-applied-awareness-does-not-have-the-inner-intent-of/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Karmic bondage is through bhaav (inner intent), not through dravya (the action of mind, body, speech).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/karmic-bondage-is-through-bhaav-inner-intent-not-through-dravya-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“When sinful inner intent does not arise at all, that is considered a beginning of Godly state. And when sinful inner intent goes away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/when-sinful-inner-intent-does-not-arise-at-all-that-is-considered-a/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“The absence of inner intent for kashays is the same as the inner intent of the absolute Self (Parmatma). If one’s kashays are gone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/the-absence-of-inner-intent-for-kashays-is-the-same-as-the-inner/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“To have the inner intent to die early is artadhyan (adverse contemplation) as well as raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation) and to have the inner intent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/to-have-the-inner-intent-to-die-early-is-artadhyan-adverse/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Our inner intent, and the actions that have manifested as an effect are 'scientific circumstantial evidence'. The inner intent is one 'member of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/our-inner-intent-and-the-actions-that-have-manifested-as-an-effect/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“You’ have to ‘see’ what ‘Chandubhai’ is doing; that is prurshartha (real independent Self effort). What is illusory effort? ‘What inner intent (bhaav) was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/you-have-to-see-what-chandubhai-is-doing-that-is-prurshartha-real/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Inner intent’s resolve of the ownership-state (of one’s mind, body, speech, etc.) through attachment- abhorrence (raag-dwesh) is called parigraha (owning things other than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/inner-intent-s-resolve-of-the-ownership-state-of-one-s-mind-body/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “When someone picks the Gnani Purush’s \[the enlightened one’s\] ‘pocket’, how does the Gnani Purush’’ look at it? “Very well! This amount is now… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/when-someone-picks-the-gnani-purush-s-the-enlightened-one-s-pocket/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Giving a donation is an effect (prarabdha – effect of past lives deeds), and the (illusory) self effort (cause for next life) is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/giving-a-donation-is-an-effect-prarabdha-effect-of-past-lives-deeds/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“If you look at the one who is awe inspiring, (then) your inner intent (bhaav) and your thoughts will change.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/if-you-look-at-the-one-who-is-awe-inspiring-then-your-inner-intent/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“The one whose kashays, (inner anger, pride, deceit, greed) are gone is worthy of worship. The absence of inner intent of kashays is indeed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/the-one-whose-kashays-inner-anger-pride-deceit-greed-are-gone-is/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [The Bible shows the clear statement of God's purposes concerning the earth, and man once made its prince. Its opening chapters show that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-franklin-rutherford/the-bible-shows-the-clear-statement-of-god-s-purposes-concerning-the/) [Joseph Franklin Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-franklin-rutherford/) ## More by Dada Bhagwan > [“Where there is doubt (shanka), there is misery. The moment one begins to doubt the knowledge that, 'I am Chandubhai,' misery arises. Once one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/where-there-is-doubt-shanka-there-is-misery-the-moment-one-begins-to/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “The worldly \[spiritual\] science is methodic (kramic) in nature; one progresses “step by step”; one has to ascent one step at a time. Whereas… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/the-worldly-spiritual-science-is-methodic-kramic-in-nature-one/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/in-the-worldly-life-due-to-maadakta-intoxication-of-the-ego-of-i-am/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “Through the grace of a thief, one can become a thief and through the grace of a Gnani \[the enlightened one\], one can become… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/through-the-grace-of-a-thief-one-can-become-a-thief-and-through-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-deceit-greed-there-is-worldly/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“If one does not know how to read the account (karmic) book, then he will start to have doubts, and doubts lead to unhappiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/if-one-does-not-know-how-to-read-the-account-karmic-book-then-he-will/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “Skills (learning) or lack of skills is all egoistic knowledge (ego based knowledge). Ego-free Knowledge is called (true) Knowledge \[Gnan\].” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/skills-learning-or-lack-of-skills-is-all-egoistic-knowledge-ego-based/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Continue with whatever it is that you have been doing, except for attachment-abhorrence. If ‘we’ stay in our state of Pure Soul, attachment-abhorrence will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/continue-with-whatever-it-is-that-you-have-been-doing-except-for/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“A variety of difficulties will come your way. But at the time of difficulty, you will be able to find a ready made medicine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/a-variety-of-difficulties-will-come-your-way-but-at-the-time-of/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Suppose you want to go to Juhu (suburb in Mumbai) from here, and you come across two paths, which of the two paths is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/suppose-you-want-to-go-to-juhu-suburb-in-mumbai-from-here-and-you/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“The Soul (our true Self) has to be experienced, the Soul known through scriptures will not do. Work will not be completed through scriptural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/the-soul-our-true-self-has-to-be-experienced-the-soul-known-through/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“If God were the doer, when will there be an end?! (If) God is the creator and he made us, we become his toys,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/if-god-were-the-doer-when-will-there-be-an-end-if-god-is-the-creator/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“For those people whose association is harmful to the Self (kusangi), there is no better respectful fear (taap) than that of satsang (spiritual company).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/for-those-people-whose-association-is-harmful-to-the-self-kusangi/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Forgiveness is not to be given by speaking. Forgiveness is natural and spontaneously there. Spontaneous forgiveness is a sign of having attained the Self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/forgiveness-is-not-to-be-given-by-speaking-forgiveness-is-natural-and/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Remaining absolutely non-acquisitive (aparigrahi) amidst all possessions is the ultimate ‘test examination’.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/remaining-absolutely-non-acquisitive-aparigrahi-amidst-all/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Explore all 2,468 Dada Bhagwan quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) ## More God quotes > [I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-don-t-drink-much-anymore-but-when-i-traveled-with-frank-sinatra-god/) [Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/) > [“God hates Hell. He hates the idea of people going there. He hates it so much that He was willing to take on human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-minton/god-hates-hell-he-hates-the-idea-of-people-going-there-he-hates-it-so/) [Evan Minton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-minton/) > [“am not suggesting that successes in academics, athletics, or vocation somehow stand outside God’s good plan. Learning and play are joys that God himself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-paul-jones/am-not-suggesting-that-successes-in-academics-athletics-or-vocation/) [Timothy Paul Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-paul-jones/) > [I pray that wherever we are and whatever duties we have in the priesthood of God, we will be united in the cause to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-b-eyring/i-pray-that-wherever-we-are-and-whatever-duties-we-have-in-the/) [Henry B. Eyring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-b-eyring/) > [Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilkin-santak/philosopher-is-a-dictator-who-modifies-accepted-standards-with-his/) [Ilkin Santak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilkin-santak/) > [God's love never fail :)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-s-love-never-fail/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-wise/here-s-the-reality-the-image-of-a-white-jesus-has-been-used-to/) [Tim Wise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-wise/) > [The faster you go, the shorter you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-faster-you-go-the-shorter-you-are/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) > [A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-avgeropoulos/a-lot-of-people-have-been-saying-the-100-reminds-them-of-lord-of-the/) [Marie Avgeropoulos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-avgeropoulos/) > [As we are coming to the end of the year, I want you to forget about the past, the failure, the negative thoughts or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-we-are-coming-to-the-end-of-the-year-i-want-you-to-forget-about/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I wonder: when a Jehovah's Witness dies and goes to Heaven, does God hide behind the door and pretend He's not home?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-celio/i-wonder-when-a-jehovah-s-witness-dies-and-goes-to-heaven-does-god/) [Brian Celio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-celio/) > [What would God have me do with my life?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/what-would-god-have-me-do-with-my-life/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [God always gets the glory when Jesus comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-giglio/god-always-gets-the-glory-when-jesus-comes/) [Louie Giglio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-giglio/) > [“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/do-all-the-good-you-can-by-all-the-means-you-can-in-all-the-ways-you/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [You are a God Act like one!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-leary/you-are-a-god-act-like-one/) [Timothy Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-leary/) [Browse all 37,707 God quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Even if just once, the inner intent spoils towards someone, as in ‘I will put him in his place’, it is a statement made with God as your witness, so how can it go to waste? There is no problem if the inner intent does not spoil. Everything will become silent. Everything will stop.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dada Bhagwan" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoils-towards-someone-as-in-i/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "God" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoils-towards-someone-as-in-i/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/dada-bhagwan-31_god_even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoil_2736291.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even if just once, the inner intent spoils towards someone, as in ‘I will put him in his place’, it is a…” — Dada Bhagwan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Dada Bhagwan", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“Even if just once, the inner...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoils-towards-someone-as-in-i/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/even-if-just-once-the-inner-intent-spoils-towards-someone-as-in-i/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```