--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: God has become trapped in as many living…" description: "\"“God has become trapped in as many living beings as there are. Now should you feel contempt (irritated) towards one when God is trapped?”\" — Dada Bhagwan" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/dada-bhagwan-31_god_god-has-become-trapped-in-as-many-living_359202.jpg" --- # God has become trapped in as many living beings as there… ![“God has become trapped in as many living beings as there are. Now should you feel contempt (irritated) towards one when God is trapped?” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/dada-bhagwan-31_god_god-has-become-trapped-in-as-many-living_359202.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/dada-bhagwan-31_god_god-has-become-trapped-in-as-many-living_359202.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/dada-bhagwan-31_god_god-has-become-trapped-in-as-many-living_359202.jpg) > ““God has become trapped in as many living beings as there are. Now should you feel contempt (irritated) towards one when God is trapped?”” [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. Divine presence resides in every living being; contempt toward any is misplaced because it is God within. **In simple terms:** God is in everyone; don’t despise anyone. 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