--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask…" description: "\"“I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask you to understand. To know ‘this is wrong’ is Knowledge.”\" — Dada Bhagwan" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg" --- # I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask you to… ![“I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask you to understand. To know ‘this is wrong’ is Knowledge.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg) > ““I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask you to understand. To know ‘this is wrong’ is Knowledge.”” [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. Understanding moral truth is a form of knowledge; it precedes action and guides behavior. **In simple terms:** Knowing right from wrong is knowledge. Key Takeaway Cultivate moral awareness before acting. Themes ethics knowledge understanding action Mood thoughtful instructive Type philosophical motivational When to use this quote - decision‑making - leadership - conflict resolution Key Concepts philosophy spiritual insight Questions to Reflect On - How can moral knowledge translate into ethical action? - What obstacles prevent acting on what is known? A Different Perspective Knowledge alone may not change behavior. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Gnan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gnan/) [Inner-intent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inner-intent/) [Intent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intent/) [Learning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learning/) [Spiritual](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spiritual/) [Spiritual quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/spiritual-quotes/) ## Related quotes > [“I am Chandubhai’, is wrong vision (mithya darshan), and to say ‘I did it this way’, is wrong knowledge (mithya gnan).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/i-am-chandubhai-is-wrong-vision-mithya-darshan-and-to-say-i-did-it/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Opinions about sexuality, is the main evidence of the presence of wrong knowledge about sexuality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/opinions-about-sexuality-is-the-main-evidence-of-the-presence-of/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Bhaav (intent) created through agnan (knowledge with ignorance of the True Self) has to be filtered through Gnan (Knowledge of the True Self). Each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/bhaav-intent-created-through-agnan-knowledge-with-ignorance-of-the/) [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/) > [“You have brought with you (in this life) the ritual actions. The Knowledge (Gnan) part has to be done. Pure ritual is the result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/you-have-brought-with-you-in-this-life-the-ritual-actions-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Some kind of mistake is remaining (within us) due to which conflicts are being created (by us). It is not as if only the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/some-kind-of-mistake-is-remaining-within-us-due-to-which-conflicts/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “One who does not allow discord \[with the wife\] to happen even for a minute is considered a \[true\] husband. Look after this relationship… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/one-who-does-not-allow-discord-with-the-wife-to-happen-even-for-a/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Through pure knowledge is Moksha (ultimate liberation), through auspicious knowledge is worldly happiness, through wrong knowledge is misery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/through-pure-knowledge-is-moksha-ultimate-liberation-through/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [Dogma is invariably wrong, as knowledge is always in a state of transition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/dogma-is-invariably-wrong-as-knowledge-is-always-in-a-state-of/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) > [“What is the sign of a true Disciple? There should be not be any svacchand (actions that are done as per own’s own understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/what-is-the-sign-of-a-true-disciple-there-should-be-not-be-any/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“The Gnani Purush does not have any culmination in worldly life (sansaar-parinati) even for a moment, nor does He have any worldly intent (sansaar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/the-gnani-purush-does-not-have-any-culmination-in-worldly-life/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Actually, even in the stage of delusion (absence of self realization), one should protect the weak and fight a powerful one. But people keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/actually-even-in-the-stage-of-delusion-absence-of-self-realization/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Circumstances will continue to change. They will not adjust to you; you will have to adjust to them. Circumstances do not have bhaav (inner-intent)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/circumstances-will-continue-to-change-they-will-not-adjust-to-you-you/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“What is saiyam parinaam? It is when the Self (Atma) does not become one in with the non-Self (pudgal); It continues to prevail separately.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/what-is-saiyam-parinaam-it-is-when-the-self-atma-does-not-become-one/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“There are two types of purushartha (self effort): those with wrong beliefs have self effort (purusharth) with illusory vision and the enlightened one’s have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/there-are-two-types-of-purushartha-self-effort-those-with-wrong/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) ## 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 Gnan quotes > [ “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/) > [“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/) > [“Every living being is driven by his mind; the mind makes him ‘do’ things and till the end of the intellect, there is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/every-living-being-is-driven-by-his-mind-the-mind-makes-him-do-things/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“This ‘Knowledge’ manifested in 1958! That day I became a ‘Gnani’ (the enlightened one)! The day before that, ‘I’ too was agnani (ignorant of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/this-knowledge-manifested-in-1958-that-day-i-became-a-gnani-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“The Knowledge (Gnan) is itself the absolute Self (Parmatma). Gnan (Knowledge) never becomes agnan (ignorance), but the applied awareness changes and that is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/the-knowledge-gnan-is-itself-the-absolute-self-parmatma-gnan/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Anything that has been established as truth has reached its conclusion. It does not need to be established again. That truth which has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/anything-that-has-been-established-as-truth-has-reached-its/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“An 'established principle' is the one which will never become untrue, irrespective of time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/an-established-principle-is-the-one-which-will-never-become-untrue/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“We are 'chetan' (Soul, eternal element), while obstacles are 'nis-chetan' (non-living). Therefore, 'chetan' will ultimately win!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/we-are-chetan-soul-eternal-element-while-obstacles-are-nis-chetan-non/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “How can one go from good \[auspicious state\] to pure (state)? There are no words for it. It will happen when the Gnani Purush… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/how-can-one-go-from-good-auspicious-state-to-pure-state-there-are-no/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“We' (Gnani Purush) have Seen the facts as they are, in our Knowledge, and that is what I speak about. There is no superior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/we-gnani-purush-have-seen-the-facts-as-they-are-in-our-knowledge-and/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “Gnan (Knowledge) that is realized and experienced is called ‘Gnan’ \[(Real) ‘Knowledge’ (Knowledge with experience of the Self, The Pure Soul)\]. Gnan (Knowledge) that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/gnan-knowledge-that-is-realized-and-experienced-is-called-gnan-real/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“It is difficult to know agnan (all other knowledge other than the knowledge of the Self, Worldly Knowledge), and easy to know Gnan \[knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/it-is-difficult-to-know-agnan-all-other-knowledge-other-than-the/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [ “Saints guide people on the path of religion \[dharma\] and the Gnani Purush \[the enlightened one\] grants ‘liberation’ (moksha).” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/saints-guide-people-on-the-path-of-religion-dharma-and-the-gnani/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Bondage is the fruit of ignorance of the Self (agnanta) and ultimate liberation (moksha) is the fruit of Knowledge of the Self (Gnan).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/bondage-is-the-fruit-of-ignorance-of-the-self-agnanta-and-ultimate/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Gnan’ (knowledge) is to know your own Self, and to not know that, is agnan (ignorance).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/gnan-knowledge-is-to-know-your-own-self-and-to-not-know-that-is-agnan/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Browse all 143 Gnan quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gnan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask you to understand. To know ‘this is wrong’ is Knowledge.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dada Bhagwan" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask-you-to-understand-to-know/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Gnan" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask-you-to-understand-to-know/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/dada-bhagwan-31_gnan_i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask_559476.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do not even ask you to do intent. I ask you to understand. To know ‘this is wrong’ is Knowledge.” — 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": "“I do not even ask you...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask-you-to-understand-to-know/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/i-do-not-even-ask-you-to-do-intent-i-ask-you-to-understand-to-know/#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 } } ] } ```