--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: If you want to become a true disciple…" description: "\"“If you want to become a true disciple [and] initially if you cannot remember God, then wherever you see a temple, go there to worship him there. Then ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/dada-bhagwan-31_disciple_if-you-want-to-become-a-true-disciple-an_2918433.jpg" --- # If you want to become a true disciple \[and\] initially if… ![“If you want to become a true disciple [and] initially if you cannot remember God, then wherever you see a temple, go there to worship him there. Then as you begin to remember God, then start believing the Soul within you as God and then you will become a true disciple. And when your Soul (the True…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/dada-bhagwan-31_disciple_if-you-want-to-become-a-true-disciple-an_2918433.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/dada-bhagwan-31_disciple_if-you-want-to-become-a-true-disciple-an_2918433.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/dada-bhagwan-31_disciple_if-you-want-to-become-a-true-disciple-an_2918433.jpg) > ““If you want to become a true disciple \[and\] initially if you cannot remember God, then wherever you see a temple, go there to worship him there. Then as you begin to remember God, then start believing the Soul within you as God and then you will become a true disciple. And when your Soul (the True Self) within you, gives you the experience, then you will have become God (Yourself).”” [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. Remembering God leads to recognizing the divine within, ultimately realizing one's own godhood **In simple terms:** Seeing God inside yourself makes you a true disciple and self‑realized Key Takeaway Seek inner divine through worship and self‑reflection Themes spirituality self‑realization discipleship inner divinity Mood devotional introspective Type spiritual philosophical When to use this quote - meditation - temple visits - journaling on inner experience Key Concepts non‑dualism self‑identity devotional practice Questions to Reflect On - How do you differentiate divine self from ego? - What practices help you stay grounded while seeking self‑realization? 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