--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Whether the brain works or does not work…" description: "\"“Whether the brain works or does not work, nature fulfils all of one's necessities. The tea may be produced in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), but early in the mor..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg" --- # Whether the brain works or does not work, nature fulfils… ![“Whether the brain works or does not work, nature fulfils all of one's necessities. The tea may be produced in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), but early in the morning one gets to drink tea here in Mumbai. That is how all this is!” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg) > ““Whether the brain works or does not work, nature fulfils all of one's necessities. The tea may be produced in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), but early in the morning one gets to drink tea here in Mumbai. That is how all this is!”” [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. Nature meets all needs; even simple daily rituals like tea illustrate how natural order fulfills human necessities. **In simple terms:** Nature provides everything we need. Key Takeaway Trust natural processes for daily life. Themes spirituality nature simplicity daily rituals Mood calm inspirational Type spiritual practical When to use this quote - health routines - cultural practices - environmental stewardship - personal wellness Key Concepts interdependence mindfulness natural fulfillment Questions to Reflect On - How can we integrate natural wisdom with modern innovation? - What role does mindfulness play in everyday tasks? A Different Perspective Relying solely on nature may ignore modern challenges requiring technology and planning. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Brain Works](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain-works/) [Coffee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coffee/) [Drink Tea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drink-tea/) [Nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/) [Produced Ceylon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/produced-ceylon-4471457/) [Sri lanka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sri-lanka/) [Tea Produced](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tea-produced-4471456/) [Work Nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work-nature-321039/) ## Related quotes > [“One’s worldly interaction should be ideal. If one becomes ‘sticky’ (does attachment-abhorrence) in his worldly interactions, he will become kashayi (develop anger-pride-deceit-greed). The worldly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/one-s-worldly-interaction-should-be-ideal-if-one-becomes-sticky-does/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“A disciplined mind (saiyamit mun), a disciplined body (saiyamit deha) and a disciplined speech (saiyamit vani), these three will not allow You (the Self)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/a-disciplined-mind-saiyamit-mun-a-disciplined-body-saiyamit-deha-and/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [“Even if you do not like it, you have to drink tea when the other person insists. The point that you had to drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/even-if-you-do-not-like-it-you-have-to-drink-tea-when-the-other/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [We can save ourselves, but only if we let go of the myth of dominance and mastery and learn to work with nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/we-can-save-ourselves-but-only-if-we-let-go-of-the-myth-of-dominance/) [Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/) > [I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-goldsworthy/i-can-t-edit-the-materials-i-work-with-my-remit-is-to-work-with-2/) [Andy Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-goldsworthy/) > [Modern man was not meant to do his best work before forty but is by nature, and is becoming more so, an afternoon and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-stanley-hall/modern-man-was-not-meant-to-do-his-best-work-before-forty-but-is-by/) [G. Stanley Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-stanley-hall/) > [I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole. I find nature as a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-goldsworthy/i-can-t-edit-the-materials-i-work-with-my-remit-is-to-work-with/) [Andy Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-goldsworthy/) > [The permaculture's whole principle of having to work with nature, rather than fight against it, is not just an ethical restraint. It's also about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/the-permaculture-s-whole-principle-of-having-to-work-with-nature/) [David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/) > [I don't work from nature, I work like nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-picasso/i-don-t-work-from-nature-i-work-like-nature/) [Pablo Picasso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-picasso/) > [When we work with nature instead of trying to impose our will, the solution is often found within the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/when-we-work-with-nature-instead-of-trying-to-impose-our-will-the/) [David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/) > [We have to appreciate that we are part of nature, we must work with nature; the environment is our lifeline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-pugh/we-have-to-appreciate-that-we-are-part-of-nature-we-must-work-with/) [Lewis Pugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-pugh/) > [To work from nature is to improvise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-braque/to-work-from-nature-is-to-improvise/) [Georges Braque](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-braque/) > [Something deep within me connected with hard work, nature and simplicity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-pharr-davis/something-deep-within-me-connected-with-hard-work-nature-and/) [Jennifer Pharr Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-pharr-davis/) > [I work with nature, although in completely new terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bridget-riley/i-work-with-nature-although-in-completely-new-terms/) [Bridget Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bridget-riley/) > [If you could teach me your talent-any of them- maybe I can show the queen that I can work with nature too!\*smacks bug, flicks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tinkerbell/if-you-could-teach-me-your-talent-any-of-them-maybe-i-can-show-the/) [Tinkerbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tinkerbell/) ## 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 Coffee quotes > [I would drink gallons of coffee a day. Even now, off caffeine, I talk faster than anyone you've ever met. I finally recognized that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-englander/i-would-drink-gallons-of-coffee-a-day-even-now-off-caffeine-i-talk/) [Nathan Englander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-englander/) > [I had developed a relationship with one of the anti-abortion sidewalk counselors who stood in front of my facility. We talked regularly through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-johnson/i-had-developed-a-relationship-with-one-of-the-anti-abortion-sidewalk/) [Abby Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-johnson/) > [Academically, I was never that interested. I skipped classes. My biggest dream was to have a coffee shop, but I had no idea how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/academically-i-was-never-that-interested-i-skipped-classes-my-biggest/) [Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/) > [I like to sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee on the terrace and read a book. I like to travel the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-vos/i-like-to-sit-down-relax-have-a-cup-of-coffee-on-the-terrace-and-read/) [Marianne Vos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-vos/) > [White Coffee Really Helps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anwar-saicha/white-coffee-really-helps/) [Anwar Saicha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anwar-saicha/) > [“The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-ephron/the-whole-purpose-of-places-like-starbucks-is-for-people-with-no/) [Nora Ephron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-ephron/) > [If you think of people as making decisions actively, every time we think about the cup of coffee, we say, "How much will I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/if-you-think-of-people-as-making-decisions-actively-every-time-we/) [Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/) > [Coffee and tobacco are complete repose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/coffee-and-tobacco-are-complete-repose/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Life is like coffee, the darker it gets, the more it energizes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankita-singhal/life-is-like-coffee-the-darker-it-gets-the-more-it-energizes/) [Ankita Singhal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankita-singhal/) > [I spend a lot of time loathing the sentences that I put down on the page. Once I'm past that phase, it doesn't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-link/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-loathing-the-sentences-that-i-put-down-on-the/) [Kelly Link](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-link/) > [If Japanese tea 'stands,' it acquires a coarse bitterness and an unwholesome astringency. Milk and sugar are not used.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-bird/if-japanese-tea-stands-it-acquires-a-coarse-bitterness-and-an/) [Isabella Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-bird/) > [...it isn't foolish or wicked to enjoy. Wickedness is hurting people on purpose. I love what you are and who you are and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-macdonald/it-isn-t-foolish-or-wicked-to-enjoy-wickedness-is-hurting-people-on/) [John D. MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-macdonald/) > [I don't typically drink coffee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cavallari/i-don-t-typically-drink-coffee/) [Kristin Cavallari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cavallari/) > [I put hibiscus flower in every cup of tea I have. It's sweet, sexy, and cleansing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/i-put-hibiscus-flower-in-every-cup-of-tea-i-have-it-s-sweet-sexy-and/) [Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/) > [“That is why I love Starbucks. It doesn't matter how much money you have or what social world you're from, chances are you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyra-davis/that-is-why-i-love-starbucks-it-doesn-t-matter-how-much-money-you/) [Kyra Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyra-davis/) [Browse all 3,625 Coffee quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coffee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Whether the brain works or does not work, nature fulfils all of one's necessities. The tea may be produced in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), but early in the morning one gets to drink tea here in Mumbai. That is how all this is!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dada Bhagwan" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work-nature-fulfils-all-of-one-s/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Coffee" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work-nature-fulfils-all-of-one-s/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dada-bhagwan-31_coffee_whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work_2954740.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Whether the brain works or does not work, nature fulfils all of one's necessities. The tea may be produced…” — 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": "“Whether the brain works or does...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work-nature-fulfils-all-of-one-s/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/whether-the-brain-works-or-does-not-work-nature-fulfils-all-of-one-s/#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 } } ] } ```