Dada Bhagwan Quotes

The one who has developed a habit of taking a lot of respect from others [relish pride], will get cheated.

Till the chit is in blissful state, the world does not come in one's remembrance (one forgets the world till that time).

A circumstance is not easy to come by and when it does, there are causes behind it. Therefore I do those things which bring an end to all the causes.

The true instrument is that, with the help of which, the egoism and my-ness goes away.

Scriptures are as ‘helping problem’. Scriptures only give directions. Scriptures are like a thermometer. Can you grind a thermometer and give it as medicine?

Ego will always conduct itself to make sure that it does not appear bad.

What is it that doesn’t allow you to go to moksha? Obstinacy!

Illusion (moha) is to take a beating and then forget, to take another beating and then forget again.

Equanimity means that one does not do abhorrence at the time of abhorrence (generating incidents) and one does not do attachment at the time of attachment (generating incidents).

Egoism devours all the energy, and in addition it makes one suffer.

Where there is even the subtlest desire, the ‘Eternal Thing’ cannot be attained.

Obstacles (antray) are indeed due to desires. As desires keep on decreasing, so do the obstructions (antray) keep on getting destroyed. Then, everything is acquired (at that stage).

Why is it that ‘we’ (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) do not have any obstruction (antray)? It is because ‘we’ are in a desire-free state (Nirichchhak dasha).

We’ (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) have only one desire, and that too is a discharging desire of doing ‘Jagat kalyan’ (world’s salvation).

One who speaks ‘completely’ negative creates karmic obstructions (antray) and ‘positive’ does not create any obstruction (antray).

Desires occur because pratyakhyan [resolutions to not repeat the mistake] were not done. It comes in the memory because pratikraman [repentances] were not done.

Charge’ means coming together of all the circumstances and ‘discharge’ means the circumstances get over.

It is called as ‘discharge’ (karma) when one has to do it compulsorily and against his wishes.

Where the ‘charging’ (of karma) stops, there lies the symptoms (signs) of attaining moksha.

Anger-pride-deceit-greed are in the form of ‘discharge’. But if one does not have ‘knowledge of True Self’ (realization of the self), then he ‘charges’ new karmas within.

This is not suitable for me”- to say this is indeed madness, it is nothing but egoism. To say ‘will not suit’ is an offense.

To say that, “I will not agree (will not accept)” is great egoism!

To have a desire means to have dependency.

Gnan (knowledge of the Self) can never become agnan (knowledge other than the self, of relative world). It is called agnan only when the focused applied awareness of the Self changes.

We’ win over ‘negative’ with ‘positive’.

Illusion means to weigh right and wrong with the same scale.

If worries begin, then realize that the task at hand is going to be disturbed and if worries do not occur, then know that the task will not be disturbed. Worries are obstacles to the work.

When it becomes above normal, material happiness will feel like misery.

Fewer the necessities, better your life will be.

Whole world is not looking for religion, it is looking for its own safe side.

That what keeps us supported is dharma (religion).

When does complete awareness occur? When the ego departs.

Worrying is the greatest egoism!

Where there is religion (religious following), there are no worries and where there are worries, there is no religion there.

Spontaneous and natural (sahajik) speech means there is not an iota of ego in it.

As one becomes increasingly unsteady (restless), one increases entanglements.

Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa).

Self Effort (Purushartha) is that which will bear fruits, without fail.

Moksha (ultimate liberation) means that you just have to change your vision.

Worry is the greatest seed [cause] for the worldly life because worrying is the greatest egoism. If the egoism leaves, then worries will go away.

Absence of conflict creating intents is itself Moksh (Ultimate Liberation).

Difference of opinion is a clash, and to clash is a ‘weakness’.

Gnani (The Enlightened one) means without Ego.

While following religion, where ‘any thing’ is required, they are all called ‘relative’ paths.

Where slightest of conflict exists, there is neither God nor Religion.

Gnani Purush’ (The Enlightened one) is pure, so one becomes pure by just seeing him.

As much longing for worldly happiness (of 5 senses) there is, that much less is the spiritual development.

When you walk around with a long face in the house, that is called conflict.

If we clash with anyone, then it is our own weakness only.

One is not to win the world, he has to win the home (family).