Dada Quotes

Dada Quote of the day

To all appearances, the artist acts like a mediumistic being who, from the labyrinth beyond time and space, seeks his way out to a clearing.

One binds the worldly life with bad thoughts

There are no places in this world where the chit can be concentrated. Without the chit attaining steady-state

If you do darshan (worship) of the one who has both stillness in his eyes and chit prasannta (blissful state of chit)

One has to attain an ego-less state (nir-ahankari)

Being dependent on this world will lead to betrayal. It will deceive us at the right time. It is better to depend on a pillow

Physical pleasures are not associated with attachment-abhorrence

The person performing the experiment becomes the object of the experiment himself

Not to be able to find one’s ‘own’ faults

Where there is (consideration for) merit karma and demerit karma

I am unable to tolerate’

Seeing the faults of others is indeed an echo of our own fault

We need to become sidha (straightforward)

Whatever one does without the right belief (samkit - Self-realization) will lead to karmic bondage. Even when he gives to charity or shows kindness

True intellect is that which resolves issues. All else is excess intellect

One is called a saiyami [those with inner control] when no intent of transgression remains within him. Even during anger-pride-deceit-greed when there is no violent intent

What has God called a religion? Renunciation is not religion. To be free of anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays) is religion

There is no pleasure in Jalebi (dessert)

Flowing egoism is not objectionable but if it is caught-up even a little-bit

I did exhibitions with the Surrealists (in Paris, in 1929) because their attitude revolted against 'art' and their attitude toward life itself was wise, as was Dada’s.’ Hans Arp

Every word that is spoken and sung here (the Cabaret Voltaire) represents at least this one thing: that this humiliating age has not succeeded in winning our respect.

God is neither just nor unjust. ‘No one be hurt in the slightest’

Religion has to be protected

Actions do not need to be changed

Importance is not in ‘discharge’ (of karmas) that occurs

When there is no attachment-abhorrence

The worldly vision is filled with infinite infatuations and attachments and no one can escape from it

When the egoism becomes zero

If you deal obstinacy with obstinacy in this world

When attachment does not occur when someone gives flowers and no abhorrence occurs when someone throws stones

Any good thing will be ruined by talking negatively about it

Problem does not lie in being a husband

Where there is no peace

Any kind of misery there is in the worldly life

The mind doesn’t harass you

Where the Self [Soul] is forgotten

Happiness that comes and never leaves

Where there is not the slightest of misery

The Enlightened one (Gnani Purush) never wastes his time in counting money

Worldly life is not an impediment

How much straight forward you are

Gnani Purush’ [the enlightened one] has become ‘Soul’ (Atma

The person whose attention is in the ‘pure Soul’ is known as a renowned person. No one in the past had been celebrated as a famous person

When the tendencies (vruti) that were wandering around since time immemorial come within & enter into the Self’s (Soul’s) abode

Why can't a tree be called Pluplusch?

There is Soul within you and if you have the faith in It

The one with karma is known as mortal (jiva) and the one without karma is known as Soul (Self

There is no relationship between bliss and peace. Peace is dependent on the pudgal (Complex of intake and output

A Gnani [the enlightened one] does not have to turn beads of a rosary

You are on a certain ‘step’. This state is meant for only you