Bhagwan Quotes & Sayings
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When egoism ends, that indeed is called the Absolute supreme Self (Parmatma). Egoism indeed is the illusion. — Dada Bhagwan
To constantly see one's own self as 'Pure', and to see other's self as 'pure', is focused applied awareness of the Self, the Soul (shuddha upayog). — Dada Bhagwan
Soul (Atma) remains very far from where kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed) are created, the Soul is quite far from there. Where there is absence of kashays, there lies the 'religion of Vitrags (the enlightened ones)', and where kashays are present, lies the 'relative religion'! — Dada Bhagwan
If you are in 'motion' than you are in a normal [moving] state, and if you are 'emotional' than you are in an agitated state. — Dada Bhagwan
In this world, there is no such thing as good or bad. If there is flower shop on one side and a butcher's shop on the other, why should we keep spitting? You have to leave away both the bad as well as the good. — Dada Bhagwan
No one dies in the language of the Gnani (the Self-realized one) and every one dies in the language of the agnani (non-Self-realized person). The agnani (non-Self-realized person) mourns and grieves, and the Gnani simply 'Sees'. — Dada Bhagwan
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. — Dada Bhagwan
Complete departure of kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed) is Moksha (Liberation). At first, there is the departure of kashays and then there will be 'that' [Liberation]. — Dada Bhagwan
Where you don't see pure love, there is indeed no path to moksha [ultimate liberation] there. Where there is a fee, there is no pure love there! — Dada Bhagwan
What is the nature of human beings? When someone does something wrong to them, they will go after him [to punish, to fight]. — Dada Bhagwan
In marriage, at home and everywhere else, one is to remain superfluous. That is where people go in deep into; that is called the worldly life (sansaar). — Dada Bhagwan
No matter what the other person says, then take the bottom line out of it, everything in this world is 'vyavasthit' [result of scientific circumstantial evidences]. So don't tell anyone, 'you did wrong'. Not only should you not say this, you should not even think it. — Dada Bhagwan
Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics. — Dada Bhagwan
He who has conquered his internal enemies, to such an Arihant, I bow down to them. Learn to recognize the inner enemies. Anger, pride, deceit and greed are the inner enemies. — Dada Bhagwan
The whole world has the illusory awareness of, 'I am the doer'. In reality, everyone's karmas are getting discharged, but one is not aware of this. One has no awareness of his own True Self. — Dada Bhagwan
What is the difference between disrespect (avinay) and despise (viradhana)? Disrespect (avinay) means one shows lack of respect and to despise (viradhana) means one becomes an adversary (opponent). — Dada Bhagwan
Knowledge of all living beings of the entire world is in only one Soul. But the knowledge that sees the ego and everything, as objects to be known (gneya); only that knowledge is called as the 'Knowledge'. However, that is partial Knowledge but only from that moment it is regarded as real applied focused awareness. Where there is Knowledge, the focused applied awareness may be partial or complete. — Dada Bhagwan
What happens by doing 'pratikraman'? The interferences that we have done (in the past), and its 'reaction' which will come (now), on that (reactions), we will not feel like interfering again. — Dada Bhagwan
Worldly things (laukik) are perceived through the senses (indriya-gamya). That, which is beyond the world (alaukik), is perceived [through the knowledge which is] beyond the senses (atindriya-gamya). — Dada Bhagwan
No one has been successful in this 'race course'. One simply dies of exhaustion from running. 'We' (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) never take part in this race. 'We' would simply tell, 'Dear Man, I am not capable. — Dada Bhagwan
There is no Soul, where there is give and take. Wherever there is give and take, it is a stock market. — Dada Bhagwan
The world is the puzzle, itself. The one who solves this 'puzzle' attains the degree of Parmatma [the Absolute Supreme Self]. — Dada Bhagwan
You (must) do plenty of 'pratikraman'. Do the 'pratikraman' for an hour every day of everyone who is living around you, whomever you have harassed. — Dada Bhagwan
Your pride will be uprooted when a person who insults you appears to be your benefactor. The person who insults should be considered a benefactor, instead people get depressed when they are insulted. — Dada Bhagwan
Answer only when asked, otherwise do not say anything. Don't say a thing in this world. To tell [give advice] is the biggest disease. Your beard grows without you saying anything, doesn't it? — Dada Bhagwan
I' is Absolute; it has been possessed by the ghosts of 'my'! — Dada Bhagwan
True happiness is devoid of any illusion. — Dada Bhagwan
Illusory attachment (moha) is indeed what will keep on biting you until the point of your demise! — Dada Bhagwan
What is suspicion? It is a tool to ruin one's own Soul. — 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, so that is the end? When will we become liberated? No one is your superior and no one is your 'underhand' (subservient to you). — Dada Bhagwan
If only one word of the 'Gnani Purush' [the enlightened one] is understood, then your welfare [that which liberates] is done. — Dada Bhagwan
A person who has the slightest fear of insult cannot be called a "Gnani" [the enlightened one] and a person who desires self-recognition [maan] is not a Gnani [the enlightened one]. — Dada Bhagwan
The worldly life has arisen through the ego. One is indeed free if the ego dissolves. What is the foundation on which the ego stands? It is the ignorance of the Self. — Dada Bhagwan
The mind-speech-body are effective. When will they not have effect on one? It is when one realizes one's own [True] Self. It is when one attains the awareness, 'I am indeed absolute Supreme Self (Parmatma). — Dada Bhagwan
First live to be 'sincere' then 'morality' will follow. — Dada Bhagwan
To protect one's own statement is the greatest form of violence. To impress upon others that his statement is correct is a form of violence itself. — Dada Bhagwan
The ultimate form is the embodiment of love (Premswaroop)! The love of these (so called) lovers (Romeo-Juliet) does not work there. The Love of God (the Lord) is 'Pure Love'. That which increases or decreases is infatuation [asakti]. There is no increase or decrease in 'Pure Love'. — Dada Bhagwan
When attachment does not occur when someone gives flowers and no abhorrence occurs when someone throws stones; that is considered equanimity. — Dada Bhagwan
Compassion is an ordinary intent that is felt for everywhere in this world and it is the intent that, 'the whole world is trapped in worldly miseries; how can their miseries be alleviated? — Dada Bhagwan
Ignorance' (absence of Self-Knowledge) creates vibrations (causes) and 'Knowledge' (Self-Knowledge) stops these vibrations. — Dada Bhagwan
In shukladhyan (Pure contemplation as the Self, the Soul), whole world begins to look faultless (nirdosh). In dharmadhyan, despite seeing the other person at fault; one will uphold him as being faultless that is 'dhramadhyan', 'what is the other person's fault? He is simply instrumental (nimit) in it. It is due to the effect of my own karmas that I have encountered him. — Dada Bhagwan
It is the nature of the circumstances to disperse. If there is attachment with the circumstance, there will be abhorrence when they get dispersed. — Dada Bhagwan
The law of nature is such that everyone gets happiness according to their needs. The 'tender' that everyone (of us) fills out, is indeed fulfilled. — Dada Bhagwan
Everything that is experienced through the five senses is all 'discharge'. It is due to one's merit karmas that everything works according to one's wishes, but he claims, 'I did it' and when one faces losses, he will say, 'God did it' or 'my horoscope is unfavorable'. — Dada Bhagwan
Vitarags [the enlightened one] do not have a desire for giving or receiving charity. They are in the state of 'shuddh upyog' [pure awareness of pure soul]. — Dada Bhagwan
Where there is use of the buddhi [intellect], there is no Moksha [Liberation], and where there is Moksha, there the intellect is not needed. Samaj [Understanding] is needed. — Dada Bhagwan
If you keep the burden on your head, God (Bhagwan) will move away. — Dada Bhagwan
The person performing the experiment becomes the object of the experiment himself; this is known as the illusion! — Dada Bhagwan
To have the inner intent to die early is artadhyan (adverse contemplation) as well as raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation) and to have the inner intent to not die is also artadhyan and raudradhyan.One should disembark when the 'station' arrives. Do not have the inner intent to die and also to not die. — Dada Bhagwan
Illusion (maya) cannot enter where there is 'light' (enlightenment, awareness). Once darkness falls, illusion will enter there. The Gnani Purush can arrange for your illusion to go away permanently. — Dada Bhagwan
If we like a person, all his attributes will manifest within us. If we like a pickpocket, even his attributes will manifest within us. — Dada Bhagwan
People say, 'that bump caused me to trip', but the bump says, 'I am where I have always been. It's the wretched ones who can't see, they come my way and trip over! — Dada Bhagwan
As illusory attachment (moha) spread, one sunk deeper and deeper into the pit. — Dada Bhagwan
What spreads the stench of bad conduct? It is the egoism and other 'flaws'. — Dada Bhagwan
Know the other person's viewpoint first and then talk. To Talk after comparing it or mixing it with our viewpoint is an offence. — Dada Bhagwan
Unless there is a 'clear evident experience of the True Self' [spasthvedan], till then 'Principle' cannot be attained. — Dada Bhagwan
This world is not without causes. There is Moksha [ultimate liberation] when one's causes stops. There is Moksha where everyone's 'claim' is completed. Without a cause, effect does not happen. — Dada Bhagwan
Not to be able to find one's 'own' faults; this is called the world. — Dada Bhagwan
Religion means researching the true Eternal thing with Deluded world view (with wrong belief) and 'this' (akram vignan) is a science itself. — Dada Bhagwan
When the vision becomes right [correct], one sees only his own faults and when the vision is wrong [incorrect], he sees others at fault. — Dada Bhagwan
Every man should care (be concerned) about these three things: Which station have I come from? Which station did I get off? Which station am I going to? — Dada Bhagwan
If the inner [intent] is not spoilt, it means "Our Own Self" did not spoilt. That which has become spoilt on the outside will burn in the funeral pyre; whether it improves or not. — Dada Bhagwan
If you met the robbers and they robbed you, you should not cry. Think 'how will I go on [do progress] now?' You will get all the help you need. What does one gain by crying 'what will become of me?' Who is the one suffering, the robber or the one who was robbed? The fault is of the sufferer. — Dada Bhagwan
The worldly vision is filled with infinite infatuations and attachments and no one can escape from it; [hence] there is no alternative other than staying in Gnani's feet [surrendering to the enlightened one is the only alternative]. — Dada Bhagwan
This is one place an opinion has to be made: that this body is a betrayal. — Dada Bhagwan
Is it atikraman [Hurtful karma] if we eat, cut our hair or brush our teeth? No, it is not like that. Anger-pride-deceit-greed is considered atikraman [Hurtful karma]. If you do pratikraman [Ask for forgiveness], they will all go away. — Dada Bhagwan
The Celestial (Heavenly Gods) become pleased with the one who isn't hungry for fame and recognition. The whole world can be pleased with us, but because of our hunger they are not pleased with us. — Dada Bhagwan
One comes back [reborn] as a son because of harmony with us [from the past life] and one comes back as a son also because of enmity [vengeance from the past life], [but] needlessly arises the illusion [wrong belief] that 'they are mine...they are mine'. — Dada Bhagwan
The Gnanis [The enlightened ones] have said that if one lives as if he is dead, death will never come to him. — Dada Bhagwan
There should be no restlessness within, no matter what the circumstances. If there is restlessness within, know that the kashays have not left yet. — Dada Bhagwan
The Soul's [our true self's] natural form is the absolute supreme Self [Parmatma]. It does not show you 'wrong [doing]', nor does it show 'right [doing]'. When demerit karma effect is unfolding, then one will see the 'wrong' and when merit karma is unfolding, it will show 'right'. The Soul is not the 'doer' in any of this; it continues to 'See' only the vibrations! — Dada Bhagwan
He insulted me' -this knowledge binds one with terrible demerit karma. — Dada Bhagwan
That which frees one from bondage is the right religion. — Dada Bhagwan
Thought is actually something that is dead, it is not a living thing. If 'oneself' gets engrossed in what is dead, then it will become alive. — Dada Bhagwan
That which the entire world regards as 'mine', it is [really] 'not mine'; this Knowledge itself is the Self, the Soul. — Dada Bhagwan
God requires two things: 'pure love' and 'true justice'. Everywhere else there is relative justice. Where 'pure love' and 'true justice' exist, there comes the grace of God! — Dada Bhagwan
The one who has developed a habit of taking a lot of respect from others [relish pride], will get cheated. — Dada Bhagwan
As many numbers of people as are there, there are that many varieties of egoisms. — Dada Bhagwan
There is nothing wrong in saying something, but there should be no protection [insistence] that we are right. — Dada Bhagwan
There is no happiness in what worldly people believe happiness in, there is happiness in what Gnani [the enlightened one] believes the happiness in. What people regard as happiness is not happiness. — Dada Bhagwan
If the outside [our outside circumstances] has become spoilt so be it, don't let the inside [our inner intent] spoil. If you don't have the money to pay off your debt, keep the intent pure within that you want to pay it off. Because you did not let the inner intent spoil, the time to pay off the debt will come. — Dada Bhagwan
Who is doing this? Who am I? What is all this? Who is the doer? Who is the nimit (instrumental doer) of this? If all these remain present 'at a time' exactly the way it is, then that is considered shuddha upayog (pure focused applied awareness of the Self, the Soul). — Dada Bhagwan
To lose awareness of what is helpful or harmful in the worldly life is moh (Illusory vision & attachment). — Dada Bhagwan
How is power of speech (vacchanbud) attained? It is when, not a single word is uttered to make fun of others; when not a single word is uttered for wrong selfish motives, material self-gain; when speech has not been misused; when speech has not been used to gain recognition or importance from others - that is when one's power of speech is attained. — Dada Bhagwan
Intellectuals cannot find the bottom (base) of the faith. It is not possible to do both together, to remain afloat and (also) measure the ocean depth at the same time. — Dada Bhagwan
Enlightened view (samyak darshan) is that which shows you the 'eternal' (the pure soul), and deluded vision (mithya darshan) is that which shows you the 'temporary'. — Dada Bhagwan
Egoism devours all the energy, and in addition it makes one suffer. — Dada Bhagwan
Where there is no 'superior', no underhand; such is the moksha [ultimate liberation] of the Vitaraag Lords [the enlightened ones] that I would like to have. — Dada Bhagwan
Moksha (Liberation) is to become free from gathering & dispersing of circumstances. — Dada Bhagwan
You benefit when you do not further entangle (confuse) an already entangled person or you benefit when you remove his entanglement. But what happens when you entangle the one who is already entangled? God is sitting within him, isn't he? — Dada Bhagwan
Tremendous my-ness' [mamta] is bound in the presence of Soul [Atma], and it is also in the presence of Soul that this my-ness is tremendously dissipated. — Dada Bhagwan