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“For how long does one have obstacles in earning money? As long as he has the desire to earn it. The moment there is disinterest towards money, it will come in abundance.”

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Book:The Science of Money

Source: The Science of Money

“Desire is the same thing as dependency.”

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Book:The Science of Money

Source: The Science of Money

“Obstacles are only there because of desires. As the desires decrease, the obstacles will get broken. Then, everything can be attained.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Having made a firm decision not to slip, if one still slips, it is not a mistake but it is a mistake to slip when one has not even made a firm decision not to.”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Firm Decision (Nischaya) is the only self effort (purushartha).”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“It is called Purusharth (real spiritual effort) if it certainly becomes fruitful!”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Negative’ does not become ‘positive’ and ‘positive’ does not become ‘negative’. Because both are dualities and ‘one’ is beyond duality.”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“There is tremendous energy in the word ‘yes’ and tremendous weakness in the word ‘no’.”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“It is not worth involving with people; that is kusang (negative association; company that takes you away from the Self). Involving oneself with satsang (company of the eternal truth) is worth doing.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Antray (obstacles) are created by speaking completely negatively; and 'positive' does not create obstacles.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The one who wants to endure the worldly life, he should carry the weapon of the ego, and the one who wants freedom from the worldly life, he should let go of the weapon of ego.”

Spiritual Self Help Positive Thinking Spiritual Quotes Egoism Inner Intent

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“The Lord himself called it kusang (company of bad people)! He did not do it out of abhorrence. Nor has he called it ‘satsang’ (company of enlightened one) out of attachment. He spoke with non-attachment ‘this is satsang’ and ‘this is kusang’. The scars of kusang (company of bad people) do not go away for thousands of life times. That is why we tell you to ‘remain seated in satsang’.”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“One may not have Gnan (Self-realization), but if he decides that he does not want to allow any “leakage” (weakness; straying away from the goal), he will attain it. When a person does not lend himself to even a moment’s worth of “leakage”; it is called penance (tapa).”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“You should never have suspicion about anyone in this world; not even if it is true. It is a terrible offence to have suspicion about someone.”

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Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“If one understands that worldly life is the result of scientific circumstantial evidence (vyavasthit); then that will reduce many of one’s miseries.”

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Book:Whatever Has Happened is Justice

Source: Whatever Has Happened is Justice

“By scolding, one will not tell you the truth and use deceit. All this deceptions in the world are created due to scolding.”

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Book:Avoid Clashes!

Source: Avoid Clashes!

“There is no problem in calling a thief, ‘a thief; but to call him bad, or to hurt him, is a fault of one’s vision. It is verily this faulty vision that has give rise to this world. The existence of this world is a result of this illusionary vision; it is not a result of ‘exactness’.”

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Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“The one who begins to have doubts, for him complete destruction occurs. Having doubts is a sign of timidity. The entire world is ‘scientific circumstantial evidence’. Where is the basis for doubts then? You are the owner of the entire universe; ‘I’ am ready to give you proof.”

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Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“In a true sense, the world is not to be won. The home (family) needs to be won.”

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Book:Avoid Clashes!

Source: Avoid Clashes!

“If your son has grown up and talks back at you, realize that he is your ‘thermometer’ (gauge). Where can you get a ‘thermometer’ to gauge how much dharma (virtues) has resulted within you? When you have a ‘thermometer’ at home, you do not have to go out”

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Book:Generation Gap

Source: Generation Gap

“No one in the world can shake you up if you are correct. First comes ‘correctness’ and then comes exactness.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The Secret Knowledge (absolute knowledge) is not in the attention of this world. But everyone is aware of the knowledge of ignorance which causes them to wander life after life. Your pocket got picked then who’s fault it is? His pocket did not get picked up & why only your pocket got picked? Which of the two (You or the Pick Pocketer) is suffering now? ‘The Fault is of the Sufferer’.”

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Book:Fault is of the Sufferer

Source: Fault is of the Sufferer

“If one wants to go to moksha (Ultimate Liberation), then one will have to ‘everywhere adjust’.”

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Book:Adjust Everywhere

Source: Adjust Everywhere

“What is the speed breaker (speed bump) on the road for? It is for your safety. Therefore, these difficulties that come on your path are for your benefit. If these obstructions are not there, people will speed through without stopping and cause accident. These obstructions are there to keep one within normality.”

Spiritual Self Help Positive Thinking Spiritual Quotes Balance In Life

Book:Adjust Everywhere

Source: Adjust Everywhere

“Prakruti (relative self) does not improve or come under control through fear or intimidation. Fear or intimidation is what has given rise to the world. It actually spoils the prakruti even more.”

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Book:Generation Gap

Source: Generation Gap

“If you have any compassion, then do not rebuke anyone in trying to improve them. He will surely meet someone who will crack his head to improve him.”

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Book:Generation Gap

Source: Generation Gap

“We believe that this is ‘our’ home and ‘our’ family. No, it is a ‘shop’ for us to settle our karmas. It is like a customer-businessman relationship.”

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Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“I had researched that whole world sees through ‘view-point’. Energies are wasted in ‘view point’. Even if you were to sit waiting your whole life, it is not possible to change the other person’s view point.”

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Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“When would marrying be great? If only one out of thousands is able to get married. But everyone gets married, so what is a big deal?”

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Book:Harmony in Marriage

Source: Harmony in Marriage

“Should we not have good conduct at home? Do we not make sure that we do not trample on the plant that belongs to our garden?”

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Book:Harmony in Marriage

Source: Harmony in Marriage

“This worldly life exists because of people at home, not because of anything else. One does not know how to derive benefits from the home. This is an association of five-six people.”

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Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“Shukladhyan (internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) is the direct cause for moksha (liberation). Dharmadhyan (absence of adverse internal state of being that hurts the self and others) is the indirect cause for moksha. Artadhyan (adverse internal state that results in hurting the self) is a cause for a birth in animal life form (non-human). Raudradhyan (Adverse internal state of being that hurts others) is a cause for a life in hell.”

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Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“There are two kinds of people in this world for whom worries come to end. One is the Gnani Purush (the Enlightened One) and the other is the one who lives to oblige other people.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Worrying about not having food to eat today; is called artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self). And worrying about not having food a year from now is raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation that hurts the self and others).”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“That which blocks circumstances is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self) and that which pushes away circumstances is also artadhyan. To push way unhappiness and to prevent happiness from leaving is all artadhyan.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To take a beating and then forget. To take yet another beating and forget is called ‘Moha’ (Illusory attachment)!”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“There are worldly judges everywhere in this world, but there is only one judge of karma (deeds), the ‘fault is of the sufferer’! This is the only justice, on which the whole world is running, and the worldly life continues to stand on the illusory justice.”

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Book:Fault is of the Sufferer

Source: Fault is of the Sufferer

“He who has resolved once that 'I will certainly get rid of the mistakes that are left in me', can become Parmatma (Absolute Supreme Soul).”

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Book:Fault is of the Sufferer

Source: Fault is of the Sufferer

“If one is put into trouble at some place and he makes his ‘adjustment’ then also this worldly life will look beautiful.”

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Book:Adjust Everywhere

Source: Adjust Everywhere

“Who doesn’t allow one to attain the ultimate liberation? The pudgal (non-Self complex made up of mind-speech-body). Similarly, what doesn’t let a gourd that is covered with mud to float atop? It is the mud. Bad ‘parmanu’ (subatomic particles of body complex) weigh very heavily. They drag the Soul (the Self) lower.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“I am Chandubhai’ (name used by Dadashri to refer to the relative self) is indeed an illusion, and the karma charges because of this illusion. When does the charging of new karma stop? It happens when one attains exact realization of ‘who I am’.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“I am Chandubhai’ (name used by Dadashri to refer to the relative self) is good or bad upayog (applied awareness). ‘I am Pure Soul’ is shuddha upayog (pure applied awareness as the Self). Instillation of life in the world occurs with good or bad upayog.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Gnan’ (knowledge) is to know your own Self, and to not know that, is agnan (ignorance).”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“It is considered ignorance of the Self (ignorance of I am the soul) where intoxication (that “I Know”, “I am something”) increases.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The understanding that gives rise to intoxication (that “I Know”, “I am something”); that is not the talks of the enlightened one’s (Vitarags).”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“There is no way out other than ‘staying at the Gnani’s feet’ (being surrendered to the Enlightened one). The vision of the entire world is of infinite ‘mohaniya’ (delusional attachment), and no one can escape from it.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The One who devours (completely destroys) our ego and makes us viraat (divine & huge) is called the viraat-svaroop (divine manifestation). Only before a viraat-svaroop will anyone bow down.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“One loses nobility when he does something and then says, ‘I did that.’ A noble man will incur loss from both sides; in giving as well as in taking.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Moksha (the ultimate liberation) is through absolute humility. One is not expected to perform any action; one needs to come into absolute humility.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Divide’ a non-likable number with penance, then the answer will be ‘zero’.”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

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