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“Without Gnan (real knowledge), there is no worship (bhakti). What people believe as worship is really singing praise of the Lord (bhajan). Worship is through (Real) Knowledge and guidance of the (Real) Knowledge.”

Spiritual Spirituality Spiritual Quotes Worship Gnan

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Bhaav (intent) created through agnan (knowledge with ignorance of the True Self) has to be filtered through Gnan (Knowledge of the True Self). Each word will have to be filtered, only then will the [spiritual] work be accomplished.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma Gnan Inner Intent

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“I am Chandubhai’, is wrong vision (mithya darshan), and to say ‘I did it this way’, is wrong knowledge (mithya gnan).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Gnan Inner Vision

Book:Who am I?

Source: Who am I?

“Seeing something on a broad level (generally) is considered darshan (vision), and seeing it in specifics is considered Gnan (knowledge).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Gnan Inner Vision

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Gnan (Knowledge) that is realized and experienced is called ‘Gnan’ [(Real) ‘Knowledge’ (Knowledge with experience of the Self, The Pure Soul)]. Gnan (Knowledge) that is not realized is called agnan, (knowledge with ignorance of the Self). Measure of knowledge is that it is realized.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma Gnan

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“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.”

Happiness Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Enlightened Gnan

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Knowledge (Gnan) is not attained first; first the ego departs.”

Spiritual Knowledge Ego Spiritual Quotes Egoism Gnan

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“To know ‘as it is’ is Real Knowledge (Gnan).”

Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Gnan Real Knowledge

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“I am Chandubhai’ is an illusion itself and from that are karmas charged. When does ‘charging’ of new karmas stop? When one attains the exact awareness of ‘who I am?’.”

Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Karma Self Realization Gnan Who Am I

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“In the time before Gnan (time before 1958 when Dada Bhagwan got manifested) there was obstinacy within me. ‘I’ discovered that obstinacy does not let the light of Gnan (Eternal Knowledge) to come through. Then I saw all that obstinacy, and it was destroyed. Thereafter the Gnan (Eternal Knowledge) manifested. One has to observe one’s own self that where lies the obstinacies. The Self is an observatory itself.”

Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Gnan Obstinate Obstinacy Knowledge Of The Self Dada Bhagwan

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Kashays [anger-pride-deceit-greed] will not leave by suppressing them, they go away through Gnan (Enlightened Knowledge).”

Spiritual Knowledge Pride Spiritual Quotes Anger Greed Deceit Enlightened Gnan Kashay Enlightened Knowledge

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“When attachment does not occur when someone gives flowers and no abhorrence occurs when someone throws stones; that is considered equanimity.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attachment Equanimity Abhorrence

Author: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.”

Spiritual Nature Spiritual Quotes Attachment Circumstance Abhorrence Gather Disperse

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“When there is no attachment-abhorrence; one is on the path of liberation [moksha].”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Liberation Attachment Moksha Abhorrence Moksh

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“It is called equanimity when one has no attachment with the good (the auspicious) and no abhorrence for the bad (the inauspicious). The one without duality is in equanimity-state. In worldly interactions, people identify tolerance as equanimity!”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Good Tolerance Attachment Equanimity Abhorrence Duality Of Opposites Auspicious Inauspicious

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“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).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attachment Equanimity Abhorrence

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Whatever work you do in this world; the work itself has no value. If there is attachment-abhorrence behind that work, then only you are responsible for the next life. You are not responsible if attachment-abhorrence don’t occur.”

Life Spiritual Work Spiritual Quotes Attachment Abhorrence

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Attachment-abhorrence is the foundation for the worldly life and the foundation for ‘Knowledge’ is a state free of all attachments (vitragta).”

Life Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Attachment Free Worldly Life Abhorrence Knowledge Of The Self Vitragta

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“It is considered equanimity when attachment does not arise towards someone who offers flowers and abhorrence does not arise towards someone who is pelting stones.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attachment Equanimity Abhorrence

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“The mind doesn’t harass you; your attachment-abhorrence harasses you!”

Mind Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attachment Abhorrence

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Abhorrence is the cause for conflicts. God has said, ‘Do no abhorrence. If you don’t like it, ignore it’.”

God Spiritual Conflict Spiritual Quotes Attachment Dislike Like Cause Abhorrence Effect

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Causes for attachment are created at the very time abhorrence occurs. Familiarity (acquaintance) up to a certain point will result in attachment and if it reaches ‘ridge point’ & goes past further, it will result in abhorrence.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attachment Cause Abhorrence Effect

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Once an opinion is formed, there will be attachment-abhorrence. A person without opinion is also without attachment-abhorrence.”

Spiritual Opinion Spiritual Quotes Attachment Opinions Abhorrence

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Like-dislike is a ‘discharge moha’ (illusory attachment that is dissipating and not binding new karma), while attachment-abhorrence is a ‘charge moha’ (illusory attachment that binds new karma).”

Spiritual Self Help Ignorance Spiritual Quotes Illusion Karma Attachment Abhorrence

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Where the attachment and abhorrence does not occur is cosidered to be the path of moksha (ultimate liberation).”

Spiritual Self Help Spiritual Quotes Liberation Attachment Moksha Abhorrence

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“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 not occur.”

Soul Spiritual Spirituality Spiritual Quotes Attachment Abhorrence

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“In whatever work that you do in this world, the work has no value. You will be ‘binding responsibility’ for next life only if there is attachment and abhorrence involved in it. There is no responsibility if the attachment and abhorrence do not occur.”

Spiritual Self Help Spiritual Quotes Attachment Cause And Effect Abhorrence Inner Vision

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“The foundation of sansar (worldly life) is made up of attachment and abhorrence, and the foundation of Gnan (knowledge of the Self) is made up of Vitaraagata (total absence of attachment and abhorrence)!”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Liberation Attachment Abhorrence

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Abhorrence is the cause for conflicts. God has said, “Do not have abhorrence. If you don’t like it, ignore it.”

God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Conflicts Abhorrence

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Causes for attachment are formed at the same time that abhorrence is occurring. Acquaintance up to a certain point will result in attachment and if it reaches ‘ridge point’ and goes past further; it will result in abhorrence.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attachment Cause And Effect Abhorrence

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“When you see faults in others, you bind karma and when you see your own faults, you are released from karmas.”

Spiritual Self Help Spiritual Quotes Karma Free From Faults

Book:The Flawless Vision

Source: The Flawless Vision

“As long as someone gets hurt in the slightest, on your account; its effect will fall upon you. So beware. If the other person keeps “disadjusting” and you keep “adjusting”, then you will cross this worldly life. “Fault is of the sufferer” – if one is able to understand only this much, then not a single clash will remain in the home.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma Adjustment Conflicts Free From Faults

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Who gives you pain? Your anger, pride, deceit and greed. Where is the fault of nature in all this?”

Spiritual Self Help Ignorance Spiritual Quotes Karma Free From Faults

Book:Fault is of the Sufferer

Source: Fault is of the Sufferer

“What is the meaning of difference of opinions? It is to clash (bump) with a wall. If we hit our head, is it the wall’s fault or our’s?”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Illusion Clash Penance Free From Faults

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“To perform one’s duty is not dharma. To not perform one’s duty is a crime. People do carry out their duties anyway, but to do so grudgingly is a crime.”

Spiritual Religion Spiritual Quotes Balance In Life Free From Faults

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“He who serves the causes to become free (from karmic bondage) will encounter all the circumstances that lead to freedom. God keeps helping him there. And God also helps the one who serves causes for bondage (to the worldly life).”

Spiritual Spirituality Spiritual Quotes Karma Cause And Effect Free From Faults

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“This place (worldly life) is one of dependency, ‘We’ (the Self) are independent. We will find a solution if we go back to ‘our’ own place. The whole world is looking to be free of this dependency.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Cause And Effect Free From Faults

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“When it is called that a mistake is ‘seen’ (realized) It is when it does not occur again.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Inner Vision Free From Faults

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“As long as you see faults of the world, you will have to wander around, and when you see the world as flawless, you will have liberation.”

Spiritual Spirituality Spiritual Quotes Liberation Moksha Inner Vision Free From Faults

Book:The Flawless Vision

Source: The Flawless Vision

“How much the inactivity of kashayas (i.e. anger, pride, deceit, and greed), there is that much activity of samadhi (state of inner bliss). Complete inactivity of kashayas, means complete samadhi.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Liberation Free From Faults Sahaj

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The mind is of counter-attacking nature. It is the counter-attacking of attacks we did in the past. When attacks are stopped, the counter-attacking will stop.”

Mind Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma Cause And Effect Free From Faults

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Karmic bondage is built on egoism. Other than egoism, binding karma is not dependent on any other action. I-ness (vikalp) and my-ness (sankalp) are based on egoism and that is karmic bondage. In whatever the ego exists, that is its bondage.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma Egoism Free From Faults

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“As much delusion there is, there is that much weakness. How can one be weak if he is free from delusion?”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Inner Vision Free From Faults

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The whole world is faultless (nirdosh). If one can understand God, then humans will be seen faultless. The Self (Soul) is of pure nature.”

God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Self And Non Self Inner Vision Free From Faults

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The one who does not have any conflicts through his mind, for him the worldly life has diminished (to zero).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Conflicts Free From Faults

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“The one, who destroys his mistakes, is said to have achieved the highest well-being (to get liberated).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Liberation Free From Faults

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“The one who destroys his mistakes is God.”

God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Free From Faults

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“You will find people to point out your mistakes, but you will not find people who will destroy your mistakes.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Free From Faults

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“The one that shows you your mistakes which the world cannot see; the one that shows you that you have become engrossed with your mind; that is verily the Soul (Atma).”

Mind Soul Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Free From Faults

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To see one at fault when he is without fault is raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation that hurts the self and others).”

Spiritual Self Help Spiritual Quotes Free From Faults

Book:The Flawless Vision

Source: The Flawless Vision

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