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“Worldly life is based on ‘action’ and the spiritual life is based on ‘knowing’. One does the action and the other ‘sees’. The ‘doer’ and the ‘knower’ can never be the same, they are always separate. They were separate, they are separate and they will remain separate.”

Life Spiritual Separate Doer Knower

Author: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’.”

God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma Doership Doer

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“One’ is not a doer in this world. Where he believes that he is the doer, there is ‘charging’ (of karma). When one tastes egoistic pride of, “I did this samayik, I did these activities”, he will ‘charge’ (karma). The taste of egoistic pride is very sweet.”

Spiritual Pride Ego Spiritual Quotes Karma Egoism Discharge Charge Doer Samayik

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“No one is a doer in this world. To claim, ‘I am doing’ is egoism. Illusion continues to prevail under the umbrella of egoism.”

Spiritual Ego Spiritual Quotes Illusion Egoism Doer

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“The world is so lawful that not even a single mosquito can touch you, as long as you do not interfere. If your interference stops, everything will stop.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Mosquito Law Of The World

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“Wherever there is ownership, there is upadhi (externally induced problems).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Problems Induced Externally

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“In the worldly life, self-serving pride (swa-maan) is considered a good quality and arrogant pride (abhimaan) as a bad quality.”

Spiritual Pride Spiritual Quotes Arrogance Arrogant Good Quality Maan Self Pride Abhimaan Swamaan

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“In the ignorant state, there is a ‘limit’ for good qualities, it is known as the self-pride. Self-serving pride (swa-maan) is the limit of virtues in the realm of ignorance.”

Spiritual Virtue Ignorance Pride Spiritual Quotes Ignorant Good Quality Maan Self Pride Swamaan

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“The whole world's effort of working hard goes to waste. Just as the bull [that turns the wheels on the oil mill] gets a piece of oil-cake (as a reward), the wife gives the husband a piece of handvo (savory lentil and rice cake), and so the work continues. All day long, one is producing like the bull in the oil mill.”

World Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Wheels Piece Continues

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Anything you strive to correct, it will increasingly become wrong. So just let go of that which does not turn out right.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Right Correct Turn Increasingly

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

God Spiritual Religion Conflict Spiritual Quotes Dharma Conflict Free

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“That which is external, it is instrumental (naimitik); it is relative and it is perishable [destructive]. Instrumental means no one has a say in it. One’s actions are not of his own free will; he is under the control of external power. So on what basis do you need to object? Sooner or later you will have to become free from objections.”

Spiritual Power Spiritual Quotes Destructive External Instrumental

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“God has said for us to know bad, as bad and good, as good. But while knowing the bad, there should not be the slightest abhorrence towards it and while knowing the good, there should not be slightest attachment towards it. Without knowing bad, as bad, the good cannot be known as good.”

God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Good Attachment Bad The Good The Bad Adhorrence

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Do you have to regret spending money when you earn money? And when it is time to spend, you should be strong that you got the opportunity to pay off your debt. Income is one’s responsibility and expense is the means to clear off the responsibility.”

Spiritual Money Responsibility Spiritual Quotes Debt Income Spending Money Paying Debts

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“The awareness that ‘money will get spent’ must never be kept; whatever gets spent at whatever time is correct. That’s why it was told to spend money, so that they can be free from greed and they can give it again and again.”

Spiritual Money Awareness Spiritual Quotes Greed Spending Money Freedom From Greed

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“If money is spent in the wrong way, then ‘control’ the spending and if the money is spent in the right way, then ‘decontrol’ the spending.”

Spiritual Money Spiritual Quotes Spending Spending Money

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“If we want to be free [get liberated], don’t compete. As long as there is competition, the other person will hide his faults and we will hide ours.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Competition Liberated

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“One can give ‘correct’ opinion only if one has an open mind.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Open Mind Open Minded Opinions Correct Open Minds Openminded Openmind

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Even brahmins [people belonging to the caste who follow ritual practices] will not delve in the past and yet these intellectuals keep remembering, ‘This person cheated me. This man called me stupid!’ The flow of speech is like the flow of water. How can we ask it, ‘How did you come here tumbling down?”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Person Tumbling Practices Delve

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“Quarrels and differences of opinions are solely due to a flawed-vision.”

Spiritual Opinion Spiritual Quotes Quarrels Opinions Conflicts Differences Of Opinion Quarrel Difference Of Opinion Quarreling

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“The definition of freedom is that there is no dependency. Despite having the physical body, one feels no dependency.”

Spiritual Freedom Spiritual Quotes Dependency Define Freedom Definition Of Freedom Dependencies Freedom Definition Truly Independent

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“To misuse wealth is a great fault.”

Use Spiritual Wealth Money Misuse

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“In the act of selfishness, you bind demerit karma and in the act of sacrificing your own self-interest for the sake of others [selflessness], you bind merit karma. Nevertheless, they are both karma, aren’t they? The fruit of merit karma is shackles of gold and fruit of demerit karma is shackles of iron but they are both indeed shackles, aren’t they?”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Selfishness Self Interest Sacrificing

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“That which cures all worldly miseries, is called ‘Scientific’ Knowledge.”

Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Misery Scientific Knowledge Miseries Worldly Misery

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“If we like a person, all his attributes will manifest within us. If we like a pickpocket, even his attributes will manifest within us.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Attributes Person Pickpocket

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“Who is considered a person [vyakti]? The one who has manifested (expressed) a little in the embodied self [vyakt] can be known as a person [vyakti]. If he is manifested (expressed) completely, he is known as a special person.”

Spiritual Special Spiritual Quotes Person Expressed

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“God had said to listen to what five people tell you and don’t hold on to your own opinion. The person who holds on to his opinion is isolated. If you insist upon it, it will harm you as well as others. This true-false is a relative truth; it is a mundane [worldly] truth. One should not insist upon it.”

God Truth Spiritual Opinion Spiritual Quotes Harm Isolation Isolated Real Truth Relative Truth Insist Insist Upon To Insist Upon

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Intoxication over material thing is parigraha (acquisitiveness; it takes one away from the Self), not having intoxication for material thing is aparigraha (non-acquisitiveness).”

Self Spiritual Awareness Self Help Spiritual Quotes View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Science’ will destroy Difference of opinion. Full blessed state of the self (Complete Samadhi) prevails through the ‘science’, continuous blessed state of the self. Such ‘science’ seldom arises in this world. Otherwise “science” is never there.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes View Point Inner Intent

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“Scolding is the greatest form of egoism. It is foolish egoism. When is scolding useful? If it is done without any prejudice.”

Spiritual Spirituality Self Help Spiritual Quotes Egoism Balance In Life View Point

Book:Avoid Clashes!

Source: Avoid Clashes!

“What causes obstructions on the way to moksha (ultimate liberation)? Opinion. Leaving aside talk of Gnan (knowledge of the Self), Opinion does not allow one to understand even Agnan (Delusionary knowledge, Knowledge other than the True Self).”

Spiritual Ignorance Spiritual Quotes Egoism Moksha Conflicts View Point

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“If one has an illness in his vision, he will see only negative in others, no matter how right they are.”

Spiritual Self Help Spiritual Quotes Inner Vision View Point

Book:Life Without Conflict

Source: Life Without Conflict

“One has proceeded according to people’s understanding therefore he is bound (to the worldly life). The one who proceeds according to Gnani’s understanding; he is free.”

Spiritual Ignorance Spiritual Quotes Self Realization View Point

Book:The Science Of Karma

Source: The Science Of Karma

“Who makes you see others as being guilty? The inner enemies, anger-pride-deceit-greed within you, do that. How did anger-pride-deceit-greed enter within you? Through the belief, ‘I am Chandulal’. When that belief is removed, they all will leave.”

Spiritual Religion Ignorance Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Purity View Point

Book:The Flawless Vision

Source: The Flawless Vision

“The one who is not at home, he is wandering outside. Similarly, the one who is not in the worldly life, he is wandering around in religion.”

Spiritual Spirituality Awareness Spiritual Quotes Self Realization View Point

Book:The Essence Of All Religion

Source: The Essence Of All Religion

“Those who believe the result (effect) to be the intention, that is called the Kramic path, and to believe ‘Intention’ as ‘Intention’, is the Aktram Path.”

Spiritual Religion Spiritual Quotes Inner Vision View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The whole world understands ekantik (solitary view-point) but they do not understand anekant (all inclusive view-point). After one understands syaadvaad (does not hurt any one’s viewpoint to the slightest extent), one will then get hold of the path to ultimate liberation (moksha).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Moksha View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To follow one’s own viewpoint, to insist that one’s viewpoint is only correct is called ekantik (one sided view point). The religion of the Vitraags (the enlightened ones) is called ‘anekant’ (all inclusive viewpoints). Religion that embraces all the view-points within itself is called Vitraag religion (religion of the enlightened ones).”

Spiritual Religion Spiritual Quotes View Point Inner Intent

Book:The Essence Of All Religion

Source: The Essence Of All Religion

“Where there is no trace of restlessness (unsteadiness), therein lies the opinions of the Vitaraag Lords (the enlightened ones).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Enlightenment View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“This is good’, ‘This is wrong’ both are worldly life; they both create bondage. And liberation is to know that both of these causes bondage.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Liberation Cause And Effect View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“What is worth doing and what is not worth doing in this world? What is worth knowing and what is not worth knowing?’ That is all you have to understand!”

Spiritual Ignorance Spiritual Quotes Inner Vision View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The worldly life can never be crossed with the worldly vision (lok-drashti). The worldly life can be crossed with the enlightened one’s vision (Gnani’s vision).”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Enlightenment Balance In Life Inner Vision View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“What is the worldly vision (lok-drashti)? It is to believe north as being south.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Enlightenment Inner Vision View Point

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To see from all the “view points”; is called ‘Gnan’ [True Knowledge].”

Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes View Point

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“The world is the puzzle itself. God has not created this world at all. God is creator of this world is correct, by Christian’s view point, by Muslim’s view point, by Indian’s view point, but not by fact. By fact, it is only scientific circumstantial evidence.”

God Spiritual Religion Belief Spiritual Quotes Inner Vision View Point Doership

Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“As much purity one has within, his external circumstances will be that much more favorable. As much impurity there is within, there will be a corresponding amount of unfavorable external circumstances.”

Spiritual Pure Spiritual Quotes Purity Impurity Favorable Impure Unfavorable

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“When many circumstances come together, one will get food to eat. When many circumstances come together, one gets to go hungry (one will not get food to eat). One goes hungry when many more circumstances come together. A greater number of circumstances are needed for an unfavorable situation, and less for favorable situation.”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Circumstance Favorable Unfavorable

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Circumstances will continue to change. They will not adjust to you; you will have to adjust to them. Circumstances are without inner-intent and you are with inner-intent. To make the circumstances favorable is our job. Unfavorable circumstances are indeed favorable. One feels exhausted going up the stairs, and yet why does he climb them? There is the inner-intent that he will be able to go up; he will be able to take advantage of what is up there; that is why!”

Spiritual Change Spiritual Quotes Circumstance Intent Adjust Favorable Unfavorable

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“Once you have learned how to subtract the gross form of ‘my’, subtract the subtle form of ‘my’. Thereafter, subtract the subtler and the subtlest forms. After subtracting all that, ‘I’ [Self] will be separate!”

Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Separate Subtract

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“That which gives result is religion (dharma). That which pushes away illusion (wrong belief) is religion. That which reduces or destroys illusion is Religion.”

Soul Spiritual Religion Spirituality Self Help Inner Vision Spiritual Quotesitual

Book:The Essence Of All Religion

Source: The Essence Of All Religion

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