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“Ambalal Muljibhai’ (Dada’s relative self) is under the control of worldly interactions, and ‘we’ (The Gnani Purush) are in the control of nischaya (realm of the Self). Worldly interaction should not be scorned at, at all.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Control Interaction Worldly Gnani Purush

Author:Dada Bhagwan

“There are two aspects to this world; even though it is fickle, it is within principle. Through the medium of the five senses and intellectual knowledge, it appears fickle and through ‘Gnan’ (Real Knowledge) it appears to be within principle.”

Self Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Intellectual Principle

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“There is no need to slander the nimit (one who is instrumental), it is only necessary to distance yourself from that nimit.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Distance Slander Necessary

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“Profit is vitamin of the body and loss is vitamin of the Soul [The Self]. So where is a loss anywhere?”

Soul Self Body Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Vitamin Profit Loss

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“In this era, there are all kinds of prakrutis (personality of the relative self), so how can it work without adjusting?”

Self Spiritual Personality Spiritual Quotes Relative Adjustments

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“Everything in the world has a life span and We (the Self) are without a life span, so how can the two correlate? To make association with those with a life span (mortal), we too have to become one with a life span. And that has created all this fiasco.”

World Life Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Fiasco

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“People have unlatched the energies of the worldly self (jiv shakti), but they have not unlatched the energies of Real Self (shiv shakti).”

World Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes

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“Here’, I am a disciple just as you are. The one you see is not ‘Dada Bhagwan’; it is ‘A. M. Patel’, a Patidaar from the town of Bhadran. The one sitting within is ‘Dada Bhagwan’. ‘I’ myself make everyone do jai jai kar of Dada Bhagwan [sing praise of Dada Bhagwan]. Therefore, ‘I’ too am a devotee, as are you.”

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“You yourself are indeed Bhagwan [God], but the qualities of God have not yet manifested.”

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“Nothing worldly will ever become the Self (the Soul). The Self [the Soul] will never become worldly. Both are separate things.”

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“Where there is lack of ‘Gnan’ (Knowledge and experience of the Self; real Knowledge) there is worldly existence and where there is ‘Gnan’ (Real Knowledge), there is no worldly existence.”

Real Self Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes

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“Gnan’ [True Knowledge, Knowledge of one’s own self], is freedom itself. It keeps one in Moksha [liberated state] and prevents [karmic] bondage.”

Self Spiritual Freedom Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Moksha

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“Worldly life means [state of continuous] agitation and uneasiness. What makes one like it, it is a wonder in itself!”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Worldly

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“If you make an inner-intent to remain steady in a completely unsteady atmosphere, you will be able to remain steady. This is because steadiness is indeed the quality of your own Self-form. So then, what do You have do with what is unsteady?”

Self Spiritual Quality Spiritual Quotes Atmosphere Steadiness

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“The absence of inner intent for kashays is the same as the inner intent of the absolute Self (Parmatma). If one’s kashays are gone, then he becomes the ‘owner’ of the whole universe.”

Self God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Knowledge Of The Self

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“There are two types of egoism: one is living and other one is lifeless. As long as the living egoism is there, one can never attain the awareness of the Self (Atma).”

Soul Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Living Things Lifeless Things

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“Not knowing one’s real Self is the greatest of maya (deceit; illusion). Once this ignorance is removed, the illusion departs.”

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“Jalebi (dessert) makes tea taste bland [tasteless]. Similarly, when one tastes the happiness of the Self, it makes worldly happiness bland. One cannot break free from the worldly life until one finds worldly happiness bland.”

Self Happiness Spiritual Spiritual Quotes

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“Religion of the Self [Soul] is that where no difficulty or trouble arises for anyone or any living being of ‘our’ own accord.”

Soul Self Spiritual Religion Spiritual Quotes Living Being Trouble Of Anyone

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“Some people claim, ‘I am the Knower-Seer (Gnata-Drashta)’. Hey! What do you mean you are ‘Knower-Seer’? ‘You’ are still ‘Chandubhai’? The Knower-Seer state begins after one realizes the Self, after one attains the awareness of the Self [the soul].”

Soul Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Realizes

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“I’ is your own Self, only this much is to be ‘realized’!”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Realized

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“When Self (Khuda) is realized, egoism (Aap-khudi) goes away.”

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“One whose faith (nishtha) is set in God, he is known as Brahma-nishtha (settled in the Self).”

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“Good karmas are an illusion and bad karmas are also an illusion. Despite this, I am not telling you to stop doing good karma. Going from bad to good is a good thing. However, in spite of doing good; the illusion doesn’t go away. True religion begins after the illusion has gone away.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma

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“Where there is (consideration for) merit karma and demerit karma; true religion is indeed not present there. There is no merit or demerit karma in true religion. True religion is where merit and demerit karma are considered worthy of abandonment and that which is worthy of acceptance is one’s Self-form.”

Self Spiritual Religion Spiritual Quotes Karmas

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“Unfolding of karmic effect is self-resulting (swaparinami). Therefore, whatever the unfolding karmic effect does is correct. Do not be obstinate there. The unfolding of karmic effect indeed means that it has come before you to give the result. Why not stop interfering in it?”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Karma

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“For how long will insult hurt a person? For as long as he covets self-importance. For as long as one covets temporary [non eternal] things”

Self Spiritual Ego Spiritual Quotes

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“Unless the Self is known, the power of the Self (swasatta) cannot arise.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Self Realization

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“The ‘knowledge’ (gnan) that was resulting into ‘the things to be known’ (gneya); when that ‘knowledge’ results in the ‘Knower’ (gnata); this is known as Self-Realization [Atma Gnan].”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Knowledge Of Self Gnan Self Realisation Knowledge Of The Self The Self Gyan Atma Gyan Atma Gnan Gnata

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“When a man’s trust is violated, he will leave even his friend. Hey, you shouldn’t leave him! There is the energy of the absolute Self within and if the knowledge of the Self is attained, one may even attain the state of the absolute-Self!”

Soul Self Spiritual Trust Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Friend Knowledge Of Self Self Realisation Knowledge Of The Self The Self The Soul Self Realized Self Realised

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“The one who knowingly gets cheated is entitled to liberation!”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Liberation Cheat Moksha Self Realisation Mokhsh

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“There is no progress (spiritual) in this world like the one that comes from being cheated knowingly. This is a very high principle.”

World Self Spiritual Progress Spiritual Quotes Cheat Self Realisation Principle

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“When is one considered a vitarag (free of attachment)? It is when he has no fear of anything in this world.”

Soul Self Spiritual Fear Self Realization Knowledge Of Self Self Realisation Knowledge Of The Self The Self The Soul Spiritual Quote Self Realized Self Realised Vitrag Vitarag

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“What fear do you have? You, yourself are the absolute Self! If absolute-Self becomes fearful, then the whole universe will have fear! ‘We’ are on the other side of the prakruti [relative self’s world].”

Soul Self Spiritual Universe Fear The Self The Soul Spiritual Quote Parmatma Prakruti

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“One will have to know the Self. Unless Self is known, God [Allah] cannot be attained. The power of Self should be attained. The power of Self is an abode of infinite bliss. There is no unhappiness there at all. This happiness is there even if someone insults you!”

Self God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Allah Happiness And Unhappiness Infinite Bliss The Power Of Self

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“Bhagwan’ (God, Self) and ‘Paramatma’ (Supreme or absolute Self); these two words are spoken. Muslims speak the two words-‘Khuda’ (God, Self) and ‘Allah’ (Supreme spirit, Absolute Self). Allah is used for Paramatma and Khuda is used for Bhagwan.”

Self God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Allah Paramatma Khuda Absolute Self Allah Vs Khuda Bhagwan Bhagwan Vs Parmatma Supreme Spirit

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“Dharma (function or properties) of the mind, dharma of the intellect, dharma of the chit, dharma of the ego – when all these dharma and the dharma of the Self (Soul) come into their own dharma (functions); that is known as Gnan (Knowledge of Self). And if we (self) insist upon any one’s dharma; it becomes ignorance (agnan).”

Mind Soul Self Spiritual Ego Spiritual Quotes Intellect Self Knowledge Dharma Knowledge Of Self Gnan Knowledge Of The Self The Self The Soul Gyan Agnan Agyan

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“Is it wrong worldly interaction (avyavahar) when someone insults you? It is (correct) worldly interaction (vyavahar). Gnani (Self-realized person) will be pleased that he has become free from karma bondage, when someone insults Him; while a non Self-realized person will fight back.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Interaction Gnani Karma Bonadage Self Realized Preson What Is Bondage What Is Gnani Do For Our Karmas

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“When the ‘right belief’ occurs, the world will appear quite different. ‘Right belief’ will take one towards the Eternal (Self), and the ‘wrong belief’ will take one towards the worldly life.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Eternal Worldly Life Wrong Belief Right Belief Duniya Permanent Happiness Sansar

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“To attain the Self is indeed called the right belief (samkit).”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Right Belief Samkit

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“The Gnani Purush simply makes the separation in one’s vision: ‘This is the vision of the Soul, the real Self’ and ‘this is the vision of the worldly self’. Otherwise a person can never make this change in his vision. One’s vision of ‘I am Chandubhai’ (vikalpi drashti) will never become the vision of ‘I am the Pure Soul’ (nirvikalpi drashti).”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Worldly Gnani Purush Gnani Drasti Nirvikalpi Drasti Vikalpi Drasti Vision Of Soul Who Is I

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“The path people know, is not the path of liberation. It is the path of the worldly life. The path of liberation is not one of imagination. It is a pure path. Where there are no worries, no externally created problems. There is bliss of the Self (samadhi) amidst all external problems.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Samadhi Path Of Libbration Pathe Of Worldly Life Pure Path

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“Whatever one does without the right belief (samkit - Self-realization) will lead to karmic bondage. Even when he gives to charity or shows kindness; it is all karma bondage.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Charity Self Realization Right Belief Karmic Bondage Samkit Result Of Cherity Types Of Cherity

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“In the current era, to take adjustments in worldly interactions is knowledge (Gnan). One is to adjust to ‘disadjustments'.”

Self Spiritual Knowledge Spiritual Quotes Self Realization Adjustment Gnan Gnani

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“As the Self [Pure Soul], one never dies; it is only the beliefs that die.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Pure Soul Who Is Die According To Gnani

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“The [true] intellectual is he who does not let harm done to others and nor let any harm done to even one's own self.”

Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Intellect Self Realization True Intellect

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“Our people believe in God, don’t they? And they also do secretive acts, don’t they? How can you keep a secret from God [the absolute supreme self within us] that knows all your actions? If you want to realize God, then you cannot do secret acts.”

Self God Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Absolute Secretive Acts To Know God To Realize God

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“After coming into the human life form, if one stays as the Self [Soul] and does not interfere in the discharging karmas, he will indeed go to moksha. And if he interferes, he will incarnate in a different life form.”

Soul Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Moksha Incarnate Discharge Karmas Human Life Form

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“By one fact, the Self [Soul] is the creator [of new karma]. From another fact, the Self [Soul] is not the creator.”

Soul Self Spiritual Spiritual Quotes Fact Of God New Karma

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“The mind-speech and body remain ‘effective’, the outer environment is also ‘effective’ and when the Self (Soul) remains ‘un-effective’; that is the ultimate stage!”

Soul Self Spiritual Environment Spiritual Quotes Ultimate Stage

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