Quotes By Author: dada bhagwan

“To believe the non-Self to be the Self (Soul), and the Self (Soul) to be the non-Self, is gaadha mithyatva (solid wrong vision & knowledge).”

“What is the difference between darshan (vision) and gnan (knowledge)? Vishesh bhaav (special or additional intent) of darshan (vision) is gnan (knowledge). Combination of vision-knowledge (gnan-darshan) is conduct (charitra). Knowledge (Gnan) is when it fits through vision (darshan) and then he explains it to others.”

“Knowledge of the non-Self (paudgalik-gnan) is called agnan (ignorance). Knowledge of the Self is called atma-gnan (realization of the soul). To attain pure knowledge of the Self (The Soul), both, paudgalik-gnan (knowledge of the non self) and atma-gnan (knowledge of the self), are necessary.”

“Whatever consolation you accept, that much penance will be deficient.”

“Chanchad (restless, unsteadiness, unstill) cannot become acchad (still, steady) and acchad cannot become chanchad. One (The True Self) has to remain in the nature of the Self (Pure Soul).”

“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.”

“If there is so much effect of the wrong beliefs, then how much effect would the right belief have !!!”

“The Soul is still and everything else with vibrations is non-still. Sachar (unsteady) and achar (still), the world is such sachar-achar (still-unstill). The one who attains the knowledge of achar (Still, the Pure Soul), also attains the knowledge of the sachar (that which is in motion, unsteady).”

“Fruit of good intent is sweet and fruit of bad intent is bitter, and if one becomes free from good and bad intents, he attains the state of the Absolute Supreme Self (Parmatma).”

“You are that, You are that, You are that!’ Not ‘You are that’, but ‘I am that, I am that, I am that’!!! ‘You are that’ has created separation. Then He is God and we will always be the devotee. ‘I am that; is ‘I am, everywhere !”

“As much as a person is unsteady (restless), that much entanglements he shall create.”

“Karmic bondage is through bhaav (inner intent), not through dravya (the action of mind, body, speech).”

“You attain a ‘temporary life’ through ‘egoism’ and an ‘eternal life’ without ‘egoism’. ‘Egoism’ is like the string that is wound around a top; it what ‘discharges’.”

“You yourself are in the form of ego. As long as there is ignorance of the Self, you are in the egoism form and after attaining ‘Gnan’ (‘Real’ Knowledge), you become your own real Self (The Soul).”

“Path of worship (bhakti marg) means disciple and God are separate. One who attains the experience of, ‘I am myself the absolute Supreme Self (parmatma), that is the path of Knowledge (Gnan Marg).”