2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

Once the deceit is exposed, the mind will be brought under control [contained]. By exposing it, the mind can be controlled.

The world is our own reflection. As long as there is deceit in you, others will deceive you.

If you are straightforward, then others will have no choice but to be straightforward with you. If someone curses you, is he doing so at your responsibility? Is he doing so at God’s responsibility? No. He curses you at his own responsibility. And if you were to curse back, then it will be at your responsibility.

Just as one has no choice but to defecate, one has no choice but to get married. If your mind remains single, then there is no problem. However, one has no choice but marry if the mind is already married.

Is it atikraman [Hurtful karma] if we eat, cut our hair or brush our teeth? No, it is not like that. Anger-pride-deceit-greed is considered atikraman [Hurtful karma]. If you do pratikraman [Ask for forgiveness], they will all go away.

You yourself are indeed God but just look at Your state! You are indeed God but look at how many problems You have to suffer in the form of a woman! Everyone laughs, "She is this man's wife, She is that man's wife!" Do You like that? They even say, "Hey, there goes that fellow's woman!" They disregard You in this way! Do You like that? It feels so insulting, doesn't it? Just look at that, what a public fiasco!!!

Mine’ and ‘yours’, is interaction of the worldly life. If you like the interaction where the other person is being verbally abusive, then you can do the same. Continue the ‘give-and-take’.

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.

Your pride will be uprooted when a person who insults you appears to be your benefactor. The person who insults should be considered a benefactor, instead people get depressed when they are insulted.