2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

Kashaya (attachment-abhorrence, anger-pride-deceit-greed) means that the relative self (pratisthit atma) within continuously experiences misery, experiences continuous restlessness.

Where there is kashayas (attachment-abhorrence, anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is no religion (Path of Doing Bad Karma). Where there are fewer kashayas, there is religion (Path of Doing Good Karma). Path free of kashayas is moksha (Pure Path).

What is the whole world under the control of? Gnanis (enlightened ones) are under the control of the Gnan (absolute knowledge), and the world is under the control of kashayas, meaning anger-pride-deceit-greed. A greedy person is preoccupied in greed kashaya, a proud man in pride kashaya, a deceitful person in deceit kashaya.

The whole worldly life is in the form of net (which catches us). One frees himself from nylon net and becomes entangled in a silk one. Only a free man can free us from these nets.

This world is such that it will let one live in whatever way he wants. But his own weakness does not let him do that.

When you get irritated with children; that is considered as taking a new ‘loan’ (new karma is charged). You have not yet paid off the old one! To become irritated is an “extra item” outside of the “contract” (the past lives deeds between 2 people). This is how one continues to create new debts (new karma is charged).

As much resolution the mind finds, it (mind) will come to an end by that much and when it finds complete resolution, it will completely dissolve.

You see someone coming and going in the world but no one comes or goes. It is a deluded vision that makes you see the ‘coming and going’.

Wherever there is doer-ship in this world, whether one is the doer of religion, doer of the scriptures or doer of learning; they are all lost. They have strayed from the path to ultimate liberation (moksha).