2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

When one attains the knowledge of Self (Pure Soul), he becomes the owner of the whole universe. Until then all are disciples. After attaining the Self Realization, one is a disciple as well as one is a God.

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).

There are two kinds of worship (bhakti). One worship is to attain Knowledge (Gnan). That is agnan bhakti (ignorance worship). The second worship is worship after attaining Gnan (Self Realization) and that is Gnan bhakti (Worship with Knowledge of True Self). The whole world is involved in agnan bhakti (ignorance worship). Even through agnan bhakti, a person can attain Knowledge one day and through Gnanbhakti, there is ultimate liberation (moksh).

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 !

The Soul can be worshipped only after attaining the Soul (Realization of the Self). Worship removes the veils of ignorance (avaran) and one can see more. It all depends on whose worship one is doing. By worshiping the one who has attained the Soul (the enlightened one), namely the Gnani Purush, one can attain the Soul (realize the self).

Where there is wrong belief (mithyatva), there is intent of like and dislike (bhaav abhav), where there is a right belief (samyaktva); there is no such thing as like or dislike.

Gnan’ (knowledge) is to know your own Self, and to not know that, is agnan (ignorance).

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.

Renounce (tyaag) if it is in your prakruti (inherent nature). Do penance (tapa) if it is in your prakruti. Chant (japa) if it is in your prakruti. But except for the attainment of the Self, everything else is a waste.