2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

No one will attain moksha as long as the madness of the world remains. As much madness as there is, there are that many obstacles – as if one is possessed by a ghost.

In this worldly life, man is a prisoner of everything. He is a prisoner of the mind, a prisoner of the intellect, a prisoner of the chit, a prisoner of the anger-pride-deceit-greed; how can a prisoner of all these ever become free?

All this is duality. The “Gnani” [the enlightened one] is beyond duality and duality itself means the worldly life.

Where the world is inactive, the ‘Gnani’ [the enlightened one] is active, and where the world is engaged in activities, there is inactivity on the ‘Gnani’s’ [the enlightened one] part! The activity of the world is run by the prakruti (relative self) only!

What is the worldly life like? People will cook out the vegetables of you [people will take your benefit]; If a mango is unripe, they will grate and make pickle; If a mango is ripe, they will suck out all the juice and pulp from it. That is why the worldly existence with these people is very difficult. Instead one would fare well even if he were to remain in satsang.

The world is controlled by the principle of decline (destruction) and growth (prosperity).

To reside in the place which makes you forget worldly life, and to move away from the place that entangles you further in worldly life; the one who understands such discretion (vivek) will be able to accomplish his spiritual work.

The one who makes you forget wordly life (sansaar) is the one with the Knowledge of the Self (Gnani).

The instrument to break our ego is known as worldly life!