2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

To know ‘who I am and who I am not’ is called Gnan (Absolute knowledge).

The scriptures say that ‘the Soul is like this or like that or it is not like that’, and so do the ascetics. But what does sweetness mean? Only a ‘Gnani’ (The Enlightened one) will give you a taste of it.Then this Knowledge (Gnan) will give results on its own.

After deciding ‘Who am I?’ can one say ‘this is not mine’. A mistaken belief of ‘I’ (in the wrong place) has given rise to the mistake of ‘mine’ (worldly attachment).

On One’s Own, ‘Who Am I’ cannot be understood. If egoism goes away, then ‘Who Am I’ can be understood. But how can the egoism go away?

Gnan (Knowledge) is not attained first; first the ego departs.

One is astute when he shows no weakness at all after attaining religion [of the Self and works towards the ultimate liberation].

Vikalp (wrong belief) does not go away through reading; it goes away through Knowing (the Self).

Pundit (scriptural scholar) means someone who deduces the subtlest meaning of a scripture. And a Shashtra-Gnani (Knower of scriptures) is the someone who, extracts the essence of the scriptures.

On one side resides the temporary, and on the other side, the permanent. 'You' may dwell wherever you find suitable. [To dwell] in the temporary, relativity (murt) is required; [to dwell] in the permanent, reality (amurt) is required.