2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

Until pride (vanity) leaves, there is nothing but pain, pain and more pain!

It is not worth taking delight in any circumstance in this world and in the same manner, it is not worth becoming depressed [in any circumstance]

Even if one incurs a loss, he should expose this fact to the other person. This way the intent the other person does, will dispel the [negative] atoms and one will, become lighter himself. Otherwise suffering alone increases the mental burden.

Egoism [Ahamkar: Aham=I; kar=did] means ‘I did’. Where one is not the doer and he says, ‘I did’; that is egoism. To do egoism and to walk around with an inflated chest is pride (maan) and then to go on telling others ‘I did it myself’, is known as pride with my-ness (abhiman).

What is arrogant pride (abhimaan)? It is to believe the weight of the body-complex [pudgal] to be one’s own weight. It is to believe that ‘I am Great’.

In the worldly life, self-serving pride (swa-maan) is considered a good quality and arrogant pride (abhimaan) as a bad quality.

Not having the slightest abhorrence towards any nimit (instrumental doer) is dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation).

People know the differences in the world, but no one knows the ‘difference of the differences’ (Bhed No Bhed). They know that the Self and the body are separate things, but they do not understand what the difference there is. That is the difference of the differences.

Sexuality is not the poison; fearlessness in sexuality is the poison. Therefore be afraid of sexuality.