2,964 Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

This ‘good’ and ‘bad’ that we see; are the states of the body complex, the non-Self (pudgal). Do not separate them into ‘this is good’ and ‘this is bad’. Such distinctions have been made by, those believing in dualities. These dualities are vikalps (intellectual ideas; contrary thoughts; not reality). The nirvikalpi, one with awareness of the Self, sees both the good and the bad as vibhavik avastha, as states of the non-Self.

When one Sees and Knows yet attachment and abhorrence do not arise, that is called vitaraag charitra (conduct that is free of attachment and abhorrence)!

The science of absolutism (vitaraag vignan) is so vast that if just one strand of hair's worth were to be revealed to

In the presence of the Gnani Purush, one is to do darshan (devotional viewing) of one’s own Self.

The Gnani Purush does not have any culmination in worldly life (sansaar-parinati) even for a moment, nor does He have any worldly intent (sansaar bhaav). He is in the natural state of the Self (nijparinati) and in the intent as the absolute Self (swabhaav-bhaav).

That which falls in parparinaam (the results of the non-Self), that which is in the form of discharge, there vitaraagata (a state of absolute detachment) has to be maintained. There is simply no other solution!

Dehadhyas (the belief that, 'I am the body') and Atmadhyan (internal state that results in the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) are as opposite as north and south! One becomes free of dehadhyas by the same proportion that one's Atmadhyan manifests.

It is knowledge (gnan) indeed that runs everything. All the actions (kriyao) are actually carried out by the knowledge (gnan). The result of following according to what the Gnani's have said is cessation of worldly intents (virati)! And the result of worldly knowledge is continuation of worldly intents (avirati)!

The original element is considered as that which remains completely unaffected. The eternal elements are permanent (sanatan), indestructible (avinashi). When the indestructible, permanent [elements] come into contact (sansarg) with each other, an extra result (vishesh parinaam) arises. The Gnani Purush breaks the contact/link between the eternal elements, so the eternal elements comes back into their elemental form.