174 Quotes About Self-and-non-self

As individuality develops and blossoms incrementally, and it becomes fully expressed; that is the Absolute state of the Self (parmatma).

No one, except the Gnani Purush (the enlightened one), can be nirvikalp (free from I-ness and my-ness). Yes, the one who has Gnani’s (enlightened one’s) grace can become nirvikalp. Because he who reveres Nirvikalp (free from I-ness and my-ness) can become a nirvikalp, and one who reveres vikalpi (one with I-ness; wrong belief of ‘I am Chandulal’), he becomes a vikalpi (the one with wrong belief).

Science’ (vignan) will always make you free from wrong actions as well as right actions. ‘Science’ will make you do innate (natural) actions (of the Self). When ‘Science’ arrives means one becomes God only.

When one becomes one with the prakruti (Relative Self), he becomes dependent. When the obstacles of the prakruti (Relative Self) are destroyed, one becomes a Purush – pure Soul.

Desires are formed by Pudgal (body complex). How can they be suppressed? If You (Soul) are the one doing the desiring, why don’t you stop them? But that doesn’t happen. Therefore, desire is a matter pertaining to the Pudgal.

Chandu’ is man (nar) and You, the Self are God (Narayan). So man and god (nar-narayan) are a pair. People go to do darshan of ‘Man-God” (Nar-narayan), don’t they?

The one whose self-interests (selfishness) in this world goes away, he will become the Absolute Supreme Self (parmatma), provided he does not become intoxicated about it (that “I Know”, “I am something”).

Where does an agnani (non-self-realized person) get happiness from? It is from intoxicated state of happiness (unconsciousness about the reality).

In this world, if you like anything other than the Self (The Soul), it becomes vishaya – object of pleasure. From the moment you consider it worthy of liking; the veils of ignorance build up. And so you can never see its offensiveness.