174 Quotes About Self-and-non-self

What is Gnan (true knowledge)? There should be solutions from all sides and no contradictions should arise. A non-contradictory principle is the one whose sentence will exactly match even if it is spoken after fifty years. No contradiction would arise.

Gnan’ (knowledge) may be there but ‘correctness’ is required along with it. If you have Gnan but lack ‘correctness’; you will attain moksha (liberation), but others will not gain any benefit!

The Lord says, ‘use your mind, speech, body and the soul (the relative self, the worldly self) for others. Then if you have to face any difficulties, come and tell me.

The Soul is ‘chetan-parmatma’ (eternal element that is absolute supreme Soul). Not a single one of its attributes can be imitated. That which can be imitated are the attributes of pudgal (mind-body-speech complex). Speech is a ‘tape record’. Thoughts are ‘discharge’. That, which gets discharged is ‘pudgal’.

Until the ignorance of the Self does not move away, moha (illusory attachment) will not leave.

One starts gaining benefits from the moment he comes to know the Soul (our true self) in word-form. The Soul in the word-form is found in the scriptures. The real Soul is found within the Gnani [the enlightened one].

The entire world lives for someone else (other than his own true self). No one belongs to us. And it is only with others, does one create problems before he dies.

To remain in ‘view point’, to adjust to the ‘view point’ (of others) and to remain in the center; it is a great thing.

The Prakruti (Relative Self) is dependent on external power, not dependant on the Real Self (Soul). He who understands the ‘prakruti’ becomes the Absolute Self (parmatma). Prakruti can be understood if one knows the Purush – the real Self.