Self And Non Self Quotes

“If you can afford to live in this worldly life, then there is nothing you need to understand further, and if you find the worldly life bothersome then you need to understand spirituality. In spirituality, we need to know the nature of the Self (Soul). When ‘who am I?’ is known then all puzzles will be solved.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Only when there is dharmadhyan (absence of adverse internal state of being that hurts the self and others) in the body, there will be shukladhyan (Internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) in the Self (Soul).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“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.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Do not do anything for yourself. If you do only for others, then you will not have to do anything for your own self.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“When one has no selfish-interest for his own self and for his relatives, and when all his tendencies are flowing towards [benefiting] others, then he will attain special powers (siddhi).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The one who lives as his worldly name [as the relative self], he will have worries for sure; the one who lives as his Real Self (as Pure Soul), he has no worries.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Worries

“Worries occur because one has believed the phases of the body complex (pudgal – the mind, body, speech…) as his own.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Worries

“Bhagwan’ (God) does not do anything! What does the ‘packing’ (outer physical complex; the non-Self – the mind, body, speech…) not do?”
― Dada Bhagwan, Who Am I?

“As individuality develops and blossoms incrementally, and it becomes fully expressed; that is the Absolute state of the Self (parmatma).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Who Am I?

“Except for shukladhyan (contemplation as the Self, Pure Soul), engrossed involvement in any other forms of dhyan (contemplation), gives rise to the worldly life.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Shukladhyan (internal state that renders the constant awareness of ‘I am pure Soul’) means Dhyan (internal state of being) of the eternal form of the Self, the Soul. Dhyan is a natural thing. And in shuddha upayog (pure applied awareness as the Self), one must do spiritual effort with awakened awareness as the Self.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Who is doing this? Who am I? What is all this? Who is the doer? Who is the nimit (instrumental doer) of this? If all these remain present ‘at a time’ exactly the way it is, then that is considered shuddha upayog (pure applied awareness as the Self).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Gnan (knowledge of the Self) can never become agnan (ignorance of the Self). It is considered agnan only when the upayog (applied awareness as the Self) changes.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Who is considered as not living in the sansar (worldly life)? The one who does not have the upayog (applied awareness) of the non-Self. ‘I’ (the Gnani Purush) do not live in the worldly life even for one moment. Moksha (liberation) is attained through the one who does not live in worldly life. What can you not attain through the grace of such a person?”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“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.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“We are 'chetan' (Soul, eternal element), while obstacles are 'nis-chetan' (non-living). Therefore, 'chetan' will ultimately win!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“That which cannot be seen by the eyes, nor heard by the ears, is ‘chetan’ (Soul, eternal element). That which can be heard by the ears; 'Television' can be seen, a ‘record’ can be heard; all that is not ‘chetan’. The ‘chetan’ can only be seen with divya chakshu (divine vision).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“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’.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The one who has egoism and 'my-ness'; the one who believes that “I am the doer,” are all considered to be ‘jiva’ (living beings). And the ones who have realized that “I am not the doer, I am simply the ‘knower and seer’ with the form of eternal-bliss,” is the Soul!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The knowledge of this world is not considered knowledge, it is worldly knowledge. Scriptural knowledge is considered as instrumental knowledge. Knowledge of the ‘ultimate goal’ (to experience Pure Soul) is the (real) knowledge. Scriptures are instruments and the knowledge within the scriptures is also an instrument. Whereas, the knowledge of the Self is the ultimate goal!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Why are you searching for samadhi (bliss)? Just come within your true nature of Pure Soul. Moksha (ultimate liberation) and samadhi are the intrinsic nature of Soul!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To be beyond all attractions in every situation is indeed a complete samadhi (enlightened bliss)!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“When 'parbhaav' (intent of being other than Pure Soul) ends, samadhi (enlightened bliss) will occur.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“If you experience samadhi (enlightened bliss) in a completely difficult situation, then know that you have met a Gnani Purush (enligtened one)!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Connection between the Soul and Nischetan Chetan (discharging self) is kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed). ‘We’ (the enlightened one) eradicate these kashays!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Until the ignorance of the Self does not move away, moha (illusory attachment) will not leave.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“No matter how much grandeur a person has, if he does not like bondage even for a single moment, then he has become worthy of understanding the science of the Vitaraag (fully enlightened ones).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“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!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The Self (Atma) is itself in the form of Science (Vignan swaroop). That is why it indeed Sees science everywhere. There is no problem in getting married, but it is ignorance of the Self (agnan) when you differentiate 'this is mine' and 'that is yours'. To say 'I' in all places is science, and to do egoism is ignorance of the Self.”
― Dada Bhagwan