Spiritual Quotes Quotes

To become a leader through one’s merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].

~ Dada Bhagwan

Merit karma is a credit amount and demerit karma is a debit amount [owe the amount to repay]. One is free to spend his accumulated amount wherever he wants.

~ Dada Bhagwan

If the fruit (of your effort) is to your expectations, it is the effect (prarabdha, result) of your merit karma [punya karma], if it is not to your expectation, then it is the effect of your demerit karma [paap karma].

~ Dada Bhagwan

In the act of selfishness, you bind demerit karma and in the act of sacrificing your own self-interest for the sake of others [selflessness], you bind merit karma. Nevertheless, they are both karma, aren’t they? The fruit of merit karma is shackles of gold and fruit of demerit karma is shackles of iron but they are both indeed shackles, aren’t they?

~ Dada Bhagwan

Speech’ is such a thing that if handled [used] correctly, it encompasses all the major vows (mahavrats).

~ Dada Bhagwan

Every spoken word carries great risk. Therefore, it is better to remain silent if one does not know how to talk. Talking about religion carries religious risks, talking about worldly matters, carries worldly risks. The worldly risk will go away, but religious risk is very heavy; it creates grave obstacles in regards to religion.

~ Dada Bhagwan

(Spoken) words are considered an ‘expense’. ‘Speech’ should not be spent away. Speech is wealth. It should be 'counted' upon spending. Does anyone ever give out money without counting it?

~ Dada Bhagwan

Don’t calculate the world. This world is untruthful. Don’t stop to do calculation, just keep on moving.

~ Dada Bhagwan

It is possible for one to receive all the glory of the world provided there is absolutely no ill intent, within him.

~ Dada Bhagwan

The worldly life means a puzzle of ‘wrong beliefs’.

~ Dada Bhagwan

The whole world is immersed in ‘wrong belief’. Even though ‘belief’ is wrong, one truly believes it is his own, doesn't he? He believes it to be completely true, doesn't he?

~ Dada Bhagwan

The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is not yours, as being yours? You will be in trouble.

~ Dada Bhagwan

How many troubles (oopadhi) should you keep? Do not invite those that do not come and don't stop the ones that are leaving.

~ Dada Bhagwan

The worldly life (sansar) is the thing created through delusion [wrong belief]. Therefore when you come to know about this wrong belief, it will go away.

~ Dada Bhagwan

There is no place for beggary [wanting things from others] in the current era. The law of vyavasthit [scientific circumstantial evidences] is such that one who has decided never to beg, will never have situation to beg.

~ Dada Bhagwan

I’ have not had to borrow or beg for years. This world is indeed all yours. If you know how to 'see', if you know how to view the world, if you know how to understand the world, then the world is truly all yours. You are truly the Owner.

~ Dada Bhagwan

What is trust? It is when there is no objection in the 'parliament' (comprised of mind, intellect, chit and ego) that is within; when there is agreement amongst all; that is called trust.

~ Dada Bhagwan

The one who has confidence (trust) in his own self, he can get everything in this world. But one does not have that confidence (trust), does he? Once the confidence is lost, it is all over. There is infinite power and energy in trust (confidence of one’s own self), even if the trust is in the ignorant state [ignorance of one’s own true self].

~ Dada Bhagwan

If there is an essence to this wordly life, then it is the basis of honesty [morality]. If you have little wealth but have honesty even then you will attain peace. And if you do not have honesty but lot of wealth even then restlessness will remain within.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics.

~ Dada Bhagwan

If you want to attain moksha (ultimate liberation), then you cannot give unsolicited advice. Give advice only when it is asked for. In order to give advice, you have to become the chief!

~ Dada Bhagwan

Answer only when asked, otherwise do not say anything. Don't say a thing in this world. To tell [give advice] is the biggest disease. Your beard grows without you saying anything, doesn't it?

~ Dada Bhagwan

Advice should only be given when it is sought, otherwise our own worthiness gets assessed.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Accept only as much ‘cleanliness’ that it won't cause you to worry if it became dirty. Maintain ‘cleanliness’ such that and only to the point that it does not burden you into bondage.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Eternal joy arises by living in the 'permanent room'. Living in the 'temporary room' gives temporary joy.

~ Dada Bhagwan

This world is not without causes. There is Moksha [ultimate liberation] when one’s causes stops. There is Moksha where everyone's 'claim' is completed. Without a cause, effect does not happen.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Don’t speak of action [effect]. Don’t serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the causes [do the causes]. Nothing will be achieved unless you serve the cause.

~ Dada Bhagwan

The path of the vitarags [the enlightened ones] is not one of ‘objection’. It is a path of giving ‘no objection’. They remain indifferent if circumstances for objection arises.

~ Dada Bhagwan

When you maintain silence, you would have said to have understood the world.

~ Dada Bhagwan

In this world, there is no such sternness like that of maintaining silence. Verbal sternness will be wasted.

~ Dada Bhagwan

However much silence you behold, that amount of intellect will stop.

~ Dada Bhagwan

There is nothing wrong in saying something, but there should be no protection [insistence] that we are right.

~ Dada Bhagwan

All the words thrown on to others will eventually fall on you, so speak such pure words so that pure words will indeed fall on you.

~ Dada Bhagwan

In this world, no word is being uselessly spoken.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Become 'tested' in such a way that not a single word in this world can shake you up.

~ Dada Bhagwan

What does syadvad (speech that does not hurt the ego of any living being) speech say? Speak in such a way that 5 people benefit from it and that it does not interfere [conflict] with anyone.

~ Dada Bhagwan

How is power of speech (vacchanbud) attained? It is when, not a single word is uttered to make fun of others; when not a single word is uttered for wrong selfish motives, material self-gain; when speech has not been misused; when speech has not been used to gain recognition or importance from others - that is when one's power of speech is attained.

~ Dada Bhagwan

How can the power of speech remain when you lie for your own ‘safeside’?

~ Dada Bhagwan

What is the nature of human beings? When someone does something wrong to them, they will go after him [to punish, to fight].

~ Dada Bhagwan

One's ‘life’ is ‘fractured’; he does not even know what he is living for. What is the essence of the human life? It is that one can attain whatever life form one wants, or he can attain ultimate liberation (moksha) if he wants moksha.

~ Dada Bhagwan