Spiritual Quotes

This is not suitable for me”- to say this is indeed madness, it is nothing but egoism. To say ‘will not suit’ is an offense.

~ Dada Bhagwan

To say that, “I will not agree (will not accept)” is great egoism!

~ Dada Bhagwan

To have a desire means to have dependency.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Love transports mortal beings to the existential plane of spiritual eternity transcending the emotional, mental, and physical limitations of an inaccurately perceived finite existence.

~ Ken Poirot

Gnan (knowledge of the Self) can never become agnan (knowledge other than the self, of relative world). It is called agnan only when the focused applied awareness of the Self changes.

~ Dada Bhagwan

The person who wants to progress on the path of Vitrag (the enlightened ones), should keep the focus of the awareness to progress from the non-auspicious (bad) to the auspicious (good). And if one wants to go to final Liberation [moksha], he should keep ‘pure focus as the Self (Soul)’ (shuddha upayog). The person, who wants to go to Moksha, should not concern himself with the auspicious (good) or the inauspicious (bad). He should keep them both as the things to be cleared out.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Who is considered as not living in the worldly life? The person who doesn’t have focus on the non-Self. ‘I’ (the Gnani Purush) do not live in the worldly life even for one moment. Liberation (Moksha) is to be found through the one who does not live in the worldly life. What can you not attain through the grace of such a person?

~ Dada Bhagwan

Shukladhyan (pure contemplation of the Self, the Soul) is the direct cause for moksha (liberation). Dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation; to hurt no one, give happiness to others) is the indirect cause for moksh (liberation). Artadhyan (inner mournful contemplation that hurts the self) is a cause for a birth in animal life form (non-human). Raudradhyan (wrathful contemplation that hurts the self and others) is a cause for a life in hell.

~ Dada Bhagwan

We’ win over ‘negative’ with ‘positive’.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Illusion means to weigh right and wrong with the same scale.

~ Dada Bhagwan

If worries begin, then realize that the task at hand is going to be disturbed and if worries do not occur, then know that the task will not be disturbed. Worries are obstacles to the work.

~ Dada Bhagwan

When it becomes above normal, material happiness will feel like misery.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Fewer the necessities, better your life will be.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Whole world is not looking for religion, it is looking for its own safe side.

~ Dada Bhagwan

That what keeps us supported is dharma (religion).

~ Dada Bhagwan

When does complete awareness occur? When the ego departs.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Where there is religion (religious following), there are no worries and where there are worries, there is no religion there.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Actions do not need to be changed, just change your vision.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Spontaneous and natural (sahajik) speech means there is not an iota of ego in it.

~ Dada Bhagwan

As one becomes increasingly unsteady (restless), one increases entanglements.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa).

~ Dada Bhagwan

Self Effort (Purushartha) is that which will bear fruits, without fail.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Moksha (ultimate liberation) means that you just have to change your vision.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Worry is the greatest seed [cause] for the worldly life because worrying is the greatest egoism. If the egoism leaves, then worries will go away.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Absence of conflict creating intents is itself Moksh (Ultimate Liberation).

~ Dada Bhagwan

Difference of opinion is a clash, and to clash is a ‘weakness’.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Gnani (The Enlightened one) means without Ego.

~ Dada Bhagwan

While following religion, where ‘any thing’ is required, they are all called ‘relative’ paths.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Where slightest of conflict exists, there is neither God nor Religion.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Gnani Purush’ (The Enlightened one) is pure, so one becomes pure by just seeing him.

~ Dada Bhagwan

As much longing for worldly happiness (of 5 senses) there is, that much less is the spiritual development.

~ Dada Bhagwan

Religion has to be protected, difference of opinion is not to be protected.

~ Dada Bhagwan

When you walk around with a long face in the house, that is called conflict.

~ Dada Bhagwan

If we clash with anyone, then it is our own weakness only.

~ Dada Bhagwan

One is not to win the world, he has to win the home (family).

~ Dada Bhagwan

Absence of worldly misery - that is called eternal bliss.

~ Dada Bhagwan

. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual

~ Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Believe in the sacred word of God, the Holy Bible, with its treasury of inspiration and sacred truth; in the Book of Mormon as a testimony of the living Christ. Believe in the Church as the organization which the God of Heaven established for the blessing of His sons and daughters of all generations of time.

~ Gordon B. Hinckley

No matter the circumstances, I encourage you to go forward with faith and prayer, calling on the Lord. You may not receive any direct revelation. But you will discover, as the years pass, that there has been a subtle guiding of your footsteps in paths of progress and great purpose.

~ Gordon B. Hinckley

Spirituality is not a religion or a trend—it is a lifestyle. It is a lifestyle of awareness that combines the understanding of faith, body, mind, and soul, allowing us to live modern-day enlightened lives in small and big ways.

~ Emma Mildon