The Guru and the Disciple
Dada Bhagwan
Top 10 Best Quotes
“With a pure heart, the one who sincerely wants to know only the Soul and does not want any worldly comforts; the enlightened one (Gnani Purush) will come to him & his work will be done. A pure heart is required.”
“You are that, You are that, You are that!’ Not ‘You are that’, but ‘I am that, I am that, I am that’!!! ‘You are that’ has created separation. Then He is God and we will always be the devotee. ‘I am that; is ‘I am, everywhere !”
“Worship (Bhakti) means one has the right to ask for everything and Gnan (Real Knowledge) means one cannot ask for anything.”
“Worldy life is not wrong, it is worldly interaction (relative viewpoint). But You should Know Yourself (real viewpoint). Without Knowing your true Self, how can you simultaneously engage in worldly interaction? To possess a body is worldly interaction. However, the inquiry about 'Who am I?' still remains to be done, does it not? How long can there be darkness? Since infinite lifetimes, you have been wandering from one life to another. You have not wandered for one or two lifetimes; (but for) infinite lifetimes....”
“Without purification of worldly interactions, speech that accepts all viewpoints and does not hurt anyone's viewpoints (syadvaad vani) will not come forth.”
“Where the ego is zero, bliss is attained. Otherwise bliss will not be attained even for a moment.”
“Where one’s existence becomes established in the [Real] Self (swaroop sthiti), there the inner burning [antar daah, inner suffering] stops.”
“When one attains the knowledge of Self (Pure Soul), he becomes the owner of the whole universe. Until then all are disciples. After attaining the Self Realization, one is a disciple as well as one is a God.”
“What is the sign of a true Disciple? There should be not be any svacchand (actions that are done as per own’s own understanding only), no abhinivesh (taking things for granted), no drashtirog (deluded vision), no conflicts. There will be no artadhyan (to be in pain within oneself for various reasons) and no raudradhyan (to have intent of giving pain to others).”
“Unless and until one becomes God himself, God shall not be found.”
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