Quotes by Dada Bhagwan

To see happiness of others, that is what is our religion.

Every man should care (be concerned) about these three things: Which station have I come from? Which station did I get off? Which station am I going to?

The world will praise you one moment and defame you the next. So why should we care for praise or defamation?

Who is considered a great man is the one who can be the smallest of the small.

It is called understanding when one accepts other’s talks of wisdom; but, where is the wisdom filled talk in this era?

When others try to provoke (instigate) you and you don’t get provoked, it is known as a spiritual victory.

No matter what kind of circumstances come together, if one’s stillness is not shaken and his goal does not change; he is known to have attained religion.

Religion means researching the true Eternal thing with Deluded world view (with wrong belief) and ‘this’ (akram vignan) is a science itself.

This’ is not called a religion, ‘This’ is called a science (vignan). Religion keeps changing, science does not change.

What does religion say? It says that if you care for others then you will meet others who will care for you and if you hit others, you will meet others who will hit you. This is what all relative religions say.

Religion begins from the time man starts to give happiness to others.

Only one kind of religion cannot give peace to everyone. Whatever ‘degree’ one is sitting at, that ‘degree’ of religion he requires.

True religion is that which does not let you stumble.

As much purity one has within, his external circumstances will be that much more favorable. As much impurity there is within, there will be a corresponding amount of unfavorable external circumstances.

When attachment increases too much, dislike will arise.

It is the nature of the circumstances to disperse. If there is attachment with the circumstance, there will be abhorrence when they get dispersed.

As illusory attachment (moha) spread, one sunk deeper and deeper into the pit.

When many circumstances come together, one will get food to eat. When many circumstances come together, one gets to go hungry (one will not get food to eat). One goes hungry when many more circumstances come together. A greater number of circumstances are needed for an unfavorable situation, and less for favorable situation.

Egoism has arisen due to circumstances and circumstances have survived due to egoism. The one whose egoism is gone, for him circumstances are gone. Everything has come into existence because of wrong belief.

God said to accept whatever circumstances that come along. Circumstance is a natural thing. In it, ‘Do this and don’t do that’- should not be there. Circumstances are a ‘scientific circumstantial evidence’ [‘Vyavasthit’]. You should ‘settle them with equanimity’.