01c. 1948 ADWe can never have Knowledge (Gnan) without worship (bhakti). Such knowledge would be considered shushka-gnan [unproductive knowledge]. It cannot be considered True Knowledge.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
02c. 1948 ADPeople take worship (bhakti) into the relative plane. They consider singing religious songs as worship. Worship [bhakti] can never be without knowledge (gnan). Worship will make one become the one who he worships.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
03c. 1948 ADIntent of complete surrender (devotion) is worship itself. Complete surrender with (full understanding and real) knowledge is a very high level of worship. Even the surrender done with relative knowledge (ignorance of one’s own real self) can be called worship.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
04c. 1948 ADThe essence of the world is Sachchidanand [sat-chit-anand, eternal knowledge and vision leads to bliss].Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
05c. 1948 ADWhere there is no Sachchidanand [sat-chit-anand, eternal knowledge and vision leading to bliss], there is night (darkness).Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
06c. 1948 ADIn saying the word ‘Sachchidanand’ [sat-chit-anand, eternal knowledge and vision leading to bliss], it has great ‘effect’. There is an ‘effect’ even when it is said without the understanding [of it’s meaning]. When it is said with the understanding, there is tremendous benefit. Saying these words produces vibrations and everything churns. Everything is ‘Scientific’.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
07c. 1948 ADIt is Vitaraag vignan [the Spiritual Science of the Enlightened Ones] to look at gain, and to see losses is the knowledge of worldly wanderings.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
08c. 1948 ADWhere there is lack of ‘Gnan’ (Knowledge and experience of the Self; real Knowledge) there is worldly existence and where there is ‘Gnan’ (Real Knowledge), there is no worldly existence.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
09c. 1948 ADTo see from all the “view points” is called ‘Gnan’ [True Knowledge].Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
10c. 1948 ADGnan’ [True Knowledge, Knowledge of one’s own self], is freedom itself. It keeps one in Moksha [liberated state] and prevents [karmic] bondage.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
11c. 1948 ADCircumstances will change but (True) Knowledge [Gnan] will not change.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
13c. 1948 ADThat which the entire world regards as ‘mine’, it is [really] ‘not mine’; this Knowledge itself is the Self, the Soul.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
14c. 1948 ADThere are two types of knowledge. One is about what is right and wrong, what is helpful and harmful in this world, and the second is about the path to final Liberation (Moksha). The one who attains the knowledge about Moksha will indeed get the knowledge about what is helpful and harmful in the world. Or else, there should be saints around who know about what is helpful and harmful in this world.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
15c. 1948 ADTo have seen something means it has come into one’s understanding. To have known something means it has come into one’s knowledge. There is a vast difference between ‘seeing’ and ‘knowing’.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
16c. 1948 ADThere are three types of talks: 1. Knowledge based talks. 2. Intellect-based talks 3. Talks void of intellect. The world is running as a result of these three types of talks. Intellectuals will find intellect-void-talks as being incorrect. Those void of intellect will find intellect based talks to be incorrect. And where there are talks with Knowledge (Gnan), there is no such thing as correct or incorrect.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
17c. 1948 ADWhat is the definition of Gnan [true knowledge]? It is that which must be present without fail when needed. Who should be the one imparting this Knowledge? It is not acceptable coming from any ordinary person. It must be from one whose speech has power (vachanbad), so that it will be present when needed. The Gnan [Knowledge] has to present itself, otherwise the work cannot be accomplished.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
18c. 1948 ADAs long as one is the doer of the actions, there is agnan [all other knowledge other than one’s own true self, wordly knowledge]. Agnan is the cause for the worldly life.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
19c. 1948 ADThis ‘Knowledge’ manifested in 1958! That day I became a ‘Gnani’ (the enlightened one)! The day before that, ‘I’ too was agnani (ignorant of the Self), wasn’t I?Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
20c. 1948 ADThe ‘information’ one receives from within, shows credit [punya] and debit [paap] karmas. All the Knowledge-Vision is present within. Everything can be Known from within but only as long as you do not create obstructions. If you were to cross-over [violate] it, then the ‘information’ will stop coming through.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
21c. 1948 ADThe actions carried out with ignorance of the Self [agnan bhaav, ignorance intent] is all bondage. Every action done with the awareness of I am pure Soul [gnan bhaav, knowledge intent], will grant liberation.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
22c. 1948 ADIn the current era, to take adjustments in worldly interactions is knowledge (Gnan). One is to adjust to ‘disadjustments'.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
23c. 1948 ADAs long as one sees faults with the world, he prevails in the knowledge of the senses. The inner purification has not yet occurred in him.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
24c. 1948 ADIn this world, it is a great Self-effort to deliberately remain ignorant despite knowing, right? I deliberately remain ignorant in spite of having the Knowledge.Dada Bhagwan / quote ↗
