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DADA BHAGWAN Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality an...
DADA BHAGWAN The world is ‘charging’ by nature itself. The ‘discharge’ part is just a ‘reaction’.
DADA BHAGWAN Changes can be made at the time of planning (charging of new karma), however once those plans [disch...
DADA BHAGWAN If the new charging is going on [for next life by wrong belief that 'This is mine'], while [past lif...
DADA BHAGWAN The One who can make one forget (vismrut) the world, is indeed the very One who can bring an end to ...
DADA BHAGWAN The whole world can be explained in just one sentence. ‘What is being discharged (visarjan) is old...
DADA BHAGWAN To run the worldly life, Egoism is not required. To bind [karma] for the next life, Egoism is requir...
DADA BHAGWAN Anger-pride-deceit-greed are in the form of ‘discharge’. But if one does not have ‘knowledge o...
DADA BHAGWAN One’ is not a doer in this world. Where he believes that he is the doer, there is ‘charging’ (...
DADA BHAGWAN Charge’ means coming together of all the circumstances and ‘discharge’ means the circumstances...
DADA BHAGWAN Where the ‘charging’ (of karma) stops, there lies the symptoms (signs) of attaining moksha.
DADA BHAGWAN The mind and the chit are discharging and the world has believed them to be ‘charge’. That is wh...
DADA BHAGWAN It is called as ‘discharge’ (karma) when one has to do it compulsorily and against his wishes.
DADA BHAGWAN Where one does not do planning, it is all pure ‘discharge’. ‘Charge’ occurs where there is p...
DADA BHAGWAN Whose vow can you abide by? You can take a vow of an idol, because an idol has no ownership. You can...
DADA BHAGWAN True religion is that which does not let you stumble.
DADA BHAGWAN There are two aspects to this world; even though it is fickle, it is within principle. Through the m...
DADA BHAGWAN This ‘Akram science’ does not scorn worldly interaction in the slightest. While living absolutel...
DADA BHAGWAN One becomes independent (free) from the moment one realizes the principle that, ‘No living being i...
DADA BHAGWAN On what basis is the entire worldly life in existence? It is due to conflicts.
DADA BHAGWAN View Point’ is that which gives rise to difference of opinions.
DADA BHAGWAN Where difference of opinions arises, to retract our words is a sign of a wise man.
DADA BHAGWAN When you do pratikraman after conflict, the conflict is erased. When you give rise to new conflicts,...
DADA BHAGWAN If at all the energies of the Soul (Atmashakti) gets wasted, it is due to conflicts. Endless energy ...
DADA BHAGWAN How does ‘common sense’ arise? Through conflicts. During conflicts, if one does not clash with a...
DADA BHAGWAN Criminal’ pompousness will not do; ‘civil’ pompousness is acceptable.
DADA BHAGWAN There is no such thing as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ in the world whatsoever. It is just the impurit...
DADA BHAGWAN As much purity one has within, his external circumstances will be that much more favorable. As much ...
DADA BHAGWAN Where there is no ‘superior’, no underhand; such is the moksha [ultimate liberation] of the Vita...
DADA BHAGWAN No living being can ever “hitch” another living being. If one were able to “hitch” another, ...
DADA BHAGWAN The one who has become free from all mistakes, he has no superior over him; he needs no one to repri...
DADA BHAGWAN When one does not like to have ‘underhand’, then automatically, he will not have a superior. Tha...
DADA BHAGWAN For how long is there a superior? For as long as one makes mistakes. When mistakes cease to happen, ...
DADA BHAGWAN Does one have to get married just to get something to eat! The husband realizes, 'I can go earn mone...
DADA BHAGWAN Yet, the entire world is obligatory. Even getting married is obligatory. One cannot do without getti...
DADA BHAGWAN Just look at that, what kind of worldly life has arisen with the coming together of these two, jada ...
DADA BHAGWAN If you are in ‘motion’ than you are in a normal [moving] state, and if you are ‘emotional’ t...
DADA BHAGWAN Whatever one does without the right belief (samkit - Self-realization) will lead to karmic bondage. ...
DADA BHAGWAN Vitarags [the enlightened one] do not have a desire for giving or receiving charity. They are in the...
DADA BHAGWAN Charity (Daan) means to make another living being happy, whether it is a human being or some animals...
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