Aptavani-2 Quotes

“Good’ and ‘bad’ (right and wrong) are (thoughts) based on the intellect [buddhi]. Stay away from it and keep anasakatayog [state devoid of attraction/attachment]. What is the nature of the ‘Soul’ (Our Real Self)? ‘Anasakta’ [devoid of attraction/attachment]. ‘You’ also become ‘Anasakta’ by your (inherent) nature.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“For how long can you remain in an imagined (false) state? For how long can you remain as imagined father-in-law to someone? And what happens when you visit your in-laws? You have to become the son-in-law. And when you visit your maternal grandparents? You have to become a nephew. Would it be acceptable to call you a nephew in satsang?”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“That which is seen with the five senses is under the control of the unfolding karmic effects. The Kshayopsham (increases and decreases in intensity) energy of the five senses is itself under the control of the unfolding karma; then what it sees would also be under the control of unfolding karma, would it not!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“Whole belief has arisen due to darshan mohaniya (illusion caused by wrong vision of the Self, right belief deluding karma) and that is why the kashays (anger, pride, deceit, greed) have arisen. Presently the connection is due to the kashay. But where did the kashays come from? They came from the deluded vision.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“Nischay (the firm resolve to remain as the Self) is within One's [the Self] control (Swadhin), vyavahaar (the relative; worldly interactions) is out of One's control (paradhin; subject to scientific circumstantial evidences) whereas the resultant effect [of vyavahaar] is even further out of One's control. We [the Self] only have to make the firm resolve to remain as the Self and not worry about vyavahaar. Vyavahaar is subject to external factors such as scientific circumstantial evidences.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“If you understand the relative (vyavahaar), then you will understand the Real (Nischay).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“The circumstances of these three - conduct, thoughts and speech, are constantly changing from moment to moment.   ”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“Who has made this rainbow, moreover with all its seven colours? There is no authority that is the creator. In fact, all this comes together as a result of 'scientific circumstantial evidences'; it is a natural occurrence. Even a million years ago, it had seven colours, and at present too, it has seven colours. No other changes have occurred.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“The worldly knowledge that you have received, do not dispense justice on the basis of that worldly knowledge. I have spoken of 'vyavasthit' (result of scientific circumstantial evidences), dispense justice on the basis of that Knowledge. The basis of worldly knowledge will torment you. If worldly knowledge dispels then worldly life goes. It is with the Knowledge of vyavasthit, that worldly knowledge dispels.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“What is the direct cause of liberation? Dwelling in the Self (Swaramanata). The entire world dwells in the non-Self (par-ramanata).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“There is only this much difference between a Gnani (the one who is Self-realized) and an agnani (one without Self-realization). The Gnani is constantly in the natural state of the Self (Swa-parinati) and the agnani cannot remain in the natural state of the Self even for a moment. There is no other difference. The Gnani does not have any horns, He wears clothes too; the only difference is in the parinaam (result; internal state of being)!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“The swabhaav bhaav (inherent state) of the Self is itself liberation (moksha), and its vishesh bhaav (extra intent of 'I am Chandubhai') is worldly life. Worldly life is not an adverse intent.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“Through worldly interaction (vyavhar), the doctor seats one in the car. Really speaking, vyavasthit (result of scientific circumstantial evidences), seats one in the car.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“To do anything is known as wrong belief (bhranti) and to Know is considered as 'Knowledge of the Self' (Gnan).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“In situations where there is any 'doing', there one binds either merit karma (punya) or demerit karma (paap).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“The Soul (Atma) is not the one who leads a worldly life (sansaari), nor is it the one who does not lead a worldly life (asansaari). All this 'to lead a worldly life-to not lead a worldly life ' is for the body.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2

“There is sheel (the highest state of conduct in worldly interaction) when not a single living being is ever hurt even to the slightest extent through the mind, through the ego, through the antahkaran (the mind-intellect-chit-ego complex). Sheel arises for the one who maintains such an intent.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-2