Focused awareness of the Self in one direction (upayog) is considered enlightened awareness (jagruti).
– Dada Bhagwan
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- One who does wrong is considered illusioned (mithyatvi – ignorance of the Self). One who does right is considered enlightened (samkit). – Dada Bhagwan
- The Knower of the Soul is considered Self Realized (The Enlightened one). The knower of all the eternal elements is known as Omniscient (sarvagna). – Dada Bhagwan
- Nothing in this world can touch or affect the one who remains in the focused pure applied awareness of the Self, the Soul (shuddha upayogi). – Dada Bhagwan
- When is one considered to be in the awareness of -˜one’s own Self’? It is when all the desires become mild (when desires lessens). – Dada Bhagwan
- In order to make the egoism non-existent [zero], the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] establishes the awareness of the Pure Soul within. – Dada Bhagwan
- When the mind gets a solution [settlement], it is considered religion. It is considered irreligion when the mind does not get a solution. – Dada Bhagwan
- When one conducts himself in the wrong direction, he goes downward and his conduct in the right direction will take him upward! – Dada Bhagwan
- If one attains awareness of own’s own Self’s authority [power], even for a moment, he can become a Parmatma (Absolute Supreme Self). – Dada Bhagwan
- To be unattached in every phase of one’s life is indeed full enlightened bliss of the Self (Purna samadhi)! – Dada Bhagwan
- When the outside intent (other than the intent of Pure Soul, Parbhaav) stops, he attains enlightened bliss of the Self (samadhi). – Dada Bhagwan
- Gnani Purush’ [the enlightened one] has the [knowledge of the-Self] essence of all religions. – Dada Bhagwan
- When you experience permanent bliss of the Self (samadhi), then it will be considered that your entire work is completed. – Dada Bhagwan
- In the worldly life, self-serving pride (swa-maan) is considered a good quality and arrogant pride (abhimaan) as a bad quality. – Dada Bhagwan
- A reputable person is he who has trust in his own Self. Self means who? -œI am Pure Soul-, it is that Self. – Dada Bhagwan
- We’ are the self (chetan, Soul) and obstruction (antray) are non-self (achetan, non-Soul); therefore, the Self (chetan, Soul) shall win in the end! – Dada Bhagwan
- Being enlightened ironically means realizing that there is no separate entity that can be enlightened or unenlightened. – Enza Vita
- Chit impurity is due to the relative vision. When the vision becomes real (enlightened), purification of chit occurs. – Dada Bhagwan
- One is said to be enlightened with the Right Knowledge when his conduct is appropriate in any situation. – Dada Bhagwan
- The Soul is neither a Jain nor a Vaishnav. The Soul is Vitarag (free from attachment). This is the religion of the Vitarag (the enlightened ones). – Dada Bhagwan
- The one who becomes free from all kinds of beggary is bestowed the state of a -˜Gnani’ [the enlightened one]. – Dada Bhagwan
- Any type of desire is beggary. One who is without any desire is called -˜Gnani’ [the enlightened one]. – Dada Bhagwan
- We’ (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) would never say to anyone, -˜listen to me!’ because that is indeed not under his control. – Dada Bhagwan
- What does egoism mean? It means to become blind through one’s own vision. The Gnani [the enlightened one] removes the egoism. – Dada Bhagwan
- Saints guide people on the path of religion [dharma] and the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] grants -˜liberation’ (moksha). – Dada Bhagwan
- The Gnanis [The enlightened ones] have said that if one lives as if he is dead, death will never come to him. – Dada Bhagwan
- If only one word of the -˜Gnani Purush’ [the enlightened one] is understood, then your welfare [that which liberates] is done. – Dada Bhagwan
- Despise (viradhana) of a Gnani [the enlightened one] creates hindrance in (acquiring right) Knowledge-Vision-Conduct (Gnan-Darshan-Charitra). – Dada Bhagwan
- As long as there is insistence of the truth, one cannot know the Vitarag Lord [the enlightened one]. – Dada Bhagwan
- Even if you insult him, he gives you his blessings; such a one only is the Gnani Purush [The enlightened one]! – Dada Bhagwan
- Who is free from illusory attachment (nirmohi)? The Gnani Purush (the enlightened one). He can see flesh and bones, through and through. – Dada Bhagwan
- Gnani (The Enlightened one) means without Ego. – Dada Bhagwan
- Gnani Purush’ (The Enlightened one) is pure, so one becomes pure by just seeing him. – Dada Bhagwan
- We see ourselves as self-sufficient, self-important, and self-sustaining. God sees us as dependent, self-centered, and self-deceived. – Billy Graham
- When is one considered a vitarag (free of attachment)? It is when he has no fear of anything in this world. – Dada Bhagwan
- If one maintains the intent of, -˜no one should have the slightest difficulty on my account’, then his work will be considered to be done. – Dada Bhagwan
- One with more insight (sooj) is considered wise. To have more insight [sooj] is a natural gift. One may have more sooj but may have no intellect. – Dada Bhagwan
- It is considered as conduct when it comes into exact understanding. – Dada Bhagwan
- Who is considered as reputable in God’s language? The one who can do -˜world’s salvation’ just through his eyes! – Dada Bhagwan
- Who is considered a great man is the one who can be the smallest of the small. – Dada Bhagwan
- Where ignorance is bliss, awareness is joy, and self-awareness is ??????ic. – Nityananda Das