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The intellect perpetuates the worldly life.

Once an opinion is formed, there will be attachment-abhorrence. A person without opinion is also without attachment-abhorrence.

When there is not a trace of worldly love that is called 'absolute ultimate love' [paramarth prem]!

The 'one' who does no 'egoism', the worldly life ends for him!

Pure Soul and circumstances; there are only these two; but the disturbance of egoism does not allow it to be at peace.

Religion (Dharma) begins with an obliging nature.

Money is 'limited' and people's demands are 'unlimited'.

In the current era, to take adjustments in worldly interactions is knowledge (Gnan). One is to adjust to 'disadjustments'.

I know', is a big ghost. 'This is mine', is a huge demonic possession!

The person who knows how to adjust to others, he will not have any suffering. 'Adjust everywhere'.

Absence of Kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed) is indeed bliss.

It is not possible to know 'Who am I?' by 'doing'. 'Doing' (anything), requires egoism, and where there is egoism, 'Who am I' cannot be known.

Seeing the faults of others is indeed an echo of our own fault; the biggest fault is our own fault. That is known as the mad ego.

Gnan [True Knowledge] means the Guru's experiential talks.

One whose faith (nishtha) is set in God, he is known as Brahma-nishtha (settled in the Self).

What is 'common sense'? (It is that which is) Everywhere applicable, theoretically as well as practically!

When is one considered a vitarag (free of attachment)? It is when he has no fear of anything in this world.

There aren't any 'relative' (worldly) things that is worth inviting. So what is worth inviting? The 'place' where we have to go is worth knowing.

Decided knowledge is not called 'knowledge'. Decided knowledge is called Principle.

Who has fear? The one who has greed has fear.

Imaginary (thinking) leads to bliss of the mind and the true (real thinking) leads to bliss of the Self (Soul).

Mantras are to be recited together. Mantras are an instrument to please the celestial deities.

Nothing worldly will ever become the Self (the Soul). The Self [the Soul] will never become worldly. Both are separate things.

Self-serving-pride (swamaan) means to take precaution against being insulted.

The knowledge, which makes you 'emotional', is worldly awareness. True awareness does not make you 'emotional'.

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

Relative' is a duality!

The one, whose worldly entanglements have gone, is called the 'Absolute Person' (Sampoorna Purush).

The definition of freedom is that there is no dependency. Despite having the physical body, one feels no dependency.

When you make 'adjustments' with everyone, that indeed is the highest of all religion (dharma).

The one with karma is known as mortal (jiva) and the one without karma is known as Soul (Self; immortal).

Where there is no peace; there is not the slightest religion there.

To remain lying on thorns (kanta) is called boredom (kantado).

The one who becomes free from all kinds of beggary is bestowed the state of a 'Gnani' [the enlightened one].

A reputable person is he who has trust in his own Self. Self means who? "I am Pure Soul", it is that Self.

If you experience bliss of the Self (samadhi) amidst complete problematic stage, then know that you have met a "Gnani Purush" [the enlightened one]!

The mind doesn't harass you; your attachment-abhorrence harasses you!

You cannot indeed say anything to anyone in this world. Whatever we 'say', it is 'egoism'. The whole world is in order [in control].

Samkit' (right belief) means knowing the Soul (self).

The one whose ego of doer-ship in the unfolding karma effect (oodai no garva) is gone; he is said to have attained the Self.

There is no 'my' in 'I'. 'My' is outside of the 'I'.

In the worldly life, self-serving pride (swa-maan) is considered a good quality and arrogant pride (abhimaan) as a bad quality.

Worrying is the greatest egoism!

It is wrong to be dependent on the body-complex [pudgal]. One should depend only on the Soul.

You cling on to the truth; no one in the world can shake your faith and devotion.

As long as there is insistence of the truth, one cannot know the Vitarag Lord [the enlightened one].

There is no problem to relish pride when people praises you but at the same time, one must also be of the opinion that 'this should not be so'.

What kind of egoism should one have? It should be such that people accept it.

There is no need to slander the nimit (one who is instrumental), it is only necessary to distance yourself from that nimit.

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

There is no truth in this world that is worth insisting upon! Anything that is insisted upon is not the truth at all!

The 'relative' delights the mind (manoranjan), the 'real' delights the Self (the soul, atmaranjan).

If one understands (realizes) his own Self, then he himself is an Absolute Supreme Soul (Parmatma).

The mind is the foundation for the next life. The foundation of the body will diminish [in this life itself].

There is no Gnan (True Knowledge) where there is 'egoism' and where there is Gnan, there is no 'egoism'.

Thought is actually something that is dead, it is not a living thing. If 'oneself' gets engrossed in what is dead, then it will become alive.

Worry is the destroyer of understanding.

All those that don't allow us to do things for the Soul (our True Self), they are our opposers (kashays); we shouldn't listen to them.

You will not realize the absolute supreme Self (parmatma) unless the weakness departs. Anger, pride, deceit and greed are the weaknesses.

As one becomes increasingly unsteady (restless), one increases entanglements.

Imaginary happiness has an "end" and real happiness is "permanent".

When it becomes above normal, material happiness will feel like misery.

If you are only 'moral' or only 'sincere', even then you will go to moksha!

The world is stuck because of the word 'no'.

Moksha (ultimate liberation) means that you just have to change your vision.

People have unlatched the energies of the worldly self (jiv shakti), but they have not unlatched the energies of Real Self (shiv shakti).

The worldly life (sansar) means a basket full of worries.

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

The belief of Gnan (Knowledge of the Self) is known as samkit (Right belief). Ignorant belief is known as mithyatva (illusion).

When one cautions you, he is a 'lighthouse' and if one find faults with the lighthouse, when will that ship reach safely [to its destination]?.

Where there is competition, one cannot attain (true) 'Knowledge'.

There is no pleasure in Jalebi (dessert); the pleasure is in your imagination.

Understanding spirituality means that every day anger, pride, deceit and greed continue to decrease, will not increase.

Samyak buddhi (right intellect) is that which shows things as they are.

Until pride (vanity) leaves, there is nothing but pain, pain and more pain!

This world is not at fault, the world is beautiful. If your understanding is wrong, what can the world do?

I' is Absolute; it has been possessed by the ghosts of 'my'!

One becomes all encompassing (sarvasva, the work is completed), when one can see the world as completely faultless (nirdosh).

Until ignorance, of one's own Self (the Soul), is removed, illusory attachment (moha) will not go away.

To constantly see one's own self as 'Pure', and to see other's self as 'pure', is focused applied awareness of the Self, the Soul (shuddha upayog).

To become a leader through one's merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].

When you experience permanent bliss of the Self (samadhi), then it will be considered that your entire work is completed.

The world is the puzzle, itself; but it is always in principle.

We can say that one has remained [correctly] in worldly interaction if one has 'adjusted everywhere'.

How can one become free from the mind? If he lives as if he is dead, then he can become free from his mind.

No one has yet been born in this world that has the independent control to defecate at will. One will realize this when he becomes constipated!

Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!

Worldly life is not an impediment; your obstinacies and your ignorance of the self are only the impediments.

He whose speech, behavior and humility captivates people's minds, becomes worthy of worship by people.

He who can see his own mistake can become absolute supreme Self (Parmatma)!

When does complete awareness occur? When the ego departs.

Marriage results in two possibilities: sometimes it results in prosperity, sometimes it results in destruction.

To know 'as it is' is Real Knowledge (Gnan).

Vitragta [a state of freedom from all worldly attachments] is the only way to 'swim' across lifetimes.

If one has egoism without my-ness, he will go to moksha; all this entrapment is there because of egoism with my-ness!

Moral conduct in the worldly life [vyavahaar charitra] is to behave in a way that hurts no woman and to not look at a woman lustfully.

Spirituality [Nischay] means complete truth and worldly interactions means truth to a certain extent.

It is considered as conduct when it comes into exact understanding.

There is no Soul, where there is give and take. Wherever there is give and take, it is a stock market.

What is the nature of human beings? When someone does something wrong to them, they will go after him [to punish, to fight].