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1 " The relative (vyavahaar) is taught by one's mother and the Real (Nischay; the Self) is given by Gnani. Thereafter, nothing else remains to be Known. "
― Dada Bhagwan , The Current Living Tirthankara Shree Simandhar Swami
2 " Vikalp (wrong belief) does not go away through reading; it goes away through Knowing (the Self). "
3 " Women have an encircling wall of deceit around them; therefore, they are not aware of deception, it is their natural attribute. Men have the entanglement of egoism; egoism does not let them see that entanglement. After attaining the Knowledge of the Self, men have to keep ‘seeing’ the egoism and the women have to keep seeing the deceit. "
4 " The Self (Atma) has infinite energy, similarly the energy of the non-Self complex (pudgal) is also infinite. It is through the energy of the pudgal that this world is visible. In fact, it is all this pudgal that is visible. The Self cannot be seen anywhere. "
5 " What should concentration (ekagrata) be like? Even whilst getting up-sitting down, eating-drinking or quarreling, concentration does not falter. Throughout the entire body, there is indeed no other divisiveness due to differences of opinions (matabheda)! "
6 " Money is subject to the result of scientific circumstantial evidences (vyavasthit). Then, regardless of whether one practices morality or immorality, money will still keep coming in! "
7 " Religion is like the edge of a sword, unrighteous doing [polampol, doing things in one’s own way] is not allowed there. "
8 " It is not worth taking delight in any circumstance in this world and in the same manner, it is not worth becoming depressed [in any circumstance]. "
9 " The comforts that have brought about the current era of the time cycle characterized by strife, discord, quarreling, and contention (kaliyug), are the very comforts that will eradicate this kaliyug! "
10 " As long as one has the awareness that, 'I am the doer,' he has not realized even one fraction of the Self (Atma). The awareness that, 'I am the doer of any of the things,' will not help one to realize the Self. "
11 " What can be referred to as true internal penance? It is when the heart is actually burning within and One peacefully remains as the Knower-Seer of that. "
12 " Where there is partiality (pakshapaat), there is violence (himsa); it is speech that hurts (himsak vani). Where there is impartial speech (nishpakshapati vani), there is speech that does not hurt (ahimsak vani). "
13 " The entire worldly path is indeed a path to moksha - liberation. All living beings (jivas) are gradually going higher step by step. (However) They become entangled only after coming into the human life, because the human life form is called the place of binding karmas. One binds all kinds of karma! "
14 " Actually, this 'life' has become fractured entirely. One does not even have the awareness of whether he is living to 'extract the essence of human life' or for what is he living! "
15 " If there is a greatest destroyer of the Self (the Soul), it is sexuality. "
16 " What is considered Sheel? It is when one does not respond to anger with anger, does not respond to pride with pride, does not respond with attachment (raag) towards people with attachment. That is considered Sheel (the highest state of conduct in worldly interaction). "
