To be able to prevent oneself from acting in accordance to one's own whim and intellect especially in spiritual matters (swachchhand) is known as saiyam.


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DADA BHAGWAN
View Point’ is that which gives rise to difference of opinions.
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Where difference of opinions arises, to retract our words is a sign of a wise man.
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When you do pratikraman after conflict, the conflict is erased. When you give rise to new conflicts,...
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If at all the energies of the Soul (Atmashakti) gets wasted, it is due to conflicts. Endless energy ...
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How does ‘common sense’ arise? Through conflicts. During conflicts, if one does not clash with a...
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Criminal’ pompousness will not do; ‘civil’ pompousness is acceptable.
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There is no such thing as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ in the world whatsoever. It is just the impurit...
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As much purity one has within, his external circumstances will be that much more favorable. As much ...
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Where there is no ‘superior’, no underhand; such is the moksha [ultimate liberation] of the Vita...
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No living being can ever “hitch” another living being. If one were able to “hitch” another, ...
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The one who has become free from all mistakes, he has no superior over him; he needs no one to repri...
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When one does not like to have ‘underhand’, then automatically, he will not have a superior. Tha...
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For how long is there a superior? For as long as one makes mistakes. When mistakes cease to happen, ...
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Does one have to get married just to get something to eat! The husband realizes, 'I can go earn mone...
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Yet, the entire world is obligatory. Even getting married is obligatory. One cannot do without getti...
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Just look at that, what kind of worldly life has arisen with the coming together of these two, jada ...
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If you are in ‘motion’ than you are in a normal [moving] state, and if you are ‘emotional’ t...
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Whatever one does without the right belief (samkit - Self-realization) will lead to karmic bondage. ...
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Vitarags [the enlightened one] do not have a desire for giving or receiving charity. They are in the...
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Charity (Daan) means to make another living being happy, whether it is a human being or some animals...
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To give money towards a good cause is not under our control. You can have the intent (of giving), bu...
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In fact, without renunciation (tyaag), nothing [no spiritual development] can happen. Renunciation ...
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In saying the word ‘Sachchidanand’ [sat-chit-anand, eternal knowledge and vision leading to blis...
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Clashes should not occur whatsoever. Due to conflicts only have the energies diminished. Regardless ...
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In this world we do not have to become the doer, we have to become nimit [an instrument, one of the ...
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You can remain faultless only when you constantly remain as a nimit [instrument, one of the doer and...
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There is no place for beggary [wanting things from others] in the current era. The law of vyavasthit...
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No matter what the other person says, then take the bottom line out of it, everything in this world ...
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What is the difference between disrespect (avinay) and despise (viradhana)? Disrespect (avinay) mean...
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There are two kinds of beliefs in this world. Impure beliefs are illusory beliefs. The pure belief i...
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Who is able to prevail in the present? The One who says, "Yes.
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The one with form (sakaar; self) will have to be made formless (nirakaar, Self). The Self is formles...
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The world is going on [naturally]. Is it acceptable for the driver to say, "I am driving it," when i...
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You are not the 'doer' of this, there is a mistake in your belief. For the work that is not Yours, y...
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It is due to one’s own mistake that the world continues to be remembered. Whatever keeps coming to...
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As one begins to see his own mistakes, the world will be forgotten and freedom from the effects of m...
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Moksha is not difficult if one meets a ‘Gnani Purush’ [the enlightened one]. If one believes tha...
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When will money not come to one? It is when he speaks ill of others and scandalizes. Money will come...
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One can give ‘correct’ opinion only if one has an open mind.
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One who keeps an 'open mind' will be able to see God!
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In reality, those who cheat are indeed the ones who get cheated. Those who are cheated will gain exp...
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When others try to provoke (instigate) you and you don’t get provoked, it is known as a spiritual ...
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When you ‘oblige’ someone, things will happen according to your wishes, and if you harm someone,...
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What kind of a stage should we attain? One where our intellect becomes such that it never creates co...
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All the pains are caused from going against the ‘nature’! 'Nature' adjusts everything but one do...
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Women have an encircling wall of deceit around them; therefore, they are not aware of deception, it ...
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When no trace of one’s know-how [capable to do something or everything] remains, one will be endow...
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What do people say? They say count every karma and destroy them. When can that be ever accomplished?...
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To remain lying on thorns (kanta) is called boredom (kantado).
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What harm does lying cause? One loses people’s trust. And once one loses trust, he becomes worthle...
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That which is external, it is instrumental (naimitik); it is relative and it is perishable [destruct...
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One has thieving intention himself, otherwise no one can ever steal from him; no one can ever rob hi...
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Don’t some people say, ‘You did not value me’? What value did you have at all? Go ask the ocea...
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When you understand that [in reality] the bitter fruit [unfavourable result] is sweet and the sweet ...
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If your instigations stop, then there will not be anyone to instigate you. All these are indeed the ...
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If the fruit (of your effort) is to your expectations, it is the effect (prarabdha, result) of your ...
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Don’t speak of action [effect]. Don’t serve the action [effect]. It is a result. But serve the c...
DADA BHAGWAN
Many preach that do this way, do that way, have faith, speak the truth, have patience. These are all...
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Disturbing anything [situation] results in damage. To improve, you do not need to disturb anything t...
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There is no point in worrying about the effect [result], which has already occurred. It is worth pay...
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