Gnan Quotes

Discover the best quotes about Gnan. This collection showcases wisdom and insights on Gnan from various authors and personalities.

We' (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) are by nature, non-interfering. If —we', ourselves are non-interfering, then how can interfering people around —us' can touch —us'? All interferences go away in —our' [the Gnani's] presence. What problems can the one that dwells in the Self [the Soul], have? The worldly life does not hinder the one who dwells in the Self.
To know —who I am and who I am not' is called Absolute knowledge (Gnan).
To know —as it is' is Real Knowledge (Gnan).
Who is the —mother' of "Knowledge (Gnan)'? It is "Understanding' (samaj). Where can —understanding' be acquired from? It is acquired from Gnani Purush (The Enlightened one).
Without —Gnan' (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away.
In the current era, to take adjustments in worldly interactions is knowledge (Gnan). One is to adjust to —disadjustments'.
Knowledge (Gnan) is not attained first first the ego departs.
In the time before Gnan (time before 1958 when Dada Bhagwan got manifested) there was obstinacy within me. —I' discovered that obstinacy does not let the light of Gnan (Eternal Knowledge) to come through. Then I saw all that obstinacy, and it was destroyed. Thereafter the Gnan (Eternal Knowledge) manifested. One has to observe one's own self that where lies the obstinacies. The Self is an observatory itself.
I am Chandubhai' is an illusion itself and from that are karmas charged. When does —charging' of new karmas stop? When one attains the exact awareness of —who I am?'.
Kashays [anger-pride-deceit-greed] will not leave by suppressing them, they go away through Gnan (Enlightened Knowledge).
Unity does not exist in the world. Only when the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] grants moksha [liberation], does unity arise. Unity cannot prevail without Gnan [knowledge of the self].
There are three types of talks: 1. Knowledge based talks. 2. Intellect-based talks 3. Talks void of intellect. The world is running as a result of these three types of talks. Intellectuals will find intellect-void-talks as being incorrect. Those void of intellect will find intellect based talks to be incorrect. And where there are talks with Knowledge (Gnan), there is no such thing as correct or incorrect.
Only Gnan (Knowledge of the Self) will give liberation. All other instruments (& practices) create bondage.
When someone picks the Gnani Purush's [the enlightened one's] —pocket', how does the Gnani Purush'' look at it? "Very well! This amount is now credited to my account"! Money spent for the home is money down the drain. How can anyone —see' this [fact] with the narrow inner intent of —mine and yours'? With an all encompassing [broader] intent, one will see —as it is', that is called —Gnan' [Knowledge].
This "Knowledge' manifested in 1958! That day I became a "Gnani' (the enlightened one)! The day before that, —I' too was agnani (ignorant of the Self), wasn't I?
The actions carried out with ignorance of the Self [agnan bhaav, ignorance intent] is all bondage. Every action done with the awareness of I am pure Soul [gnan bhaav, knowledge intent], will grant liberation.
Circumstances will change but (True) Knowledge [Gnan] will not change.
As long as one is the doer of the actions, there is agnan [all other knowledge other than one's own true self, wordly knowledge]. Agnan is the cause for the worldly life.
What is the definition of Gnan [true knowledge]? It is that which must be present without fail when needed. Who should be the one imparting this Knowledge? It is not acceptable coming from any ordinary person. It must be from one whose speech has power (vachanbad), so that it will be present when needed. The Gnan [Knowledge] has to present itself, otherwise the work cannot be accomplished.
There is no happiness in what worldly people believe happiness in, there is happiness in what Gnani [the enlightened one] believes the happiness in. What people regard as happiness is not happiness.