My Ness Quotes

“My-ness (mamta) is indeed parigrah [attachment to material objects]; material object is not a parigrah. Gnani doesn’t have My-ness (mamata), He has the eternal element (experience of Pure Soul).”
― Dada Bhagwan

“As long as the egoism is alive, ‘my-ness’ remains within the self.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“The one with ‘egoism’ and ‘my-ness’ (mamata); the one with the awareness that ‘I am the doer’- are all called ‘Jiva’ [living beings] and he who has attained the realization that ‘I am not the doer, I am the Knower-Seer and I am the form of the eternal-bliss’, then he is the ‘Soul’!”
― Dada Bhagwan

“How many types of ‘my-ness’ (mamata) are there?! There is my-ness in each & every hair. If a single hair is pulled out, he will become upset that my hair was pulled.”
― Dada Bhagwan

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

“Tremendous my-ness’ [mamta] is bound in the presence of Soul [Atma], and it is also in the presence of Soul that this my-ness is tremendously dissipated.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“The true instrument is that, with the help of which, the egoism and my-ness goes away.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“The slightest awareness of ‘my-ness’ is indeed egoism.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“We' too are carrying out 'our' worldly obligations, but how do 'we' do it? Without the sense of 'I-ness' (aham) and 'my-ness' (mamat)! Dramatically!!!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Spirituality in Speech

“A worldly outlook (sansaarbhaav) means (to have) a sense of 'I-ness' (ahambhaav) plus 'my-ness' (mamatbhaav). A non-worldly outlook (asansaarbhaav) means (to have) a dramatic worldly outlook.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Adjust Everywhere

“There is not a single atom (parmanu) of my-ness (mamata) in this coffee table. There is nothing of the Self (Atma) in it either. But there is someone’s ‘my-ness’ (mamata-bhaav) in it (for the table). Therefore, if you burn this coffee table, you become liable for the wrongdoing.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-4

“In this worldly life where there is no ownership, where there is nothing, one has come here as a guest. And so one has to go back. Those with attachment or non-attachment, everyone will go back. Do not waste even a single ‘minute’ in this. Indeed we would understand if one was going to live ten or fifteen thousand years!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani-1

“As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“The one who has egoism and 'my-ness'; the one who believes that “I am the doer,” are all considered to be ‘jiva’ (living beings). And the ones who have realized that “I am not the doer, I am simply the ‘knower and seer’ with the form of eternal-bliss,” is the Soul!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“My-ness' is itself parigraha (possessiveness). An object is not parigraha. A Gnani (enlightened one) does not have 'my-ness', he has eternal element (Pure Soul)”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“There is 'my-ness' everywhere you see! One only does not keep 'my-ness' while 'sweeping the floor'!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“A person who has egoism without 'my-ness', will attain moksha (ultimate liberation). All this 'entrapment' is because of egoism filled with 'my-ness'!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“That which removes the egoism and 'my-ness' is the true instrument.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization