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“So you say faith is not enough for you and you want knowledge, too. But knowledge does not involve spiritual effort; knowledge is obvious. Faith assumes effort. Knowledge is repose and faith is motion.”
― Evgenij Vodolazkin, Laurus

“There are two types of purusharth (effort): one is the purusharth that arises from prarabdh (effect of past life karma), relative effort. The seeds that are sown from prarabdh give rise to relative effort. The second purusharth is the effort that arises after one attains Purush (the Self), real effort. With whatever intent one suffers the effect of past life karma, that intent is bhrant purusharth (illusory effort)!”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To connect the meditator (dhyata) to the object of meditation (dhyeya) is Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self) and meditation (dhyan) is the effect [resultant state].”
― Dada Bhagwan, Anger

“Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self) is such that it can only happen after attaining Purush (the Self). In fact, the prakruti (non-Self complex) is making you dance forcibly and on top of that you say, "I am doing this." That is known as bhranti no purusharth (illusory effort). That cannot be real spiritual effort to progress as the Self. It is only after the Self and the non-Self complex become separate that real spiritual effort to progress as the Self can happen.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Autobiography Of Gnani Purush A.M.Patel

“When does Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self) arise? It begins after the Gnani Purush (enlightened One) makes you a Purush (the Self). Until then the efforts that are going on are subject to the prakruti (non-Self complex), one dances according to the tunes of the prakruti, and yet we have to accept it. That is bhrant purusharth (illusory effort).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Aptavani 6

“The circumstances of those things which you come across, that is prarabdh (effect of past life karma) while the bhaav-abhaav (like-dislike) that arises from them, that is purusharth (effort that charges karma).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“Purusharth (effort) is in the form of planning (cause), whereas prarabdh (unfolding of past life karma) is that which materializes as an effect.”
― Dada Bhagwan, The Guru and The Disciple

“To not do egoism in that which is mandatory is known as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Who Am I?

“If you take interest in anything that you experience in worldly life, then there will be bondage, whereas if there is no interest at the time of experiencing it, then there will be no bondage. In fact, that is real Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Fault is of the Sufferer

“Real Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self) actually happens when one becomes impartial towards his own self.”
― Dada Bhagwan, Harmony in Marriage

“What is considered as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self)? It is when there is a sense of independence (swatantrapanu), there is Self-dependency (Swa-dhin), there is no dependency on external factors (paradhin). Whereas here, work is only done when other circumstances come together. That which happens subject to scientific circumstantial evidences is prarabdh (an effect of past life karma).”
― Dada Bhagwan, Life Without Conflict