To be free of insistence [free of forcing one's own opinion] is the path of Vitragta [attachment-free state, the enlightened one]. Quit insisting at all places. To even insist on the truth, God has considered it as ignorance. There is no insistence in ‘Us’ whatsoever!

Dada Bhagwan
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The idea to be free of insistence is the path of vitragta (attachment-free state), enlightenment and liberation. The one who follows this path leads a life free of attachment and indulgence. The One who insists on the truth, God has considered it as ignorance; there is no insistence in ‘Us’ whatsoever.

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