Dada J. P. Vaswani (1918–2018,) fully Jashan Pahlajrai Vaswani, was a non-sectarian spiritual leader from India. He was the spiritual head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, and a promoter of vegetarianism and animal rights.
Born to a Sindhi family in Hyderabad, Sindh, now in Pakistan, Vaswani passed the Bachelor of Science examination at age 17. His master’s degree thesis on “The Scattering of X-Rays by Solids” was assessed by the Nobel Physics laureate C. V. Rāman.
After working for a short while as a fellow in the D. J. Sind College, Karachi, Vaswani gave up a career in academics and became a spiritual guru in the footsteps of his illustrious uncle and guru, Sadhu Vaswani, fully Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani. For nearly five decades, J. P. Vaswani led the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, a non-profit organization that is headquartered in Pune, India, and runs charitable and educational establishments around the world.
Vaswani wrote over 150 books on spiritualism and self-help, notably Burn Anger Before Anger Burns You (2001,) Life after Death (2005,) Snacks for the Soul (2007,) and 100 Stories You Will Never Forget (2015.) Popular compilations of his teachings include Dada’s Wisdom: Advice & Thoughts for a Happy Life (2014) and Ruzbeh Bharucha’s biography, A Perfect Disciple, A Reluctant Master (2016.)
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Recommended Reading
- ‘The Bhagavad Gita: Song of the Supreme‘ by Sadhu T. L. Vaswani
- ‘The Way of Abhyasa: Meditation in Practice‘ by J. P. Vaswani
- ‘The Good You Do Returns: A Book of Wisdom Stories‘ by J. P. Vaswani
- ‘May Paths: One Goal‘ by J. P. Vaswani
- ‘Gateways to Heaven‘ by J. P. Vaswani
Inspirational Quotes by Dada J. P. Vaswani (Indian Hindu Philosopher)
Never do anything which you would not wish to do during the last hour of your life.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
Religion divides, creates discord, but spirituality unites.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
The test of a man is how much he can bear and how much he can share and how soon he confesses a mistake and makes amends for it.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
We identify ourselves with our mind and body. But we are neither the mind nor the body.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
If you would walk the way of love, never feel hurt nor yield to anger, but accept pain as a part of life.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
I don’t believe so much in religion as I do in spirituality.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
The very first right of every animal is the right to live. As you cannot give life to a dead creature, you do not have the right to take life away from a living one.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
You may develop a thousand virtues and be reckoned as the greatest in the land. But the lotus of your heart will not blossom until you receive the grace of the Guru, the grace of God.
—Dada J. P. Vaswani
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