Just having love for God is not Nirguna, but having exclusive love. It should be uprooted from elsewhere and established in God alone. Then it is called Nirguna. Having desireless and exclusive love for My form is the characteristic of Nirguna Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → Two characteristics of love are given. One is that it should be desireless, and the other is that it should be exclusive. Desireless means we offer something to God but should not have any desire in return. And exclusive means, after doing justice, we do it in a second place, a third place, and get involved in 17 different places. Then that does not become Nirguna for God. Such love does not become Nirguna. Having desireless and exclusive love for My form is the characteristic of Nirguna Bhakti Bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → His personality is Nirguna, and his qualities are also Nirguna. Knowledge of the pure soul is Sattvika. Believing the soul to be the doer and enjoyer is Rajasa knowledge. Understanding it to be merely the body is Tamasa knowledge. And the real knowledge of My form The belief 'I am the body' is Tamasa. The belief 'I know how to do good' is Rajasa. The belief 'All these actions do not touch me and I am distinct from them' is Sattvika. And 'I am a servant of God' is Nirguna. These are all the beliefs. If one thinks 'No one can do like me,' that is Rajasa. 'I am the body' is Tamasa. If one thinks 'No one can do like me,' that is called Rajasa bhava. Knowledge of the pure soul is Sattvika, believing the soul to be the doer and enjoyer is Rajasa knowledge, understanding it to be merely the body is Tamasa knowledge, and the real knowledge of My form is Nirguna. Living in the forest What is called pure self-knowledge? Believing oneself to be greedless, prideless, and desireless is called Sattvika. Believing oneself to be clever and skilled is called Rajasa. And believing oneself to be distinct from all these qualities is called Sattvika. And believing 'I am a servant of God' is called Nirguna. 'Mannishtham tu nirgunam.' 'Kaivalyam sattvikam jnanam rajasam tu' what is written in the shloka? 'Rajo vaikalpikam smrutam.' Vaikalpikam means worldly cleverness, cleverness of this world, skills of this world, all that is called Rajasa. 'Kaivalyam sattvikam jnanam rajasam tu vaikalpikam smrutam.' 'Prakrutam tamasam.' Prakrutam, prakrut means body-consciousness. In body-consciousness, if we do this, this happens, and if we do that, that happens. If one keeps doing mere calculations, that is called Tamasa. And 'Mannishtham tu nirgunam.' Mannishtham means related to Me. Related to Me means having the knowledge of being My servant, if one has the pride of being a servant, that is called Nirguna. If one has the pride of cleverness, it is called Rajasa. If there is only body-consciousness, it is called Tamasa. Like that. Understanding it to be merely the body is Tamasa knowledge, and the real knowledge of My form is Nirguna. Living in the forest is a Sattvika residence, living in a village is Rajasa, living with a gambler is Tamasa, and living in My temple is a Nirguna residence. Living in satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → Living in a metro is Rajasa. And living in satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → satsang satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → If I pour out my full strength, it is called Nirguna. If it is said to be more than others, then a touch of Rajoguna has entered. Others came to mind, right? I should pour out all my strength. That is what should be done. If one has to compete, with whom should one compete? One should compete with oneself. Not with others. If you compete with others, it means Rajas has entered. If we see only others even on the path of God, then we have become oriented towards others. We have given the key of our house to them, meaning 'You press the key, and I will run.' That is what it means. We are not self-motivated. We are not self-inspired. So they are called like that. We should think that 'The record I broke last time, the record I established, let me make a bigger record than that this year.' 'Last time I chanted this much, so this time let me do more.' 'Last time I pleased God this much, pleased Him by doing this much spiritual practice, so this time let me do a little more.' If one breaks one's own record, it is called Nirguna, there is no problem, then it is called bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. 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