Until the parbhav is properly understood, one cannot become ananya. One can be common. He is equal, he is equal, he is equal. When one understands the parbhav that there is no one like Him, then one can connect with that one. So when one understands the parbhav of God, then 'Ananyas chintayanto mam'. 'Ye janah paryupasate', in that, God said something a bit special, paryupasate, paryupasate. Meaning, they worship in an excellent manner. Is that ananya bhav needed only for God, or is it also needed for a Sadhu? There are many Sadhus. So, for example, during Maharaj's time, there was Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → That does not mean that, for example, if we believe in Gunatitanand Swami, it does not mean we have disrespected Gopalanand Swami. It is our tradition, so we believe. And if one does not hold onto one and keeps everyone equal, then ananya bhav does not develop, and one misses out. So even among Sadhus, to connect with God, one chooses one and respects the others. One does not have dislike or disrespect for others, but ananyata is needed there too, otherwise it cannot happen. If one holds onto one, then does the 'pujya-puja vyatikram' (improper worship) occur? Pujya-puja vyatikram means we are not to hold onto one like that; ananya chintayanto is when there is parbhav. For example, one assumed parbhav, and parbhav actually exists. One assumed parbhav, and there is a real parbhav, so merely assuming parbhav does not make it so. If parbhav exists and one keeps ananya bhav in it, real, only then does it happen that way. Suppose they are equal, and one keeps ananya bhav, then there is no problem with that. Many times, for example, we do this, we say, that we have ananya bhav in Gunatitanand Swami, in Gunatitanand Swami, and we believe that Gopalanand Swami is greater than Swami. Even then, there is no problem. There is no problem because there is recognition that he is great, if parbhav exists. Suppose we cannot compare those saints; assume that Gopalanand Swami is greater than Gunatitanand Swami, just assume it. We came into the lineage of Gunatitanand Swami; we are connected with Gunatitanand Swami with ananya bhav. Still, if there is enough capability in him to connect us with Maharaj, then since we connected with ananya bhav, we will get ananya bhav in Maharaj. Among Sadhus, it is not necessary that there can be only one and no others. With Maharaj, it is such that He can only be one, there cannot be another. Among Sadhus, it cannot be like that; according to the time, it could be that, according to this time, this one is greater, greater than everyone, so it can be like that. But among Sadhus, rather than parbhav and avarbhav, Maharaj and the Nand saints emphasized true and false. If someone is true and one connects with him with ananya bhav, one will cross over; he can connect with God with ananya bhav, so there is indeed a need to connect with a Sadhu with ananya bhav. But in true and false, one must be careful; par and avar are not considered much. During Maharaj's time—in today's situation, comparing makes us feel some pain, as no one can do it—but during Maharaj's time, none of them were false. Since they were true, wherever one connected, whether one connected with Gopalanand Swami, Gunatitanand Swami, Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → Mahapurushdas Swami, first Gopalanand Swami came, then Gunatitanand Swami went ahead, at that time, there was such a reverent feeling for both saints, he had served both of them a lot, he had done a lot of seva for Swami. Because of that, it wouldn't make any difference in his connecting with Maharaj, right? No, no, because both were true; if one of the two were false, then it would matter. So, meaning, suppose in today's time two or three saints are true, and there is a deep sense of reverence for them, is it necessary for a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. Tap to open in glossary → One has to connect with one, that much is true. That is because, for example, Mahapurushdas Swami was there, so Gopalanand Swami sent him to Gunatitanand Swami, saying, 'Go and stay there, stay there, do 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 → And as for Swami, when he was in his householder life, he used to do more 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 → And he used to go there more, but then when he was to be initiated as a Sadhu and all that happened, Swami himself sent him to Gunatitanand Swami. Swami mostly sent many such mumukshus who were good and sincere to Gunatitanand Swami. Because that other place was like—what do you call it, Vadtal—it had become like a common ground, and here, only one would have contact with Swami, contact with Swami remained, not too many, there weren't many wavering ones. So, and Mahapurushdas Swami then stayed with Swami until the end, meaning he had ananya bhav in Swami, but still, there was no disrespect or anything like that for Gopalanand Swami. So, ananya bhav is necessary in saints. Parbhav and avarbhav are not as necessary; what is necessary is true and false, that they must be real, they must be capable of leading us to Maharaj. Keeping ananya bhav in such a person is what seems to be the case from looking at our scriptures and everything. Otherwise, for example, what did we say? That if there is no parbhav—today's era is such that theatricality has increased, dramatics have increased. So dramatics have increased, and if a person gets lost in that, he will not attain the proper goal, even if he has ananya bhav. But parbhav itself—meaning ananya bhav—so where the talk of Sadhus came, Maharaj used words like true and false, and when the talk of God came, He kept parbhav, that there must be parbhav in Him. Suppose there is a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. Tap to open in glossary → Guru Guru A teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn. Tap to open in glossary → then since he was older, he passed away to Dham, then what should he do? Then there is not much of a problem for him; he should do 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 → But then, how long they stayed with him is not very important, right? Suppose Shastriji Maharaj was there, he had darshan darshan Seeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2]. Tap to open in glossary → Still, the meaning of ananya bhav is such that we feel—for example, Shastriji Maharaj was there, right? Swami had come to Balmukund Swami, and Swami had great reverence for Balmukund Swami, but Balmukund Swami passed away after a short time. Gopinath Purani Swami also passed away after a short time, then Swami connected with Narayanadas Swami with ananya bhav, because that was the only personality after him. After him, even though Narayanadas Swami might not be considered as capable as Balmukund Swami—Swami was indeed capable—but after him, this was the only personality worth selecting. So Swami connected with him, which means a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. 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 → And otherwise, suppose if the soul is not connected anywhere, then since those have passed away, this one keeps wandering aimlessly. Then perhaps it might even happen to him that, suppose he connected with Shastriji Maharaj, now if he has no place to connect, he might feel that there is nothing like Swami and just keep wandering. So, it is better to connect where it is better than oneself, that connects him well. But while connecting with a Sadhu, our Nand saints emphasized true and false more, not par and avar, not par and avar. For example, many times both can also be equal, both can also be equal. During Maharaj Gunatitanand Swami's time, there was Balmukund Swami, Mahapurushdas Swami, Yogeshwar Swami, they were all such that they were almost equal. Still, at that time we might not know, but for us, they are all considered equal, all those Sadhus. Many times, a mumukshu mumukshu A person in search of moksh. Tap to open in glossary → If they seem identical, then Maharaj and the Nand saints said at least this much, that a devotee must have the ability to distinguish between true and false. Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → So a devotee's sadhana, meaning a satsangi satsangi A person who practises satsang. Tap to open in glossary → A Sadhu's sadhana is this much, that he should not get caught in the trap of the five senses; he must remain free, he should not be bound anywhere. He should not be bound anywhere, then his sadhuta is proper. If he is bound to one place and has attachment to it, then his sadhuta is considered that much incomplete. If there is a devotee, Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Disciple of Sahajanand Swami (Swaminarayan Bhagwan) and author of the Bhaktachintamani, as stated in the scripture's own closing colophon at the end of every chapter. Tap to open in glossary → the greatness of a liberated soul remains as long as there is no contact with the five senses. Contact with the five senses means his attachment to the five senses; the five senses mean any object in this world, AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. 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