“Greed for wealth and other things, desires to associate with women, attachment of the tongue to various tastes, the belief that one is the body, affection for kusangis and attachment to one’s relatives – one who possesses these six characteristics will never become happy, either in this life or even after death. Therefore, one who desires to be happy should eradicate such swabhãvs, maintain nivrutti, and not keep the company of equals. One should also attach one’s jiva to the Bhakta of God – the great Sant – who does not identify his self with the body, who possesses vairãgya, and who feels that he has transgressed a major injunction of God even if he has transgressed a minor injunction. One should act according to his command by thought, word and deed. Also, one should certainly avoid the vishays, and in no way should one allow them to come near by abandoning one’s niyams. If one does begin to associate with the vishays, one will certainly fall. This should be accepted as a universal principle.”

[Gadhadã III-38]