Then Shuk Muni asked Shriji Mahãrãj, “There appear to be two means by which desires for only God, and not for any worldly object, remain. One is love for God, and the other is vairãgya coupled with jnãn. These are the two means. For one who does not practise these two means firmly but who does have faith in God and the conviction of God, is there a third means by which he can maintain desires only for God and not for anything else?”

Thereupon Shriji Mahãrãj said in reply, “That is a good question because it is true that only by those two means do desires only for God, and not for anything else, remain. If a person does not practise those two means, then his desires for objects other than God will not be eradicated. As a result, he remains unhappy in life. But since he has faith in God, God will grant him liberation after death nonetheless.
“However, just like those two means, there is also a third means for eradicating desires for objects other than God. What is it? Well, it is to diligently observe the prescribed niyams. Just what are those niyams?
Some are related to the duties of one’s swadharma. Just as there are niyams for an ãtmanivedi sadhu and a brahmachãri, similarly, even though a person is not an ãtmanivedi, he should still follow the niyams of not seeing women and not listening to talks about them. In this manner, he should strictly and diligently observe the niyams related to forsaking the panchvishays. Also, he should physically serve God and his Bhakta, and he should listen to spiritual discourses related to God. In this manner, if he observes niyams in the form of engaging in the nine types of bhakti, then his mind will also begin to entertain pious thoughts. So, if a person behaves according to these two niyams, then as a result, even if he does not have vairãgya or love for God, they will develop; he will become extremely powerful; impure desires for objects will be eradicated; and only desires for God will flourish day by day.”