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Aptavani-2
Influence of company
Dadashri : What is satsang?
Questioner : Satsang is where there are good talks of
the house of the Lord.
Dadashri : If you do not have the knowledge of what or
who God is, how can you talk about Him?
There are many types of satsangs. When people read
scriptures; that too is considered satsang. Company with a sat
purush (enlightened being) or a sant purush (a saint) is also
considered satsang. Company of the Gnani Purush is satsang
and ultimately being in the company of the vitarag Lord, that too
is satsang. These are all different types of satsangs.
Who is a sant purush? It is one whose chit (the internal
component of knowledge and vision) has become pure, but he
does not have realization of the Self. Those whom ‘we’ give
knowledge of the Self are called sat purush. Beyond that comes
the Gnani Purush, also known as the mokshadata purush, the
one who grants liberation. And above the Gnani Purush is the
vitarag Lord. A person can attain final liberation (moksha) with
mere darshan of the vitarag Lord.
The Gnani Purush represents the eternal truth (sat) and
therefore company of the Gnani Purush is considered satsang
(sat is eternal, sang is company) and the Lord has referred to
this satsang as the gathering of paramhansa. Hansa means
swans. In mythology the swans were able to separate water and
milk with a mere dipping of their beaks. In the spiritual context
param hansa is the one who is able to separate the Self from the