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Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that in order to be able to do any activity, one must possess some qualifications. Parvati once asked Shiiva who is eligible to follow the spiritual path. Shiiva's reply was that one must be endowed with a human body. Anandamurti then explains that the attainment of [[Parama Purusa]] depends on a person's desires and in fact it would be best not to ask for anything. Devotion can be divided into a few categories such as static, rajasic and satvic. Someone may be of a less selfish nature and only ask to be liberated in her old age, but since her desire was for liberation and not for God, she will not be able to attain Him. The highest type of devotion is called ''rágátmika bhakti'' where devotees only want to give joy to the Lord, regardless of whether they receive pleasure or pain in the process. Anandamurti goes on saying that consciously or unconsciously everyone is moving along the same path, so it is wise for human beings to abbreviate the radius between them and their Lord.<ref name="AV4"/>