Satsangis should not associate with people who have addictions, are shameless or are adulterous. (186)

To protect one’s dharma, female devotees should not associate with immoral women and should firmly abide by the niyams. (187)

In this world, the company one keeps has great influence. The type of association molds one’s life accordingly. Therefore, one should always keep the company of virtuous people and totally shun bad company. (216)

One should renounce the company of those who are lustful, ungrateful, dishonest, hypocritical or deceitful. (217)

One should not associate with those who deny Bhagwan and his incarnations, disapprove of upāsanā to Paramatma or believe Bhagwan, who eternally possesses a form, to be formless. Do not read such texts. (218–219)