Examples: Within the category of trees: the difference between an oak and a beech. Within a biological species, one so-called phenotype (one living specimen, one organism). Or in all (samaṣṭi) subtle bodies (hiraṇyagarbha), one individual (vyaṣṭi) subtle body sūkṣma-śarīra, or one jīva of “all jīvas.”

Consciousness is unique, self-contained, and the unique true order of reality. Therefore, there are no different or multiple “consciousnesses.” The plural form alone sounds absurd. Consciousness, therefore, knows no difference and is therefore asajātīya bheda. It is abheda anyway. Differenceless.

Sajātīya bheda is part of the tripuṭi bheda, the threefold differences. The other two are, firstly, svagata bheda, parts of one object or member, for example, all the limbs of a body, or the four parts of the inner instrument. And secondly, vijātīya bheda, different kinds, groups, collections.

Formal definition of sajātīya bheda: The distinction between entities belonging to the same category or class (samānavargīya vastu viṣaye bhedaḥ sa jātīya bhedaḥ).