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Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:26 AM

[sriArunachala] Renunciation continued

The Requisites for Self-Realization continued:Renunciation P29&30:"The

cessation of action, as above described, in thisrenunciation naturally

leads to the Knowledge that oneis not the body. Disidentification

from the body hasthe corollary of understanding that one is not

theperformer of action. The body alone is active, andthe Self is

free of movement, change, or action. Thisis renunciation of

doership.Renunciation is part of every aspirant's practice.Detachment

must become total for complete spiritualfreedom. Renunciation is its

expression orreflection. How that expression manifests varies

fromseeker to seeker, but there is always some expressedrenunciation.

It is not reasonable to say that as oneliberates oneself from

attachment and ignorance thatone will still maintain every action and

habit, clingto every object and relationship, and continue toharbor

the same delusive notion of possession asprevious to such spiritual

development. When a personjoyfully and wisely relinquishes old

habits, objects,and such for the purpose of spiritual

advancement,such is known as renunciation.Renunciation is born of

contemplation upon the sourceof peace and happiness. It is born of

observation ofthe facts of life and death. It is born ofrecognition

of the futility of worldly gain, be itobjects, wealth, fame, or

anything similar. It isborn of meditation upon the dreamlike nature

of theexperience of the world. It is born of meditationupon the

transitory nature of all things. It is bornof the intense yearning

to know the Truth at any cost.It is born of the comprehension that

clinging isworrisome bondage and detachment is blissful freedom.It is

born of the Knowledge of the immediacy of theTruth of the Self."To

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