true sanyas

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Hari Om Frankji:

 

I like your excellent description of 'true sanyas,'

and it confirms with the characteristics of

'stithaprajna - perfect yogi' (Gita Chapter 2, Verses

55 to 72).

 

 

Verse 70:

apuryamanam acala-pratistham

samudram apah pravisanti yadvat

tadvat kama yam pravisanti sarve

sa santim apnoti na kama-kami

 

He attains peace into whom all desires enter as waters

enter the ocean which, filled from all sides, remains

unmoved; but not the man who is full of desires.

 

Verse 70 contains the essence of the Vedantic

philosophy in a nutshell. This verse in poetic form

uses a powerful simile to describe the qualities of

the True Nature of the Jiva in no uncertain terms.

English

Translation of verse 70 by Dr. Radhakrishnan: "He unto

whom all desires enter as waters into the sea, which,

though ever being filled is ever motionless, attains

to peace and not he who hugs his desires."

 

The nerve center for human desires is the mind which

undergoes changes with spiritual growth. Rain waters

represent the desires. River represents spiritual

life. When we adopt the spiritual path of life, we

divert our desires to satisfy community We are able to

evolve a sense of direction and a destination. The

waters of the rivers flow through the planet for the

survival of humans, animals, plants and insects. The

spiritual person also proceeds the life with the only

desires and

actions for the betterment of the society. When the

spiritual person reaches the ultimate destination,

(Brahman) he (she) loses the identify. The spiritual

person attains Brahman with fulfilment of all desires

and reaches the motionless state of the Ocean.

 

In other words, the perfect yogi (true sanyasi)

renounces his body-mind-intellect and becomes the

Brahman. Just like the ocean, flowing of river waters

or draining of water due to the heat from the sun will

not change its characteristics, the yogi is unmoved!

Contrary to our belief, the yogi doesn't renounces

desires but renounces the consequences of the desires!

Gita also states that the Yogi never renounces the

actions (all assigned duties) and always renounces the

fruits of such action!

 

We do behave like a 'perfect yogi' sometime in our

life, but not all the time!

 

warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

 

f. maiello writes,

 

true sanyas is the renunciation of the

isolated, alienated jiva [ordinarily]

fixed in the deluded battle between what

it believes is its self as a separative

entity and its *own source* projected

into 'All This is brahman.'

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

The whole of Gita is a commentary on the definition of

sa.nnyaasa! Even the last chapter begins with Arjuna's question to

Krishna to expound on it.

 

The whole Gita is also a commentary on the 1st mantra of Isha

upanishad:

iishaavaasyamida.n sarva.n yatki.ncha jagatyaa.n jagat.h .

tena tyaktena bhu~njiithaa maa gR^idhaH kasyasiddhanam.h ..

 

Whatever exists, moving and unmoving, is enveloped/pervaded by the

Divine. Therefore, find your enjoyment in renunciation. Covet not

others' possessions.

 

Gita 18:49 gives the 'phalashruti':

 

asaktabuddhiH sarvatra jitaatmaa vigataspR^ihaH .

naishkarmyasiddhiM paramaa.n sa.nnyaasenaadhigachchhati ..

 

With intellect attached nowhere. with self-control, devoid of

desires, such a one attains to the supreme perfection , consisting of

freedom from action.

 

Gita 4:18 gives another angle:

 

karmaNyakarma yaH pashyedakarmaNi karma yaH .

sa buddhimaanmanushhyeshhu sa yuktaH kR^itsnakarmakR^it.h ..

 

One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction such a one is

wise, in communion with the Divine, and accomplisher of all action.

 

Krishna Himself is the epitome of a true sa.nnyaasii!

 

Regards,

 

s.

 

advaitin , Ram Chandran <ramvchandran> wrote:

> Hari Om Frankji:

>

> I like your excellent description of 'true sanyas,'

> and it confirms with the characteristics of

> 'stithaprajna - perfect yogi' (Gita Chapter 2, Verses

> 55 to 72).

>

> f. maiello writes,

>

> true sanyas is the renunciation of the

> isolated, alienated jiva [ordinarily]

> fixed in the deluded battle between what

> it believes is its self as a separative

> entity and its *own source* projected

> into 'All This is brahman.'