sannyasi doesn't talk nonsense

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Devotee (1): What qualifications should the man have to take sannyasa?

Prabhupada: Sannyasa?

Devotee (1): What qualifications?

Prabhupada: For sannyasi?

Devotee (1): Yes.

Prabhupada: Who has got no more material desires. Then he is fit for taking

sannyasa. Sarvopadhi. Anyabhilasita-sunyam. Sunyam means zero. All material

desires made into zero. Then sannyasa. Sannyasi, anasakta. That is described

in the Bhagavad-gita, anasritah karma-phalam karyam karma karoti yah sa

sannyasi... Who is a sannyasi? Anasakta. Anasakta means he is working day

and night, but no attachment for the result. Karmis... What is the

difference between karmi and sannyasa? Karmi is working so hard, day and

night; he is expecting that "I shall get some money out of it and I shall

enjoy." That is karmi. And sannyasi, he is working in the same way, day and

night, but he is not expecting the profit for his personal use. For Krsna.

That is sannyasa. What is the difference? There is no..., in the activities

there is no difference, but the one is accepting the result for his personal

benefit, and one is creating good result but not for his personal benefit,

but Krsna's service. This is the definition of sannyasa. Anasakta...,

anasritah karma-phalam karyam: he is doing as my duty. I am Krsna's servant,

I have to do it. If I do not do it, then it is my misbehavior. Anasakta,

anasritah karma-phalam karyam karma ka..., sa sannyasi ca yogi ca. Such

person is yogi, such person is sannyasi, na niragnir na cakriyah.

 

NOT THAT ARTIFICIALLY I HAVE TAKEN THE DRESS OF A SANNYASI AND TALKING

NONSENSE. HE IS NOT SANNYASI.

 

Sannyasa means one who has completely devoted his life for Krsna. He is

sannyasi, sa sannyasi, and he is yogi.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Bhagavad-gita 7.1 -- Melbourne, June 29, 1974

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