Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 ... He [Ramana Maharshi] was also against people taking sannyasa. If properly kept, it was an useless tie. If not properly kept it condemned itself. After all it only made one think 'now I am a sannyasin', instead of 'now I am in the world'. Thought went on and that was the chief enemy. About retiring to the forest or shutting oneself up in a cave, he expressed exactly the same views. So he obviously endorsed living in the world as itself the neccessary environment for helping a person along in his sadhana. If one could do this, be in the world but not of the world, one had achieved a high state of detachment. It is always better to have some sort of opposition, the tree that is not buffeted by the winds is usually a weakling. ............. A Sadhu's Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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