Sanyasis and Grahasths

[Guest guest]

Pranam,

Here i would like to know the opinion of the group as this

group comprises both Sanyasis and Grahasths.I have been largely inspried by the

works of Swami Vivekanada particulalrly his message of 'Service to God through

Service to Man'.

 

But I have found some of his statements confusing with regard to the issue of

sanyasis and grahasths and belittling the householders.Of course it could be I

who has failed to understand those lines fully. In 'Complete Works of

Vivekananda' Vol. 5,the Swami says " its impossible for householders to realise

Brahmo as being in the world and realising Brahmo are two mutually contradictory

things. "

 

Similarly, in another Volume he says that he won't trust God if Narayan comes in

the form of householders.What did Swami Vivekananda mean in this passages?

Haven't many exalted people whom we regard as GOD incarnate like Ramchandra ji,

Shri Krishna themselves had been houselholders though they still did their

duties towards the world.If the author of 'Geeta' which preaches renunciation

and union with Brahmo himself can be a householder,how could the Swami say what

he said. Moreover in all ages there have been men who had been householders but

still served the world and had a great message for the world.In our own age we

can take example of Gandhiji and others. Similarly there have been a number of

Sanyasis who have been embodiments of egoism,demanding obeisance,having

self-vanity, which is just opposite to the goal of spiritual realisation. There

have been Sanyasis in India right from Vedic ages.Then why did vices like

untouchability and Sati prevail in India and were condoned and in many cases

practised by these Sanyasis.

 

What I am saying is that the duty of a Sanyasi is different from the duty of a

householder,they both can be great in their own right.Their greatness should be

judged by how they perform their own duty.

 

Regards,

 

Vinayak

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I feel,

Grihastha can go up to Savikalpa Samadhi, i.e. realize and have the

vision of His Ishta, (this in itself is a great achievement, albeit very

very very difficult). However, if a grihastha sadhaka achieves the

highest transcendental consciousness, and reaches the highest state of

Nirvikalpa Samadhi, he might not be able to return again to human plane

of consciousness. His body falls down as the ripe fruit or the aged leaf

within 21 days.

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c s shah

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