MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1167
Radhe krishna,
Have a blessed day,
GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS
Swami SivanandaWhere there are kindness, humility and purity, there spirituality springs up, saintliness shines, divinity descends and perfection manifests itself. Man needs now no more degrees but character, no more study but wisdom. He lives in the hearts of all who is true to his heart, who is pure, virtuous and who serves all selflessly. He who has a blameless character and good behaviour can realize Truth quickly.
It is the duty of every aspiring seeker and earnest Sannyasin to try to take note without fail of
two significant factors, namely, theoretical conception of Sannyasa as laid down in the authoritative
scriptures and the practical living of Sannyasa in one’s life as immortalised by the vital tradition of
this great land. What does the true discerning Hindu take Sannyasa to be? We know that Sannyasa is
the fourth order or stage in life (Asrama). The individual entering this stage of life gets the Diksha
through the Guru and performs Viraja Homa (sacrifice). It is this Viraja Homa that gives you the
right clue and right answer to what Sannyasa implies. Viraja Homa throws a flood of light upon the
true meaning of Sannyasa. Sannyasa means annihilation of the old, deluded, egoistic
consciousness. It means the burning of all desires and attachments in the blazing fire of absolute
renunciation. It means reducing to ashes the last vestige of physical consciousness. It is the
emergence of a glorious, new consciousness. “I am neither body nor mind, immortal Self am I” is
the consciousness of a Sannyasin, whose body, mind, senses, Pranas and the ego all have been
offered up in the Viraja Homa flames. It is the supreme renunciation. Sannyasa therefore implies
Sarva-Tyaga. Hence his daily vow becomes: “I renounce the pleasures of this world. I renounce the
pleasure of the astral world. I renounce the pleasures of heaven.
Swami Chidananda.
two significant factors, namely, theoretical conception of Sannyasa as laid down in the authoritative
scriptures and the practical living of Sannyasa in one’s life as immortalised by the vital tradition of
this great land. What does the true discerning Hindu take Sannyasa to be? We know that Sannyasa is
the fourth order or stage in life (Asrama). The individual entering this stage of life gets the Diksha
through the Guru and performs Viraja Homa (sacrifice). It is this Viraja Homa that gives you the
right clue and right answer to what Sannyasa implies. Viraja Homa throws a flood of light upon the
true meaning of Sannyasa. Sannyasa means annihilation of the old, deluded, egoistic
consciousness. It means the burning of all desires and attachments in the blazing fire of absolute
renunciation. It means reducing to ashes the last vestige of physical consciousness. It is the
emergence of a glorious, new consciousness. “I am neither body nor mind, immortal Self am I” is
the consciousness of a Sannyasin, whose body, mind, senses, Pranas and the ego all have been
offered up in the Viraja Homa flames. It is the supreme renunciation. Sannyasa therefore implies
Sarva-Tyaga. Hence his daily vow becomes: “I renounce the pleasures of this world. I renounce the
pleasure of the astral world. I renounce the pleasures of heaven.
Swami Chidananda.
It is always said that we have to conquer nature, subdue nature, etc., as if nature is our enemy. We cannot conquer nature, and there no necessity to do that, because we are not outside nature.
- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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