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Culture Course |
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THE ASRAMAS |
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He starts
loving the deer, cow and other animals of the forest. He becomes fearless and they love
him. In this way, he prepares himself to enter the next Asrama.
Sanyasa is the last stage of mans life. This word means giving up love of
everything.
With the permission of his wife and Guru, a Vanaprastha becomes Sanyasi uttering the
proper mantras. When he becomes a Sanyasi, he has no interest in life. He does
not think of his home, wealth, and children or even his own health. All the time he contemplates on God with Whom he wants to become
one.
The long wiry cane a Sanyasi carries show that he controls his mind, speech and
action.The saffron cloth he wears shows he has driven passion out of his mind. |
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