| 27. The sannyasi and the yogi alike
bring good to the world. In the one case, through it seems as though
action has been renounced, this state of renunciation is filled to the
brim with action. It holds boundless creative power and illumination.
Both the sannyasi and karma-yogi are jnanis, seers, and are entitled to
the same high throne. Though the names are different, the substance is the same. They are two modes of the same reality.
A wheel in rapid motion seems at rest. The state of the sannyasi is
similar. From his shanti, his peace and steadiness, flows infinite power, endless movement.
Mahavira, Buddha, and Nivrittinatha were such realized souls. Though
all the endeavors of the sannyasi have ceased, and come to a rest, he does mighty deeds. As stone
means pashana and pashana means stone, "sannyasa" means "karma-yoga" and "karma-yoga"
means "sannyasa".
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