Sannyasa (Sanskrit: संन्यास, romanized: saṃnyāsa), sometimes spelled sanyasa, is the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as ashramas, the first three being brahmacharya (celibate student), grihastha (householder) and …

In 1971 he initiated six sannyasins, the emergence of the Neo-Sannyas International Movement. [30] Rajneesh differentiated his sannyas from the traditional practice, admitting women and viewing renunciation as a process of renouncing ego rather than the world .

2023年12月21日 · Sannyasin is a Sanskrit word that describes someone who has reached the life stage of sannyasa, or "renouncement of material possession." A sannyasin has turned away from all material possessions and emotional ties. They now live only to perfect their understanding of the spiritual world.

sannyasi, in Hinduism, a religious ascetic who has renounced the world by performing his own funeral and abandoning all claims to social or family standing. Sannyasi s, like other sadhus, or holy men, are not cremated but are generally buried in a seated posture of meditation.

When renunciates take a vow of sannyas (called sannyasis), they withdraw from external involvement in worldly life. S annyasis focuses their sights on the passage of their soul from this world into the next world, and thereby transcend earthly existence.

2023年12月21日 · Sannyasa is a Sanskrit term that refers to a stage in a person’s life, or spiritual development, in which one renounces material possessions to concentrate purely on spiritual matters. Their goal at this point is to achieve moksha, which is …

2025年1月25日 · Sannyasin refers to a monk or ascetic who has renounced worldly life in pursuit of spiritual truths. This term is prevalent in various Hindu traditions, including Vaishnavism, Vedanta, and Shaivism.

In this ancient Indian spiritual pattern, initiation as a Sannyasin is intended as a socially recognized exemption from the mundane involvements of human life. The Sannyasin rejected worldly life to more fully embrace the spiritual path and patterns of approach as communicated by the Sampradaya Guru.

2025年1月27日 · Frank reflects on a recurring pattern of responses to scandals involving the founders of spiritual movements, the ‘gurus’. A recent post on SN pointed out that the recently surfacing scandals around the Osho movement, taking in …

The four categories of sannyasins (sages or rishis) in Hinduism represent different levels of renunciation and spiritual practice. There are four recognized ashramas: brahmacharya, garhasthya, vanaprastha and sannyasa. Those who are in sannyasa ashrama are known as sannyasins or mendiants or monks.