Written by London Swaminathan
Date: 4 June 2017
Time uploaded in London- 20-50
Post No. 3971
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1.Dhyaanam saucham tathaa bhikshaa nityamekaanthasiilathaa
yateschatwaari karmaani panchamam nopapadhyate
Dhyana – Meditation
Saucam – Maintaining purity
Bhiksa- Getting alms
Nitayamekanta silata -Remaining in solitude
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Four Types of Ascetics
One of the Upanishads classified ascetics into four types based on their goals:
Kutiicaka= seeking atmospheric world
Bahuudaka = seeking heavenly world
Hamsa= seeking penance world
Paramahamsa = seeking truth world
2.sanyaasaii syaat caturbedhah kutiicakabhahuudakau
hamsah paramahamsasca teshaam samjnaa ime bhudhaih
–Vedanta Samnjavali 135
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Four Types of Bad Disciples
Prajnaamaandya- dull
Kutarka= argumentative
Viparyaya – Erroneous
Duraagraha – Adamant
- atha vakshye caturbhedaah samnjaah sisyahitaaya vai
pranjamaandhyam kutarkasca viparyayaduraagrahah
—–Vedanta Samnjavali 98
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