Sannyasa in its true essence!
Chetan Prabhakar
Is it important to become an ordained monk or formal Sannyasi to tread on the path of spirituality or Sannyasa? Let us understand what is Sannyasa as per the Bhagavad Gita. Verse 18.3 of the Bhagavad Gita provides as follows:
‘The giving up of activities that are based on material desire is what great learned men call the renounced order of life (Sannyasa). And giving up the results of all activities is what the wise call renunciation (tyaga)’
As per the above verse, leaving one’s family and going to a secluded place or joining a formal sannyasi organization is not what Sannyasa means. What it truly means is; giving up the activities that are based on material desires.