Is sannyas incomplete like the Jains in founding an entire settlement?
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definition
"True sannyas is not a retreat from the world but a celebration of life, where every act becomes meditation and every moment a step towards freedom."
According to Osho, earlier sannyas was crippled by dependence on householders—like Jain renunciates who could not found settlements or travel beyond their lay base. His new sannyas is self-reliant: work, earn your bread, and turn every act into meditation. Such freedom empowers sannyasins to build complete settlements anywhere, uniting householder and monk, spreading worldwide without fetters.
Don’t be a monk living off others; be a meditative worker who earns your keep and can build a whole town anywhere.
Why this matters practically
- Frees you from dependence and control; your livelihood is your own.
- Transforms everyday work into meditation, deepening presence.
- Enables self-sustaining, creative communities to flourish anywhere.
- Transforms everyday work into meditation, deepening presence.
- Enables self-sustaining, creative communities to flourish anywhere.
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