Is the habit of taking several baths and changing clothes recommended for a sannyasin today?
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"Cleanliness should arise from a sense of joy and lightness, not from neurotic rules; let balance guide you in all things."
According to Osho, a sannyasin should avoid extremes: neither filthy nor compulsively bathing and changing clothes. Cleanliness is for your own lightness and joy, not a moral virtue. Take a good bath as needed, but reject neurotic rules; feel your body and situation. Let balance guide you, without guilt when conditions or health make bathing impractical.
Be clean enough to feel fresh, but don’t obsess—bathe when it helps, skip when it doesn’t, and don’t feel guilty.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents obsessive habits and saves time and energy.
- Supports physical ease and mental lightness.
- Frees you from guilt and social conditioning by trusting your own balance.
- Supports physical ease and mental lightness.
- Frees you from guilt and social conditioning by trusting your own balance.
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