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Can a mathematician also become a sannyasin?

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"To be a sannyasin, one must leap beyond the calculative mind into the realms of love, poetry, and dance, for meditation belongs to lovers, not accountants."

Yes—but you must stop counting and start loving: let go of analysis, feel and play, and meditate without measuring.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces overthinking so you can live and meditate wholeheartedly.
- Opens the heart through non-calculative practices (music, dance, silence).
- Loosens rigid cultural ideas of spirituality, inviting fresh, adventurous inquiry.
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