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What is a guna-dominant seeker in the context of sannyas?

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"True sannyas transcends the qualities of goodness and discipline; it is the flowering of a quality-less awareness that witnesses without attachment."

It’s someone who’s still shaped by qualities (even goodness), so they’re virtuous but not yet free like a true sannyasin who lives as pure, unattached awareness.
Why this matters practically
- Discerns virtue from freedom, so you don’t cling to being “good.”
- Shifts practice toward non-grasping and witnessing instead of collecting merit.
- Uses qualities as stepping stones while aiming beyond them (nirguna).
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