Celibacy and living in a monastery was always strange to the ancient Sanatana Dharma. In fact, almost all the great Sages of the Vedic era were householders.
Observing celibacy and the monastery system in the Hindusim is the influence of Buddhism and Jainism. Hinduism is a mixture of Jainism, and Buddhism, and many other ideologies. Hindusim is not ancient Sanatana Dharma.
There is no need to renounce anything, other than ignorance. Renouncing the worldly life and becoming a sanyasi is not needed for Self-realization. Sanyasa is not the means to Self-Realization. Sanyasa is nothing to do with the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.
Whatever renounced on the base of the ego or physical self cannot be the qualification to acquire Self-knowledge.
There is no use in giving up the worldly life and become a monk or sanyasi, in order to get self-realization, because all the physical activity is part of the illusory universe or Maya.
Renunciation is a religious idea and it is the greatest obstacle in pursuit of truth. The sanyasi thinks he is an individual separate from the world, therefore; he will not be able to renounce the ignorance. Therefore, he is not qualified for Self-knowledge.
Religionists cannot take a comprehensive view and so decry what they cannot understand. There is no need to get an aversion to existence, as do the ascetics and yogis; on the contrary, he should go on living in the world, as a householder and he should accept worldly life like any other commoner.
There is no need to give up anything in order to acquire nondual wisdom, but to know “What is truth “and “What is untruth” in order to assimilate Self-knowledge.
Religious people think The method of asceticism is where one gives up externally in order to help one get into the internal attitude of freedom from desire but by getting rid of the desire, the ignorance will not vanish. Without getting rid of ignorance the Self-realzation is an impossibility.
Remember:~
Celibacy, fasting, and Hata yoga are nothing to do with the Soul, the Self, which is ever nondual.
Having food or fasting, Having sex or observing celibacy, wearing clothes, or being nude does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Know the mystery of the ‘I’. Come out of the intoxication of the ‘I’.
Till you remain in the grip of the ‘I’, you are blocked from realizing the truth, which is beyond the ‘I’.
The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole. The realization of ultimate truth or Brahman is possible only when the seeker inquiries into the nature of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the Mind.
The Mind is present in the form of the universe and the universe appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).
The one which appears as the duality and disappears as nonduality is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
Do not try to know who you are? By inquiring ‘Who am ‘I’, you will never reach the ultimate end of understanding.
‘Who am ‘I’? is only helpful at the beginning on later stages it is inadequate to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
Try to find out what is this ‘I’ which appears and disappears. What is it that knows this appearance and disappearance of the ‘I’?
Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)
That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ If you desire liberation, but you still say "mine," If you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, You are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
