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**amehoubFomo** · 07-18-2011, 07:56 PM

Sri tks,

I agree that this is one way of looking at it, particularly when one does not live in
India. Here we normally think that a Sannyasi is one who has renounced
everything and has no desire for the worldly objects. We have seen great men
like Ramana, Seshadri, Paramacharya of Kanchi and sri Chandrasekhara Barathi
of Sringeri and hence believe that a sannyasi must have eschewed all desires.
That is why people here are indignant.

If anyone else is seen with a woman llike this, people do not bother to look at it.
It is just like 100 passengers who die in an aircrash making news while thousands
die of starvation unreported and unsung !

Sri N.R. Ranganathan -

That is an excellent point - there are expectations of a real Sannyasi.
I have no idea who his Guru was and if he is a real Sannyasi. I dont think he is one and should be asked to get rid of his Sannyasi attire

Such people should not be allowed to call themselves Sannyasi. Not sure if that is enforceable.

When I first heard about this scandal first I thought respectable Swamijis informally agreed to a resolution that he go into a 'spiritual isolation' for the rest of his life.
He almost started on this direction. That would have saved our tradition.

However many of the anti-hindu elements want this news alive. With political parties, police and SUN TV each for their own goals want to go after this guy to put him in jail with flimsy evidence and trumped up charges. This forces anyone (I dont think he is a Swami, he is just a person) to fight back which is not good for anyone or to our tradition.

A great resolution would have been for him to disappear somewhere with no connections and the rest of Hindu organizations force the dropping of charges removing this person from being in the news. If that is not possible then he is just like anyone and if he agrees to get rid of his Sannyasi cloth, he can continue with his business.

Please feel free to critique me and this position.

07-18-2011, 07:56 PM	#11
amehoubFomo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	Sri tks, I agree that this is one way of looking at it, particularly when one does not live in India. Here we normally think that a Sannyasi is one who has renounced everything and has no desire for the worldly objects. We have seen great men like Ramana, Seshadri, Paramacharya of Kanchi and sri Chandrasekhara Barathi of Sringeri and hence believe that a sannyasi must have eschewed all desires. That is why people here are indignant. If anyone else is seen with a woman llike this, people do not bother to look at it. It is just like 100 passengers who die in an aircrash making news while thousands die of starvation unreported and unsung ! Sri N.R. Ranganathan - That is an excellent point - there are expectations of a real Sannyasi. I have no idea who his Guru was and if he is a real Sannyasi. I dont think he is one and should be asked to get rid of his Sannyasi attire Such people should not be allowed to call themselves Sannyasi. Not sure if that is enforceable. When I first heard about this scandal first I thought respectable Swamijis informally agreed to a resolution that he go into a 'spiritual isolation' for the rest of his life. He almost started on this direction. That would have saved our tradition. However many of the anti-hindu elements want this news alive. With political parties, police and SUN TV each for their own goals want to go after this guy to put him in jail with flimsy evidence and trumped up charges. This forces anyone (I dont think he is a Swami, he is just a person) to fight back which is not good for anyone or to our tradition. A great resolution would have been for him to disappear somewhere with no connections and the rest of Hindu organizations force the dropping of charges removing this person from being in the news. If that is not possible then he is just like anyone and if he agrees to get rid of his Sannyasi cloth, he can continue with his business. Please feel free to critique me and this position.
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