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RENUNCIATION

Tyaga and Vairagya are very important in a sadhak's life. Tyaga means abstinence from indulging in worldly pleasures while Vairagya means detachment from worldly pleasures. In the beginning, the sadhak should inculcate detachment from material pleasures while physically accepting only such things which are necessary to sustain his bodily needs and fulfil his duties of householder life. When his detachment from worldly pleasures reaches such a stage where he is unable to continue living amidst family members and perform duties towards them, he can physically renounce the householder life and enter the renunciate life. After doing so, he must strictly follow the rules of the renunciate life and never look back. While Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has strictly forbidden Vedic Sannyasa in Kaliyuga, here, Baba has indicated in his satsanga that whether it is Vedic Sannyas (for sadhaks outside of Gaudiya Sampradaya) or Babaji Vesa, the underlying principle of proper renunciation is the same. He has discussed the kind of Vairagya the sadhak should practice in householder life and in renunciate life. He has also discussed about the right time to enter the renunciate life in the articles below:

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