hare krishan...please accept my humble obeisances all glories to srila prabhupada...
1)who can start a snyasi life ? 2) what if one who knowingly leaves everything and wants to leads a sanyasi life in vrindavana ? 3) even many many of the foreigner's are also seen fully surrendered in krishna concious and lives there.? 4)can one become a sanyasi without being initiated ortaking (diksha) for the time-being? 5)and where one goes there, lives in the temples of these masny temples or some other ashrama's ?
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THE LIFE OF A SANNYASI. part 1.
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THE LIFE OF A SANNYASI. part 2.
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/krishnaconsciousness/forum/to...
now, Your question and desire is more understandable. Yes, in the reality in Arian culture boys from 5 till 25 used to study at Gurukula and live outside of their home in the Temple with their Guru.
At this time Srila Prabhupada also reestablished this. Nowadays, Prabhus live at the Temple Brahmachari Ashrams. Girls practice Krishna Consciousness at home, but boys at the Temple.
They learn Bhagavatam, attend all Temple programs, strictly follow Sadhana, serve to guests, Deities, distribute books, go out and do Sankirtanas...
in this way they learn all do s and don't s of life. When they become around 25 years old they may choose to continue to be a brahmachari for whole life or to enter into family - grihsatha ashram. Those who stayed in brahmachari ashram are called Naishtika Brahmacharis. after some years by the permission of their Guru they directly accept Sannyasa. But first they are trained for several years. Because, to be a sanyassa is very difficult, and we do not need psedo sanyasas who enter into that ashram not being trained and fall dawn, it is very dangerous.
But You can first join Temple life. If there is no Temple in Your country then i know people who go to other countries and joined Brahmachari ashram. After 6 months of strict Temple sadhana one is qualified to be initiated by a bonofide Spiritual Master.
Your servant,
thanks for answering my question's...actually it was my eagerness to know about sanyassa...i give my humble obeisance to you the verses you described here are the same as told me by my senior devotees and my preaching guru..but still i would like to know what if one is strictly following the 4 rules and chanting mim of 16 rounds or more and having really no material desires. but at the same time have dependants...(from a rich family) who can survive on it's own..having some tussle,differences,or whatever with anyone wife,mother,father can go to any dhaam and do service there and than get initiated there ? does one like these kind of person, is accepted to any bonofide spritual masters ? there would be many devotees serving and living in dhaams but who knows that what they have left behind ? at the end of the day,what matters is one must be fully,sincerely have no material desires and only wants to serve to krishna.following 4 principles,chanting....( in short) can one be accepted by spiritual masters ?
We can not achieve Krishna without the mercy of Guru. If we are not initiated from a bonofide spiritual master then we can not enter into Spiritual world. To live in the Holy Places is very dangerous if we are not ready, if we have material desires. if we perform one sin it will give 1000 times stronger result than in ordinary places.
In this way we fall down, we loose our intelligence and live like a monkey in the Holy Land. yes, i experienced it in my own case :-( very difficult.
If a person has dependents as like young, unmarried children he can not leave them. He has to give them education and possibility to be able to take care of themselves.
And when only Guru gives permission one should accept sanyassa. Only by the wish of GURU!
Please, Mukesh Prabhu, let us know what is the reason You want to accept sanyassa! maybe senior Devotees could help You giving their own experience.
Thank You!
Your servant,