From home to homelessness...: Pondicherry village life!

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This weblog has been created for the purpose of understanding, practicing and studying the life of the renunciate, in all its colors, shapes and flavors...

As an introduction I feel it is important to emphasize and recognize the fact that, when true renunciation (vairagya) takes place, being this an inner realization, it doesn't necessarily expresses itself in what i would call here outward sannyasa.

To use the words of the Buddha:

"Not by adopting the outward form does one truly becomes a bikkhu. He who wholly subdues evil, both great and small, is called a bikkhu".

Now, once this is recognized and understood, we still have to deal with one more thing... Because of prarabdha karma (fruit of karmas done by one in former lives) there are beings that have a natural lean towards a simple life, namely asceticism. When this is so, the external aspects of sannyasa manifest themselves without even one deciding upon it, therefore there is no struggle, no absurd ideas of self righteousness, not even attachment to its own exoterical approach, there is only pure joy!... simplicity... This, I feel, is the healthiest way to follow that beautiful stream.

As you can see this is not a space for debate or conflict of any kind, but for all of those that somehow have witnessed not only the beauty of such path but also its many rewards, and through this recognition they honor, value and appreciate both, the inner and outer aspects of it.

Whatever you feel is useful for you, then take it...whatever you feel is inaccurate or useless for you, then leave it.

Here you will find posts on renunciation, sannyasa, ascetism, the life of the bikkhu, the monk, the hermit, the saddhu, the anchorite, the mendicant, the solitary, the wanderer, the pilgrim, etc.

May our innermost mental knots be untied...

viernes, 20 de septiembre de 2013

Pondicherry village life!

Sometime ago I made a stop at Auroville... It was pretty impressive to have a glimpse of all they have accomplished in 40 yrs... it is not a community but a township, meaning, many communities in one big semi-city compound... So its cool bc every community has different projects and ways of life, all focused (supposedly) on inner work as the main turbine. In this way every community that belongs to Auroville comes along every month with all sorts of projects, courses, trainings etc, on whatever you want to learn or be part of... It is indeed a pioneering project and a role model. The golden temple is the most amazing temple ive ever visited, inside is like an enterprise, you feel like in a dream, is so pristine and silent that you can hear your heart beats while meditating... Anyways, I saw very little about Auroville itself bc I rented a moped for $1 a day and went my way to share with the villagers...

some pics at:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109047881755511720389/albums/5925808181258607713

blessings...

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