Guest guest Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:18:38 -0500, Ramlal <conte wrote: > Om Namah Shivaya! > >> Can one be a priest and not be a sanyasin? > > Yes. For example, Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a priest and > was married (although he lived a celibate life). However, it seems to me > that I read somewhere that a swami could not or should not be a priest > because a priest is necessarily involved with many of the things a swami > has sworn off of such as birth, marriage, and death; perhaps someone > could > clarify? Exploring Amma's amritapuri.org website (a veritable university of dharma!) I found the following information: "The priests at Brahmasthanam are not paid employees, or householders, as in most cases, but monastic members of Amma's Ashram who have no desire for any personal reward from the performer of pujas." http://www.amritapuri.org/cultural/pujas/princip2.htm Regards, Ramlal -- Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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