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Memo to Busheviks

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:34:36 -0400

dar <dobbie606

Evol <existentialmeditations >

 

 

 

QUESTION to Swami Sivananda:

 

Don't you believe that Naga Sadhus, when moving in public, are a

standing menace to our holy culture? Have they really risen to that

level as to regard this nakedness as nothing indecent and bad? Is there

any spiritual significance to this nakedness of body in its totality?

Kindly illumine.

 

ANSWER:

Our holy culture is essentially spiritual in every respect. Only when

the Spirit is forgotten, dualities like decency and indecency arise. All

these dualities exist for the worldly man and not for him who tries to

go beyond them and establish himself in that non-dual, differenceless

state. From the spiritual viewpoint, how can you then come down to the

level of finding the existence of dualities and getting affected by them?

 

The spiritual significance of remaining naked lies in its being a

helpful factor in getting over the body-consciousness or Sarira

Abhimana. The man whose mind is tainted with worldly thoughts and who is

awake to the dualities will feel ashamed to present himself in his

birthday robe in public. Only he who has conquered his senses and mind

can roam in a state of nudity in public fearlessly and without the least

emotional disturbance.

 

Some adopt this as a part of their Sadhana to overcome the body

consciousness and such people generally avoid the crowds.

 

Of course, there are people who impersonate realized sages and move

about duping the innocent public. But people can easily understand these

pseudo-saints by their reactions and hence shun them.

 

 

http://www.sivananda.org/

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