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There are certain basic/minimum needs for the body. It might be different for different individuals. One has to be more discriminating between need and creed. But, the pursuit of desires leading to endless cycles of desires, are caused by ignorance.
Tirukkural:
யாதனின் யாதனின் நீங்கியான் நோதல் | அதனின் அதனின் இலன். 341-
Whatever thing, a person has renounced, he/she will be free from suffering due to that thing. This is the basic logic, to remove the cause of pain. So, if one can not renounce everything, even renouncing few things will help that person to be free from problems caused by few.
வேண்டின் உண் டாகத் துறக்க துறந்தபின் | ஈண்டுஇயற் பால பல. 342-
After one has renounced (all things), there will still be many things in this world to enjoy, which are True And endless joys. Free from bondages.
அடல்வேண்டும் ஐந்தன் புலத்தை விடல்வேண்டும் | வேண்டிய வெல்லாம் ஒருங்கு. 343-
An ascetic aims for: Curbing/Controlling the five senses and renouncing the craving desires all at once.
One day, the disciple saw a rat running off with a piece of his spare loin cloth in its mouth. He quickly checked and sure enough, the spare loin cloth was full of holes!. So when he went begging for alms at the village the next day, he also asked for a loin cloth. But got a big cloth. He made few pieces of loin cloth, towel and so on.
He once again found that his cloth had been torn up by the rats. So, he got a cat to get rid of the rats. He wanted to feed the cat well and he got a cow from the benevolent villagers and took care of her. Now he needs straw to feed my cow. He cultivates the land around.
The land produced a good crop. So now he needed a place to store the grain. He hired laborers to build barns for him. The disciple found that his needs and his possessions kept growing and soon the hermitage where he lived was replaced by a lavish estate. Living a luxurious life, the disciple decided to get married and raise a family.
One day his guru returned from his long pilgrimage. He found the lavish estate. He thought that a rich man must have driven his poor disciple away and built his estate where the hermitage used to be. He asked one of the servants about the ascetic who used to live.
Just then, the disciple heard his gurus voice and rushed out to greet him. My son, what is all this? the guru asked. I left you leading the simple life of an ascetic. I return to find you surrounded by wealth and possessions. How did this happen?
Oh Gurudev, the disciple said remorsefully. It all started with a single loin cloth. To protect the cloth from the rats I needed a cat and then there was no end to my needs. Forgive me, Gurudev. There is no end to our desires. True Sanyasa will have no more than a loin cloth and begging bowl.
வேதாந்தவாக்யேஷு ஸதா ரமந்தோ பிக்ஷாந்நமாத்ரேண ச துஷ்டிமந்த꞉
விஶோகமந்த꞉கரணே சரந்த꞉ கௌபீநவந்த꞉ கலு பாக்யவந்த꞉ 1
वेदान्तवाक्येषु सदा रमन्तो भिक्षान्नमात्रेण च तुष्टिमन्तः ।
विशोकमन्तःकरणे चरन्तः कौपीनवन्तः खलु भाग्यवन्तः ॥
Always thinking about sprituality and peace. Satisfied with simple food obtained by begging. That person with the only loin cloth is indeed the lucky one, without any trace of sorrow, always in state of bliss
மூலம்ʼ தரோ꞉ கேவலமாஶ்ரயந்த꞉ பாணித்வயம்ʼ போக்துமமந்த்ரயந்த꞉ .
கந்தாமிவ ஶ்ரீமபி குத்ஸயந்த꞉ கௌபீநவந்த꞉ கலு பாக்யவந்த꞉ 2
मूलं तरोः केवलमाश्रयन्तः पाणिद्वयं भोक्तुममन्त्रयन्तः ।
कन्थामिव श्रीमपि कुत्सयन्तः कौपीनवन्तः खलु भाग्यवन्तः 2
Always depending on only roots and plants, taking only two hands full of food, thinking of wealth as a torn piece of cloth, The man with the loin cloth is indeed the lucky one.
ஸ்வாநந்தபாவே பரிதுஷ்டிமந்த꞉ ஸுஶாந்தஸர்வேந்த்ரியவ்ருʼத்திமந்த꞉ .
அஹர்நிஶம்ʼ ப்ரஹ்மஸுகே ரமந்த꞉கௌபீநவந்த꞉ கலு பாக்யவந்த꞉ 3
स्वानन्दभावे परितुष्टिमन्तः सुशान्तसर्वेन्द्रियवृत्तिमन्तः ।
अहर्निशं ब्रह्मसुखे रमन्तः कौपीनवन्तः खलु भाग्यवन्तः 3
Always getting elated in his own thoughts, peacefully controlling all his senses, drowned in the pleasure of Brahman, The man with the loin cloth is indeed the lucky one.
தேஹாதிபாவம்ʼ பரிவர்தயந்த꞉ ஸ்வாத்மாநமாத்மந்யவலோகயந்த꞉ .
நாந்தம்ʼ ந மத்யம்ʼ ந பஹி꞉ ஸ்மரந்த꞉ கௌபீநவந்த꞉ கலு பாக்யவந்த꞉ 4
देहादिभावं परिवर्तयन्तः स्वात्मानमात्मन्यवलोकयन्तः ।
नान्तं न मध्यं न बहिः स्मरन्तः कौपीनवन्तः खलु भाग्यवन्तः 4
Always witnessing his own changes of the body, seeing himself as his soul, and never thinks of ends, nor middle, nor outside limits, The man with the loin cloth is indeed the lucky one.
ப்ரஹ்மாக்ஷரம்ʼ பாவநமுச்சரந்தோ ப்ரஹ்மாஹமஸ்மீதி விபாவயந்த꞉ .
பிக்ஷாஶிநோ திக்ஷு பரிப்ரமந்த꞉ கௌபீநவந்த꞉ கலு பாக்யவந்த꞉ 5
ब्रह्माक्षरं पावनमुच्चरन्तो ब्रह्माहमस्मीति विभावयन्तः ।
भिक्षाशिनो दिक्षु परिभ्रमन्तः कौपीनवन्तः खलु भाग्यवन्तः 5
Always reciting the name of Brahman with devotion, realizing that he himself is Brahman,
wanders aimlessly just depending on alms donated, The man with the loin cloth is indeed the lucky one.
Some Monk's (Sanyasi/religious head) individual life style may be 100 times costlier than any well paid professional. They are community leaders, business men and celebrities. Special uniform or Saffron dress for sanyasi is 10 time the price of pant and shirt. If a monk goes, lot of his servants have to go. He needs special food. Cook/porter/barber and etc have to go. Real cost will be more than 100 times. But he is a poor monk, who has given up everything. Are they in Spriritual Business?
Missionnaries went to under developed regions or countries like Africa. Natives lost their land and wealth, in turn got copies of scriptures for better next or after life. Their Solution to common persons for getting peace of mind, "Money is evil. Please give me all your money and You can have peace".
Hindu Nude Monks are known as Avadhoothas like Sadhaa Siva Brahmendraal, Judge Swami of Pudukottai. Traditionally (especially in South India), in the Hindu Cremation ground, after All the Relatives & Friends have Left the Cremation ground—the last one piece of Cloth that covers the body is removed, before it catches Fire.
SOUL is wearing a Cloth,called BODY. Genital organs for Procreation and Breasts for women for feeding the child, are all nothing but transformed Flesh.
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