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Guruji speaks on….
Why Sanyasi Travels
Why do Sanyasins leave a place after three days
Sanyasins are of many kinds. One kind is called Parivrajak Sanyasins. They are to move and never stay in
one place for more than 3 days, so that they do not get attached to anything, people or place.
They should not also be a burden on any body. They are welcome to stay but not hold on to the place.
During rainy season, they stay in one place for 4 months and so can spend time with special studies as
well as special teachings.
When a sanyasin matures, he is allowed to stay in one place and is also given a danda (a stick) to hold on
to his daily practices as a duty.
Most of the people cannot work or be happy without possessing something and looking after it. What
they have is to be looked after.
A rolling stone gathers no mass.
Possession is by repetition. We possess habits by repetition. We develop attachments by repetition. We
are comfortable in places where they do things the way we are used to. We like foods that we have
repeatedly eaten. Our bodies know how to digest foods that we repeat.
Change is always threatening. It challenges our ego. Openness comes with change or you will die.
Opening this openness is the motto of Sanyas. Hence a Sanyasin moves.
He/She discovers a greater world. She is open to the unknown and this takes them to trust God and
makes them spiritual.