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“The local seers, the rshi, easily identifiable by their dreadlocks or matted hair, and being dressed in nothing but bark. They filled their days in meditation or uttering mantras to find spiritual release. In the early mornings, these rshi walked to the villages in the valley to collect rice, betelnuts and vegetables the villagers shared with them because, after all, the spiritual welfare of the whole valley depended on these devout worshippers.  They continued through forests of lush foliage that protected them from the beating sun. Later, when the sun lost its strength, Prapanca and his two servants followed a narrow, steep path into the hills. They were getting closer”

“Can you say whether Supreme Knowledge (‘Brahmavidya’) can be obtained by ‘Gyanyoga’, ‘Bhaktiyoga’ and ‘Karmayoga’? No! This knowledge cannot be achieved by those yogas. There is one yoga and that is Rajyoga, and this yoga is manifested within the human body spontaneously. The Vedic Rishis (Sages) termed it as ‘Paravidya’, which cannot be obtained by ‘Gyanyoga’, ‘Karmayoga’ and ‘Bhaktiyoga’.”

“From the eras of Buddha (and Mahavir) we find the reference of monk life. Rishis or Munis were family men. They used to achieve the Supreme Cult within their family lives. Astabakra Sanghita has mentioned so wonderfully about family man and non-family man. He has mentioned that those who have lust and desire, they are family men and those who are devoid of any lust and desire, they are non-family men.”

“From the eras of Buddha (and Mahavir) we find the reference of monk life. Rishis or Munis were family men. They used to achieve the Supreme Cult within their family lives. Astabakra Sanghita has mentioned so wonderfully about a family man and non-family man. He has mentioned that those who have lust and desire, they are family men and those, who are devoid of any lust and desire, they are non-family men.”