Upadesha panchaka of Shankara (Re: Advaita 1001)

[M & E Shearn]

The following is taken from Talks With Sri Raman Maharshi

pg. 58 disciple: can a sanyasi remain in the midst of samsara?

Sri Ramana: so long as one thinks that he is a sanyasi, he is not one...


pg. 242 d: is it necessary to take sanyasa for Self-Realization?

M: sanyasa is to renounce one's individuality...


pg. 394 d: should not a man renounce everything in order that he might get
Liberation?

M: even better then the man who thinks " I have renounced everything" is the
one who does his duty but does not think "I do this" or "I am the doer".
Even a sanyasi who thinks "I am a sanyasi" cannot be a true sanyasi, where
as a house-holder who does not think "I am a housholder" is truly a sanyasi.

Teaching so sublime, beyond words.
Mouna