renunciation:

See: sannyasa, tyaga, vairagya.

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Renunciation Not a painful obligation, but the result of a free choice; nor the giving up of an object of desire in favor of another object of desire. The question of advantage or disadvantage does not enter into it; these are delusions of the personal ego.

The one who truly renounces abandons the acquisitiveness and desire for personal advantage which are the law of the lower nature, and follows the law of the higher nature, which is the law of love and harmony. The question as to whether he gains or loses is then relatively meaningless for him, for he has forgotten himself, because he has found his greater self.

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Great Sacrifice, Renunciation. See WATCHER; WONDROUS BEING

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The next stage is that of a Sannyasin. When a man becomes a Sannyasin, he renounces all possessions, all distinctions of caste, all rites and ceremonies and all attachments to any particular country, nation, or religion. He lives alone and spends his time in meditation. He lives on alms. When he attains the sublime state of deep meditation he rejoices in his own Self.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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On September 22, 1931, two icons of the West and the East met in a humble tenement in London. Mahatma Gandhi impressed Charlie Chaplin with his view that supreme independence meant shedding oneself of unnecessary things.

Chaplin believed this principle was the basis of Gandhi's political-economic-spiritual argument against machinery.

However, what Gandhi told Chaplin that day echoes the Jaina principle of aparigraha.

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Detachment is not renunciation. It is a re-orientation of attitudes and lifestyles. It is a creative endeavour that involves a shift in consciousness. Free-flowing consciousness helps us reach a state of creative calm.

According to Sri Aurobindo , when one withdraws from the turmoil of outer life, the evolving consciousness becomes centred and observant like a detached witness or sakshi . The witness state, sakshi bhav , is a continual disassociation from worldly desires and sense-identification. It is a state of neutrality that goes beyond body and mind to communicate with the spirit.

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Adi Shankara (Śaṅkara, Shri Shankaracharya, Adhi Shankaracharya, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya; 'the first Shankara' in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at the feet of the Lord) (approximately 8th century, but see below) was the most famous advaita philosopher, who had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism through his non-dualistic philosophy. He advocated the greatness and importance of the important Hindu scriptures, the Veda (most particularly on the Upanis ...

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Image:WEB DuBois.jpg William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist, sociologist, historian, writer, editor, poet, freemason, and scholar. Although born in the United States, he became a naturalized citizen of Ghana in 1963, at the age of 95. W.E.B. DuBois - Early life and education. DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to Alfred and Mary DuBois. As a youth, his intellectual development was spurred through an interest in th ...

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Viraja Homa refers to the formal ceremonies by which a Hindu monk takes up the vows of renunciation (Sannyas). It is part of the full Sannyas Diksha (monastic initiation). After Viraja Homa, the monk receives the ochre robes, characteristic of Hindu monks, from the guru. Other related archivesHindu

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Great War. See TARAKAMAYA

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DuBois was invited to Ghana in 1961 by President Kwame Nkrumah to direct the Encyclopedia Africana, a government production, and a long-held dream of his. When in 1963 he was refused a new U.S. passport because of his communism, he and his wife, Shirley Graham DuBois, renounced their citizenship and became citizens of Ghana. DuBois' health had declined in 1962, and on August 27, 1963 he died in Accra, Ghana at the age of 95, one day before Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1992, the United States honored W.E.B. DuBois with his portrait on a postage stamp. On Octob ...

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Du Bois was invited to Ghana in 1961 by President Kwame Nkrumah to direct the Encyclopedia Africana, a government production, and a long-held dream of his. When in 1963 he was refused a new U.S. passport because of his communism, he and his wife, Shirley Graham Du Bois, renounced their citizenship and became citizens of Ghana. Du Bois' health had declined in 1962, and on August 27, 1963 he died in Accra, Ghana at the age of ninety-five ...

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The exact derivation of the term 'Mae Ji' is not known. Several possible etymologies have been suggested, relating 'Mae Ji' either to Sanskrit or Sinhala terms for renunciants, morality, or other positive qualities. The word ji is occasionally used in the Thai language to refer either to Buddhist monks, or to ordained followers of other traditions, such as Brahmanist priests or Jain monks. Historically, little is known about the status and lives of Mae Ji prior to Western contact with the kingdoms that preceded the modern state ...

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Because the bhikkhuni sangha (the order of ordained Buddhist nuns) was never established in Thailand, there has traditionally been no way for a female Buddhist to become an ordained member of the Buddhist clergy. Instead, for several centuries Thai women have chosen to live as Mae Jis, taking the eight precepts and living either in monasteries or in dedicated communities of female renunciants. Temporary Mae Jis (who typically do not shave their ...

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Shankara was born in Kalady, a small village in Kerala, India, to a Namboothiri brahmin couple, Shivaguru and Aryamba. The traditional source for accounts of his life is the Shankara Vijayams, which are essentially hagiographies. The most important among them are the MadhavIya Shankaravijaya, the AnandagirIya Shankaravijaya, cidvilAsIya Shankaravijaya, and keralIya Shankaravijaya. What follows is the standard story of Shankara's life; some of it is clearly mythical, but a substantial portion is historical, according to most scholars. In fact ...

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The Epoch Times was founded by a small circle of journalists in China in 2000. The journalists relayed stories overseas of alleged human rights abuses, infringements on civil liberties, and corruption in the Communist Party of China (CCP), among other things. Despite crackdowns by authorities inside China, the Epoch Times continued to expand operations overseas and has since become one of the widely distributed Chinese newspapers serving the overseas Chinese population. It now has a weekly print distribution of over ...

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The Epoch Times originally targeted Chinese readers living abroad and reported on the alleged persecutions, abuses, and inner workings of the CCP. Its reports on China are highly critical. It has since grown to report on civil rights issues worldwide in a conservative view, and now appeals to a somewhat wider audience. It sometimes also publishes articles accusing overseas Chinese personalities and media of alleged pro-CCP or anti-Falun Gong bias. The English edition represents itself as a general-interest newspaper that, although it ...

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In the Chinese community, where The Epoch Times is widely distributed, reactions are mixed. Some commend it for providing alternative views on China and its Communist government, in particular on topics which the Chinese Communist Party would presumably censor. Others criticize the paper, accusing it of having lax journalistic standards, an exaggerated tone, and of pro-Falun Gong bias. One of the biggest criticisms of The Epoch Times is its penchant towards airing only news stories that cast mainland China in a negative ...

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Termination is covered in Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955. The provisions for termination are separate and distinct from the provisions for making a declaration of renunciation. Section 9(1) of the act provides that any citizen of India who by naturalisation, or registration acquires the citizenship of another country shall cease to be a citizen of India. It also provides that any citizen of India who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country shall cease to be a citizen of India. Notably, the termination provision ...

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British nationality law - Renunciation and resumption of British nationality. All categories of British nationality can be renounced by a declaration made to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. A person ceases to be a British national on the date that the declaration of renunciation is registered by the Home Secretary. If a declaration is registered in the expectation of acquiring another citizenship, but one is not acquired within six months of the registration, it does not ...

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