YAMA - The Restraints II Ashramas, the stages of life
The Vedas divide our lives into four diļ¬erent stages, called the four ashramas. These four periods of life are called "the four stages of action": They are brahmacharya, grihastha, vanasprastha and sannyasa.
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The Vedas have laid down the four stages of life to make the journey of life a successful and peaceful one.
Here, in the stage of brahmacharya ashrama, the individual leads the life of a student. In this stage, the aim of the individual is to acquire the knowledge.
Grihasta is a householder living with a family and dedicating his life to domestic affairs.
This stage is also called a stage of forest dweller.
This is the stage of renunciation of all attachments, and the spiritual and the physical preparation for death.
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The cause of renunciation is the feeling of disgust towards worldly things. The day one becomes averse to the world, one should renounce.
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"I am a devotee of Siva, the Yogi among all the yogis. I follow Him to practice my celibacy." -- Masterji
It is said that the kings who perform one hundred sacrifices will become Indra, the king of gods. Jealousy is inborn in most people, including the gods.
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