Spiritual Quotes On renunciation

What has Lord [Mahavir] referred to as dharma (religion; One's true nature)? 'He' has not referred to renunciation as dharma. 'He' has referred to becoming free of kashay as dharma or having less intense kashay as dharma. 'He' has referred to only these two states as dharma.

The One whose ego (ahamkar) and my-ness (mamata) go away completely, is considered a complete tyaagi (one who has renounced worldly life).

You will have to suffer the consequences of all that you renounce. Is it in our control to renounce (tyaag)? Is it in our control to acquire (grahan)? That is actually dependent upon one's merit-demerit karma (punya-paap)!

You do not have to renounce anything. The path of liberation is not one of acquisition or renunciation at all. Acquisition and renunciation are actually a part of the auspicious and inauspicious path. This [Akram Science] is actually the path to liberation; it is the path of [attaining] the absolute state of the Self (Parmatma pad). One only has to understand it.

The fruit [result] of renunciation is not liberation, the fruit of Knowledge of the Self is liberation.

The only difference between a Gnani and a renunciate is that the Gnani prevails in a state of saiyam (absence of anger-pride-deceit-greed and attachment-abhorrence), whereas a renunciate follows a set discipline. No one besides a Gnani can remain in saiyam.

Renunciation and saiyam are two different things. Renunciation is where one gives up all marital ties, parental ties, financial ties and material possessions. What is saiyam? When anger, pride, deceit, greed and attachment-abhorence are under control, then it is considered as saiyam.

In renunciation, egoism is present; [but] there is no egoism in saiyam (a state in which there is absence of anger, pride, deceit, greed and attachment-abhorence).