The very thought of renunciation of things – is scary. Giving up everything. Money home family. They are all varying degrees of renunciation.
From Yogananda
FEBRUARY 9 – SRF DIARY – INNER RENUNCIATION
Renunciation is not negative but positive. It isn’t
the giving up of anything except misery. One should
not think of renunciation as a path of sacrifice. Rather
it is a divine investment by which our few cents of
self-discipline will yield a million spiritual dollars. Is it
not wisdom to spend the golden coins of our fleeting
days to purchase Eternity? — Paramahansa Yoga-
ananda, “ Sayingss of Paramahansa Yoganandya “
Now this logic can be given for those who are immensely material mined. You show them a gain.
But what about someone who loves God. There is no Gain. Lord , I just wish to be at thy feet. No more. Don’t care about hardships you give me.
Difficult isn’t it to love God
For the intellectual, they are given the logic it all belongs to God. Give up the sense of possession. So difficult. Why ? Try having a little dent in your car and see how that works for you?
But what about a Yogi ! Now they are the highest. Renunciation is natural. There is no sense of giving up. But how they achieve that painlessly is a trick. Very nicely written in a certain out if print book
Bhavin