Qualities of Fearlessness, Purity and being engaged in the cultivation of knowledge(jnana-yoga-vyavasthiti:)
For a Sadhak, the first quality should be fearlessness, as he may have to be alone without any support or guarantee of support, and simply depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, being fully convinced that the Paramatma always within, will take care of a soul surrendered to Him. "I shall never be alone," and "Even if I live in the darkest regions of a forest He will give me all protection." Such a conviction is called abhayam, without fear. Then, one has to follow the rules and regulations of a particular status of life in order to to purify his existence. The rules and regulations to be followed in the renounced order of life, including the one not to have any intimate relationship with a woman. This is not a sign of hatred for women as a class, but it is a stricture imposed on him as a sadhak. For a sadhak, passion for women and possession of wealth for sense gratification are strictly forbidden. Lord Caitanya said, "For a sannyasi or anyone who is aspiring to get out of the clutches of material nature and trying to elevate himself to the spiritual nature and go back to Godhead, for him, looking toward material possessions and women for sense gratification- is so condemned that he had better commit suicide before experiencing such illicit desires."
The next item is jnana-yoga-vyavasthiti: being engaged in the cultivation of knowledge. A Spiritual Sadhak’s life is meant for distributing knowledge to the householders and others who have forgotten their real life of spiritual advancement. Humility is also one of the qualifications of a transcendentally situated person, and out of sheer humility the he goes from door to door, not exactly for the purpose of begging, but to see the householders and awaken them to spirituality, and if actually advanced he should preach it with logic and understanding. But even if he has accepted the renounced order of life without sufficient knowledge, he should engage himself fully in hearing from a bonafide spiritual master to cultivate knowledge. A Spiritual sadhak, or one in the renounced order of life, must, thus, be situated in fearlessness, sattva-samsuddhi (purity) and jnana-yoga (knowledge). Danan (Charity) is the next cherished Value/Quality.
Ved Prakash
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