60. To be a Sanyasi (Priest) or a Home maker?
- Vijayabhaskar Natarajan
- May 2
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 11
Considering the divine energy layers, soul states and the pursuits-of-excellence, I would like you to consider the below table for some of the professions. Please note that a single person may represent more than one profession sometimes.
Profession | Main manifestation of KRIYA SAKTHI | Main manifestation of GNANA SAKTHI | Main manifestation of ICCHA SAKTHI | Relation to Reverential ADI PARA SAKTHI |
Sports person | Exercises, Practice, Sports activity | Mental strength to perform | Will power to excel | To work is to worship (Karma yoga) |
TV, Media person | Acting and other performance | Mental strength to recreate/reaffirm/uphold truth | Will power to be effective | To work is to worship (Karma yoga) |
Scientist | Experimenting, Researching, Teaching | Mental strength to explore scientific knowledge areas and to add to it | Will power to know | To learn/know is to worship (Gnana yoga) |
Teacher | Teaching, Coaching | Mental strength to explore and teach knowledge areas | Will power to change | To learn/teach is to worship (Gnana yoga) |
Priest | Praying, conduct masses, sermons, teaching | Mental strength to explore spiritual knowledge areas and to add to it | Will power to be uphold beliefs and faiths | To be is to worship (Gnana yoga) |
Transcendentalist/ recluse seer | Deep state meditation | Mental strength is to attain Mukthi | Will power to succeed | To meditate is to worship (Kriya Yoga) |
Common man while praying daily | Prayer | Mental wish to be blessed | Faith | To pray is to worship (Bhakthi Yoga) |
In the above table, we can see how different professions use up the different layers of energy while being in pursuit of excellence.
Thus, we come to the common questions that arise in human mind.
1. Is religion better than science?
Not necessarily if we consider that the common endeavour is to explore and gain knowledge. While the application of science brings prosperity and external development, the application or use of religion brings content and internal development.
Considering the effect on common man and his unbroken faith despite all odds, I will vote that religion has relatively a better function than science. But, this is my personal opinion. We cannot ignore the influence of medicine as a scientific field that takes care of humans/other souls in suffering.
2. Should the priest always practice solitude and/or celibacy(brahmacharya)?
Not necessarily. But we can consider the below:
Since we know that sometimes it takes multiple lifes to attain Mukthi, the concerned soul may be in advanced state and hence may opt for celibacy voluntarily.
A good priest or a good scientist is relatively an advanced soul and hence if he produces offspring out of wedlock, these offsprings, sometimes may be beneficial for the whole society by what these offsprings try to achieve. Sometimes super souls look for the wombs hosted by or seeded by advanced souls. Hence one should not be too worried if a scientist remains unmarried out of free-will or a saint marries again after divorce as long as they stay in their path while in pursuit of excellence!
Whether it is a priest or the scientist, sometimes solitude brings clarity and focus.
3. What is the role of sacraments/rituals?
For the priest, his solitude combined with his sacraments/rituals may increase his ICCHA SAKTHI. Similarly, for the scientist his solitude and his experimental/researching rigor may increase his ICCHA SAKTHI. Always, the ICCHA SAKTHI of the advanced good souls is beneficial to the society. ICCHA SAKTHI also brings special siddhis or capabilities to the person who possess it.
When both perform great commits (like how a priest uplifts the depressed devotee/baktha or the scientist discovers a path breaking discovery or innovation), the Law of Karma of the universe blesses them with positive karmic loads.
Hari Om!
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