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Liberation Through   Renunciation ; Moksha Sanyasa Yoga Arjuna said, O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the purpose of renunciation [tyaga] and of the renounced order of life [sannyasa], O killer of the Kesi demon, master of the senses. The Supreme personality of Godhead said, To giving up the activities which are based on material desires is what great learned man  called the renounced order of life [sannyasa], And giving up the   results of all activities is  wise man  called renunciation [tyaga]. Some learned men declare that all kinds of fruitive activities should be given up, but there are yet other sages who maintain that acts of sacrifice, charity and penance( self-punishment ) should never be abandoned. O best of the Bharatas, hear from Me now about renunciation. O tiger among men, there are three kinds of renunciation declared in the scriptures. Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up but shou...

The Threefold Path ; Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga Arjuna said, O Krishna, what is the situation of one who does not follow the principles of scripture but worships according to his own imagination? Is he in goodness, in passion or in ignorance? The Supreme Lord said, according to the modes of nature acquired by the embodied soul, one's faith can be of three kinds-goodness, passion or ignorance. Now hear about these. According to one's existence under the various modes of nature, one evolves a particular kind of faith. The living being is said to be of a particular faith according to the modes he has acquired. Men in the mode of goodness worship the demigods; those in the mode of passion worship the demons; and those in the mode of ignorance worship ghosts and spirits. Those who undergo severe austerities( sternness ) and penances( punishment inflicted on oneself ) not recommended in the scriptures, performing them out of pride, egotism, lust an...

The Divine And Demoniac Natures ; Daiva Asura Sampat Vibhaga Yoga The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity( sternness or severity of manner or attitude ) and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation(   formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action ), tranquility( calm ), aversion( a strong dislike ) to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness( greed ); gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor( physical strength and good health ), forgiveness, fortitude( courage in pain or adversity ), cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor-these transcendental( relating to a spiritual realm ) qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature. Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit( excessive pride in o...