INTRODUCTION
SANNYASA PARAMPARA
Origin of Sannyasa
The Ashrama System
Rishis and Munis
Caste system
Sannyasa tradition
Renunciation Rites
Stages of Sannyasa
Traditional Rules and Requirements
Shaiva Sampradaya
Advent of Shankara
Dashnama Sannyasa Order
Dashnami Akhara and Alaka Bara
Vaishnava Sampradaya
SANNYASA TODAY
Song of the Sannyasin
Sannyasa in Modern Times
Who is Eligible for Sannyasa?
Code of Conduct
Qualities of a Sannyasin
Role of the Guru
Food for Sannyasins
Sublimation and Sannyasa
Suppression and Control
Keeping a Spiritual Diary
Women and Sannyasa
Women Saints and Sannyasins of India
SANNYASA LINEAGE
Dattatreya
Shankaracharya
Swami Sivananda
Swami Satyananda
SANNYASA UPANISHADS
Nirvanopanishad
Kundikopanishad
Bhikshukopanishad
Avadhootopanisahd
Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Upanishad
GLOSSARY
INDEX
