Question

Find out more about men and women who renounce the world today. Where do they live, what kinds of clothes do they wear, what do they eat? Why do they renounce the world?

Answer 1

Hint: This question is talking about all those preachers, religious saints, men and women who devoted their lives to Budhha Sangha, on the path of simple lives, free from desires, greed and violence.

Complete answer: People in the past renounce their lives in search of inner peace and spiritualism. They left the materialistic world and adopted asceticism in their lives. Buddha was one among such people. One day he left his home and family and was inspired by an ascetic who was calm and serene with no worldly needs, desires, sorrows and miseries. Another such example is Mother Teresa. She left the worldly pleasures and became a nun. She devoted her life for the caring of people without food and money and who were dying in Calcutta, present-day Kolkata. She also set up homes for the caring of people in need. Apart from them, there are many people who have devoted their lives to serve God and humanitarian work. They live a simple life either in Sanghas or Ashrams or some have permanent residents in isolated places. Their lifestyle includes simple clothes and normal food that others eat.

Note: People renounce the world because they think that true knowledge can only be attained by abandoning all the materialistic pleasures. Many youngsters in today's time are also devoting their lives on the same path.