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Integral Yoga S. SATCH: The external will not always be there; we may miss seeing that one day. Does it mean that when the teacher is gone, the teaching is also gone?
L.M.: There is also the path of discipleship. I see here at Yogaville both sannyasis, or renunciates, and singles and married householders.
S. SATCH: Yes, both of those paths are good, all are following the same teach
ing.
L.M.: One is not higher or lower than the other.
S. SATCH: No, no, some have dedicated their lives to public service; and some serve their family and the public. There is no reason to differentiate between them. Even sannyasis need householders: otherwise, where will they get their food; where will they go begging? Lord Buddha says the bhikkus should go for alms, as they're not cooking food at the monastery. So if there are no householders, who will feed them?
L.M: All the monks and nuns would die out if there weren't any more fam
ilies.
S. SATCH: That's right, everybody is doing their part. All are equal servants. For example, Krishna was a householder.
L.M: Arjuna, too.
S. SATCH: Arjuna was--there's nothing wrong in being a householder. Many teachers were householders. But they were not “hold” in the housethat is the main thing. Householders are serving the immediate family; and in their spare time, they are serving the outer family. Their immediate family is only given into their care; they are the custodians, the trustees of their family. Not my family, my wife, my children. No, the Lord has given you all of these people to support, to take care of them. You are only a baby sitter.
L.M.: Here at Yogaville, a balance has been struck. It's a good example of community
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