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revolved around a renunciate, never around a man who himself is running after possessions. And why be a renunciate?
Eeshaavaasyamidam sarvam yatkinchajagatyaam jagat, tena tyaktena bhunjeethaa maa gridhaha kasyasvid dhanam.
(Ishavasya Upanishad Sl. 1) "All this, whatsoever moves in this universe is indwelled - by Isha, therefore, through renunciation do thou enjoy and do not covet anybody's wealth."
When we talk about yoga then it is already assumed to include renunciation. A materialistic accumulation can never lead to yoga. This is a fact. What is this renunciation? What is this yoga then? When you unveil this outer covering of name, form and object and look deeper within, you will discover an inner consciousness. That realization of the relationship between yourself and the inner being is yoga. Reaching that poi is the very aim of your existence. Today scientists are engaged in so much research, but to discover what? If you give a little thought to this you will clearly know that all their efforts and their sight is focused externally, whereas our rishis and saints, who were scientists of equal or even higher caliber, made their discoveries inside, within the inner world and, therefore, their contribution is unmatched in this world.
Once a guru with some disciples was preaching. Suddenly there was an earthquake. The whole ground and the building where they were staying began to shake. All the disciples rushed out in chaos. But the guru kept sitting inside in a deep meditation. When the earthquake subsided the disciples came and asked, "Gurudev, why did you not run away?" He replied, “I also ran but our race was in opposite directions. You ran outside whereas I ran inside. I went to the innermost real Self where no death could touch me." A realized Indian saint can claim this with true perfection.
A similar incident happened when King Pareekshit was threatened by the deadliest cobra Taskshak. He went to his guru Sukhadeva and after attaining that state he confidently claimed that no death could kill him.
Namam takshati takshakaha "Takshak can never kill me with his bite". He renounced his mortal attachments, crossed the boundaries of death and realized the inner Self, the eternal flame existing within. Acharya Shankara had said:
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