13 April 1982

There are three types of souls: 1) renunciates or tyaagi , 2) great renunciates 3) complete renunciates. All three are renunciates, but numberwise. Tyaagi are those who have renounced, through knowledge and yoga, the temporary benefits they got from their old relationships and old connections of the old world, and who have in their thoughts adopted a yogi life. They simply think that to adopt renunciation means to experience the greatest fortune. They lack the courage to put it into practice. Because their personality of carelessness repeatedly emerge, along with thinking about renunciation, they are also those who love comfort.   They are not able to maintain constant courage, that is, they lack the power to face obstacles. 

Great renunciates (mahatyagi) are those who constantly have the courage and enthusiasm to transform their relationships, thoughts and personality. They are constantly detached from the old world and old relationships. The experience of great renunciate souls is that it is as though the old world and old relations are dead to them. They have become souls worthy of respect and praise, but they have also become trapped in the expansion of the household of service. Instead of becoming the great donors who give others the donation of all attainment, they accept all of that for themselves. So, "I" and "mine" become a golden chain of pure motives. Their motives and words - of not saying anything for themselves, but for service - are very pure. "I am not saying that I am a worthy teacher, but people do ask for me." "Students say that only I should do that service.” “I am very detached, but others make me loving to them”.