Talk:The Laughing Swamis
- CONTENTS
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- Preface to the Second Printing ix
- Preface xi
- The Laughing Swamis xvii
- PART ONE
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1: Multiple voices:On Methodology 3
- Research as Discourse 5
- Problems of Dialogue 7
- Questionnaire on Sannyasa 10
- Sannyasa is not a Text 12
- PART TWO
- THE TRADITION OF RENUNCIATION
- Chapter 2: The Classical Indian Tradition of Renunciation 15
- Life Stages 16
- The Vedas: Renunciation as Ecstasy 17
- The Major Upanishads: Renunciation as Knowledge 19
- The Sannyasa Upanishads: Renunciation as World-Abandonment 26
- Bhagavad Gita: Renunciation as Yoga 30
- Chapter 3: CLASSICAL INDIAN RENUNCIATE LIFESTYLES 37
- History of Renunciation 38
- Sociological Studies of Traditional Renunciation 41
- Bhubaneswar 42
- Uttar Pradesh 45
- Western Renunciates: The Sannyasin Disciples of Swami Vishnu Devananda 47
- Hare Krishna (ISKCON) 49
- Conclusion 54
- PART THREE
- THE REDEFINITION OF RENUNCIATION
- Chapter 4: SATYANANDA AND INNER RENUNCIATION 59
- Swami Satyananda 60
- Sannyasa Tantra 62
- Karma Sannyasa 65
- Conclusion 69
- Chapter 5: OSHO AND NEO-SANNYASA 71
- Rajneesh 71
- The Path of Love 78
- God 79
- Human Existence 80
- Mind and Illusion 81
- The Search for Truth 82
- Renunciation 85
- PART FOUR
- AUSTRALIAN RENUNCIATES
- Chapter 6: RELIGION AND ASIAN RELIGIONS IN AUSTRALIA 91
- The Denominational Experience 91
- Religiousness in Australia 92
- The Australian Myth 93
- Asian Religions 95
- Switching to an Asian Religion 95
- Conclusion 97
- Chapter 7: THE "COUNTER-CULTURE" 99
- The End of an Era 99
- The Vietnam War 101
- Other Public Protest Movements 103
- The New Consciousness 104
- Feminism 105
- The Family 106
- Shared Living 106
- Personal Power and self understanding 107
- The Growth Movement 107
- Drugs and "Eastern Mysticism" 109
- The Ageing of the Counter-Culture 111
- Chapter 8: BACKGROUNDS TO SANNYASA 113
- I: Demographic Background 113
- Gender 113
- Age 114
- Place of Origin 115
- Religion 116
- Education 117
- Marriage 118
- Demographic Background:
- Conclusion 123
- Chapter 9: THE FULL SANNYASIN DISCIPLES OF SWAMI SATYANANDA 141
- Ram Giri Baba 141
- I. Taking Full Sannyasa: Swami Haribhakti Saraswati 142
- The First Full Sannyasin Cohort 145
- The Second Cohort 149
- The Third Cohort 153
- II: Living in the Ashram 153
- Leaving the Ashram 161
- III. Living in Australia 163
- Chapter 10: HOUSE HOLDER SANNY ASINS 165
- I. Taking Karma Sanny: Swami Tulsimala Saraswati 165
- The First Cohort 168
- The Second Cohort 169
- The Third Cohort 171
- The Meanings of Initiation 172
- II. Living in the World 176
- All Sannyasins Together 179
- Chapter 11: THE NEW SANNYASA 181
- I. Taking Neo-Sannyasa: Swami Ananda 182
- Coming to the Master 185
- The First Cohort 185
- The Second Cohort 187
- The Third Cohort 189
- Sex 189
- II. The Buddha Field 190
- Shree Rajneesh Ashram 191
- Oregon 193
- The Centres 194
- Headlong into the Temple of Ruin 195
- The Return to Poona 197
- III. Living at the End of the Eighties as a Non-Serious Neo-Sannyasin 199
- Work 199
- Possessions 200
- Celibacy 201
- Meditation 202
- Conclusion 203
- Postscript 205
- Appendix 207
- Glossary 211
- bibliography 213
