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.5.8 The Seeker of Knowledge Rejects Devotion
艢ankara sees the life of the seeker of knowledge as
80 one of constant "dwelling in Brahman" (brahmasamstha), and
he describes the discipline of knowledge as "an intense
effort to acquire a continuous current of the awareness of
the inner Self."81 The work required on this path is
considerable and requires sincere dedication of one's total
life energy; it is no small undertaking. This fact explains
the need for renunciation and freedom from mundane concerns.
It also throws light on Samkara's idealization of the
samny膩sin and the special praise he reserves for the
nai峁ａ弓hikabrahmacarin ("complete celibate") who, like the
great Advaitin himself, has renounced directly from the
student stage and has never been entirely caught up in the
illusions of the world:
It goes without saying that one who renounces from
studenthood and remains in the spiritual life as long as
he lives will attain liberation in Brahman.
82 Here, the yoga of knowledge--knowledge itself being
yoga--is the path prescribed for the S膩mkhyas, those
possessed of knowledge which discriminates between the
Self and its objects, who have renounced the world from
the stage of studenthood, who have ascertained the real
through the wisdom of the Upanisads, who belong to the
Paramahamsas or highest order of wandering mendicants,
whose life is focussed on Brahman only. 83
Here we again encounter the high standards that Sankara sets
for aspirants to the path of knowledge.