sannyasin

“It's most vividly illustrated perhaps in the traditional Indian idea that, having raised a family and discharged your duty to society in this way, you should abandon your home and devote yourself to meditation or pilgrimage, become a wandering 'sannyasin'.”

'The gifts reserved for age: perceptions of the elderly' A lecture to mark the Centenary of Friends of the Elderly, Church House, Westminster

“Just because one may not be living as a renunciate sannyasin, it doesn't mean that one is not expected to be a full-bodied expression of faith or even have the capacity to become a deeply realized God-man or God-woman.”

Andrew Z. Cohen: Raising the Bar

“The solution is not to renounce all possessions and live like a wandering sannyasin.”

Conflict Zen