Celibacy and living in a monastery was always strange to Vedic religion.+

As one goes deeper in research, one finds that - Celibacy and living in a monastery were always strange to the Vedic religion. In fact, almost all the great sages of the Puranas and the Vedas were householders.

Observing celibacy and the monastery system in the Vedic religion is influenced of Buddhism and Jainism. Hinduism is a mixture of Vedic, Jain and Buddhist, and many other ideologies. The pure essence of Santana Dharma is lost by adopting the ideologies of many other ideologies.

There is no need to renounce anything, other than ignorance. Renouncing worldly life and becoming a sanyasi is not needed for Self-realization.

Sanyasa is not the means to Self-Realization. Sanyasa has nothing to do with the ultimate truth.

Whatever is renounced on the base of the physical Self cannot be the qualification to acquire Self-knowledge.

A Gnani is aware of the fact that the Soul is the true Self, and the three states are unreal.

There is no use in giving up worldly life and becoming a monk or sanyasi to get Self-realization because all physical action is part of the illusion. The Illusion is caused by the ignorance of the true Self.

When the Self is not physical, then what is the use of renunciation, which is based on the physical Self?

Renunciation is a religious idea, and it is the greatest obstacle in the pursuit of truth. The sanyasi thinks he is an individual separate from the world, therefore, he will not be able to renounce ignorance. Therefore, he is not qualified for Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar