So in Sankara-sampradaya, strictly, unless one is born in brahmana family, he's not offered sannyasa. He's not given sannyasa. So far we are concerned, we also offer sannyasa to the brahmana, not to the sudras. But according to quality we create brahmana, not that we are offering sannyasa to the sudras, No. The principle is: sannyasa can be offered only to the brahmanas. So one may not mistake that we are offering to the..., offering sannyasa to the mlecchas, yavanas, as they complain. Some of my Godbrothers, they criticize like that, that I am offering sannyasa to the mlecchas, yavanas. This is wrong idea. This is naraki-buddhi. Actually, a Vaisnava is above this varnasrama-dharma. But we don't claim that we have become perfect Vaisnava. We are not so impudent. We want to remain under the Vaisnava. Under the Vaisnava. Otherwise Vaisnava means... In Caitanya-caritamrta you'll find the Vaisnava is paramahamsa. Vaisnava has no saffron cloth. Vaisnava is white cloth because Vaisnava is paramahamsa, above. But we don't claim the position of Vaisnava. We want to remain servant of Vaisnava. Therefore sannyasa order is below the position of Vaisnava. Sannyasa order means still in the material classification. But this Vaisnava is paramo nirmatsaranam satam. Dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmat... [SB 1.1.2]. This Vaisnavism is meant for paramo nirmatsaranam, paramahamsa. Sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate [Bg. 14.26].   (More...)

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