turvy. The student lives in luxury at the expense of the father or the father-in-law. When the educated, indulgent student becomes a householder by the strength of university degrees, he requires money by all means for all kinds of bodily comfort, and therefore he cannot spare even a penny for the so-called  vānaprasthas  and  sannyāsīs . The  vānaprasthas  and  sannyāsīs  nowadays are those who were unsuccessful in family life. Thus the so-called  sannyāsīs  try to construct another home in the name of the  sannyāsa āśrama  and glide down into all sorts of luxury at the expense of others. So all these  varṇās  and  āśramas  have now become so many transcendental frauds.
But that does not mean that there is no reality in them. One should not conclude that there is no good money simply because one has met with counterfeit coins. The  sannyāsa āśrama  is meant for complete freedom from all anxieties, and it is meant for uplifting the fallen souls, who are merged in materialism. Unless the  sannyāsī  is freed from all cares and anxieties, like a white cloud, it is difficult for him to do anything good for society. ■
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