The notion that others depend on you is due to sheer delusion. God alone takes care of
everyone. Being deluded, you think that you are supporting your kith and kin and undergo
endless troubles, miseries and vexations. Even if you turn an anchorite, God will arrange
everything and maintain your family. And no sin will accrue to you, provided you have intense
Vairagya. Swami Ram Tirth had burning Vairagya; so he resigned his job, and leaving behind
his wife and two young sons, took to Sannyas. Similarly, Lord Buddha renounced his kingdom
and turned a recluse.

From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda

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