Four Main Modes of Spiritual Life: The Bhakta, Jnani, Yogi, and Sannyasin: Class 2

As four main modes of spiritual life, the devotee, the wisdom seeker, the austere practitioner, and the fully matured renunciate act as prime examples for bringing meaning and peace of mind back into the lives of embodied beings on earth. For, without holding at least one of these steady positions, or better yet, a working combination of them all, the mind-soul falls victim to ignorance of its pure nature and the suffering that always follows.