Life of Sadhus

This is an asked often question. Some verbalize and some still feel it difficult to ask. This is one such, send by somebody.

How do the Sadhus maintain themselves @Rishikesh, especially those who are not aligned with any ashram ? And specifically those with health problems and dependent on medicine etc ? Does someone take care of them or do they go in search of food etc ? Sometime back I visited an Ashram. There the sanyasis who are resident are always on time to the dining hall. But that is not possible if you are not in an ashram. Are there sadhus who totally live by chance and still get their requirements met ? 

There are two type of sannyasins (lol) dependent and independent. The swamis who are dependent are taken care of, till they are of some use, in some ashrams. But they have their own insecurity problems, but still will talk about brahman and Self, as though it is their grandfather.

But the independent types are of two types, again. Those who take care of themselves and those who leave everything to their providence. In the first variety they definetly go out to take biksha etc. and there are many a hospitals working on charity, which provide the medications, treatment etc for free. And when one is so old even for doing anything, the sadhus are not totally without heart :).

It is provided and so is providence probably. And beleive me, it takes care. If i need, i get it. if i don’t get it, I don’t need it. It is very simple.

Though this is so, the habit of charity is in scarce mode for many. Probably they too think like some of the sadhus, that it is their fate J.