The Nithyananda Order
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“The Nithyananda Order has been created to facilitate not just sanyāsis but also people from all walks of life to walk the path to enlightenment. Its intention is to bring the Vedic tradition of enlightenment to life in today’s light, for today’s seeker, whatever may be his worldly aspirations. It is an opportunity and a gift to every individual from the energy of enlightenment. It is a lifestyle centered on raising the individual consciousness.” - Nithyananda
There are 6 categories of people in the Nithyananda order:
• Upakrameṇa brahmacarya and naiṣṭika brahmacharya - Preliminary stages for the unmarried who wish to tread the path of sanyās.
• Vānaprastha sanyās - Initial stage for the married who decide to move in the path of sanyās.
• Pūrṇa sanyās - State indicating the complete flowering of the quality of sanyās in oneself.
• Parivrājaka sanyāsi - Wandering mendicants who wish to be identified with and formally initiated into sanyās under the Nithyananda Order
• Gṛhasta - Stage for the unmarried or married who wish to tread the path of enlightenment outside the purview of asceticism.
• Mission Order - Person can stay in his own home and run a department for the mission.