Here he discovered the sadhus, wandering holy men living off the forest, covering themselves with ash, and drinking the " elixir of the gods.

In Hinduism, celibacy is usually associated with the sadhus (" holy men "), ascetics who withdraw from worldly ties.

He traveled to Bengal with other sadhus ( holy men ) to distribute devotional writings to the general public.

In Rishikesh, India, beginning on 20 April 1962, a forty-day course was held for " sadhus, sanyasis, and brahmacharis " to introduce TM to " religious preachers and spiritual masters in India ".

It was a peaceful place with a regular influx of visitors, pilgrims, sadhus and sants, monks, travellers, tourists .”

Even at the peak of the crackdown, charas was still popular and remains so today, especially amongst Indian sadhus.

Many felt it was only a matter of time until Shantilal would embark upon a monastic life by joining the order of Swaminarayan sadhus under Shastriji Maharaj.

Hutchinson observes that Pramukh Swami ’ s “ selfless love … was his most frequently and enthusiastically reported characteristic that had influenced persons to become devotees and sadhus .” After renouncing worldly ambitions, these sadhus are guided by Pramukh Swami in their service of God and society.

It is considered a highly meritorious act for a lay devotee to provide sadhus with food or other necessaries.

However, the practice of brahmacharya is more sustained for most sadhus, or renunciates, who often take a lifelong vow of brahmacharya, or celibacy, so that their life becomes centered on surrender to Guru and God, with the firm hope of God realization and the perfect divine happiness.

The sadhus are seen clad in saffron sheets with ashes and powder dabbed on their skin as per the requirements of ancient traditions.

" Many sadhus in India are called Babaji, and sometimes even " Babaji Maharaj ", which has caused confusion between Mahavatar Babaji and other sadhus with similar names.

A chillum, or chilam, is a straight conical pipe with end-to-end channel, traditionally made of clay and used since at least the 18th century by wandering Hindu monks, known as sadhus in India.

Its international network has grown into 2, 710 Youth, 4, 070 Children and 1, 320 Women centers, more than 890 sadhus, 55, 000 volunteers and over one million followers, with more than 750 temples and 9090 centers in 45 countries.

Shantilal ’ s daily “ darshan ”, or worship, at the Swaminarayan mandir in Chansad, and his association with Shastriji Maharaj and his disciple sadhus whenever they came to the village, further reflected Shantilal ’ s affinity for spirituality from a young age.

In Hindu theology, Siddhashrama is a secret land deep in the Himalayas, where great yogis, sadhus, and sages who are siddha live.

Many hippies, metalheads and Indian sadhus have long hair, as well many older indie kids.

Travelers and sadhus from all over India pass by to join in.

Many yogis and sadhus have been known to exercise control over their physiological processes.

The Jesuits had heard from wandering sadhus and yogis, of people in Tibet who had rituals and practices similar to those of Christians.

at Taxila, an ancient center of Vedic & Buddhist learning, were probably an old sect of Hindu Naga sadhus.

The term has also been used to refer to Hindu and Buddhist ascetics ( e. g., sadhus, gurus, swamis and yogis ).

In this respect, Dervishes are most similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu / Buddhist / Jain sadhus.

Over 30, 000 pilgrims were being held back by barricades in a narrow street leading to the Ramkund, a holy spot, so the sadhus could take the first ceremonial bath.

Hindu sadhus, yogis, saints and bairagis ; Muslim faqirs and pirs ; and Christian priests were all the recipients of Sikh largess.

It then proceeds onwards to various akharas of various sects of sadhus, which are in Girnar hill from ancient times.

The procession of sadhus and pilgrims ends again at Bhavnath temple after visiting Madhi, Malavela and Bara Devi temple.

Learning along the way from sadhus, sages, avatars and sorcerers – it ’ s a journey which took him from Kolkata to Chennai, from Bangalore to Mumbai, in search of the miraculous.

Many saints and sadhus blessed him and reassured his parents that he had a very developed awareness.

The OKW or Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ( High Command of the Armed Forces ) reported that the SS-VT had unnecessarily exposed themselves to risks and acted recklessly, incurring heavier losses than Army troops.

Thus if the notions themselves ( and this is the heart of the matter ) are confused, and recklessly abstracted from things, nothing built on them is sound.

Raeder's deputy, Admiral Rolf Carls wrote with pride in his diary in October 1941 that " all our forces have been deployed so often and so recklessly that never can the charge of tepidity be levelled against us ".

He is also impatient to fight the Slayer upon his initial arrival in Sunnydale ; the attack is supposed to coincide with the Night of St. Vigeous ( when a vampire's natural abilities are enhanced ), but he " couldn't wait " to go after the Slayer and recklessly leads a mass assault against Buffy at Sunnydale High, which fails and results in the deaths of many Aurelian vampires.

" Displaying a gang sign, such as the noose, as a symbolic act can be construed as "… a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize another, to cause evacuation of a building, or to cause serious public inconvenience, in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience … an offense against property or involving danger to another person that may include but is not limited to recklessly endangering another person, harassment, stalking, ethnic intimidation, and criminal mischief.

In other words, the policy underpinning the operation of the law favors the protection of the public as against the interests of an individual who recklessly or with wilful blindness exposes the public to danger.

An example of moral hazard is when people are more likely to behave recklessly after becoming insured, either because the insurer cannot observe this behavior or cannot effectively retaliate against it, for example by failing to renew the insurance.

Mary's younger sister Betty ( Jane Bryan ) comes to visit, and unaware of the dangerous situation she has entered, behaves recklessly against the advice of her older sister.

In May 2011, Perez filed a lawsuit against the producers of the show, claiming that the injury she incurred was the result of being " recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and manhandled " during filming.

A civil case was brought against Dan and his wife, Diane for recklessly permitting David to drive their 1991 Saab 9000.

Ling Tong then fought recklessly in the battle against the bandits after exclaiming that only through death could he cleanse his deep guilt.

Of these, five were men accused of infecting female partners during sex, one was a man who pleaded guilty to infecting a male partner, and one ( in Wales ) was a woman who pleaded guilty to recklessly inflicting GBH on her 31-year-old lover.