Renunciation

Renunciation is NOT

• Living in solitude
• Eating once a day
• Any external appearance e.g. shaving head, wearing special clothes, etc.
• Chanting some special scriptures.
• Meditating with closed eyes.
• Allowing others to insult / harm you.

In fact, all above forms of renunciation are likely to cause more harm than good, when unaccompanied by a mental maturity.

Real Renunciation is living in peace with oneself. The person may live in solitude or in a crowd. The person may eat any number of times a day. The person may not wear any special clothes. The person may not know scriptures. The person may not meditate with closed eyes. The person may use violence for self-defense.
Real Renunciation is difficult because it involves giving up of wrong ideas and accepting the Truth about oneself.
Real Renunciation is difficult. Fake renunciation (living in solitude, etc) are relatively easy.