What is the difference between the following:-sadhu,rishi ,muni, sant,yogi, mahatma,sidhiyogi.?
vedas,upanishads,
8 Answers
- ۞Aum۞Lv 71 decade ago
normally not much of difference...all are away from materialism and are progressing on spirituality however little diff. can be
Sadhu --- The who has renunciated the world and living alone
Rishi - Sadhu who has progressed a lot...and stays in his Ashram while teaching others about God
Muni - A Rsihi who lives alone..and normally does not impart knowedge..but busy in his own quest further
Sant - One who knows the truth... he may be living with family but will be busy in propagating the truth
Yogi - The one who does Yoga (Pranayama, Hathha yoga, kundalini yoga etc) and has got full control over his Prana
Mahatama - is senior of Sant... he may be living among the massess with family..but has detached himself from wordly lusts
Siddha yogi... a Yogi who has mastered some sort of Yoga and have got siddhis connected to that yoga
VEDAS : The most ancient books about Truth...They start from as low as telling about a Yagya for rain... goes highest to attaining Moksha
Upanishadas.: Later explanations about Truth..as experienced by different rishis.
- priyankjiLv 41 decade ago
Sadhu - the one who is generous & honest in nature
Rishi - the one who is Gyani, who meditates, does yagya, runs an Ashram & teaches his pupils
Muni - one grade below Rishi & generally travels a lot.
Sant - again who is harmless to any living thing on planet
Yogi - the meditator & who practices yogic asans to atain higher level of spirituality
Mahatma - Any soul who does great deal for the upliftment & well being of fellow humans
Sidhiyogi - the yogi who has achieved some sidhis (powers) using meditation / prayers / hardships
Vedas- -the base of hinduism( Rigved, Atharved, saamved, Yajurved)
Upnishads - meaning of vedas simplified by learned yogis & rishis.
i hope i answered them correctly as per my knowledge.
Source(s): expirence & Hinduism - Anonymous1 decade ago
All are different names for ascetics in hinduism
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
hinduism
- Anonymous1 decade ago
No difference.
They are all cheats.
You are wasting your time.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
i dont know