ascetic

It draws its beliefs from the teachings of Lord Swaminarayan, a late 18th-Century celibate ascetic who is regarded by his followers as an incarnation of Vishnu, the revered Hindu god of preservation.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

But, as Stone makes clear in her video content, her definition of liking or even loving a husband is both laborious and ascetic to an extreme.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

He settled on the Upper West Side and began “living a monk’s ascetic life,” Mr. Strausbaugh writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

I am still a Samana, he thought, still an ascetic and a beggar.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Police struggled to manage the surging crowds at the festival on Tuesday as thousands managed to come into an arena meant for the ascetics.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

They tend to conjure images of monks meditating in the mountains or ascetics living in desert caves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Or consider 12th century Taoist ascetics who thought sleep deprivation could bring them closer to the truth.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023

Atop the barren ledges are several hermit cells made of stacked rocks where, as early as the 300s, ascetics lived in extreme deprivation.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

Siddhartha said: 'You know, my friend, that even as a young man, when we lived with the ascetics in the forest, I came to distrust doctrines and teachers and to turn my back on them.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse