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Avadhuta
A naked sage. ("He who has shed [everything]"): a radical type of renouncer (samnyasin) who often engages in unconventional behavior.
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Avadhuta Nityananda Paramhansa
'Following the path of discrimination, let the pure mind be firmly fixed in Om.'[13]
Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa ...

Avadhuta ("he who has shed [everything]") - a radical type of renouncer (samnyâsin) who often engages in unconventional behavior
Avidya ("ignorance") - the root cause of suffering (duhkha); also called ajnâna; cf. vidyâ ...

Avadhuta: An enlightened being who lives in a state beyond body-consciousness.
Avatar: A divine incarnation of God, usually incarnations of Vishnu and his wife Laksmi.

Then he went to Hardwar, threw off the Danda and became an Avadhuta. He was in Uttarkashi also. When sharp, big flies were biting his body, when blood was emerging profusely, he would never disturb the flies. Such was his power of endurance.

We are all the children of Dattatreya. Adorations to him at all times! Dattatreya's "Avadhuta Gita" and his instructions to king Yadu mark out his Supreme Wisdom of Brahman. He lived in Brahman and he breathed Brahman.

See also: Spirit, Guru, Ananda, Spiritual, Brahma