Vairāgya defined in the Wikipedia as (Devanagari:वैराग्य, also spelt as Vairagya) is a Sanskrit term used in Hindu philosophy that roughly translates as dispassion, detachment, or renunciation, in particular renunciation from the pains and pleasures in the material world. Can it be easy to live with non- attachment in our lives? Given the everyday news stories there are a lot of events and even crimes that are committed due to attachment. We are attached to food, clothing preferences, where we live or want to live, the type of people we want to be or be around, etc.
It is stated in the Yoga Sutras (YS) I-15 DRSTANUSRAVIKA VISAYA VITRSNASYA VASIKARA SAMJNA VAIRAGYAM - The consciousness of self-mastery in one who is free from craving for objects seen or heard about is non-attachment. Swami Satchidananda's commentary here is "Normally the mind gets attached by seeing or hearing something." He describes the word vairagya (non-attachment) as literally meaning colorless. "Every desire brings its own color to the mind. The moment you color the mind, a ripple is formed, just as when a stone is thrown into a calm lake it creates waves in the water." He further states that as these stones get continually thrown in, there will be no peace of the mind and therefore there can be no steady practice. And you can't get what you want if your mind is distracted by other desires. Therefore it is essential that "non-attachment must always go with the practice."
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