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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
*1: not influenced by [[strong]] [[feeling]]; especially : not affected by [[personal]] or [[emotional]] involvement <a dispassionate [[critic]]> <a dispassionate approach to an issue> | *1: not influenced by [[strong]] [[feeling]]; especially : not affected by [[personal]] or [[emotional]] involvement <a dispassionate [[critic]]> <a dispassionate approach to an issue> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | ''Vairāgya'' (Devanagari:वैराग्य, also spelt as Vairagya) is a [[Sanskrit]] term used in [ | + | ''Vairāgya'' (Devanagari:वैराग्य, also spelt as Vairagya) is a [[Sanskrit]] term used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_philosophy Hindu philosophy] that roughly translates as '''dispassion''', detachment, or [[renunciation]], in particular renunciation from the [[pains]] and [[pleasures]] in the [[material]] world (Maya). The Hindu philosophers who advocated ''vairāgya'' told their followers that it is a means to achieve [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha]. |
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
''Vairāgya'' is a compound [[word]] joining ''vai'' meaning "to dry, be dried" + ''rāga'' meaning "[[color]], [[passion]], [[feeling]], [[emotion]], interest" (and a range of other usages). This sense of "drying up of the [[passions]]" gives ''vairāgya'' a general [[meaning]] of [[ascetic]] disinterest in [[things]] that would cause attachment in most people. It is a "dis-passionate" stance on life. An [[ascetic]] who has subdued all [[passions]] and desires is called a ''vairāgika''. | ''Vairāgya'' is a compound [[word]] joining ''vai'' meaning "to dry, be dried" + ''rāga'' meaning "[[color]], [[passion]], [[feeling]], [[emotion]], interest" (and a range of other usages). This sense of "drying up of the [[passions]]" gives ''vairāgya'' a general [[meaning]] of [[ascetic]] disinterest in [[things]] that would cause attachment in most people. It is a "dis-passionate" stance on life. An [[ascetic]] who has subdued all [[passions]] and desires is called a ''vairāgika''. | ||
==In Hindu texts== | ==In Hindu texts== | ||
| − | The concept of ''Vairāgya'' is found in [ | + | The concept of ''Vairāgya'' is found in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_S%C5%ABtras Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras], where it along with practice ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhyasa abhyāsa]), is the key to restraint of the modifications of the [[mind]] (YS 1.12, "abhyāsa-vairāgyabhyāṁ tannirodhaḥ"). The term ''vairāgya'' appears three times in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavadg%C4%ABt%C4%81 Bhagavadgītā] (6.35, 13.8, 18.52) where it is recommended as a key means for bringing [[control]] to the restless [[mind]]. It is also the main topic of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksopaya Mokch upay]/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Vasistha Yoga Vasistha]. |
| − | Another important [[text]] on [[Renunciation]], is ''Vairāgya shataka'' (100 verses of Renunciation), part of the [ | + | Another important [[text]] on [[Renunciation]], is ''Vairāgya shataka'' (100 verses of Renunciation), part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aatakatraya Śatakatraya] collection by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhartrihari Bhartrihari]. |
==Quote== | ==Quote== | ||
Even now you should [[learn]] to [[water]] the [[garden]] of your [[heart]] as well as to seek for the dry sands of [[knowledge]].([[48:6 Morontia World Seraphim—Transition Ministers|48:6.32]]) | Even now you should [[learn]] to [[water]] the [[garden]] of your [[heart]] as well as to seek for the dry sands of [[knowledge]].([[48:6 Morontia World Seraphim—Transition Ministers|48:6.32]]) | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.archive.org/stream/vairagyasatakamo025367mbp/vairagyasatakamo025367mbp_djvu.txt The Vairagya-Satakam Or The Hundred Verses On Renunciation]. Advaita Ashrama. 1916. |
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] | ||
[[Category: Psychology]] | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:56, 12 December 2020
Definition
- 1: not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement <a dispassionate critic> <a dispassionate approach to an issue>
Description
Vairāgya (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 (Maya). The Hindu philosophers who advocated vairāgya told their followers that it is a means to achieve moksha.
Origin
Vairāgya is a compound word joining vai meaning "to dry, be dried" + rāga meaning "color, passion, feeling, emotion, interest" (and a range of other usages). This sense of "drying up of the passions" gives vairāgya a general meaning of ascetic disinterest in things that would cause attachment in most people. It is a "dis-passionate" stance on life. An ascetic who has subdued all passions and desires is called a vairāgika.
In Hindu texts
The concept of Vairāgya is found in Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras, where it along with practice (abhyāsa), is the key to restraint of the modifications of the mind (YS 1.12, "abhyāsa-vairāgyabhyāṁ tannirodhaḥ"). The term vairāgya appears three times in the Bhagavadgītā (6.35, 13.8, 18.52) where it is recommended as a key means for bringing control to the restless mind. It is also the main topic of Mokch upay/Yoga Vasistha.
Another important text on Renunciation, is Vairāgya shataka (100 verses of Renunciation), part of the Śatakatraya collection by Bhartrihari.
Quote
Even now you should learn to water the garden of your heart as well as to seek for the dry sands of knowledge.(48:6.32)
Further reading
- The Vairagya-Satakam Or The Hundred Verses On Renunciation. Advaita Ashrama. 1916.
