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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 [http://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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha].

''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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_S%C5%ABtras Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras], where it along with practice ([http://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 [http://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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksopaya Mokch upay]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Vasistha Yoga Vasistha].

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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aatakatraya Śatakatraya] collection by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhartrihari Bhartrihari].

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==

*[http://www.archive.org/stream/vairagyasatakamo025367mbp/vairagyasatakamo025367mbp_djvu.txt The Vairagya-Satakam Or The Hundred Verses On Renunciation]. Advaita Ashrama. 1916.

*[https://www.archive.org/stream/vairagyasatakamo025367mbp/vairagyasatakamo025367mbp_djvu.txt The Vairagya-Satakam Or The Hundred Verses On Renunciation]. Advaita Ashrama. 1916.

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