Detachment (Vairagya)
Sanskrit: वैराग्य
50 verses related to this theme
What This Theme Means
Detachment is not indifference, but maintaining inner freedom. It means enjoying the world without being enslaved by it. Like a lotus leaf in water, one remains in the world but untouched by it.
Key Verses on Detachment (Vairagya)
Embrace the inevitability of life's flow and its outcomes; align your actions with the larger cosmic will, finding peace in your role within the grand design.
All life and its pursuits are transient, part of an inevitable cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution. Blindly rushing towards ephemeral desires without wisdom leads to inevitable suffering; cultivate awareness to transcend attachment and embrace life's impermanence with peace.
All forms and worlds are subject to the divine cycle of creation and dissolution; embrace impermanence and release attachment to temporary outcomes, understanding that change is the only constant.
Act as an instrument of divine will, for outcomes are ultimately beyond individual control and part of an inevitable cosmic plan.
Act courageously and decisively in your duties, free from fear and doubt, for the ultimate outcome of your righteous efforts is already divinely orchestrated.
Dedicate all actions to the Divine, hold the Supreme as your ultimate goal, release all attachment, and embrace every being with universal love to attain true liberation and peace.
Even when higher spiritual practices seem unattainable, diligently perform your duties with self-control, detaching from the fruits of your actions; this path of surrender itself is a profound way to achieve inner peace and connect with the Divine.
True and lasting peace arises not from the acquisition of knowledge, disciplined practice, or deep meditation alone, but culminates in the profound liberation achieved by detaching from the fruits of your actions.
Embrace universal love, detachment from ego, and equanimity in all circumstances to cultivate profound inner peace and harmonious existence.
Cultivate inner purity, act with skill and detached expertise, and surrender egoic desires, remaining unperturbed by outcomes, to live a life of profound peace and effective devotion.
Cultivate unwavering devotion and an attitude of equanimity, freeing yourself from the dualities of joy and sorrow, desire and aversion, and good and evil outcomes, to attain profound inner peace and become dear to the Divine.
Cultivate unwavering inner balance and non-attachment to remain steady and peaceful amidst all life's dualities and external fluctuations.
Cultivate an unwavering inner core of equanimity, contentment, and steadfastness, free from attachment to external praise or blame, and dedicate your being to a higher purpose. This path leads to profound peace and makes you truly dear to the Divine.
Cultivate unwavering devotion to a higher purpose, dedicating all your actions and their fruits, and find ultimate peace and fulfillment through single-minded focus.
Cultivate unwavering inner peace and freedom by detaching from external possessions, people, and outcomes, and maintaining constant equanimity through all of life's dualities.
Your true Self is the unattached, transcendent witness and sustainer of all experiences, enabling every function without being bound by them. Cultivate this inner detachment to engage fully with life's paradoxes, finding profound peace amidst all fluctuations.
You are the eternal, conscious observer (Kshetrajna), distinct from the transient body and mind (Kshetra). Recognize this distinction for true freedom and insight.
Your entanglement in life's cycles and sources of suffering arise from identifying with and clinging to the temporary qualities and experiences of the material world, rather than recognizing your true, unchanging spiritual essence.
Knowing your eternal Self as distinct from the changing world and its influences liberates you from all binding actions and the cycle of suffering.
Regardless of temperament, diverse paths—meditation, knowledge, or selfless action—all serve to purify the mind, enabling one to realize their true Self and attain profound inner peace.