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waveAparigrahawave

Definition: Non-possessiveness; the practice of letting go of greed, hoarding, and attachment to possessions.

Insights: Aparigraha is the practice of non-possessiveness—letting go of attachments to possessions, results, and even ideas. This brings inner freedom and a sense of abundance not based on accumulation.

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2.30

ahiṁsāsatyāsteyabrahmacaryāparigrahā yamāḥ

Importance: 9/10

Non-violence (ahiṁsā), truthfulness (satya), non-stealing (asteya), continence (brahmacarya), and non-possessiveness (aparigraha) are the yamas.

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2.39

aparigrahasthairye janmakathaṁtāsaṁbodhaḥ

Importance: 7/10

When firmly established in non-possessiveness (aparigraha), knowledge of the how and why of birth arises.

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