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waveVasikarawave

Definition: Complete mastery or control; supreme non-attachment or dispassion.

Insights: Vasikara refers to supreme mastery over the senses and desires, marked by effortless non-attachment. In yoga, vasikara-vairagya is the highest stage of detachment, leading directly to profound peace and liberation.

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1.16

tatparaṁ puruṣakhyāterguṇavaitṛṣṇyam

Importance: 9/10

The highest non-attachment is that in which, on account of the awareness of the Puruṣa (Self), there is cessation of the least desire for the guṇas.

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