vitṛṣṇasya
Root: tṛṣ Devanāgarī: विटृष्णस्य Translation: absence of thirst Similar words:vitṛṣṇa, vaitṛṣṇya Opposite words:tṛṣṇā Related concepts:vairāgyaAppears in
Yoga Sūtra:Chapter 1: 15
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Commentaries around
“Abhyāsa or Practice is,
the effort to remain within
the stillness of the present.
Vairāgya or Dispassion is,
the absence of thirst towards
the dance of the past.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 12-15
“In Sūtra 1.15 Patañjali introduces Vairāgya
as dispassion arising from an absence of thirst.
Towards what and how would you interpret its
relevance towards your outer and inner life?”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 15