indriyārtheṣu vairāgyam anahaṅkāra eva ca janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam
"Dispassion toward sense objects, absence of ego, and perception of the evil in birth, death, old age, disease, and pain, "
What This Means:
More qualities: dispassion toward sensory pleasures, freedom from ego, and constantly seeing the suffering inherent in birth, death, old age, disease, and pain. This isn't pessimism but clear seeing.
Going Deeper:
Three more qualities: (10) indriyārtheṣu vairāgyam, dispassion toward sense pleasures (not hatred, but non-attachment), (11) anahaṅkāra, absence of ego-identification, (12) janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣa-anudarśanam, constantly perceiving the defects of birth-death-age-disease-pain. This 'duḥkha-anudarśana' isn't depression but viveka, discrimination that motivates liberation.
How To Apply This:
Contemplate: everyone you know will age, get sick, and die. This isn't morbid but clarifying, it reveals what's worth pursuing and what isn't. Let this awareness inform your priorities.
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