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weaknesses. He is free from blind faith and hence behaves
appropriately. He will not become tense or feel disappointed
in situations of betrayal, insults, financial crisis or some
dreadful disease.

A Vairagi soul very well understands

“How long the living and non-living objects of this world will
favour me is unknown. They are absolutely untrustworthy.”

A truly non-attached soul considers his attachment to be his
weakness. Thus, in adverse times, instead of blaming the object,
person or situation, he blames his own attachment. It is his
attachment towards all these, that is the real cause of his
sorrow. His mental peace is undisturbed. His relations with
those who seem to be the cause of his sorrow are also
unaffected and intact.

Such is the might of Vairagya. It makes a man wise, content,
honourable and peaceful by nature. It saves him from
disappointments and dejections. The only thing that
disappoints him is the loss of precious human moments in
worldly attachments. It is his own dependence on this
attachment that disturbs him. Hence, his sole aim is to reduce
and eventually uproot it.

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