इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम् ॥ ८ ॥
indriyārtheṣhu vairāgyam anahankāra eva cha janma-mṛityu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣhānudarśhanam
Translation
dispassion towards the objects of the senses, absence of ego, and seeing clearly the pain and flaw in birth, death, old age and disease,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
इंद्रियों के विषयों में वैराग्य, अहंकार का अभाव, और जन्म, मृत्यु, बुढ़ापा और रोग में दुःख तथा दोष का बार-बार विचार करना,
Commentary
Janma-mrityu-jara-vyadhi means birth, death, old age and sickness. Three of these, old age, sickness and death, are among the sights that, in the Buddha's story, set him on his search. Anudarshanam means "seeing again and again": keeping them in view rather than looking away. This is not meant to be gloomy. It is honesty about impermanence, which loosens attachment.
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