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## Ninth Right: Equality
[Equality] When attachment is abandoned, equality arises naturally. Just as the quality of clarity manifests in a crystal free from impurities, so too does equality manifest when attachment is abandoned. ||1||
**Meaning:** Just as the quality of clarity manifests naturally in a crystal free from impurities, so too does equality manifest naturally when attachment is abandoned. ||1||
The idea of preference or aversion towards objects arises from our perception. True equality is achieved by abandoning this perception and becoming steady and unwavering. ||2||
**Meaning:** The idea of preference or aversion towards objects arises from our perception. True equality is achieved by abandoning this perception and becoming steady and unwavering. ||2||
A person who hates these very objects, and who is attached to them, does not truly understand that from the perspective of true knowledge, nothing is desirable or undesirable. It is only through perception that we create these ideas. ||3||
**Meaning:** A person who hates these very objects, and who is attached to them, does not truly understand that from the perspective of true knowledge, nothing is desirable or undesirable. It is only through perception that we create these ideas. ||3||