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, 1) anitya - impermanence .
2).asarana - helplessness. . 3)'sansāra - cycle of transmigration .4) ekatva - solitariness 17:5) anyatva - separateness of the self and the body 1.6) aśuci - foulness of the body
is 7) aśrava-influx of karma 8) sanivara - checking of karma
(arresting of karma-āśrava) 9) nirjarā - elimination of karma-bandha 10) lokasvarūpa - the nature of the universe 11) bodhidurlabhatva - difficulty of enlightenment 12) dharma-durlabhatva - difficulty of preaching
and practising religion.
The above contemplations or bhāvanās are very useful to develop ones vairāgya or non-attachment. Vairāgya is the only source of happiness and therefore it can be said that it is identical with religion. Of course, it is very difficult to develop vairāgya without the help of some pious teacher. In absence of such teacher one should read and study literature and lives of those who acquired vairăgya and ātma-jñāna. Association with such persons and practice of the above mentioned 12 bhāvanās too can go a long way in developing vairāgya.
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