What the word Aparigraha means in Hindu religion

[Nil Thapliyal]

The Sanskrit term for “hoarding” is Parigraha, thus Aparigraha is to abstain from possessiveness, greed, selfishness, acquisitiveness.

In modern consumer society, the concept of “enough” is hard to fathom. This yama calls to mind the sustainability slogan “Live simply so that others may simply live.”

 

[paul linus]

The deeper, more spiritual terms of Aparigraha refer to the mental clinging and grasping we do towards things we desire, and the constant battling of things we don’t want. Releasing that which we do not really need to survive makes everything flow more easily.