dispassion

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Dispassion argues superior self-control; sublime patience is the very hall-mark of divine knowledge, and to retain an unbroken calm amid all the duties and distractions of life, marks off the man of power.

From The Way of Peace by Allen, James

Dispassion, dis-pash′un, n. freedom from passion: a calm state of mind.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Dispassion is the non-attraction to matter—a very different thing.

From An Introduction to Yoga by Besant, Annie Wood