In Hinduism, alolupattva is non-desirability. Lolupa in Sanskrit means very eager or desirous or greedy. Lolupattva means desire, lust, greed and liking for enjoyment. It is one of the root causes of much of misery and suffering in human life. It is associated with the paradigm of trishna (thirst), vasana (desire without judgement or discrimination), or bhogecchha (desire to seek enjoyment).
Alolopattva is the absence of this natural tendency in the human mind. It is the absence of attraction to enjoyment of sensual pleasure, and to objects, which give sensual pleasure. It is very rare tendency manifested in very few individuals. Words like virago, vitrishna, vairagya are synonyms of alolupattva. They indicate a kind of self-control, self-discipline, a habit of mind, which is a virtue which one must possess for achieving progress in yoga, self-knowledge, or self-realization. It is mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita (XVI.2) as one of the qualities which together go to constitute what Bhagavan Sri Krishna has called spiritual attitude or the spiritual way of life (daivi-sampat). He has declared that daivi-sampat makes for liberation, while the opposite of it (asuri sampat) results in bondage (nibandha) (XVI.5).
In the present day world of crowds, competition, the fast pace of life, and uncertainty, it is natural to expect an average individual to be much inclined to greed, viciousness, and hypocrisy. But for lasting peace and happiness, virtues like alolupattva must be encouraged. Patanjali has brought out this fact in Yoga Sutra (IV.29) while explaining how the highest knowledge arises in the state of dharma megha samadhi, one of the higher states of deep meditation. That is alolupattva par excellence.