Kaivalya

Kaivalya

Kaivalya, which is the ultimate goal of yoga, means solitariness or detachment.

The 34 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali of the fourth chapter deals with impressions left by our endless cycles of birth and the rationale behind the necessity of erasing such impressions. It portrays the yogi, who has attained kaivalya, as an entity who has gained independence from all bondages and achieved the absolute true consciousness or ritambhara prajna described in the Samadhi Pada.

…Or, to look from another angle, the power of pure consciousness settles in its own pure nature."—Kaivalya Pada: Sutra 35."

Only the minds born of meditation are free from karmic impressions.—"Kaivalya Pada: Sutra 7."

Since the desire to live is eternal, impressions are also beginningless.The impressions being held together by cause, effect, basis and support, they disappear with the disappearance of these four.—"Kaivalya Pada: Sutra 11-12."

See also

*Moksha

References

* [http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Kaivalya/id/150087 Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary on Kaivalya]
* [http://www.holisticonline.com/Yoga/yoga_ashtanga_kaivalya.htm Ashtanga Yoga, The Eight-Limbs of Yoga]


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  • kaivalya —    Kaivalya (from SANSKRIT kevala, sole or only) liter ally means “isolation” and refers to the liberated state of the self, when it is “isolated” completely from the pulls and distortions of PRAKRITI, or natural reality. The term originated in… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Kaivalya — (devanāgarī : कैवल्य) est un terme sanskrit qui signifie « isolement », « détachement de tous les liens » ou encore « libération » [1]. Notes et références ↑ The Sanskrit Heritage Dictionary de Gérard Huet …   Wikipédia en Français

  • kaivalya — कैवल्य …   Indonesian dictionary

  • kaivalya — kai·val·ya …   English syllables

  • kaivalya — kīˈvəlyə noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit, from kevala exclusively one s own, alone, whole more at celibate : the final state of Jain and Vedantic salvation characterized as absolute release of one s jiva from all entanglements with ajiva : self… …   Useful english dictionary

  • kaivalya-dīpikā — कैवल्यदीपिका …   Indonesian dictionary

  • kaivalya-kalpa-druma — कैवल्यकल्पद्रुम …   Indonesian dictionary

  • kaivalya-tantra — कैवल्यतन्त्र …   Indonesian dictionary

  • kaivalyâ̱nanda — कैवल्यानन्द …   Indonesian dictionary

  • kaivalyâ̱ṡrama — कैवल्याश्रम …   Indonesian dictionary

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