Kaivalya
Sanskrit: कैवल्यTransliteration: Kaivalya (IAST)
Translation: “isolation”
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Translation: "aloofness; aloneness; isolation"
Definition: "According to Sāṅkhya and Yoga, the state of liberation. It is complete detachment from matter and from transmigration. Yoga defines it: “when the purity of contemplation equals the purity of the individual, there is isolation.” Sāṅkhya sees it as an aloofness from primal Nature (Prakṛti) and all its transformations. There is no pain in this state, but there is no pleasure either. The immediate cause for this aloofness is discriminating knowledge (Viveka)."
Reference:
Translation: "aloofness; aloneness; isolation"
Definition: "According to Sāṅkhya and Yoga, the state of liberation. It is complete detachment from matter and from transmigration. Yoga defines it: “when the purity of contemplation equals the purity of the individual, there is isolation.” Sāṅkhya sees it as an aloofness from primal Nature (Prakṛti) and all its transformations. There is no pain in this state, but there is no pleasure either. The immediate cause for this aloofness is discriminating knowledge (Viveka)."
Reference:
- Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
