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Kaivalya

n.hopeful, calmformal

What it means

Spiritual liberation understood as freedom of consciousness from material entanglement.

Reach for it when discussing the specific concept in Indian philosophical or yogic traditions

The seminar examined kaivalya as the culminating freedom described in Yoga philosophy.

Choose between these

5
  • warm

    self-realization

    the focus is awakening to one's true nature

    not when Self-realization can mean personal fulfillment and may not involve kaivalya's separation.

  • professional

    emancipation

    freedom from constraint is being discussed generally

    not when Emancipation sounds social or legal rather than metaphysical.

  • formal

    detachment

    freedom from entangling attachment is the chosen aspect

    not when Detachment can mean emotional withdrawal and captures only one aspect of the concept.

  • formal

    liberation

    freedom from spiritual bondage is the broad point

    not when Liberation has political and social meanings and lacks the concept's technical framework.

  • literary

    moksha

    release from rebirth is specifically meant in Indian traditions

    not when Moksha and kaivalya overlap but are not identical across philosophical schools.

Said against

3
  • bondage
  • entanglement
  • attachment

It naturally appears in

3
  • attain kaivalya

    The text describes disciplined practice as a path to attain kaivalya.

  • state of kaivalya

    Commentators disagree about how to interpret the state of kaivalya.

  • concept of kaivalya

    The concept of kaivalya has different emphases across Indian traditions.

Where this comes from

Kaivalya is a technical Sanskrit concept. Liberation is an incomplete gloss, and the doctrine varies by philosophical tradition.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.