Kaivalya
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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.
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
, means solitariness or detachment.
The 34 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali are 194 Indian sūtras that constitute the foundational text of Rāja Yoga. Yoga is one of the six orthodox āstika schools of Hindu philosophy, and Rāja Yoga is the highest practice....
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
Consciousness
Consciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
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
Eternity
While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existence for a limitless amount of time, many have used it to refer to a timeless existence altogether outside time. By contrast, infinite temporal existence is then called sempiternity. Something eternal exists outside time; by contrast,...
, impressions are also beginningless.
The impressions being held together by cause, effect
Effect
Effect may refer to:* A result or change of something** List of effects** Cause and effect, an idiom describing causalityIn pharmacy and pharmacology:* Drug effect, a change resulting from the administration of a drug...
, basis
Basis
Basis may refer to* Cost basis, in income tax law, the original cost of property adjusted for factors such as depreciation.* Basis of futures, the value differential between a future and the spot price...
and support
Support
Support may refer to:* Support , architectural components that include arches, beams, columns, balconies, and stretchers* Lateral support * Life support, in medicine...
, they disappear with the disappearance of these four."
—Kaivalya Pada: Sutra 11-12.