• Kaivalya (Sanskrit: कैवल्य) is the ultimate goal of aṣṭāṅga yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a vrddhi-derivation from kevala "alone...
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    The Kaivalya Upanishad (Sanskrit: कैवल्य उपनिषत्) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is classified as a Shaiva...
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  • to and used interchangeably with other terms such as vimoksha, vimukti, kaivalya, apavarga, mukti, nihsreyasa and nirvana. However, terms such as moksha...
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    (meditation) and samadhi (absorption or stillness). The main aim of practice is kaivalya, discernment of purusha, the witness-consciousness, as distinct from prakriti...
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    yogi to practice the limbs from pranayama until samadhi. The main aim is kaivalya, discernment of Puruṣa, the witness-conscious, as separate from Prakṛti...
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    Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav is a third generation singer from the Kirana Gharana (singing style) of Indian classical music. Gurav belongs to a family of...
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    Kata Rute Kunala & Asmita and Star Plus's Burey Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum as Kaivalya. Piyush Ranade's first major Hindi play was Mahanirvan by Satish Alekar...
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  • journey of six friends, all of different shades and colours. Meenal, Sujay, Kaivalya, Anna, Ashutosh and Reshma not only share the same flat but also share...
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    disagreements. The liberation from saṃsāra is called Moksha, Nirvāṇa, Mukti, or Kaivalya. Saṃsāra (Devanagari: संसार) means "wandering", as well as "world" wherein...
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    the innermost essence of all reality that is visible or invisible. The Kaivalya Upanishad similarly, states Paul Deussen – a German Indologist and professor...
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