Kaivalya
“isolation / liberation of puruṣa”
idea · 3 works · 4 mentions · 6 anchored passages
kaivalya · isolation · liberation · absolute isolation
in the texts
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana
The isolation (kaivalya) of puruṣa from prakṛti through discriminative knowledge, distinguished from any positive experience of bliss.
from discrimination, {{kaivalya|isolation}}.
] "Liberation is the experience of eternal bliss.
" The attainment of bliss is a secondary liberation that occurs in the world of brahman;
Sāṃkhyakārikā
The state of absolute and final isolation of puruṣa from prakṛti, the ultimate soteriological goal of the system.
From dispassion [comes] absorption into prakṛti / pradhāna / mūlaprakṛti (nature);
and because activity tends toward kaivalya (isolation) — [therefore] the puruṣa (self) exists.
And from that contrariety [of the self to nature] it is established that this puruṣa (self) is a witness, and possesses isolation, neutrality, the role of mere seer, and non-agency.
Gaṇapatitattva
The state of absolute isolation/liberation attained by the purified Self.
Liberated is *kaivalya*, without fault.
] leads the liberated to supreme *kaivalya*.
At the moment of its dissolution, the sacred Self is liberated into *kaivalya*.