The goal of Raja yoga is kaivalya (isolation) of the Purusha from the
prakriti.
/"Or, to look from another angle, the power of pure consciousness
settles in its own pure nature."/ — Kaivalya Pada: Sutra 35.
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On 6/1/2014 4:27 PM, cardemais...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Wikipedia:
The English word /celibacy/ derives from the Latin /caelibatus/,
"state of being unmarried", from Latin /caelebs/, meaning "unmarried".
This word derives from two Proto-Indo-European
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language> stems,
*kaiwelo- "alone" and *lib(h)s- "living".^[7]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celibacy#cite_note-7>
*kaivalya* n. (fr. %{ke4vala}) , isolation Va1m. ; absolute unity
Veda7ntas. BhP. ; perfect isolation , abstraction , detachment from
all other connections , detachment of the soul from matter or further
transmigrations , beatitude MBh. KapS. Sa1m2khyak. &c. ; for
%{vaikalya} Ra1jat. vii , 1149 ; (mf(%{A})n.) leading to eternal
happiness or emancipation MBh. xiii , 1101.
*kevala* , f. {I} (later {A}) exclusive, belonging only to (gen. or
dat.); alone, simple, pure, mere; whole, entire, each, all. --- & n.
adv. only. {na kevalam} -- {api} not only--but also.
But can celibacy make one feel sick, especially around the prostata?
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