mukti
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mukti
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775–85
Example Sentences
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The state of mukti according to Nyâya-Vais'e@sika is neither a state of pure knowledge nor of bliss but a state of perfect qualitilessness, in which the self remains in itself in its own purity.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Hence we discover that the state of Illumination, samadhi, or mukti, according to the most enlightened and logical interpretation, means a calm and peaceful consciousness, undisturbed by passion.
From Cosmic Consciousness by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)
Though mukti has five connotations, yet its principal meaning is absorption in God.
From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi
This constant adjuration to sink the self into The Absolute, is what has given rise to so much difference of interpretation as to the meaning of mukti, liberation.
From Cosmic Consciousness by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)
It gives mukti to the yogis and bondage to the fools.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely
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