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Highest reality means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch1) The Highest Reality is a non-dual state which is possibly for Yogins to perceive after the attainment of amanaska (the no-mind state).—The practice of amanaska was generally understood in medieval yoga texts to be synonymous with Samādhi, that is to say, the state of Rājayoga. The attainment of amanaska dissolves the mind and breath, which enables the yogin to see the non-dual state referred to as the highest reality.
2) The Highest Reality is denoted in the Sanskrit language as Tattva, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “Giving up sense objects is difficult to achieve; seeing the highest reality (tattva-darśana) is [also] difficult, and [so too] is attaining the natural state [of Samādhi], without the compassion of a true Guru”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+460): Nau, Tattvajnana, Durnivarya, Unrestrainable, Mast, Naustambha, Ship, Crow, Prakashana, Darshana, Tattvavid, Tattvadarshana, Seeing, Tattvaprakashana, Sammukha, Face, Undifferentiated, Tattva-sammukha, Sparshana, Dugdha.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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