jivanmukti means in Hinduism, the process of achieving complete self-realisation, attaining moksha during one's own life. It carries an Arena rating of 1600, earned across 17 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “jivanmukti” is a great word
A state of spiritual liberation and final release from the cycle of rebirth achieved while still embodied in a physical body. Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, 'emancipation while still alive'), from जीवन् (jīvan, 'living, life') + मुक्ति (mukti, 'release, liberation'). Unlike moksha (the general term for liberation, often presumed posthumous) or videhamukti (liberation attained only after the body's death), jivanmukti is an embodied freedom. It is the lotus root anchored in mud while the flower opens untouched to the sun; it is the scent of sandalwood smoke lingering after the incense has burned to ash; it is the silent pulse in the wrist of one who has already crossed the ocean. This is liberation not as an escape, but as a perfect stillness dwelling unnoticed within the storm of life.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, “emancipation while still alive”), first element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Doublet of quick, vital, biology, and zoo.
noun
- In Hinduism, the process of achieving complete self-realisation, attaining moksha during one's own life.
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