Have you ever heard the phrase jivamukti? Has someone told you that the meaning of it means release or liberation within your life?
That person is wrong. Yes, jiva means life, and mukti means release...but sanskrit has conjugations that tell you exactly the relationship of "jiva" to "mukti" within such a compound.
"Jiva" is the form of the word life that means "from life". Thus, jivamukti means "liberation from life"...aka...death.
What people really mean when they say jivamukti is "liberation in life", or "jivanmukti"...
It's quite odd to see people running around with the title of their business as "Jivamukti Yoga" or some such when their goal is to clearly allow for attainment of liberation within everyday life...not from it completely :)
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