Kolinahr
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Kolinahr (ko-li-naar), as a word, describes both the Vulcan ritual by which all remaining vestigial emotions are demonstrated as purged, and the mental discipline whereby this state is subsequently maintained. Apparently not all Vulcans are required to make this final journey to pure logic. The duration of kolinahr training appears quasi-monastic in nature, and can vary from two to six years (or longer).
T'Klass was one of the first kolinahr masters and knew Surak. His mummified remains are kept in the catacombs of the T'Karath Sanctuary, but are not marked. (ENT: "Awakening")
In the alternate reality created by Nero's temporal incursion, Spock discussed the kolinahr ritual with his mother shortly before making the decision to enter Starfleet instead of the Vulcan Science Academy. He wanted to ensure that if he decided to undergo kolinahr, she would not interpret his decision as a rejection of her, or his human half. She lovingly reassured him that, regardless of the decision he made, she would proudly stand behind him. (Star Trek)
Spock began the process of the kolinahr ritual after retiring from Starfleet circa 2270. By the end of his 2270s stay on Vulcan, Spock had completed all but the final ritual of the kolinahr, but refused to complete the ritual after receiving powerful telepathic signals from the V'Ger entity in deep space, and experiencing strong emotions as a result. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Tuvok entered the pon farr during his sixth year of the ritual, and thus he left prematurely and married his betrothed wife in 2304. (VOY: "Ex Post Facto", "Flashback")
When Asil, daughter of Tuvok and T'Pel, attained kolinahr, her father's friend Kathryn Janeway was present. (VOY: "Fury")
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- Kolinahr at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
