Moksha...

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Dear Bhaskarje,

 

I am tempted also to add to your knowledge on 'Moksha' in a humble way:

"Moksha" means Release, Absolution, Release from rebirth, Salvation, Liberation, Freedom, Solution, Emancipation, Setting question, Release from. Discharge of a debt, Solution (of a problem), Redemption, Deliverance, and Riddance. (Translation from "Bandarkar" Sanskrit Dictionary)

 

I give below some of my 'collections' on the subject for larger interest:

 

Moksha before Death:

 

the Advaita School of Philosophy believes that one can have liberation from samsara even when alive. Through various moral and ethical practices, one could worship (upasana) of the Personal God, etc. These observances gradually purify his mind and make it ready for intense meditation on the Impersonal Divine Reality (Nirguna Brahman). Atmajnana destroys the ignorance (avidya) that covers the knowledge of the Reality. As soon as his ignorance is annihilated, the person will be released and becomes a Jivanmukta (one who has had Jivanmukti). The illusory body

will continue to exist as long as the prarabdha karma lasts.

 

2. Sadyomukti

 

Sadyomukti is another way of getting Moksha for those who believe in Jivan Mukti. As a result, his body drops off in a matter of days causing his sadyomukti. So for them, their bodies are not really there and attains sadyomukti

 

3. Kaivalya Moksha

Sankhya School of Philosophy of Hinduism. They suggest that the soul or the spirit is Purusha (pure consciousness), and the body-mind complex is an evolved form of unconscious primordial matter known as Prakriti. Prakriti functions by borrowing consciousness from

Purusha. While in human bondage, Purusha suffers mental and physical pain because of its false identification with the mind-body complex. When this happens, the devotees will experience the complete cessation of suffering and pain.

Moksha After Death

1. Salokya Mukti

In Salokya-Mukti the departed soul goes to Ishta-loka (the abode of the Personal God, such as the abode of Vishnu), and stays there blissfully enjoying His presence

A person, who has gone through rigorous ethical and moral disciplines followed by right knowledge, right action, non-attachment, and devotional meditation on the Personal God (Vishnu), becomes fit for release or Moksha through Ishwara's loving grace.

2. Samipya or Sannidhya Mukti

The departed soul enjoys the bliss of extreme proximity to the Personal God. A person, who has gone through rigorous ethical and moral disciplines followed by right knowledge, right action, non-attachment, and devotional meditation on the Personal God (Vishnu), becomes fit for release or Moksha through Ishwara's loving grace.

4. Sayujya Mukti

In Sayujya-Mukti the departed soul becomes blissfully absorbed in the Personal God, non-attachment, and devotional meditation on the Personal God (Vishnu), becomes fit for release or moksha through Ishwara's loving grace.

5. Krama mukti or Avantara Mukti

A person who has intensely meditated on Saguna Brahman using the sacred sound symbol OM or other prescribed methods of meditation goes to Brahma-loka after death. There he attains the knowledge of Nirguna Brahman. When the entire universe is dissolved at the end of the kalpa he becomes one with Brahman and is not born again. This is called krama-mukti or avantara-mukti.

6. Vishishtadvaita Moksha

Those who believe in this school believe that Moksha means living blissfully in Vaikuntha, which is the realm of the Personal God after the death of the devotee. A person who has attained Moksha lives blissfully in Vaikuntha in a spiritual body in the presence of God. He/she acquires many divine powers such as omniscience, etc., but unlike God he/she cannot create, sustain or dissolve the world. In spite of the exalted state the devotee has to remain subservient to God. They also believe that Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga are only aids to Bhakti Yoga. One can be liberated from the bondage of samsara only through God's grace. They suggest that Bhakti Yoga practices are the only means of obtaining divine grace.

7. Purva- Mimamsa Mukti

Devotees achieve Moksha through the right performance of rituals as prescribed by the Vedas. Moksha is a state devoid of the possibility of rebirth. You are free from pain and suffering. They do not consider moksha as a state of heavenly bliss.

8. Apavarga Mukti

Liberation or Apavarga is a separation from all qualities. Liberation is a state beyond pleasure, happiness, pain, or any experience whatsoever. It is achieved by cultivating ethical virtues and acquiring the right knowledge of reality. After liberation there is no rebirth.

 

Pathi (03.09.2009)

 

 

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bhaskar_jyotish <bhaskar_jyotish Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:00:46 AM Re: Moksha...

Dear Friends,I did not wish to enter this thread for presence of very much learnedpeople around, but got attarcted and couldnt help."Moksha" is removal of all the 7 coverings from the soul, which weHindus call as Satpa Kosha, or Sapta sharir which envelops the soul, andits merging with the Infinite, formless or Nirvikaar.In other words, when all the astral bodies encompassing the human soul,melt away, and the atma meets and merges with the Parmatma, that stateis known as "Moksha".best wishes,Bhaskar.