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What is the concept of liberation?
Definition of liberation 1 : the act of liberating : the state of being liberated. 2 : a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group women’s liberation.
What are the four means to attain liberation?
Step 4: Pursue spiritual path Pursue one of the four spiritual paths to realize God: knowledge; love and devotion; selfless action; and meditation.
What are the four paths to moksha?
Once they achieve these two stages, they are finally moved to ‘Paramukti’ which means the final liberation. In Hinduism, there are four paths of moksha- bhakti-yoga, kriya yoga, jnana-yoga, and karma-yoga.
What is the meaning of moksha?
Moksha means release from samsara. Moksha is achieved through union with God. “O best amongst men (Arjuna), the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress, and is steady in both, is certainly eligible for liberation.”
What happens to a soul when it attains moksha?
When a soul attains Moksha, it loses its outer gender-linked body by bathing in a divine “Viraja” (River) that flows around the liberated world. It attains a heavenly body and enters and lives in the liberated world known as Vaikuntha. It should be noted that the soul does not go to Heaven (permanently) after attaining Moksha.
What is the first stage of moksha?
The first stage of moksha can be experienced in this life itself, but only after attaining Self Realization from a living Gnani Purush (Self-Realized one). In this stage of moksha, you experience a sense of freedom from unhappiness in this very life.
What is the path to moksha in Hinduism?
The Samkhya school of Hinduism, for example, suggests that one of the paths to moksha is to magnify one’s sattvam. To magnify one’s sattvam, one must develop oneself where one’s sattvam becomes one’s instinctive nature.