Questions tagged [moksha]
Moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष) means emancipation, liberation or release. In soteriological and eschatological sense, it connotes freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth.
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Is Moksha a permanent state?
In Bhagavat Geeta (Chapter 9 Verse 7), it is said that the Jeevas are created at the start of Kalpa, and this cycle keeps on repeating for-ever. This implies that the Mukti or Moksha is not a ...
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How many distinct independent paths are there to achieve Moksha?
How many distinct independent paths/practices/methods are there to achieve Moksha?
Can moksha be achieved through just one path/practice?
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Who gives Moksha?
Lord Krishna is the supreme Being according to the Bhagavad Gita and is the giver of moksha. Also, can all the avatars of Vishnu give moksha? Like Lord Govinda, Lord Rama, Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, Lord ...
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How can we know that an Aatma got Moksha?
As per Adwaitha - Siddhantha, after a person's death, Aatma will merge with supreme one, called Paramathma.
My question is, how can we know that an Aatma got Moksha? Is there any way to identify it?
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Why doesn't Lord Krishna give Moksha to everyone?
If Krishna wants, he can give Moksha to everyone.
Bhagavad Gita 18.66:
sarva-dharmān parityajya
mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo
mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ
Meaning:- Abandon all varieties ...
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What happens after death?
Does a human being have a soul after death?
What will happen after death according to Hinduism?
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Are we really God?
If we are God, then why are we, the human race, so corrupt, violent and confused?
It seems that, if we all were God, we would not be so destructive and brute beings such as you see on this planet.
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Where is this Srimad Bhagavatam verse about the different forms of Moksha?
According to Vaishnavism, there are six kinds of liberation from Samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth). They're each defined in relation to Vishnu, since Vaishnavas consider Vishnu to be ...
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Why didn't Bhishma, Drona and Karna attain moksha? Why didn't they live with liberation as life's goal?
Great knowledgeable persons like Bhishma, Drona, Karna and others from Satya, Treta and Dwapara yugas didn't attain moksha; they went only to heaven.
Since vedic knowledge and righteousness was ...
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Approach to the Ultimate/Absolute Truth (Jnana)
I want to get/achieve/realize/attain the Ultimate/Absolute Truth (Aatman & Brahman). And I think Jnana path is perfect for this. And I believe if one truly achieves Jnana, then one gets moksha ...
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What will happen when all atmans get moksha? [duplicate]
In Vedanta philosophy, the different schools of thought like Vishishta-Advatia, Advaita, Dwaita etc. agree upon the following facts:
1. There are constant numbers of jeevatman in the universe/Samsara ...
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Which Āstika schools mention the different types of Muktis?
Which Āstika schools mention these different types of muktis:
Sārūpya, Sālokya, Sārṣṭi, Sāmīpya, Sāyujya, Viśate, Kaivalya, Moksha
Are there more types of muktis in āstika schools? Which types of ...
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Does Karma (going from a higher life-form to a lower one) only apply to humans?
As most of you might know that in Hinduism, it is believed that you and every other living thing consist of two things one is "a soul" which is indestructible, true and reality. No harm can be done to ...
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Can animals attain moksha?
Can animals attain Moksha or do that have to take human birth to attain Moksha ?
There is this story of Gajendra Moksha where an elephant gets Moksha. Is it just a special case or is it possible by ...
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Are there any proof of Moksha [duplicate]
Moksha is a concept, just like life after death & re-birth. We have various incidents where some child remembers things about previous life. Looking at these incidents we conclude that there may ...
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Moksha for the Soul of Brahma
The life of Brahma is 100 years of Brahma. More information on Hindu Cosmology
We are in 51st year of the current Brahma's Life Year.
I also know that after Brahma dies, Brahma (the soul in that ...
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Is Life after Moksha possible?
Is it possible to re-enter the birth and death cycle of life after one has achieved Moksha/Nirvana ?
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Will Brahmacharis (life long bachelors) get moksha?
It is said that we have to clear our debts towards parents and ancestors (Pitru Runa) by begetting children before we can attain moksha. But people who take Brahmacharya don't marry. Will these ...
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Did Swami Vivekananda, Paramhamsa Yogananda, & Osho Rajneesh really attain Moksha according to Vedic scriptures? [duplicate]
Below slokas from the Gita are actually a bit mystical in nature:
BG 8.23-8.26
— O best of the Bhāratas, I shall now explain to you the different
times at which, passing away from this world, ...
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Did Kumarila Bhatta believe in Nishkama Karma as a valid means to Moksha?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa ...
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Why "Rama" Nama is called Taraka mantra?
At Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi (Kashi), Lord Shiva liberates the dead by saying "Taraka mantra" in ears of the dead. Many Puranas assert this fact.
Chapter 30, Purvavadha , Kasi Khanda of Skanda ...
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Which Scriptures say that by chanting Lord's name during the time of one's death one can attain "Moksha"?
In Bhagawat Gita Sri Krishna says that one who remembers the Supreme Lord and Pranava(OM) while dying reaches the higher states of bliss or the Supreme Lord Himself.
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मा...
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What will happen if all souls inhabiting Earth attain Moksha?
What will happen if all souls inhabiting Earth attain Moksha? Would new souls be created?
They also say that only a human is capable of attaining Moksha (in extremely rare cases, animals too). In ...
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What is the formula for immortality ("mrityunjaya mantra")?
I have read somewhere that doing sadhana of mrityunjaya mantra can make a man immortal. If yes, what is the proper sadhana or practice or any other way to make a man immortal?
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What is Kaivalya Moksha?
Here in Muktika Upanishads, Rama describes Kaivalya Moksha is ultimate. What is it? Is it merging into existence of Brahman?
I-i-15-17. Hanuman: Rama, sages speak differently: some say there is only ...
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What will the soul do after moksha?
When the physical body of a soul which got moksha is no more, the soul is said to reach the abode of Lord Shiva or Lord Vishnu.
And abode is like being united with the ultimate consciousness. What ...
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Will the atma get moksha if a person dies unnaturally?
Will the atma get moksha if a person dies in unnatural ways such as suicide, murder, etc?
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What are the ultimate objectives in Hinduism?
What are the ultimate objectives in Hinduism?
Is Moksha the only ultimate objective?
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When does our Karma get over?
I'm confused when does our karma end. One would say that karma ends when we get moksha. If that's so, then what happens to our Sanchita Karma?
When we do good karma, we get some good return. When we ...
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What is (if any) the significance of Ignorance/Maya?
We all know that samsara is not real but it is maya/ignorance. And once self-realization/Jnana is attained, all duality and ignorance are removed/obsolete. In other words, samsara is only based on ...
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Does the state of Moksha differ for different sects?
In another question, I asked if Ajamila attained Moksha and the reply was "He attained the abode of Vishnu". Is that only a Vaishnavite definition of Moksha? What other definitions exist in ...
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Can jivan mukta continue his/her own profession?
Suppose a person is doing a job (say farmer or acharya/professor etc.,).
If (s)he becomes jivan mukta by sadhana then is (s)he bound to do his karmic activity as usual or has to leave the profession ...
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What is the means of attaining Moksha according to the different Astika schools?
There are two kinds of schools of Indian philosophy, Astika and Nastika. Astikas accept the authority of the Vedas, whereas Nastikas reject the authority of the Vedas. The Astika schools are part ...
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Why Arjuna did not attain moksha/mukti despite the upadesha of GeetA?
GeetA is considered to be the "moksha shAstra" mainly by the vedantins and they have also conferred it the title or Gitopanishad.
It also forms the core of Vedanta as it is the part of the prasthana ...
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Where does Rig Veda say that Shiva is the God who grants Moksha?
Me and my friend had a debate on whether Vedas talks about Moksha or not. My friend told me that there is a verse in Rigveda which tells Shiva grants Moksha.
Is it true? Does Rigveda really mention ...
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Should we consider ISKCON devotees as Hindus or not? [closed]
We all know that International Society for Krishna Consciousness has widespread all over the world. These people are very good devotees of Krishna, followed of non violence.
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If Human birth is so Auspicious and Rare, why does God let some people be born as - Lunatic, Autistic, Schizophrenic et cetera?
मानुष्यं च समासाद्य स्वर्गमोक्षप्रसाधनम्।
नाचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयः स मृतः शोचते चिरम्॥३०॥
The human body is the means for achieving of the heaven and moksa and even after achieving the same, he ...
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Do Vedas talk about Moksha,Kaivalya or Mukti?
I've heard that the Vedas only talk about three of the four Purusharthas, viz. Dharmam, Arth, and Kam. The fourth Purushartha, Moksha, is said to be added or is made popular or is accepted after the ...
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Is moksha related to immortality?
Many vedAntins quote the following verse while talking of VedAnta and samnyAsa.
na karmana na prajaya dhanena tyagenaike amrutatvamanashuh |
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What happens to a liberated soul?
A verse from the gita :
Having come to Me and having reached the highest perfection, these great
souls are no more subject to rebirth, which is transitory and an abode of pain.
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Do Thenkalai Sri Vaishnavas believe that liberated souls have powers of creation of the material Universe?
The members of the Sri Vaishnava sect of Hinduism, especially the Iyengars (Sri Vaishnavas who are Brahmanas), are divided into two sub-sects, Thenkalais and Vadakalais. These sub-sects both agree on ...
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Do grave sinners attain moksha if they remember Lord Vishnu?
How to surrender to god? For attaining moksha.in kaliyuga?
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Why do enlightened people contradict each other?
Why do enlightened people contradict each other? For example, Adi Shankara was enlightened and he taught Advaita Vedanta, while Mahavira (founder Of Jainism) was also enlightened and he taught and ...
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How can kama and moksha co-exist?
According to Purusharthas (objectives of human life), the four objectives are Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha. Kama includes desire and Moksha requires someone not to have desire. How can they co-exist?
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Is liberation possible only through a human birth?
In the Gita we see that even after the attainment of any loka one has to come back (as a human being) - Aabrahma bhuvanallokaah (8.16) and Ksheene punye martya lokam vishanti (9.21).
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Are shudras allowed to take up sanyasa?
Vedantins consider Sanyasa the path of liberation and most of their acharyas have taken up sanyasa in order to attain jnana.
If so then are shudras also allowed to take up sanyasa for the pursuit of ...
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Is liberation for mind or Atman?
When we see all the practices from vedas, puranas, Yoga, and all scriptures, ithihasa, the theme has been to purify the mind and detach it from world. They never talked about on how to grow your Atman ...
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Unlimited reincarnations before moksha or only 7?
I believe most learned Hindus understand re-incarnation as a continuous process till the Jivatma attains the qualifications required for Moksha. But there seems to be some traditions within Hinduism ...
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Do the different schools of thought in Hinduism believe that where way of getting moksha is the only correct way and others are wrong?
Different schools of thought in Hinduism have different ways to attain Moksha.
Do any school believe in "there way is only way"?
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Can we become God?
Can we become God?
Most people believe that the Gods that we are worshipping are fixed and no human can reach the state of God. Is this true?
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