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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Who is it that is looking for Brahmgyan?
My long quest for the Brahma gyan or moksha has led me to a lot of reading, research and meditation and today a question just popped in my mind that seems to be absolutely essential for me to get ...
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Is it true that people who are cremated in Kashi get Moksha?
Is it true that people who are cremated in Kashi get Moksha?
Or, is it people who die in Kashi that get Moksha?
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What kind of meditation did Mahavira practice?
First of all I know that this is not community for jains and I am not a jain either. But since there is no Jain stack exchange, I thought of asking here.
My question is regarding details of how ...
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Do people who are born in dwija castes did lots of virtues in their previous lives?
Is it true that those who born in twice-born castes (Brahmin , Kshatriya and Vaishya) did lots of virtues (Punyas) in their previous lives ?
I am asking this as in the past only twice born castes had ...
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Does having children create very strong attachment (Moh)? Is this hindrance to Moksha?
It is commonly seen that most men are very strongly attached to their offsprings
Is this the reason why most Hindu seers don't get married.
As they want Moksha and a strong attachment with one's ...
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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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Lustful Thoughts
Someone enlightened me with their answer to lustful thoughts and god being antaryami observes each and every thought. These thoughts are said to be innate and with practice can be controlled to attain ...
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Is Kaliyuga best time to get Moksha ? Is Bhakti only way to get Moksha in kaliyuga?
Is Kaliyuga best time to get Moksha ?
Is Bhakti (by doing Bhajans ), only way to get Moksha in Kaliyuga , especially for a normal person ?
Of course following dharma (doing the right and moral thing)...
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What is the concept of Moksha in Advaita Vedanta?
Advaita Vedanta holds that all of us have the same self.
Then what is the concept of Moksha in Advaita Vedant ?
Do people still take birth after getting Moksha?
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Bhagavata saptaha for wandering souls
A priest in a prashne had advocated bhagavata saptah for one of my relatives who had lost his ancedtors (coming under sapindikas) in the pamban train crash in 1964 and the bodies were never recovered.
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Any easy way for moksha
See, I was an athiest who was enjoying lust and pleasure avoiding work and continuing this cycle. My problem increased with too much pending work, self hate and I just avoided people and cried alone ...
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If we all have taken different incarnations due to our karma, how can we explain what might have caused our first incarnation
My question is - If we all have taken different incarnations due to our karma, how can we explain what might have caused our first incarnation? If the ultimate goal is to attain moksha/reunite with ...
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How does the quality of "Tamas" viz. "ignorance", affect Moksha/Liberation?
There are 3 qualities for any being or existence, named as : Sattva (illumination), Rajas (passion), Tamas (ignorance).
Gita discusses them in great detail. According to it, the quality of Rajas is ...
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Do only Advaitists regard Moksha as the ultimate goal?
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https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/2183/12489
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Do the Moksha granting cites have a deity presiding over them?
Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Mayā, Kaśī, Kañchi, Avantikā, Dwārāvatī are said to be the seven moksha-granting cities. Is there a particular deity that presides over each of these cities?
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What are the seven Moksha granting cities?
In India A Sacred Geography by Diana Eck - it says (p 408)
The great city of the Rama legend is Ayodhya, known to the Puranas as one of the seven moksha-granting cities of India.
I know Varanasi is ...
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Does God want humans to achieve real union with Him?
I believe in God, but I'm not sure God wants humans to achieve a real union with Him.
After all, infinity in space, time and as an intellectual concept is a seemingly unsurpassable limit for humans.
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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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Saivite rasarnava tradition
Does somebody have any idea about this rasarnava tradition as in is it still alive and how can I increase my lifespan using mercury as these guys of this saivite rasarnava tradition did. I want to ...
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Are there instances of Kshatriyas reaching Moksha?
For example, AFAIK, all the warriors in the Mahabharata war only went to Swarga. If a Kshatriya renounced war, took Sannyasa and obtained Moksha, I am not looking for that. I am looking for ...
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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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What happens to a woman devotee who views Krishna as her husband/lover?
It is not uncommon for a female devotee to see Krishna as her lover/husband. (Mira bai was one example).
Theoretically, what happens to them if their devotion is true? Do they get merged with Radha/...
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How did Ved-Vyas convince his son Suka to get married?
Ved Vyas's son Suka had initially decided to remain unmarried, but he was eventually persuaded by Ved-Vyas to get married. Some say that he was told to meet Janaka and after meeting Janaka he got ...
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Who CAN'T attain moksha?
I've seen a bunch of questions that ask about moksha and the limits on who can attain it.
What I'm wondering is, is there any group of people or type of person for whom the attainment of moksha is ...
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Does knowledge of the self or spiritual knowledge move from life to life?
I remember hearing one claim that if you don't get Moksha in this life whatever merits (spiritual actions or where you were in the spiritual rank) moves from one body to another or in other words you ...
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What is required for a Westerner who agrees with Advaita Vedanta to attain a good rebirth?
In more detail, I am someone who lives in the West (1) who accepts the teaching of traditional Advaita Vedanta (through self-study), but (2) who doubts I will be able to attain moksha in my current ...
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Can Shudras attain Moksha?
I have seen the verse in the Bhagavad Gita which says that Shudras women etc. can achieve the highest reality or state which is Moksha by taking refugee in him,so is there any more such verses that ...
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Scriptural references for Jivas getting Moksha in Shiva loka
Are there any Scriptural references which state that Jeevas can Attain Moksha on reaching Shiva loka and not fall back in Samsara?
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Did Shisupala's soul get merged with Krishna upon being slain?
Shisupala was slain by Krishna. Is it true that when he died, his atma merged with Krishna (indicating that he got Moksha)?
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Moksha According to Shiva and Vasihnav agamas
I have heard that the Vaishnava and Shaivite Agamas mention that the Jiva is different from the Param Atma and that during moksha, the Jivas main their individual personality. Can anyone provide these ...
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To attain moksha, must you be born as a Hindu?
Imagine that a person is living in the USA or anywhere in the world like Africa is peaceful, loving, and worships God but does not know anything about moksha. Will he get moksha or he will again be ...
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What is the period between brahmachari ashram and grihasti ashram called?
What would you call a pass out in which ashram he is ?
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Regarding rebirth of animals and other non humans
The human birth is considered to be an opportunity to realise oneself and attain moksha through punya karmas. Hence only the vedas propound such truths.
My question is regarding animals, how could ...
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Is the Moksha achieved after getting slayed by the Supreme Lord impermanent as in the case of Jaya and Vijaya's first two births?
As per this QnA, anyone killed by the Supreme Lord achieves Moksha.
Then why is it that the cursed Jīvātman of Jaya & Vijaya (the door keepers of God Vishnu's Vaikuntha) had to be re-born not ...
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Should one practice celibacy even after self-realization?
To be self-realized one must practice celibacy.
Should one practice celibacy even after achieving self-realization?
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How do souls attain moksha according to Shuddhadvaita Darshana?
How do souls attain moksha according to Shuddhadvaita Darshana?
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Precedence among the four Purushartha
Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are considered as the four goals of life according to Hinduism.
One might argue that Moksha is the highest amongst all four.
In the remaining three - Dharma, Artha and ...
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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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Can devas achieve moksha?
Can devas achieve moksha? Or do they have to die and reincarnate as a human to achieve moksha?
And if devas cannot achieve moksha, does that imply that they cannot change their mind?
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What to do after becoming Sanyasi?
Suppose a person becomes Sanyasi (to get Moksha) .
What is he supposed to do afterwards ? What is the exact process of getting Moksha ?
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Hindu marriage and moksha
It is said that a Hindu marriage binds the groom and the bride for seven janmas.
Now, suppose I get married in this janma. If immediately after this janma (or the next, or the next to next) I attain ...
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Is it true that if a person gets liberated , his ancestors also get liberated?
Is it true that if a person gets liberated his ancestors also gets liberated ?
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Is Moksha eternal? (Rig Veda)
Dayananda Saraswati once cited Rig Veda 1.24.2, Samkhya Darshan 1.159, and Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.6 to suggest that Moksha is not eternal. Does that contradict Gita? Comments?
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Kechari Mudra and Khechari vidhya going beyond placing the tongue in the nasopharynx (10th gate)
The Krishna-Yajur veda, yoga-kundalini upanishad talks about the tongue after entering the nasopharynx and resting comfortably in front of the nasal septum going much further before Khechari mudra ...
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What is the exact process to get Moksha? [duplicate]
Moksha is the aim of our life. But I don't find the exact way how to puruse Moksha. What is the process/blueprint to get Moksha ?
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Does Every Jiva Go Through Approximately Same Amount Of Pain & Suffering Before Moksh
I think that Vivekanand said every jiva eventually reaches enlightenment after many lifetimes, and he also said there is no freedom in maya, everyone is made to go through things, behave a certain way,...
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Murugan shrinking body?
Siddhar Boganathar mentioned in one of his poems that Murugan went through the process of shrinking and dissolving to attain final liberation.
Does this have any written references?
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Sita Taraka Mantra?
I often read that the name of Rama can give liberation.
Many saints gained Moksha by repeating the name of Rama.
What about the name of Sita, is her name also a Taraka mantra?
I never read about a ...
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Which people have got Moksha ? Could anyone enlist people mentioned in Puranas and Ithihas who got Moksha?
I don't find any mention of lot many people getting Moksha.
Could anyone enlist people in Puranas and Ithihas who got Moksha ?
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Did all people in Satyug use to get Moksha?
Since there was no sin in Satyug . Did all people use to get Moksha in Satyug ? Or Did all people would go to heaven ?
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