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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Longest samadhi state of Ramana maharshi
Ramana maharshi is a well known and widely known Jivan muktha, who lived in Arunachalam.
In general, Jivan mukthas can spend time long time in samadhi state. Is there any such incident in the life of ...
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Is Brahm Gyan and Moksha same?
Brahm gyan, atma gyan and moksha are same? When do we get brahm gyan? Or does moksha means permanent staying in nirvikalpa avastha?
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What kind of knowledge is required to attain Moksha according to advaita vedanta?
According to this answer, advaita vedanta goes for the path of knowledge.
What kind of knowledge is required to attain Moksha?
Is it scientific or spiritual knowledge.
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Why is moksha difficult to attain?
Why is moksha difficult to attain? Why can't it be easy? What is the reason for the existence of moksha? Does it exist because maya exists? If yes, wouldn't that mean moksha has no existence out of ...
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Is attaining desirelessness state equivalent to Samadhi?
Is attaining desirelessness state equivalent to Samadhi?
Also, the three common states of consciousness are:
waking consciousness
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Can someone stay in both states of waking ...
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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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Can only one of the husband and wife attain moksha before the completion of seven lifetimes?
It is said one gets married for seven lifetimes. What might happen if only one person of the couple attains Moksha and the other doesn't during these seven lifetimes?
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Why Krishna is specifying woman, Vaishyas and Sudras in Sloka 9.32 of Bhagavad Gita regarding attening Supream Goal? [duplicate]
Bhagavat Gita 9.32
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māḿ hi pārtha vyapāśrityaye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥstriyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrāste ’pi yānti parāḿ gatim
Arjuna, women, Vaisyas (members of the tradingand agriculturist ...
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Is it possible for a non Hindu who rejects the teaching of Vedas and Gita attain Moksha?
Can a Muslim attain Moksha even if he worships Allah and follows the teaching of the Quran?
Can a Jew attain Moksha even if he follows the teaching of the Torah?
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Death during war/combat and Moksha
Normally in Ramayana and Bharatha story telling, it is said that death during war is sacred: Veera Maranam.
Question is, is there any scriptural references to say the death in combat is considered ...
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Fundamental difference between jivan mukta and saguna parabrahman
Saguna parabrahman is a parabrahman with gunas (say Krishna).
Jivan mukta is a person who attained moksha but living due to prarabda (say Jada bharata).
What is the fundamental difference between a ...
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What is Spirituality? What is a Spiritual path?
What is the spiritual path that people go through... Is it for moksha? And why does it have so many restrictions like.. no sense enjoyment, no desires etc...
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Does GOD know future because of kalpa cycle?
Sage vyasa said there is nothing like fate, otherwise there is no any meaning of karma, and Lord Krishna said, I know all past and future, so he know that because of kalpa cycle(Which means same thing ...
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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 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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Purusharthas for a yogi
It is well known that Dharma ,Artha, Kama and Moksha are the four Purursharthas .
Is a yogi who is Self Realized/striving towards it,able /interested /obligated to, fulfill all 4?
If so,how?If not,...
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What is the purpose of Yogi and Aghoris life?
Heard that they are supreme saints who are meditating to save the earth. But border clashes always persist. Covid could not be controlled nor avoided to enter India. 12 years of Kumba mela has lead ...
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What is Vayu Siddhi and how to attain it? Are siddhis necessary for Moksha achievement?
Reading the Samhita of Shiva and some other recommendations of the Swami Sivananda Saraswaati, I came across the term vayu siddhi.
The English translation roughly explains what it is but I wish to ...
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Do Mahabharata or any other scripture says that Bhishma is a Jivan Muktha?
Bhishma is a well-known person from Mahabharata. He is a grand father of both Kauravas and Pandavas. Almost everyone respect him.
Consider the following slokha from Mahabharata and its translation
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How to categorise intent with respect to deeds and karma? [duplicate]
Imagine this. Person 1 helps out Person 2 on the premise that this deed will accrue "good karma". A son helps family out only for good karma and not for sentiment, belonging, or gratitude. A ...
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Being passionate of something not spiritually good?
I love maths and computer science, so does that mean I am in moha? Or attached to worldly things which not good in path of reaching god?
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Does a person who is very good in karma, had to survive very less on this mrityuloka (earth)?
It is believed that people take birth on this earth to attain moksha (which is the last goal) of a jivatma, so if a person who has good karma has to live very less years (or suffer) on this earth ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Moksha on putrada ekadashi
My Dad expired on Putrada ekadhashi will get get Moksha or rebirth? What can I do to give him sadgati if he has not attained moksha?
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The need for a Guru to understand Vedic texts
Why does Krishna stress on the need for a Guru to attain spritual consciousness? Why is it we can't learn the vedic texts on our own? Why is not self studying not encouraged? The analogy that was ...
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Can one attain Moksha just by Guru / matru / pitru bhakti?
Can one attain Moksha just by Guru Bhakti and not following the methods of Nava vidha Bhakti? I have known the story of Pundarikan who had ardent devotion for his Parents. Was he blessed with Moksha ...
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Does the order of these four names govern the steps in attaining moksha?
Consider the following four names from Lalitha Sahastranaama
Loka theetha She who is beyond the world
Guna theetha She who is beyond properties
Sarvatheetha She who is beyond everything
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Can Sati leads to moksha if husband attains moksha?
Consider the following paragraph related to the funeral rites of Vasudeva, the father of Krishna
Thus addressed by Pritha’s son of pure deeds, all of them hastened
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Name of karma yogis who attained self realization in past while living in world?
I want to know name of karma yogis
Who attained self realization while doing karma yoga and living in world(sansaar)
For Eg:- Raja janak was brahma gnani and a karma yogi who remained in world even ...
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Which all sects have the concept of Śaraṇāgati and/or Prapatti or any equivalent?
Śaraṇāgati (शरणागति) and Prapatti (प्रपत्ति) - nyāsa vidyā, are two/three such practises to attain Moksha with least possible effort, which I have encountered in reference to Śrī-Vaiṣṇavism or the ...
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Why would Moksha be permanent?
If individuals came from Brahman which is unchanging and perfect... then if we attain Moksha (merge into Brahman), what's to stop Brahman from creating us again? If we were created once, and Brahman ...
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Is it possible that a person is unaware of her own realisation?
Moksha is the highest state, according to the sanathan dharma, to be realised by any human. Every one is already present in moksha state. It is only the thing that she need to realise that she is in ...
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What is the Vedic definition of Moksha?
I've heard sannyasa, the 4th Vedic ashrama, is meant for the attainment of moksha. Thus, the sannyasin is expected to go to a solitary mountain cave or a dense-forest retreat where he must get lost in ...
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Elucidate on tantra Sadhna?
I have heard of different (tantric?) sadhnas like Vetal Sadhna,Pisach Sadhna,Bhuvaneshwari Sadhna,Hamjaad Sadhna etc..where the beings invoked through the said Sadhna will perform certain tasks/...
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Acceptability of Kundalini Shakti and Chakras across Hinduism?
How well is the concept of Kundalini Shakti, the body Chakras, the nāḍīs and subsequently their role in the attainment of Mokṣa (in its various types and levels of hierarchies across different ...
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Why do people choose ascetism?
Ascetics have to deny themselves worldly pleasures, yet "kama" and pleasure is also seen as fundamental in the cycle of Hindu life. Why are there two separate paths to the same Moksha?
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How Can An Animal Accumulate Karma?
If we take into consideration the behavior of certain animals whose intelligence and perception are radically different from our human perspective (e.g. a flatworm , a jellyfish or even an Amoeba) ...
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Baby's Ashes Scattering Question [closed]
Our Baby boy was born early at 25 weeks. He passed away at 32 weeks.
This happened in the US, and we cremated his body. I was advised by some people that babies/children's bodies usually is buried ...
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Is it okay to dispose a dog's dead body in the river?
My dog passed away last night and as far as the rituals in my family are concerned, we have to dispose the dead body into the river. But most of my relatives and friends are now saying we should have ...
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Is moksha only for the current universe or for forever? [duplicate]
The creation and destruction of the universe happen an infinite number of times.
The current universe we are living in will end someday and then after the new universe will come.
If a person gets ...
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Jada Samadhi , Jeeva samadhi and Siddha vithai does this lead to jnana and moksha?
Swami Sivananda Saraswati - Says in hatha yoga when one collects all of his prana using either lambika yoga/khechari mudra and focuses it in his eyebrow center he goes into jada samadhi. This is more ...
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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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How exactly Moksha is considered eternal?
Where will over soul be in moksha state??What happens in complete enlightened state??.People usually say enlightment is the goal or moksha is complete enlighment but none has a complete answer instead ...
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What scriptures describe making statues of Muktas?
The Satadhusani is a work by the Sri Vaishnava Acharya Vedanta Desikan consisting of 100 refutations of Adi Shankaracharya's philosophy of Advaita. One chapter of the work is devoted to refuting the ...
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Is there a Hindu equivalent of the Buddhist Dukkha?
I really like the Buddhist teaching on suffering-unsatisfactoriness (Dukkha), a characteristic of existence and how to get rid of it.
I was wondering if there was a Hindu equivalent? A similar ...
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What is the proof that I will not suffer after attaining Moksha / liberation? [duplicate]
After attaining Moksha there is no suffering. But how long I can be in a state of Moksha?
What is the proof that I will not suffer ever after attaining liberation?
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