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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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Does enlightenment happen without kundalini awakening?

There are many paths in sanathan dharma to get enlightenment. Is it true that every path has kundalini awakening? Or is there any path, in which an aspirant gets enlightened without any kundalini awak …
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Is there any difference between a normal person and a jivan muktha except perception?

In some texts like Yoga Vasista, I read that, normal persons have physical perception aka stula drishti and jivan mukthas has unified/ultimate perception aka tatva drishti. I am interpreting it as the …
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Was Vasista a jivan mukta?

Vasista is known to be a guru of Lord Rama. It is well known that he is one of the rishi in sapta rishis. Was he a jivan mukta?
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Was Krishna in moksha state during his life?

My doubt is whether he was in the state of moksha at that time or not? Suppose someone attains moksha after death, can he become the Krishna of the next Dwapara yuga? … If it's true that one can become Vishnu by attaining moksha and he could also be reborn as Krishna, then how can moksha prevent the birth-death cycle? …
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Do people get birth even they are (almost) eligible for Moksha

Is it possible for taking birth even the Jeeva is eligible for Moksha? …
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The agony in the path to liberation

We know that there can be several stages before achieving liberation. At some stage (say pre-liberation), nearer to the liberation, sadhaka may attain knowledge of her previous lives and concludes tha …
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Are shudras allowed to take up sanyasa?

According to the Mahabharata, Sudras are not allowed to take up sanyasa. Once a Sudra enters an ashram containing wide variety of sages. Sudra was well received by persons in the ashram. After observi …
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Which path of liberation does the name "bhavana gamya" belongs to?

There are four names in Lalitha Sahastranaamas that ends with the word gamya. They are 113 : Bhavana gamya --- She who can be attained by bhavana 119 : Bhakthi gamya --- She who can be reached by dev …
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Why do enlightened people contradict each other?

#1: Different behaviors by enlightened people may lead to apparent contradictions Although the state of moksha is the same for all enlightened people, they tend to exhibit different behaviors, which …
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Comparison of contributions of manas and buddhi in attaining moksha

One needs to attain para brahman, which is generally called moksha. Buddhi can be viewed as the container of intelligence or knowledge useful for attaining moksha. … If wrong then how Buddhi need to contribute more than manas for attaining moksha? …
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Stages for Jnana marga

The aspirant enquires about existence using scriptures and finally attains moksha. Do any scripture tells in detail about stages experienced by the person in Jnana marga? …
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Is the "capability of knowing past lives" an unavoidable step in getting moksha?

A person in a moksha state or higher yogic state is able to know about her past lives according to scriptures. My doubt is that is it a mandated step in getting moksha? … I mean, is it true that a person gets the capability of knowing her past lives and then only gets moksha, or is it an optional capability? …
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Does Jnana marga takes much time compared to Karma and Bhakti?

Traditionally, there are three ways to attain moksha: Jnana, Bhakti, and Karma. Is it true that it will take more time for a person to attain moksha in Jnana marga? …
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Is it true that Jivan Mukta has capability to nullify his/her karma?

I am asking the question for all sects that do believe in Jivan Muktha especially Advaita. According to Advaita, a jivan muktha is also a Brahman. So, it is clear that she can nullify her karma. Am I …
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Does Mahabharata say that Gokarna darshan can give moksha?

In Telugu translation of the last slokhas of this section, it has been said that the darshan of Gokarna can give moksha. … But, does Mahabharata anywhere say that Gokarna Darshan can give Moksha? …
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