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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Where is the following shloka about Lord Shiva's supreme importance to attain liberation found?
Where is this shloka found in shastra (e.g., Skanda Purana)?
विना सदाशिवं यो हि संसारं तर्तुमिच्छति।
स मूढो हि महापापः शिवद्वेषी न संशयः॥
“Whoever wishes to cross the ocean of worldly existence ...
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Advait/Vedanta : Extreme emphasis on moksh/renunciation & vilification of wants/desire in maya, for career/relationships/life experiences?
Is there a strong reason why in Advait/Vedanta, there is such an extreme emphasis on renunciation and moksh ?
And with that, so much vilifying of normal desires for career, relationships, life ...
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Why Vaali didn't get Moksha on being killed by Shri Ram?
Anyone who gets killed by God, get Moksha.
Then why didn't Bali get Moksha ? He was born again as Jara and killed Shri krishna in his next birth.
Any reason given for it ?
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The true purpose in life according to Hinduism?
Based on the Yuga cycle and what Hinduism says about the purpose of life. It seems like it is telling us to wake up from the matrix. Where I believe reincarnation and karma cycle are one cycle but ...
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Where are the “five faults of Yoga” mentioned in detail?
Consider the following question by Yudhishthira to Bhishma:
"Yudhishthira said, 'All men speak of ourselves as highly fortunate.
In truth, however, there is no person more wretched than ...
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Which schools of thought in Hinduism posit that moksh is temporary?
I have now been exposed to Dayanand Saraswati beliefs that moksh is temporary, but lasts a very long time, to the point where people make mistake that moksh is permanent.
Gita and other shastra that ...
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Did Vivekanand & AdiShankar believe that moksh was eternal?
Ok Hello : I am wondering if AdiShankar & Vivekanand believed moksh was eternal ?
Or did they agree with Dayanand Sarasvati that moksh is temporary and just lasts a very long time
Thank you
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Dayanand Saraswati : Number of souls is vast but not infinite ? Finite deeds cannot result in infinite/eternal liberation?
RedBaron user posted a comment with a link about Dayanand Saraswati, who says that the number of souls is vast but not infinite.
The time cycles are infinite though, and Brahman is eternal, so you can ...
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When will we attain moksh?
Since jivaatma was never born just as Bhagwan, we all have always existed in some form or other and since we all have always existed implies that we are here in Samsara for infinite time and in ...
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What Kind of virtues a man does because of which he gets the chance to do bhakti of god?
If someone commits sin (पाप), he gets punishment for it either in this life or next lives.
If someone do virtues (पुण्य) he gets rewards for it (materially successful and comfortable life) in this ...
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Clarification regarding Bhagavad Geeta 18.48
Here is Bhagavad Geeta 18.48 :
saha-jaṁ karma kaunteya sa-doṣham api na tyajet
sarvārambhā hi doṣheṇa dhūmenāgnir ivāvṛitāḥ
One should not abandon duties born of one’s nature, even if one sees defects ...
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Is practising brahmcharya essential to do bhakti of bhagwan vishnu?
In any festivals related to Bhagwan Vishnu whether it is Ekadsi or Janmastmi, following of Brahmacharya is considered as essential.
I want to know if anywhere it is written that practising Brahmcharya ...
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Does Moksha happens only by penance of several births?
Does a person get Moksha only by penance of several births ?
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Is it true that God gives adversities to a person to show him the path of Moksha?
Is it true that god gives adversities to a person to show him the path of Moksha ?
Is it written in some scripture ?
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What is Super-Consciousness?
Yoga Vasishtha affirms the existence of Super-Consciousness. Psychologists do not accept that there is a Superconscious state. What is this Super-Conscious state?
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