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Moksha in Hinduism, suggests Klaus Klostermaier, [25] implies a setting-free of hitherto fettered faculties, a removing of obstacles to an unrestricted life, permitting a person to be more truly a person in the full sense; the concept presumes an unused human potential of creativity, compassion and understanding which had been blocked and shut out.
Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many Indian religious traditions, the cultivation of Samādhi through various meditation methods is essential for the attainment of spiritual liberation (known variously as nirvana, moksha). [1]
Hindu's believe that dharma is a means to moksha, thus perfecting dharma is one such action. [40] The spiritual practice known as sadhna is another action. [ 41 ] The jiva is considered the place where all positive qualities within us are housed, yet remain hidden due to the "layers of maya ".
In Hinduism, it is knowledge which gives Moksha, or spiritual liberation while alive or after death (videhamukti). [5] Jñāna yoga is the path towards attaining jnana . It is one of the three classical types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies, the other two being karma yoga and bhakti . [ 5 ]
In Hinduism, the Bhakti yoga is a spiritual path of loving devotion to a Personal Divine. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] According to these Hindu texts, the highest spiritual level is the fourth, those who are devoted because of their knowledge of love.
Sanskrit moksha or Prakrit mokkha refers to the liberation or salvation of a soul from saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death. It is a blissful state of existence of a soul, attained after the destruction of all karmic bonds. A liberated soul is said to have attained its true and pristine nature of Unlimited bliss, Unlimited knowledge and ...
A Hindu ‘holy’ man prepares to take a dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during Shahi Snan at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj ...
The state is the aim of moksha in Vedānta, Yoga and other schools of Hinduism, and it is referred to as jīvanmukti. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Jīvanmuktas are also called ātma- jnāni (self-realized) because they are knowers of their true self ( ātman ) and the universal self, hence also called Brahma-jñāni .