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inactivity. The real meaning of renunciation is the renunciation of the desire for fruits thereof. Lord Krishna has explained this in the Geeta through the knowledge of “Nishkam-Karmayoga” i.e. Desireless actions.
Gautama Muni is the exponent of Nyaya Darshan. In this philosophy detailed discussions about the pursuit of knowledge and the means of it have been done in order to know the truth. The soul is different from the body, the creator of the world is God - attempts have been made to prove on these matters through valid inferences. Desire, jealousy, efforts, misery, knowledge, etc. have been recognised as the characteristic qualities of the soul. Kanād Muni, the founder of the Vaisheshik darshan has stated in detail the knowledge of the natures of seven objects (padarthas) such as substance, quality, action, generality, particularity, permanent relation (Samvāya) and the lackness (Abhāva). And it is given the name Vaisheshic Darshan. To understand that the ‘Purusha' (the soul) is quite distinct from the 'Prakruti' is the right knowledge or discretion and the knowledge of what is right and what is wrong (Vivek) or discretion only is the way to Moksha. The prakruti itself is undergoing change or modification and is manifest in the form of a world. As this is the belief of this darshan (viz. Samkhya) it does not need any acceptance of God. Through the Samkhya darshan, Kapil Muni has given to the psychological thought process of the Upanishadas the status of, an honour of, a philosophical credit. In the Yoga darshan, sage Patanjali has given the sutra of "Yoga is the thwarting of the instincts of mind." The learned persons also explain Yoga as 'the union of the individual self with God Almighty'. The Poorva-Mimansa, wirtten by Jaiminee Muni gives those Sutras in which devotion and knowledge are explained simply to give cognizance to Karmas or actions. It has described
