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themselves in such activities; only the passionate people indulge in such acts.
Further, they assert that some people have attained liberation with difficulty through the observance of many austerities, etc., and on the other hand, some people are said to have attained liberation easily. Uddhava etc. who were stated to be great devotees were advised to undergo severe austerities and while the prostitutes, etc. are said to have achieved salvation by mere chanting of God's name. Thus, there is no consistency at all.
In this way, they interpret the liberation-path contrarily,
Analysis of Liberation-path imagined by Other
Sects Further, they (the monists) describe the nature of Moksha (liberation) also wrongly and of various types:
The one type of Moksha (liberation) is this "In the abode of liberation (Vaikuntha-dham), the Thakur along with Thakurani enjoys different sensual pleasures. If one reaches there and remains engrossed in their service, so this his Moksha. But this is contradictory. Firstly, the Thakur himselfis said to be indulging in sensual pleasures like other worldy persons. So, the Thakur also is portrayed like a king. Moreover, He has to be attended by others which shows the dependence of Thakur. And if the devotee even after Moksha remains a servant then it is just like being servant. How would there he be happy on being dependent? Hence, this type of Moksha is also not possible.
Another type of Moksha is stated thus : "In Moksha the self becomes similar to God”. So, this too is wrong. If the other Jivas are also found separately similar to God then there would be many Gods. Who would then be the creator and destroyer of the universe? If all are accepted to be Gods then due to rise of different desires, contradiction will arise amongst them. And if only one God is there then equality is not proved; one who has some deficiency will remain restless for attaining higher status from lower status; how will then he be happy? As the difference between a small king and a big king is found in the world, so similarly, the difference between a small
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