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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Ātman and Mokea
from serenity, servitude, friendliness, affection and enthusiasm; (o) Obstructions to the attainment of God - such as regarding the body the soul, dependence on others than God and one's preceptor, indifference to the commands of God, ingratitude and spending life in an aimless and worthless manner.' After knowing all these things and developing single and undivided loyalty and craving for the realisation of God the devotee has to offer himself totally to the Divine by means of Prapatti, which means total self-sufferender, believing that after making complete self-surrender, God would liberate him from the trammels of samsāra and would end his phenomenal life and bondage since He has profound love and compassion for His devotees. Rāmānuja gives more emphasis on (TAA) worship while Nimbārka gives more stress on (prapatti) self-surrender. Nimbārka relies more upon the efficacy of self-surrender to the Divine for the attainment of Mokşa.
Nimbārka states that the seeker of the knowledge of Brahman should necessarily cultivate the virtues of calmness and tranquillity (TP) by means of indifference towards all objects of enjoyment of the world (59fa) by practising complete self-control over his desires and sense organs (dama ), and he should intensify his capacity to tolerate all kinds of extremes (titikṣā fafae) with the help of the knowledge of the Scripture as prescribed in accord. ance with the various periods (as'rama) of life.
Bhandarkar R. G. : Vaisnavism, S'aivism and Minor Religious Systems, p. 65.
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