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Atman and Mokşa
the beloved wife of Him. They believe in one single ultimate God.
Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
(13) Liberation (Moksa)
All the systems agree in having the attainment of Mokṣa as the goal of life and knowledge. Knowledge is sought for attaining complete freedom from the suffering of the worldly life and from the cycle of birth and death by destroying the Adṛṣṭa forever. The Vedic idea of Mokṣa consists in the termination of pain and suffering of the worldly life and in the attainment of a more happy, full, and rich life here on the earth as well as in the heaven. It also consists in the attainment of immortality and in enjoying Divine happiness in the company of Gods. The Vedas also hold that it can be attained by sincere prayer and sacrifices. The Upaniṣads depict their Mokṣa as the attainment of immortality by means of self-realisation. It is an experience of identity of the soul with the Supreme Self. It is an experience of infinitude and supreme bliss. The soul experiences a kind of supersensuous happiness by overcoming the limitations and imperfections of the samsara. It transcends duality and relativity. It is a unitive experience in which all distinctions are merged and soul is completely transformed into the Supreme Self. In Mokṣa the soul becomes completely free from all attachments and desires, from nescience, karma, and finitude. The mukta is free from deception and although he lives in the world he is not touched by the worldly afflictions; it is Jivanmukti; and in Videhamukti the jiva loses its body
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