Book Title: tman_and_moksa
Author(s): G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir Conclusion sos with the deeds of the souls in their life on earth. God helps the striving souls to win over the satanic forces and the evil, and thus, the morally elevated souls acquire the Divine nature, though partially. The redeeming power of God is shown to those who have perfect faith and trust in Him. Moral regeneration transforms the erring and fallible human soul into a higher spiritual being. The liberated souls enjoy forever the divine company of God and His supreme bliss and peace. The Christian concept of salvation is near to the concept of Moksa of Rāmānuja, Nimbārka, Madhva and some other Vaisnava poets who seek companionship with God, His bliss and peace. (c) A few words about the ĀTMAN and MOKSA It will become evident from these broad comparisons that the Western philosophers are not familiar with the exact concept of Moksa as we find in the Indian Philosophy and the Hindu religion. However, it is at the same time a fact that some elements of Moksa, like dislike for the worldly life and its sufferings, finitude, the sense of vanity of sensuous pleasures, and a desire for immortality, blessedness, supersensuous joy, and union with God are present in almost all the systems, except a few. The concept of Moksa as the deliverance from the round of birth and death, karma, ignorance, and as a positive experience of infinitude, omniscience, omnipotence and divinity, by attaining Godhood itself is peculiar to the Indian Philosophical systems and the Hindu For Private And Personal

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