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                            WHAT MOKSHA MEANS?




                                                 By Azeem Uddin






























                                                                philosophy,  the  literal  meaning
               It is rightly said that – “MOKSHA                of Moksha is  emancipation  (Mukti)
               is the final stop to the endless cycle           or  release.  It  symbolises  the
               of       earthly        sojourns        &        powerfulness           of       freedom
               reincarnations”.                                 from Samsara, the ultimate cycle of
                                                                death  &  rebirth.  The  incredible  &
               Well,  I  feel  that  it‟s  always               encouraging  aim  of  Moksha  is
               invigorating  &  stimulating  to  talk           freedom,  self-realization  &  self-
               about life. There is no exaggeration             knowledge.  As  far  as  the  Hindu
               to  the  fact  that  Life  is  a  serious        Belief System is concerned, the top
               reality.  But,  today  people  are  not          four goals of human life are Atman,
               living  in  the  happy  state  of  mind,         Karma,
               most of the people run after money,              Dharma & Moksha. Moksha can  be
               money is everything for them & they              described in several ways. It can be
               get  indulged  in  worldly  things               referred  to  as  the  Hindu‟s  final
               forgetting the fact that human life is           destiny  or  the  end  of  suffering.
               transient  or  short-lived.  Death  is           Moreover, it can be the highest state
               inevitable.                                      of  happiness  which  cannot  be
                                                                described.
               Now,  here  comes  the  concept  of
               Moksha that is freedom from life &
               death.  In  Indian  religions  &  Indian



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