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               There  are  many  thought-provoking              Now as per the Raja Yoga, the one
               theories  &  sayings  about Moksha.              element  of  yoga  is Kaivalya that  is
               Actually,       according      to     my         seclusion or isolation & detachment
               perception  of  life,  I  think  life  is  a     from Samsara. It is the last stage of
               bridge     between      theoretical     &        enlightenment  through  which  the
               practical  working.  It  is  a  one  time        yogi attains Nirvana, a transcendent
               offer  &  it  is  not  a  bed  of  roses.        state.
               Hence,  it‟s  the  need  of  the  hour  to
               live life well according to the ethical          I  think  if  one‟s  mind  becomes
               values & standards.                              conflict-free,                       that
                                                                is Moksha. Moksha is the realization
               To  be  very  honest,  the  best  way  to        of  truth  &  one  thing  that  does  not
               attain Moksha is  YOGA. The  origin              allow  people  to  go  to  Moksha  is
               of  the  word  Yoga  is  from  the               obstinacy that is the root cause of all
               Sanskrit  word  “YUJ”  which  means              evils.  In  other  words,  Moksha  is
               “To  join”.  According  to  Swami                being     EMOTIONALLY             FREE.
               Digambarji:  Yoga  is  the  union  of            According  to  Hindu  Mythology,
               Atma & Parmatma. According to the                there are three well-defined paths to
               GEETA(The  epic  book):  Yoga  is                Moksha that are listed below-
               defined  as  the  evenness  of  temper.          1.PATH OF ACTION.
               According  to  Ashtang  Yoga  from               2.PATH OF DEVOTION.
               Patanjali, Yoga contains eight stages            3.PATH OF KNOWLEDGE.
               that  are  Yama,  Niyam,  Asana,
               Pranayama,  Pratyahara,  Dhaarna,                Summing up, it can be inferred that
               Dhyan  &  Samadhi.  Generally,                   Moksha  is  simply  SPIRITUAL
               people  believe  that  it  takes  many           PERFECTION  that  comes  from
               births  &  constant  practice  for               SELF-IDENTIFICATION,              SELF-
               attaining  these  stages.  But,  after           DEVELOPMENT               &       SELF-
               attaining  the  final  stage  one  is  free      REALIZATION.
               from the bondage of birth & death.                                  ***

               However, this way to attain Moksha
               is  believed  to  be  a  great  way  &  a
               salient route that comes with its own
               deepest  riddles  that  are  beyond
               human understanding.


















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