MOKSHA

                           MOKSHA

                     Moksha means liberation, the realization of the Self, and is the ultimate destination of this human birth. It is the stage of inner realization that the individual self is the same as the Supreme Self. Moksha is the experience of the cosmos within one’s self. It is the experience of the flow and fusion of the Shiva and Shakti energies in one’s self. The experience of union, Oneness or Ekatvam with one’s Higher Self is Moksha.

               in a spiritual sense, moksha generally means to be liberated from the cycles of birth and death (in short, 'samsaara'). That means never to be born in this material creation again, ever! This is considered as one of the four 'purushaartha's or goals desired by aspirants (the other three being 'dharma' or righteousness, 'artha' or wealth and 'kaama' or fulfilling of desires).

 In Bhagvad Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that one should give up everything and surrender to him, and if one were to do this, Moksha is assured.

            Krishna tells Arjuna, and through him the world, that the easiest way to reach him is through total surrender at His feet. That will get rid of the ties which bind us to this world. All our sins and good deeds and the effects of both will no longer affect us.

      " sarva dharmaan parityajya maamekam sharanam vrajaaham                  twaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishyaami maa shuchah "

Which means, "Abandoning all Dharmas (of the body, mind and intellect), take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins, do not grieve".

             When we turn to Him and let Him fill our whole being, our responsibility ceases. He deals with us and leads us beyond all sorrow. It is an unreserved surrender to the Supreme who takes us up and raises to our utmost possible perfection. Though the Lord conducts the world according to the fixed laws and expects us to conform to the law of right action based on our nature and station in life, if we take shelter in Him, we transcend all these. A seemingly outer help must come to man, for his soul cannot deliver itself from the trap in which it is caught by his own effort”.