Learning That Leads to Liberation

This body, the gross one, is formed  from the five elements of nature . Mind,  intellect, the five vital airs , and  the five organs of knowledge , Joined  with the five organs of action  together  make the subtle body . This subtle body  is indeed the eternal dwelling place  of the eternal soul , the independent one. Self-realization is the awakening to one’s true nature as the eternal Self , beyond the body, mind, and ego, etc. Mukti ( liberation ) arises once that realization dissolves bondage created by ignorance, desire, pleasure, etc., and finally from " Jeev " (जीव) and " Yoni " (योनि). Explanation on terms: "Jeev" (जीव) refers to the individual living soul or being. "Yoni" (योनि) means womb, source, or origin, often symbolizing the place or form through which the soul takes birth in the cycle of existence . Moksha is the final culmination, where the liberated soul attains complete union with Brahman , beyond rebirth and limitation . In...

Every human being is not born into this world as a blank slate, but entrusted with two sacred inheritances: the Four Goals of Life ( Purusarthas ) and the Five Debts ( Pancha riṇa ). The Purusarthas , Dharma (righteous duty), Artha (prosperity), Kama (rightful enjoyment of desires), and Mokṣa (liberation)  form the framework of a purposeful and balanced life. To fulfill these aims, God has bestowed upon human beings intelligence, mind, senses and sense-organs, along with vitality. Alongside these goals, each person carries the Five obligation of repaying the debts owed to the gods ( Deva-rna ), to the sages (Ṛishi-ṛṇa), and to the ancestors ( Pitṛ-rna ), to the society & country, to the nature and mother earth . Together, these sacred ideals shape human destiny, ensuring that life is not merely lived, but lived meaningfully , harmonizing duty, desire, prosperity, and spiritual freedom, while honoring gratitude to the divine, to wisdom, and to one’s lineage. Bhakti → Gya...

Vaishnava : A Vaishnava is a devotee who worships Lord Vishnu or His incarnations as the Supreme Soul, follows the path of devotion (bhakti), and is guided by scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana , aspiring for liberation through loving service to the Lord. श्रीजगन्नाथरूपवर्णनम् एक एव श्रीजगन्नाथः बहुधा दृश्यते। भुजसंख्या रूपानुसारिणीति कथ्यते॥ जगन्नाथबलभद्रौ यदा देहे समन्वितौ। तदा स चतुर्भुजो देवो जगदीशः स साक्षात्॥ जगन्नाथबलभद्रप्रद्युम्नानिरुद्धसंयुतः। एकस्मिन् देहे संयुक्तोऽष्टबाहुः स साक्षात्॥ हृदयं मम निर्मलम् कुरु, उज्ज्वलम् कुरु हरि । अन्तर्बहिश्च मां शुद्धं कुरु, मंगलं कुरु हरि॥ ॐ अस्य श्रीविष्णु-शतनाम-स्तोत्रस्य । अनुष्टुप्छन्दः । श्रीमहाविष्णुः (श्रीजगन्नाथः) देवता । श्रीलक्ष्मीप्रसाद-सिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥ ऋषिः  श्रीजगन्नाथदासः (भगवद्भक्तः, जगन्नाथस्य सेवकः) । छन्दः - अनुष्टुप् । देवता - श्रीमहाविष्णुरेव श्रीजगन्नाथः ॥ स्तोत्रम् विष्णुः नारायणो देवो वासुदेवो महाबलः । महाविष्णुर्दामोदरः प्रद्युम्नोऽनिरुद्धकः ॥ १ ॥ हृषीकेशो महामायो माधवो गोविल...