Self-realization, Mukti (liberation) ,Moksha (final culmination)
Human Body . To the wise, this frame of flesh and bone Is not mere dust — it is the throne Where Soul dwells, serene, supreme, The heart and source of every dream. Three gates before the seeker shine — To Heaven, Freedom, Bliss divine; But turned astray, the path declines, To hell’s abyss where fire pines. O blessed birth! — this human frame, A chance to rise beyond all name; For gods may reign, yet bound remain, While man may break his mortal chain. 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 ...