Moksha

Word MOKSHA
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Pronunciations /ˈməʊkʃə/

Definitions and meanings of "Moksha"

What do we mean by moksha?

In Indian philosophy and theology, the final liberation of the soul or consciousness from samsara and the bringing to an end of all the suffering involved in being subject to the cycle of reincarnation.

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The word "moksha" in example sentences

The word moksha means the "liberation from the cycle of existence samsara often identified with a state of knowledge in which the phenomenal world and its concerns are shut out in favour of a mystical identification with the ultimate, changeless ground of all things." ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Discovering who we are—the atma, and not these physical experiences we have been having—is one of the keys to what is called liberation or in Sanskrit moksha. ❋ Jeffrey Armstrong (2010)

And then in Buddhism, there is moksha, which is liberation from all those three concerns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Upanishads use this word 52 times, but use the word moksha only twice. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2006)

He used the Sanskrit word moksha for enlightenment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hinduism, for instance, admonishes its followers to seek "moksha," or liberation from egotism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There was a fruitless search for an illusory entity called 'moksha' (salvation). ❋ Unknown (2010)

One does not get "moksha," if he has not sung for him … It's like Jiwe Panjabi wich kehnde san, "Jinne Lahore nahi vekheya oh jammeya nai."

The fourth is moksha, the desire to be free from the burdens of the world, even as you participate fully in it. ❋ Rod Stryker (2011)

Yoga is about attaining moksha, or liberation, from worldly suffering and the cycle of birth and rebirth. ❋ Esq. Suhag A. Shukla (2012)

In India, a holy man traditionally went through four stages: student, householder (good so far), forest-dweller (what??) and then sadhu -- a wandering beggar in search of moksha (liberation). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dharma provides the principles for the harmonious fulfillment of all aspects of life, namely, the acquisition of wealth and power (artha), fulfillment of desires (kama), and liberation (moksha). ❋ Rajiv Malhotra (2011)

In Jainism, Diwali commemorates the anniversary of Lord Mahavir's attainment of moksha, or freedom from the cycle of reincarnation, in 527 B.C.E. Lord Mahavir was the 24th and last Thirtankar of Jainism and revitalized the religion as it is today. ❋ Nikhil Bumb (2011)

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