Moksha
Soul's final freedom
Moksha is liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions—the ultimate spiritual goal.
The soul achieves moksha by transcending earthly attachments and the accumulation of karma.
Different traditions describe it variously as union with the divine, dissolution of the self, or release into pure awareness: He renounced worldly life in pursuit of moksha.
Mind-body exercise discipline
- meditationFocused attention practice
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
detachment · asceticism · tapas · guru · ashram · surrender · devotion · self-inquiry
Release from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- salvationDeliverance from harm
emancipation · self-realization · transcendence · deliverance · awakening · cessation · unbinding · atman
Hindu metaphysical system
- non-dualityAbsence of fundamental division
- atmanEternal inner self
- selfOne's own being
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
reality · ignorance · knowledge · truth · absolute · eternal · infinite · being
Cycle of rebirth
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
bondage · maya · illusion · attachment · suffering · wheel · escape
yoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
- meditationFocused attention practice
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
renunciation · detachment · asceticism · tapas · guru · ashram · surrender · devotion · self-inquiry · discipline
nirvana
Release from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
salvation · emancipation · self-realization · transcendence · deliverance · awakening · cessation · unbinding · atman · samsara
vedanta
Hindu metaphysical system
- non-dualityAbsence of fundamental division
- atmanEternal inner self
- selfOne's own being
consciousness · reality · ignorance · knowledge · truth · absolute · eternal · infinite · being
samsara
Cycle of rebirth
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
karma · bondage · maya · illusion · attachment · suffering · wheel · escape
Mokshasamsara
Cycle of rebirth
bondage · enslavement · entrapment · karma · attachment
Mokshaworldliness
Secular, experienced outlook
materialism · samsara · kama · artha