Difference between revisions of "Mukti"
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| − | [noun]. Mukti is a term borrow from Hinduism meaning eternal liberation to the degree of the soul leaving not just the body but also the cycle of | + | [noun]. Mukti (Sanskrit: मुक्ति ) literally means " release " is a term borrow from Traditional Hinduism meaning eternal liberation to the degree of the soul leaving not just the body but also liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. Usually used by BKs in the combination of " [[mukti]] and [[jeevanmukti]] ". |
| − | Mukti is considered to be the goal of the [[ | + | Mukti is considered to be the goal of the [[Sadhus]], [[Sanyasin]], religious traditions that denouce material life, and Buddhists. Meaning the same as [[Moksha]], it is not seen as a soteriological goal in the same sense as in, say, Christian salvation but signifies a dissolution of the sense of self, or ego, and the overall breakdown of individual being. It is, in Hinduism, viewed as analogous to entering [[Nirvana]] although the BKWSU has a slightly different interpreation of the latrer. |
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| + | Traditionally, new students to the BKWSU would be asked whether their spiritual goal was [[mukti]] or [[jeevanmukti]] in order to gauge their spiritual interest or tradition. Controversially, the BKWSU claims to offer a path to both. | ||
Revision as of 01:27, 20 May 2006
[noun]. Mukti (Sanskrit: मुक्ति ) literally means " release " is a term borrow from Traditional Hinduism meaning eternal liberation to the degree of the soul leaving not just the body but also liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. Usually used by BKs in the combination of " mukti and jeevanmukti ".
Mukti is considered to be the goal of the Sadhus, Sanyasin, religious traditions that denouce material life, and Buddhists. Meaning the same as Moksha, it is not seen as a soteriological goal in the same sense as in, say, Christian salvation but signifies a dissolution of the sense of self, or ego, and the overall breakdown of individual being. It is, in Hinduism, viewed as analogous to entering Nirvana although the BKWSU has a slightly different interpreation of the latrer.
Traditionally, new students to the BKWSU would be asked whether their spiritual goal was mukti or jeevanmukti in order to gauge their spiritual interest or tradition. Controversially, the BKWSU claims to offer a path to both.