[Advaita-l] Desire, Jnana and Moksha

[V Subrahmanian]

Well summarized, Chandramouli ji,

regards
subrahmanian.v


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 11:36 AM, H S Chandramouli
<hschandramouli at gmail.com>wrote:

> H S CHANDRAMOULI
>
> Dear Sri Rajaramji,
>
> The answer to your question based on Jivanmuktiviveka by Sri Vidyaranya is
> as follows
>
> For one to become a Jivanmukta, three conditions have to be satisfied
> namely attainment of jnana, manonasha and vasanakshya. But for liberation
> and absence of rebirth attainment of jnana alone is sufficient. It may be
> pertinent to point out that there are other views amongst advaitins on the
> question of when a person becomes a Jivanmukta. Many are of the view that
> on attainment of jnana itself a person becomes a jivanmukta. However there
> are no differences concerning rebirth. attainment of jnana alone is
> sufficient for escaping from rebirth.
>
> When Ajnana is destroyed , Jnana automatically without any further effort
> as it is Swayamprakashah. This also leads to destruction of all sanchita
> and agami karma phalas. But prarabdha karma phala can be exhausted only by
> experiencing it. Hence the body continues to function. Dependimg on the
> sadhanas carriedout prior to jnana it is posssible that the other two
> attributes namely mano nasha and vasanakshaya might not have taken place.
> For this further nishtha in brahman is needed. After these two are also
> achieved he becomes a jivanmukta in this body itself.. However even without
> these there is no rebirth for one who has attained jnana. Once the current
> body dies, there is no further bodies to be taken.
>
> Regards
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 12:32 PM, <rajaramvenk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hare Krishna! It is said that jnAna is the sole cause of liberation but a
> > jnani need not have gone through total mano nasa and vasana kshaya. It is
> > said some jnanis don't even sublate kama, krodha etc. If there are
> desires
> > are left in the mind, won't the sukshuma sarira go in to a new body to
> > enjoy that? How can there be moksha?
> > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
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