Maharashi Patanjali yoga delineates the “path of liberation” step-by-step in an organised and scientific way. Defined yog as chitta vritti nirodha, a state of mental control. The Yog Sutras of Patanjali succinctly outlines the art and science of Yog meditation for Self-Realization. It is a process of systematically encountering, examining, and transcending each of the various gross and subtle levels of false identity in the mind field, until the jewel of the true Self comes shining through. More
In the ancient Jain text ‘Tattvartha Sutra’. Acharya Umaswami here refers yog nirodh state (samvar) as Moksha. It is the process, of stoppage of karmas. Karmas by thought, speech and action, become attached to the soul, are aasrava and bandh -- the influx of karmas and union with soul. Good or bad karmas influx to soul results in their fruits to be suffered / enjoyed by soul.
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