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 Wednesday 22 April 2026

THE GREAT LIBERATION

Swami Sivananda

The senses and the elements of the jnani or sage merge in Brahman. The jnani merges in Brahman giving up name and form in total identity. Whatever a liberated soul desires is fulfilled. A mukta has no power of creation, preservation and destruction of the universe but has identity of bliss with Brahman. He does not return to samsara (birth and death) again. Jaimini says that liberation is the attainment of a state like that of God. The liberated soul has no body and senses. He may have body and senses also. Audolomi says that mukti is the realization of the soul's essential nature as pure knowledge (chaitanya). The path of devayana (the path of gods) leads only to krama-mukti. The devotee attains the saguna Brahman (Reality with name and form). Contd…


God is defined as omnipresent which means that He is present everywhere in all beings and creatures and things. So He dwells within every one of us and permeates everything and every being around us. In fact, our real life is not different from His.

- Swami Sivananda

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