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MUMUKSUTVAM


. MUMUKSUTVAM
-- Mumuksutvam is fourth and the last aspect of Sadhana- Catrustaya.
The burning desire for liberation is called mumuksutvam.
--A mumuksu is one who seeks Bramhan with strong passion and urgency.
A seeker who is ready to leave every movement if life in the constant pursuit of truth. Can alone be called a mumuksu.
--The seeker who has Samadi- Shatka- Sampathi, is an adhikari to obtain moksa.
--By hearing from guru the Mahavakyas and by enquring Self , the seeker breaks the bondage and gets rid of the chain of births and deaths.
--This art and process is called mumuksutvam.

Dr A. Tara Lakshmi,
Srikalakasti

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