DUHKHANTA
Duhkhanta is the last of the pancarthas. It means cessation of all sorrow and suffering, the same as mukti or liberation. It is achieved by withdrawing the mind from all objects and directing it towards the Lord Pashupati only. This will result in total surrender to him and living near him (samipa prapti). In this mukti, there is no 'living alone' (kaivalya, as in the Sankhya-Yoga systems) or total merging (aikya as in Advaita Vedanta). The pashu will then be in the eternal company of Pashupati. It is interesting to note that the Pashupata texts describe the attainment of psychic powers like clairvoyance or clairaudience as a part of duhkhanta. But they also discourage the yogi from paying attention to them since they can prevent him from attaining liberation in the ultimate sense.
Duhkhanta is the last of the pancarthas. It means cessation of all sorrow and suffering, the same as mukti or liberation. It is achieved by withdrawing the mind from all objects and directing it towards the Lord Pashupati only. This will result in total surrender to him and living near him (samipa prapti). In this mukti, there is no 'living alone' (kaivalya, as in the Sankhya-Yoga systems) or total merging (aikya as in Advaita Vedanta). The pashu will then be in the eternal company of Pashupati. It is interesting to note that the Pashupata texts describe the attainment of psychic powers like clairvoyance or clairaudience as a part of duhkhanta. But they also discourage the yogi from paying attention to them since they can prevent him from attaining liberation in the ultimate sense.
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