The ultimate goal of Hinduism is the liberation from the rebirth cycles. Moksha means freedom, liberation ; from what? and how ? is where the schools differ. Moksha means liberation from rebirth or samsara. This liberation can be attained while one is on earth, and that's jivanmukti. This liberation is a transformation that permits one to see the truth and reality behind the fog of ignorance. Among the Samkhya, Yoga and Vedanta schools of Hinduism, liberation and freedom reached within one’s life is referred to as jivanmukti, and the individual who has experienced this state is called jivanmukta ,self-realised soul. Dozens of Upanishads describe the state of liberation as jivanmukti. Some contrast jivanmukti with videhamukti (moksha from samsara after death). Jivan Mukti is the idea of fully living here and now in a state of self-realization and liberation.
In the Advaita school of Shankara also, humans are liberated and the soul is already free. One only has to realise this freedom. Liberation can also be understood as detachment from material existence, not giving much importance to things, appearances and titles, In order to gain liberation, moksha. In Hinduism, self realisation refers to a profound spiritual awakening where there is an awakening from an illusory self identify image (Ego).
According to Upanishads, Jivanmukta or liberated individual is not bothered by disrespect. When confronted by an angry person he does not return anger. He does expect praise from others. He never harms any being. He doesn’t wear แนฃikha (tuft of hair on the back of head for religious reasons), nor the holy thread across his body. To him, knowledge is sikha, knowledge is the holy thread, knowledge alone is supreme. Outer appearances and rituals do not matter to him, only knowledge matters. For him there is no invocation nor dismissal of deities, no mantra nor non-mantra, no prostrations nor worship of gods, goddess or ancestors, nothing other than knowledge of Self.!! ๐
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