[Advaita-l] MOKSHA or MUKTI

[sreenivasa murthy]

Dear friends,
Sri Shankara  in  his  commentry  to  mantra 3-2-4  of 
MundakopaniShad  writes :avidyApratibandhamAtrO  hi  mOkShaHnAnyapratibandhaH  nityatvAt   AtmaButatvAcca ||
So  the  only  obstacle  for mOkSha is avidyA.What  is  avdyA  then ?Sri Shankara writes in his commentary to Sutra 1-3-2 of Brahmasutra thus :dEhAdiShu  anAtmasu  "ahamasmi"  ityAtmabuddhiravidyA ||
Then what is vidyA?Sri Shankara writes  in UpadEsasahasri  chapter 1 Shloka 12  thus :"nirvikArAtmabuddhiSca  vidyEtIha  prakIrtitA  ||
It  is  this TRUTH  that "one  is  the  Changeless  Principle 
 amidst  the  changing  ones"  that  has  to  be  
cognized / realized   by   a   sincere   student   of   Vedanta 
whose   goal   is   to  be  an  Atmavit. 
Any  other  activity  of  mind  other  than  this  
is  a  mere  waste  of  time. 
The  only  thing  to  be  done  by  the  student  of  Vedanta 
is  "AtmasaMsthaM  manaH   kRutvA" .Thus  taught  my  revered  Guru.

With  respectful  namaskars,Sreenivasa Murthy.