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sūtra 1.7. īśvarapraṇidhānātkaivalyaprāpti:। sa eva mokṣa:।
Due to Īśvarapraṇidhāna one obtains Kaivalya (absoluteness). That is the Liberation.
When one does total surrender to Īśvara as described in the Sūtra 1.5, disappearance of ego, loss of one’s identity as a Body-Mind complex happens automatically in time. The sincerity and the extent of Īśvarapraṇidhāna leads results in gradual or fast progress towards the loss of ego. The aspirant goes through various stages of progress. In terms of Dualistic (Dvaita) Philosophy, these stages are called Salokata, Samīpatā, Sarūpatā, and Sāyujyatā. In terms of Nondualistic (Advaita) Philosophy, one realizes that one is Brahman. In Buddhism, one gets Nirvana due to loss of all Karma. In Yoga, one gets spiritually liberated as the lack of Karma leads to disappearance of Body-Mind complex, and the dissolution of Body-Mind into the prakr̥ ti. In Christianity, one gets favorably judged to stay in Heaven. All these stages can be grouped under one heading of mokṣa. mokṣa means permanent escape from the suffering. In Indian Philosophy, the suffering is automatically associated with the Body-Mind Complex and therefore mokṣa means escape from the Birth and Death cycle. Whereas in other philosophies, the concept of rebirth may be absent. But the salvation does exist.
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