Self-realization - Ultimate liberation from the cycle of birth and death is in two stages.

The first stage of liberation is Self-realization, which is effortlessly attained through the grace of the Gnani Purush (Fully Realized) during the Gnan Vidhi ceremony. During this ceremony, ignorance is dispelled and true knowledge of the Self is revealed.

The second stage of liberation is Moksha, or final liberation. This is attained when there remains no trace of anger, greed, attachment or pride.  This process of ego purification unfolds as one follows the five spiritual principles (5 Agnas) which are outlined by the Gnani Purush during the Gnan Vidhi ceremony.

During the Gnani Vidhi process, the wrong belief that “I am the body-mind-complex” is destroyed and the right belief that “I am pure Soul” is attained. Inherent in the belief that “I am the body-mind complex” is the sense of personal doership, which is the root cause of binding, or charging, new karmas. After Self-realization, karmas cease to be charged because the sense of doership has been eliminated at the subtlest level of ego during the Gnan Vidhi ceremony.

Though all external actions of mind, speech and body continue to occur after Self-realization, all pending karmas (those that have been charged in previous life), must be discharged with equanimity before ultimate liberation is attained. All that’s left is to remain in the domain of the Self as our karmas naturally unfold and discharge. The five principles (Agnas) are the master key for accelerating this process.