Mumukshutva
मुमुक्षुत्व
mumukṣutva
Mumukshutva or yearning for Freedom is the intense desire to free oneself, by realising one’s true nature, from all bondages from that of egoism to that of the body – bondages superimposed by Ignorance.
According to Vivekachudamani , there are three things which are rare indeed and are due to the grace of God – namely, a human birth (Manushyaktam), the longing for Liberation (Mumukshutvam), and the protecting care of a perfected sage(Mahapurusha samsraya).
Vivekachudamani further tells, the man who, having by some means obtained a human birth, with a male body and mastery of the Vedas to boot, is foolish enough not to exert himself for self-liberation, verily commits suicide, for he kills himself by clinging to things unreal. What greater fool is there than the man who having obtained a rare human body, and a masculine body too, neglects to achieve the real end of this life ?
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