What is liberation from, and what positive condition is described?
A simple beginning
Mokṣa and brahma-nirvāṇa appear alongside freedom from binding action, inner steadiness, equality and devotion. Avoid reducing liberation to mere disappearance or escape.
Three places to read
- 1BG 2.51
Connects relinquishing action-fruits with freedom from birth’s bondage.
- 2BG 5.24–26
Describes inner happiness, self-mastery and brahma-nirvāṇa.
- 3BG 18.54
Describes brahma-bhūta equanimity and entry into higher bhakti.
Try it
Make a freedom-for/freedom-from table and attach a verse to every cell.
Explain it
Explain why liberation in these passages is more than “getting out”.