The 5 Paths of Liberation
Liberation from the bondage / entrapment of the non ending cycle of life ( birth & death ) is done through: 1) intent (aspiration): direction of middle / center / straight / higher / upper way or non-desire i.e. Surrender for: Freedom / Liberation / Return / Enlightenment / Union / Oneness / God or Self or Higher-self or most-High or Truth or The Ultimate realization / non-dualism / ego death / Great Death (same thing). 2) modeling (as within so without): internal affirmation representation via action (or non-action), mantra / shingon (chant), mudra / kuji (gesture), pranayama / gokyo (breath), asana / kamae (posture), or visualization from any method (religion). 3) mirroring (as without so within): external affirmation representation such as color / shape / people / animals / diety / location etc. from any method (religion). What is the closest thing to The Ultimate ? Nature, specifically the Elements. Here They are when used for Self in ascending order of pain (...