▁was ▁discipline ▁and ▁self - training . ▁Over ▁time , ▁these ▁ideas ▁about ▁m ok sha ▁were ▁challeng ed . ▁ ▁Nag ar j una ' s ▁challenge ▁▁ ▁D har ma ▁and ▁m ok sha , ▁suggested ▁Nag ar j una ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century , ▁cannot ▁be ▁goals ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁journey . ▁He ▁pointed ▁to ▁the ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁world ▁we ▁live ▁in , ▁and ▁the ▁freedom ▁imp lied ▁in ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁m ok sha . ▁They ▁are ▁so ▁different ▁that ▁d har ma ▁and ▁m ok sha ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁intellect ually ▁related . ▁D har ma ▁requires ▁world ly ▁thought , ▁m ok sha ▁is ▁un world ly ▁understanding , ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁bl iss . ▁How ▁can ▁the ▁world ly ▁thought - process ▁lead ▁to ▁un world ly ▁understanding ? ▁asked ▁Nag ar j una . ▁Karl ▁Pot ter ▁explains ▁the ▁answer ▁to ▁this ▁challenge ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁context ▁and ▁framework , ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁bro ader ▁general ▁principles ▁of ▁understanding ▁from ▁thought ▁processes ▁that ▁are ▁limited ▁in ▁one ▁framework . ▁ ▁Ad i ▁Sh ank ara ' s ▁challenge ▁▁ ▁Ad i ▁Sh ank ara ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁like ▁Nag ar j una ▁earlier , ▁exam ined ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁world ▁one ▁lives ▁in ▁and ▁m ok sha , ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁freedom ▁and ▁release ▁one ▁hopes ▁for . ▁Un like ▁Nag ar j una , ▁Sh ank ara ▁cons iders ▁the ▁characteristics ▁between ▁the ▁two