ed antic ▁school ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁suggests ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁towards ▁m ok ṣ a ▁begins ▁with ▁m um u ks ut va , ▁that ▁is ▁desire ▁of ▁liber ation . ▁This ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁questions ▁about ▁self , ▁what ▁is ▁true , ▁why ▁do ▁things ▁or ▁events ▁make ▁us ▁happy ▁or ▁cause ▁suffering , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁This ▁long ing ▁for ▁liber ating ▁knowledge ▁is ▁assist ed ▁by , ▁claims ▁Ad i ▁Sh ank ara ▁of ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta , ▁g uru ▁( te acher ), ▁study ▁of ▁historical ▁knowledge ▁and ▁v ive ka ▁( crit ical ▁thinking ). ▁Sh ank ara ▁ca utions ▁that ▁the ▁g uru ▁and ▁historic ▁knowledge ▁may ▁be ▁dist orted , ▁so ▁trad itions ▁and ▁historical ▁assumptions ▁must ▁be ▁question ed ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁seeking ▁m ok sha . ▁Those ▁who ▁are ▁on ▁their ▁path ▁to ▁m ok sha ▁( sam ny as in ), ▁suggests ▁Klaus ▁Kloster ma ier , ▁are ▁qu int ess entially ▁free ▁individuals , ▁without ▁cra ving ▁for ▁anything ▁in ▁the ▁world ly ▁life , ▁thus ▁are ▁neither ▁domin ated ▁by , ▁nor ▁domin ating ▁anyone ▁else . ▁ ▁V ive k ach ud am ani , ▁which ▁literally ▁means ▁" C rown ▁Jew el ▁of ▁Disc rimin atory ▁Re ason ing ", ▁is ▁a ▁book ▁devoted ▁to ▁m ok sa ▁in ▁V ed anta ▁philosophy . ▁It ▁explains ▁what ▁behav iors ▁and ▁purs uits ▁lead ▁to ▁m ok sha , ▁as ▁well ▁what ▁actions ▁and