The Gnostic Society and Madhva's Conception of Moksha

In the conception of Madhva, salvation is the direct result of Vishnu prasada. Aparoxa jnana leads to Salvation.Salvation is the direct result of the grace of God and only the Sattwika type of souls can achieve it. The Sattwika souls ,due to their innate propensity woship Vishnu as the Independent Sovereign Reality and attain Release or Moksha

This in itself is a two-fold process. First there is the screen created by Prakriti whose modes of nature hold the entrapped Seeker in its tight embrace. The Seeker first rends this screen as a result of the Sadhana Process. After this there is yet another Screen created by Vishnu which separates the Seeker from the Supreme Divine. This final screen is removed by the grace of Vishnu and after this there is no going back. The Released Souls then cast of their Causal Bodies and enter into the Embrace of Vishnu in Vaikuntha as pure intelligence , having the characteristics of Sat (Existence) Chit(Intelligence) & Ananda(Bliss).

The fully realised Souls exist in Vaikuntha in their true forms. The differences between the souls remain as they are and the Souls exist as pure bliss. Salvation does not mean the negation of differences but rather a higher perception of differences and the realization of Integral Existence.

It is only in this liberated state , Liberated from the confines of Prakriti that the true nature of the Souls comes out.

It is only in this state that the true varna of the Souls are realized and in fact the differences become known with greater clarity. One finds the souls enjoying different amounts of Bliss but this does not lead to envy or jealousy as all those negative emotions have been completely gotten rid of prior to salvation. Each soul is satisfied with the amount of bliss it enjoys . Just like different men eat different amounts of food and yet all are fully satisfied , the same situation obtains.

Even in Salvation there is Gradation and Difference.

The Brahmanas among souls are forever guiding the liberated souls in the experience of bliss , for each according to thir intrinsic ability enjoy different amounts of bliss yet feel no jealousy. The souls perform different vedic rituals as an expression of their love for Vishnu but there is no compulsion to do so. The Shudra among souls , the ones with natural bias towards serving put their full trust in the brahmana and kshatriya among souls , as they know innately that they are always working for their betterment and will never exploit them. Thus we can see an ideal varna type society existing after liberation in Vishnu's Abode

In such a society there is brotherhood and love encompassing all the souls. There is also everpresent the love for Vishnu and in return the souls experience Vishnu's love for them. In such an ideal society difference and hierarchy exists but there is no exploitation. True equality exists as souls experience joy to the extent of their intrinsic ability. The society is founded upon the verse "Sarvadharmaan Parityajya" in BG and all systems of thought are abandoned and only there is the beautiful Surrender on the part of the souls, a surrender founded upon true knowledge and realisation of their intrinsic worth.

Such a society which has surrendered to the Lord exists in perfect harmony. Integralism is founded on the Love of the Lord. It is the synthesis of all apparently contradictory laws that we experience in this Earthly domain.All ideal laws of this earth find fulfillment and expression in such a society. The communist is very happy since there is no private property. The Capitalist is happy as he has the freedom to use wealth in the way he wants. The Anarchist is happy because there is no government , and everything happens harmoniously. The feminist is happy as women remain naked in such a society but there is nobody casting degrading glances at that time. The orthodox Madhva Brahmin is happy as there is heirarchy and gradation in the statuses of the Souls in that society.