The Mukti Bhavan In Varanasi Lets People Check In To Die & Attain Moksha Resolve all conflicts
Channel: Relax Your Mind
Date: 2021-12-19

The Mukti Bhavan In Varanasi Lets People Check In To Die & Attain Moksha

People Flock To Varanasi To Attain Moksha
What is Moksha? Moksha is a concept of ultimate freedom and liberation after death. Hindus believe that Moksha can be attained when they give up all the materialistic pleasures and become one with self or the Atman. Although Moksha can be attained while living, Hindus believe that attaining Moksha on your death-bed frees one from the cycle of life-and-death and frees the soul forever.

Mukti Bhavan Promises The Old & Dying Of Moksha
People go to different extremes to attain Moksha. While some devotees believe in taking a dip in the holy river of Ganges to wash off their sins, others give up every materialistic pleasure. Aptly named Mukti Bhavan, a hotel in Varanasi promises the old of Moksha. The quaint little home helps the ravaged and the lost attain their final liberation. The in-house priests perform rituals and rites that allow the dying to depart from the earth in peace. Hindus believe that those who die in Varanasi attain Moksha or salvation.

12 LIFE LESSONS FROM A MAN WHO HAS SEEN 12000 DEATHS

Bhairav Nath Shukla has been the Manager of Mukti Bhawan for 44 years. He has seen the rich and the poor take refuge in the guesthouse in their final days as they await death and hope to find peace. Shukla hopes with and for them. He sits on the wooden bench in the courtyard, against the red brick wall and shares with me 12 recurring life lessons from the 12000 deaths he has witnessed in his experience as the manager of Mukti Bhawan:
1. Resolve all conflicts before you go
Shukla recounts the story of Shri Ram Sagar Mishr, a Sanskrit scholar of his times. Mishr was the eldest of six brothers and was closest to the youngest one. Years ago an ugly argument between the two brothers led to a wall to partition the house.
In his final days, Mishr walked to the guesthouse carrying his little paan case and asked to keep room no. 3 reserved for him. He was sure he will pass away on the 16th day from his arrival. On the 14th day he said, “Ask my estranged brother of 40 years to come see me. This bitterness makes my heart heavy. I am anxious to resolve every conflict.”
A letter was sent out. On the 16th day when the youngest brother arrived, Mishr held his hand and asked to bring down the wall dividing the house. He asked his brother for forgiveness. Both brothers wept and mid sentence, Mishr stopped speaking. His face became calm. He was gone in a moment.
Shukla has seen this story replay in many forms over the years. “People carry so much baggage, unnecessarily, all through their life only wanting to drop it at the very end of their journey. The trick lies not in not having conflicts but in resolving them as soon as one can,” says Shukla.