Moksha index

Here is a deep, multi‐layered Mokṣa ontology, organized into Pillars → Nodes → Sub-nodes, with every book in your Moksha folder placed where it best embodies the liberated self:

PILLAR 1: HUMANISTIC & EXISTENTIAL AWAKENING

The turn from outer systems to inner experience.

1.1 Human Potential

1.1.1 Peak Experiences & Transpersonal Growth

Abraham H. Maslow — The Farther Reaches of Human Nature

Stanislav Grof — The Holotropic Mind

1.1.2 Consciousness Studies & Future Visions

Consciousness_Studies.pdf

Stanislav Grof — Psychology of the Future

1.2 Existential-Humanistic Therapy

1.2.1 Principles & Practice

Orah T. Krug & Kirk J. Schneider — Existential–Humanistic Therapy

The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology

1.2.2 Becoming & Authenticity

Carl Rogers — On Becoming a Person (see also Psychotherapy folder)

PILLAR 2: PSYCHOANALYTIC & DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY

Mapping the unconscious pathways to freedom.

2.1 Dream & Symbol Exploration

2.1.1 Dream Interpretation

Sigmund Freud & James Strachey — The Interpretation of Dreams

2.1.2 Ego & Defence Mechanisms

Anna Freud — The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence

2.2 Transpersonal & Archetypal Patterns

2.2.1 Jungian & Collective Psyche

Carl Jung (anthology) — The Penguin Freud Reader (includes Jungian essays)

Bruce Scotton et al. — Textbook of Transpersonal Psychiatry & Psychology

2.2.2 Integration & Self-Realization

Self-Directed Behavior: Self-Modification

PILLAR 3: YOGIC & VEDĀNTIC PATHS

The classical systems of inner liberation.

3.1 Āsana, Prāṇāyāma & Raja Yoga

3.1.1 Sutra Commentary

Swami Satchidananda — The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: Commentary

3.1.2 Kriyā & Bhakti Yoga

Paramahansa Yogananda — Autobiography of a Yogi

Swami Venkatesananda — The Concise Yoga Vāsiṣṭha

3.2 Vedānta & Bhāṣya Traditions

3.2.1 Upaniṣadic Exegesis

The Principal Upanisads — 2015.148291…

Swami Nikhilananda — Maṇḍūkya Upaniṣad Kārikā

3.2.2 Brahma Sūtra Commentaries

Swami Gambhirananda — Brahma Sūtra Bhāṣya

Brahma Sutra Bhashyam-Telugu 02.pdf

PILLAR 4: BUDDHIST CANON & PRACTICE

The path of insight and compassion.

4.1 Early Sutta & Abhidhamma

4.1.1 Discourse Anthologies

In the Buddha’s Words — Bhikkhu Bodhi anthology

892.pdf (Discourse-Buddha)

4.1.2 Abhidhamma Texts

Saṃyutta- and Abhidhamma manual — Bhikkhu Bodhi

ANUSAYA_YAMAKA, CITTA_YAMAKA, SANKHARA_YAMAKA, INDRIYA_YAMAKA

4.2 Mahāyāna & Vajrayāna Themes

4.2.1 Great Vehicle Doctrine

mahayana-the_great_vehicle_1.pdf

4.2.2 Meditation & Mindfulness

Bhikkhu Sujato — A History of Mindfulness

PILLAR 5: PHILOSOPHICAL & COGNITIVE REFUGE

Bridges between rigorous thought and mystical insight.

5.1 Logical Mysticism

5.1.1 Gödel-Escher-Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter — Gödel, Escher, Bach

5.1.2 Detection & Perception (Reprise)

Hautus, Macmillan & Creelman — Detection Theory

Psychophysics: Fundamentals & Practical

5.2 Sociological Mirror

5.2.1 Self-Presentation

Erving Goffman — The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

PILLAR 6: SPIRITUAL EXAMPLES & POETIC DEVOTION

Inspirational texts that move the heart toward liberation.

6.1 Bhakti & Poetic Vision

6.1.1 Gītā Reflections

Simon Brodbeck — The Bhagavad Gita

EssaysOnTheGita.pdf

6.1.2 Tantric & Mystical Manuals

The Shiva Samhita — James Mallinson

Tripura Rahasya — Sri Ramana Ashram

Putting It All Together: The Mokṣa Path

  1. Begin with Humanistic Inquiry (Pillar 1): cultivate openness to new possibilities.

  2. Descend into the Unconscious (Pillar 2): bring hidden patterns to light.

  3. Embody Yogic Discipline & Vedāntic Wisdom (Pillar 3): align heart, breath, and mind.

  4. Practice Mindful Insight (Pillar 4): let compassion and clarity guide action.

  5. Integrate Logic & Wonder (Pillar 5): hold paradox and precision together.

  6. Live in Devotion (Pillar 6): let love and poetry dissolve the last barriers.

This six-pillar, three-layer map shows exactly where each Mokṣa text belongs in your Purushottam journey toward inner freedom.