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The concept of ' moksha ' in Sikhism appears in the form of ' mokh dwar ' in ' Japuji '.

Guru Nanak says in Pauri 15 of Japuji, " manne paavae mokh dwar " which means that by reflecting on Lord's Name, one finds the door to salvation.

' Mokh dwar ' or the door to salvation is the tenth invisible door in the body.

This is also called ' band-khallaassi ' ( liberation from bondage ) where in ' Pauri ' 25 of ' Japuji ', the Guru says, " Liberation from bondage ( from the cycle of birth and death ) is by the Will of the Lord ".

In ' Pauri ' or step 4 of ' Japuji ', the Guru says, " Nadri-Mokh-Dwar " which means that the door of salvation opens by His Grace.

Noted Sikh scholar Dr. Harjinder Singh Majhail ( 2007: Pp.

105-106 ) writes in Chapter 5 entitled Glossary with Detailed Analysis of Concepts in Japuji in Japuji: the Gate Way of Liberation, " The nine doors of body open to the nether world.

These nine doors are: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, anus and the procreative organ.

It is through these nine doors that our concentration spreads into the whole world.

The tenth door which remains unmanifest, takes us to the highest of the high through the tenth door.

Guru says in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ( Page 1093 ), " By establishing the nine houses and a royal mansion above i. e. the tenth door of our body also called ' mokh dwar ', the Lord comes to abide in his own mansion i. e. the tenth one.

" But it is regular practice in ' naam-simran ' ( meditation ) which can help us to ascend to the highest one by opening the tenth door of our body which is the gate way of liberation.

This tenth door can be opened if ' satguru ' blesses us with ' naam-simran.

We perform our ' simran ' or meditation by Guru's Grace only and open tenth door of our body to obtain " band-khallaassi " or the ' moksha ' ( liberation from bondage of birth and death and attain ultimate oneness with the Lord.

This way we get ' moksha ' i. e. liberation from the bondage of birth and death to finally become one with our Creator.