What is liberation from the cycle of birth and death? || Acharya Prashant, on Nitnem Sahib (2019)

ਕਰਮੀ ਆਵੈ ਕਪੜਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੋਖੁ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

karmee aavai kaprhaa nadree mokh du-aar

By good karma, the Saropa, which is this body, the robe of honor, is obtained, and by His kindness, the door to salvation opens.

~ Guru Granth Sahib 2-5 (Japji Sahib, Nitnem)

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Questioner (Q): Looks like this verse is indicating a mechanism of reincarnation and a way to get out of it. Is there a process to it? What is meant by liberation and freedom from the cycle of birth and death?

Acharya Prashant (AP): 'Karmee aavai kaprhaa nadree mokh du-aar. It is by His grace that the human body is obtained, and by His kindness, the door to salvation opens.'

The human body, the human birth, the human life is an opportunity. It’s a great opportunity to be thankful for. However, it is merely an opportunity. Human birth does not guarantee salvation. As a human being, you have a definite and a great chance to look at yourself, to detect your patterns, to put a finger on your weaknesses and bondages, and thereby know them, falsify them, fight them, eliminate them.