In the advanced text of Advaita Vedanta, titled ājivanamukti Vivekaā, the author, VidyÄranya Swami lays down three requisites for liberation, enlightenment, awakening. The three are ā
Self knowledge, jƱÄna
dropping of vÄsanÄs, or habitual patterns of the mind that appear in the form of compulsive behaviors and cravings
Cessation of the mind, in the sense the mind stops clinging to things
According to the book, all three must happen simultaneously, and not sequentially.
However, depending on whether one is a seeker or a knower (jƱÄni), the emphasis is on different components of the triumvirate.
While for the seeker, the primary emphasis is on gaining the knowledge (via studying the texts, transmission from a realized master, contemplation and meditation), along with cessation of the mind, for one who has realized the Self already, the emphasis is on dropping the habitual patterns of behavior that arise from activated karma.