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Jnana yoga
Jñāna or gñāna (Sanskrit: jñāna) is the Sanskrit term for knowledge or philosophy.
In Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'.
In Hinduism it means true knowledge, the knowledge that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality Brahman. It is also referred to as Atma Jnana which is frequently translated as self-realization.
Jnana Shakti is "the power of intellect, real wisdom, or knowledge"[1].
Jnana yoga is one path (marga) towards moksha (liberation). There are other paths for different temperaments such as Bhakti and Karma Yoga.
Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination
Sankara is one of the two most famous philosophers and teachers of enlightenment in Indian history (the other is Buddha). According to tradition, in the eighth century he wrote the canonical books on Advaita Vedanta (nondualism) and established the ten monastic orders of Indian swamis which continue to this day -- and managed to do these things before dying at age 32. In this book, Sankara (or somebody else writing under his name) sets forth one of the basic methods of Jnana Yoga: viveka, which means discrimination or discernment in English.
What is Jnana Yoga
The word jnana means "knowledge", "insight", or "wisdom," and in spiritual contexts has the specific sense of what the ancient Greeks called gnosis, a special kind of liberating knowledge or intuition. In fact, the terms jnana and gnosis are etymologically related through the Indo-European root gno, meaning "to know." Jnaa-Yoga is virtually identical with the spiritual path of Vedanta, the Hindu tradition of nondualism.
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Jnana-Yoga is the path of Self-realization through the exercise of gnostic understanding. or, to be more precise the wisdom associated with discering the Real from the unreal or illusory.
- Discernment between the permanent and the transient: that is, the constant practice of seeing the world for what it is, a finite and changeable realm that, even at its most enoyable, must never be confused with the transcendental Bliss.
- Renunciation of the enjoyment of the fruit of one's actions; this is the high ideal of karma-Yoga, which asks students to engage in appropriate actions without expecting any reward.
- The "six accomplishments," which are detailed below.
- The urge toward liberation; that is, the cultivation of the spiritual impulse.
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