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In Vedanta, Jnana refers to "salvific knowledge", or knowledge that leads to liberation . The Upanishads, forming the concluding part of the Vedas, are regarded as the repository of this spiritual knowledge, and are thus referred to as the jnanakanda. [7]
In the Bhagavad Gita, jnana yoga is also referred to as buddhi yoga and its goal is self-realization. [29] The text considers jnana marga as the most difficult, slow, confusing for those who prefer it because it deals with "formless reality", the avyakta. It is the path that intellectually oriented people tend to prefer. [30]
Jnana yoga is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jñāna in Sanskrit means "knowledge"; the word is derived from Sanskrit jna – to know. In the book, Swami Vivekananda describes "knowledge" as the ultimate goal. According to Swami Vivekananda, freedom is the object of Jnana Yoga. [3]
Kevala jnana (Sanskrit: केवल ज्ञान, IAST: kevala jñāna) or Kevala gyana, also known as Kaivalya, means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as complete understanding [1] or supreme wisdom. [2] Kevala jnana is believed to be an intrinsic quality of all souls. This quality is masked by karmic particles that ...
In Advaita Vedanta and Jnana Yoga Nididhyasana (Sanskrit: निदिध्यासन) is profound and repeated meditation [1] on the mahavakyas, great Upanishadic statements such as "That art Thou", to realize the identity of Atman and Brahman.
The Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga is a discourse found in the ancient Indian scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, which encapsulates the philosophical teachings of Krishna to the warrior prince Arjuna. This discourse occurs in the midst of the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where Arjuna is engulfed by moral and emotional dilemmas about his duty as a warrior.
The knowledge acquired through the empirical perception and mind is termed as Mati Jnana (Sensory knowledge). [2] According to Jain epistemology, sense perception is the knowledge which the Jīva (soul) acquires of the environment through the intermediary of material sense organs. [5]
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