Definitions: Jnana
Jnana
Jnana is from the Sanskrit root "jna" translated as to learn or to experience. Jnana yoga finds it's scriptural basis in the Bhagavad-gita.
Discussion:
Jnana yoga can be called the path of wisdom. The goal is detachment from everything temporal, seeking only that which is eternal, the ultimate reality. The devotee focuses on knowledge, wisdom and contemplation, deciphering that the self (atman) is actually Ultimate Reality (Brahman), realizing true identity. A common mantra for yogis of this path is "neti neti", meaning "not this, not this".
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana_Yoga
http://www.dlshq.org/teachings/jnanayoga.htm
Those who in penance and faith dwell in the forest, peaceful and wise,living a mendicant's life, free from passion depart through the door ofthe sun to the place of the immortal Person, the imperishable Self.Atharva Veda, Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.11. ve p. 415
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