jnana
ज्ञान jñānaLiberating knowledge: the direct realization that the Self has always been Brahman. In Advaita this, not ritual action, is what frees.
Where this term appears
- What is Advaita Vedanta? Philosophy
…erformance of any acts." Moksha , liberation, is therefore reached by jnana , liberating knowledge, the direct realization that the Self has always been Brahman.
- Who Was Adi Shankara? Philosophy
It is jnana , the direct knowledge that one was always free, always Brahman.
- Is yoga Hindu? Is it a religion? Yoga
… the yoga of selfless action, bhakti yoga , the yoga of devotion, and jnana yoga , the yoga of knowledge, and it describes seated meditation in terms any practitioner would recognise.
- Ishvara, Bhagavan and Brahman: How Hinduism Conceives God Essentials
…ship; virya , power; yasha , fame or glory; shri , wealth and beauty; jnana , complete knowledge; and vairagya , perfect dispassion.
- Meditation and the Eight Limbs Yoga
It presents paths: karma yoga , the yoga of action; bhakti yoga , the yoga of devotion; jnana yoga , the yoga of knowledge; and dhyana yoga , the yoga of meditation, treated especially in its sixth chapter.
- The 28 Śaiva Āgamas Lineages
…urvives Each Āgama, in the ideal, carries four pādas , four quarters: jñāna , the doctrine; yoga , the discipline; kriyā , the ritual, which includes temple architecture and the making of images; and caryā , th…
- The Four Aims of Life (Purusharthas) Essentials
Some taught that liberation comes through jnana , knowledge, the direct realisation of the self; some through bhakti , loving devotion to God; some through karma , disciplined action offered up; some through th…
- The Three Paths to Liberation: Karma, Bhakti and Jnana Essentials
The three are karma , action; bhakti , devotion; and jnana , knowledge.