What exactly is Jnana Yoga? You may have heard Jnana Yoga is "Union through knowledge," but many Yoga students are still deeply puzzled by this explanation. The deeper explanation of Jnana Yoga is long and complex. Jnana is a spiritual discipline, which enables you to open the intuitive powers of your soul. The study of Jnana Yoga is filled with self-inquiry and self-discovery.
The result of this quest is realization of the Supreme Being, which we call God, Brahman, Allah, Yahweh, Jehovah, The Absolute, and many more names. The variety of names for the Supreme Being is unimportant.
Each of us sees, feels, hears, smells, and tastes, everything differently. One person loves the taste of something, while another does not. If you love something and someone does not, should you judge them harshly or consider them an enemy? This often happens in sports, politics, religion, and while driving through traffic.
People have to get past their differences in order find their true and higher purpose in life. Critically judging each other, and ourselves, consumes a lot of energy in the form of anger, worry, stress, envy, and hate.
Unfortunately, some people will never get past their differences, unless they truly want to change. World peace would be the end result of global Jnana Yoga practice. Realization of God makes us aware of our place in the universe.
Jnana Yoga is a self-quest, a journey within, self-realization, and transformation, all wrapped into one package. Study, Pranayama, meditation, and Japa are just a handful of the components within Jnana Yoga.
© Copyright 2007 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications
Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga Teacher Training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. riyoga.com riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in Practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html
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