Jnana Yoga (book)

Jnana Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) is a book of lectures by Swami Vivekananda as transcribed by Joseph Josiah Goodwin.[1] The lectures were delivered mainly in New York and London. These lectures were recorded by Goodwin, a professional stenographer, who later became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.[2]

Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga of Swami Vivekananda front cover
AuthorSwami Vivekananda
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIndian philosophy
Publication date
1899

Theme

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]

Chapters
  • The Necessity of Religion
  • The Real Nature of Man
  • Maya and Illusion
  • Maya and the Evolution of the Conception of God
  • Maya and Freedom
  • The Absolute and Manifestation
  • God in Everything
  • Realisation
  • Unity in Diversity
  • The Freedom of the Soul
  • The Cosmos: The Macrocosm
  • The Cosmos: The Microcosm
  • Immortality
  • The Atman
  • The Atman: Its Bondage and Freedom
  • The Real and the Apparent Man
  • The soul of everyone
gollark: About cars? Yes. I am ignorant about cars.
gollark: I don't care enough about cars to learn in extensive detail how they work.
gollark: * models, not modems, my typing error rate is way higher than usual today
gollark: It may be possible to mathematically describe sadness, but we don't have good enough mathematical modems of the brain yet and it would be very complex anyway.
gollark: I can't really mathematically describe "love" or "bees" but that doesn't mean they're some amazing complex insight.

See also
  • Karma Yoga

References
  1. Chande, M.B. (2000). Indian philosophy in modern times. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. pp. 212–213. ISBN 9788171568963.
  2. "Jnana Yoga". vivekananda.net. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. Sen, Amiya P (2006). The indispensable vivekananda. India: Permananet Black. p. 228. ISBN 8178241307.
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