Jnana Yoga (book)

{{Short description|Book by Swami Vivekananda}}

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Jnana Yoga ({{lit.|The Yoga of Knowledge}}) is a book of lectures by Swami Vivekananda as transcribed by Joseph Josiah Goodwin.{{cite book|last=Chande|first=M.B.|title=Indian philosophy in modern times|year=2000|publisher=Atlantic Publishers and Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788171568963|pages=212–213}} 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.{{cite web|title=Jnana Yoga|url=http://www.vivekananda.net/BooksBySwami/JnanaYoga/JnanaYoga.html|publisher=vivekananda.net|access-date=21 April 2012}}

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.{{cite book|last=Sen|first=Amiya P|title=The indispensable vivekananda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=usBhrZcnJ78C&pg=PA228|year=2006|publisher=Permanent Black|location=India|isbn=8178241307|pages=228}}

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

See also

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