Jnana Yoga (book)

Book by Swami Vivekananda

Jnana Yoga (lit. '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]

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

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: Permanent Black. p. 228. ISBN 8178241307.

External links

• Jnana Yoga full text at Archive.org