Details on Jyanayoga or Dnyana Yoga is very useful for the Yoga Students.

1. Suneeta Pawar, Yogism Yoga Institute
(Yoga Teacher / Evaluator) YCB
Govt. of India Ayush Dept. India

3. The Most difficult path requiring
tremendous strength of will and intellect.
Jnana in Sanskruit meaning “Knowledge”

4. According to philosophy
of vedant, the Jnana
Yoga uses practitioner
mind to enquire into
its own nature just
like we perceive the
space inside and out
side of glass as
different , we see
ourselves as separate
from God.

5. Jnana yoga leads the
practitioner to
experience his
unity with God or
the Supreme
Reality directly by
breaking the glass
dissolving the veils
of ignorance.

6. QUALIFICATION OF A STUDENT OF
VEDANTA (Knowledge of Reality)
“Sadhana Chatusthya”
1. Vivek
2. Vairagya
3. Shatsampathi
4. Mumukshutva

7. 1. Vivek : नित्यनित्यवास्तु नववेक
Discrimination between the real and the
unreal, the eternal and the ephemeral.
The firm conviction that Brahman only is
real and the universe of names and
forms is unreal

8. 2. Vairagya :
दृष्टािुश्रनवकनवषयनवतृष्णस्य वशीकारसंज्ञा वैराग्यम्
। पा. यो. सू. १/१५
Non-attachment to the fruits of the
actions done, either for here or
hereinafter, which results in the
absence of any desire for transitory
enjoyment

9. 3. Shatsampathi समा अनि शट्संपत्ती
Six Attributes
1. Shama ( Calmness) Resting of the
mind steadfastly on the God or
Brahman after having detached
itself from various sense-objects by
consistently direction the mind to
dwell on their defects.

10. 2. Dama ( Self-control) Turning both Senses of
knowledge (ज्ञािेंनिय)
Senses of Action (कमेंनिय) away form their
Vishayas.
3. Uparati (Detachment or Self Withdrawal)
This consists of in the mind function ceasing to
be affected by the external world of objects.

11. 4. Titiksha (Endurance of patience) Developing
a state of mind that allows patient bearing of
all afflictions without any grievance or
complaint, least warring to redress them.
5. Shraddha (Faith and sincerity)
A firm conviction in the Scriptures and the
Guru.

12. 6. Samadhana (Non loosing sight of goal)
Constant cpmcentration of the intellect on
the ever – pure Brahman.

13. 4. Mumukshutva (Yearning of
freedom)
The intense desire to free oneself
by realizing one’s true nature from
all bondages- from egoism to the
identification with the body
bondages super – imposed by
“Avidya “

14. Sadhaka should begin the study of
Vedanta under a “Realised ”
Teacher.
This study consist of Tree Stages:
1) Sravan
2) Manana
3) Nidhidhyasana

15. 1) Sravan : Listening or
absorbing the instructions.
Sravan is quite significant in
the spiritual path.
Absorption of spiritual
knowledge from Scriptures
and Guru.

16. 1) Sravan : Listening or
absorbing the instructions.
Sravan is quite significant in
the spiritual path.
Absorption of spiritual
knowledge from Scriptures
and Guru.

17. 2. Manana: reflecting repeatedly
over what one has heard,
removing doubts if there are
any and arriving at one’s own
convictions.
To recollect the heard subject
within his mind again and
again
1) Nidhidhyasana

18. 3. Nidhidhyasana : Refer to
meditation wherein one
realized the truth of convictions
arrived at by manana.
It also be understood as
implementation of truth
attained to in manana.

19. Sankhya : Yoga is discrimination
(Viveka) between the
‘Purush’
( The Principle of Consciousness)
‘Prakriti’
(The Principle of Matter)
BODY-MIND-INTELLECT- EGO COMPLEX

20. Jnana Yoga is typically characteristic
of the non-dualistic(Advaita)
Vednata Path.
In all Indian philosophies , the mind
is considered as an obstacle in
realizing the Self.
Contemplation and meditation are Principles.
(न ंति आनि ध्याि )