Articles related to "Jnana Yoga"

Jnana Yoga is the path of self-knowledge through meditation and self-inquiry. Jnana means to know and experience Brahman (the Absolute) as one's own self.

A brief explanation as to each of the branches of yoga and how they can be applied in your day to day life.

The Varaha Upanishad mentions seven jnana bhumikas or stages of wisdom. They describe the journey from yearning for truth up to the final realization of the self.

Meditation has many benefits and takes several forms.

Yoga is more than a way to be more flexible. Its therapeutic effects reach beyond physical fitness and mental relaxation. Yoga is, at its core, a spiritual discipline.

Vedanta regards discernment (viveka), detachment (vairagya), the six virtues (shat sampat) and desire for liberation (mumukshutva) as basic spiritual qualifications.

Taking the mystery out of the numerous types of yoga practice

Self-inquiry or 'atma-vichara' is a spiritual practice for self-realization. It means focusing one's attention on the subjective feeling of 'I' by inquiring "Who am I?"

Developed in India around 5,000 years ago, yoga is a spiritual practice born from a desire for personal freedom, health, long life and heightened self-understanding.

The Five Koshas are a concept of Vedanta Philosophy. They explain how the Self (atman) is encased in five different layers of matter, life, mind, wisdom and bliss.

The chakras are energy centers located within the subtle (or astral) body. Yoga philosophy speaks of seven chakras.

Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) was one of the greatest spiritual masters of our time. He spent most of his life on the sacred hill of Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai, India.