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  • A man who can practice what the Indians call Jnana yoga (the metaphysical discipline of discrimination between the real and teh apparent) asks for nothing more.

    The Perennial Philosophy 2008

  • For instance, through Bhakti yoga we awaken universal love and compassion; Karma yoga is the path of selfless action, where we surrender our own needs to the joy of service; and Jnana yoga is the path of philosophy and reflection, where we use the intellect in order to transcend the intellect.

    Ed and Deb Shapiro: Yoga Is Not What You Think Ed 2010

  • Learn to communicate with the Creator Father GOD, as [name removed] learned from his Jnana Yogi Guru over 10 years ago and has used the technique every since.

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • Learn to communicate with the Creator Father GOD, as [name removed] learned from his Jnana Yogi Guru over 10 years ago and has used the technique every since.

    The Dragon's Mailbag 2008

  • Now this came to you in a direct experience, but did you know at the time that some of the ancient masters like Sri Ramana Marharshi, or the Jnana yoga teachers, and other traditions had this deep approach to self inquiry?

    Stacey Lawson: Loving What Is: Four Questions That Could Change Your Life 2010

  • Wisdom Mind (Jnana) that is free from all contrivance

    Hegel on Buddhism 2007

  • As in the lake full of water lotuses grow, or as prosperity grows in the homes of the fortunate, so does forgiveness grow ever more in the man of wisdom Jnana.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Rus Bowden 2009

  • (Jnana-dhamarakya) fully wise all-loving devoid of conceptual thoughts and disturbing emotions

    Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life (Revised Second Edition) ��� 3 Imagining Ideal Sensitivity 2009

  • For instance, through Bhakti yoga we awaken universal love and compassion; Karma yoga is the path of selfless action, where we surrender our own needs to the joy of service; and Jnana yoga is the path of philosophy and reflection, where we use the intellect to transcend the intellect.

    Ed and Deb Shapiro: What You May Not Know About Yoga 2009

  • One of the major presents of Sri Aurobindo to the modern generation is that he has released the Veda from the net of texuality and has encapsuled its potency in his three famous pills, Aspiration, Rejection, and Surrender: loosely corresponding to Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2007

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