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Jnana yoga

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on jnana yoga. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 3 • Verse 3 →The Yoga of Action
Sri bhagavan uvaca: Loke 'smin dvividha nishtha pura prokta mayanagha, jnana-yogena sankhyanam karma-yogena yoginam

Krishna explains that from the beginning of creation He has taught two paths: the path of knowledge (jnana yoga) for the contemplative, and the path of action (karma yoga) for the active. Both lead to the same supreme goal.

  • •Two legitimate paths exist for different temperaments
  • •Jnana yoga suits the meditative by nature
  • •Karma yoga suits those inclined toward action
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Chapter 13 • Verse 25 →The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
Dhyanenātmani pashyanti kechid atmanam atmana, anye sankhyena yogena karma-yogena chapare

Some perceive the Supersoul within through meditation, others through the cultivation of knowledge (Sankhya), and yet others through the yoga of action (Karma Yoga). There are multiple valid paths to the same supreme realization.

  • •Multiple paths lead to God-realization
  • •Meditation, knowledge, and action are all valid routes
  • •The goal is one though the paths are many
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