He stated that a practitioner of Jnana yoga, or a jnani, needed both complete renunciation and a deep desire to be free from maya, or illusions. The path of Jnana yoga was first encouraged and fully outlined by Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya. These lectures were recorded by a professional stenogrpaher J.J.Goodwin (who later became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. According to Robert Roeser, the precepts of Jnana yoga in Hinduism were likely systematized by about 500 BCE, earlier than Karma yoga and Bhakti yoga. Jnana is considered the most difficult of the 4 main paths of Yoga, requiring great strength of will & intellect. Jnana means “knowledge or wisdom” and Jnana Yoga is the path of attaining knowledge of the true nature of reality through the practice of meditation, self-inquiry, and contemplation. Bhagavad Gita. Author: Swami Vivekananda; Publisher: N.A ISBN: 9781788941235 Category: Body, Mind & Spirit Page: 464 View: 3102 DOWNLOAD NOW » From ancient times, people of India have practiced spiritual disciplines designed to clear the mind and support a state of serene, detached awareness. PDF | The erudite author tries to present in this article a gist of Swami Vivekananda's concept of Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. It is said that once the student is ready, achieving the goal of Jnana yoga may take as little as a few days. In the Bhagavad Gita, jnana yoga is also referred to as buddhi yoga and its goal is self-realization.

Jnana Yoga of Swami Vivekananda The book was based on a series of lectures on the topic delivered mainly in New York and London by Swami Vivekananda.