Jnana Yoga
In Sanskrit, Jnana means "knowledge," the knowledge of Brahman meaning the "Supreme Self."
This technique of Yoga is a practice of searching and contemplation, making it the most difficult of Yoga paths. In order to fully follow this technique of Yoga, one must have extremely strong willpower and intellect.
This main purpose of this practice is reached by attuning oneself with the spirit, withdrawing the mind or illusion of self so that you are open to the perception of truth.
This practice includes the use of your experiences and tapping into your true identity, as well as examining your surroundings and the experience you have with them can lead to the Self-Realization that comes with full realization of truth.
A practitioner knows that all duality is Ajnana meaning "ignorance," as well as to identify oneself with the vehicle of body, mind, Prana meaning "life force energy" and the senses is Ajnana. This technique is the path of knowledge, requiring a strong intellect and will, making this technique the most difficult of the four main paths of Yoga because of the strong intellect and will needed.
In Sanskrit, Sadhana Chatushtaya means "four means of salvation."
1. Vive
Discrimination between the real and unreal, between the Self and the non-self and between the permanent and impermanent. After countless lifetimes of unceasing selfless service, the practitioner is bestowed Viveka through the grace of the Creator. Viveka is the purest form of knowledge and can also be described as the supreme authority of our Conscience.
Renunciation, Vairagya means to liberate yourself from the desire for any earthly pleasures or possessions. This practice does not require you to give up on the world and live a solitary life. Instead the practitioner remains engaged with society, but has no care for possessions and carries out all tasks with detachment.
The six treasures which are six mental practices to stabilize the mind and emotions to further develop the ability to see beyond the illusions of Maya meaning "matter."
An intense desire for Moksha or liberation, from the cycle of birth and death. When Viveka, Variragya, and Shadsampat are mastered, then Mumukshtva will happen without difficulty.
A technique of Yoga that focuses on the devotion to God and all of creation.
A technique of Yoga that focuses on the actions, both mentally and physically. The practitioner goes through life performing acts selflessness for the benefits of other without attachments of any results.
A technique of Yoga that utilizes purification practices, breathing exercises as well as purification Meditations.