World Religion

Answer 1

Jnana Yoga is one of the major types of Hindu yoga based on understanding reality through knowledge. The main purpose of yoga is to identify the soul (atman) with Brahman (the creator and essence of the universe). The yogi (yoga practitioner) believed that yoga is the source of reaching to ultimate reality and soul identification.

Jnana Yoga consists of three main steps. The first step is learning in which initiate is taught about the knowledge of atman and Brahman through proper instructions and holy writings. Once the understanding of concepts is being learned, the initiate can move on to ...