Jñāna Yogam
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Jñāna, Knowledge is to see no difference in all beings, objects and Yoga is to see the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; That is Jñāna-Yoga. Jñāna-Yoga is the core message of Vedas, Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gīta, Vaḷḷuva Gītā (Tirukkuraḷ). Following two beautiful verses from Bhagavad Gītā highlights both Jñāna and Yoga, essentially one and the same hence Jñāna-Yoga. The result of Jñāna-Yoga is om tatsat. tat tvam eva tvam eva tat, That thou art; Thou art That. सर्वभूतेषु येनैकम् भावम् अव्ययम् इक्षते । अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज् ज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकं । भ.गी.१८.२० sarvabhūteṣu yena ekam bhāvam avyayam ikṣate . avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikaṁ .. —bg.18.20 Svāmi Śivānanda :- That by which one sees the one indestructible Reality in all beings, not separate in all the separate beings — know thou that knowledge (Jñāna) to be Sāttvic (pure). आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति यो अर्जुन । सुखम् वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगि परमो मतः ॥ भ.गी.६.३२ ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśyati yo arjuna . sukham vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogi paramo mataḥ .. —bg.6.32 S.Radhakrishnan :- He whose self is harmonized by yoga seeth the Self abiding in all beings and all beings in the Self; everywhere he sees the same. Please also refer articles The Perfect Yogi and Pure Knowledge.

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