Guest guest Posted May 18, 2003 Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Namaste All, IMO, It seems simply that Jnana is the intellectual route and Bhakti the energy or emotional one. As the body is primarily an ape, then the emotional or bhakti route is the most tangible and easier to slip into. It is marrying the mind with the inner energy that is the end result and moksha. Most humans and all animals have an underdeveloped or potential vijnanamayakosa, but all have the lower mind and energy/emotion. Maharaj says that only one person in a city the size of Mumbai can understand advaita properly, even intellectually, never mind realise it. That boils down to about 60,000? people on the planet and then only a small percentage achieve moksha. This is why Sankara said 'Bhaja Govindam', for as animals we can understand Bhakti better and more easily. Bhakti with a dose of Jnana is the easier route...This is why Ramana and such sing bhajans etc etc as an example of harnessing the inner animal energy as devotion.. However education is the only reason for jnana The Ko-San Bushmen of the Kalahari in Africa have a saying I always remember. 'Somewhere there is a dream dreaming us' and that without reading one scripture. ..ONS...Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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