Jnana Yoga

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Thanks for all your responses. I enjoyed reading them, and I agree

with much of what you all wrote on the topic. No form of yoga is

intrinsecally superior to the others, but those of us who are on the

yoga path will have to find the blend of raja, hatha, bhakti, jnana,

and karma that is right for us as individuals who live in a specific

body at a certain time and in a certain place. Some people are

perfectly happy with one type of yoga only (Mr.Iyengar swears by hatha

yoga, for example), but most of us will need a more complex approach.

All the paths lead in the same direction, but each path is going to be

somewhat unique. Again, one size doesn't fit all.

 

And: no, I don't think that Hindu philosophy and yoga are the only

tools to achieve enlightenment. They worked for me, but that's all.

After all, there are saints and enlightened individuals in each and

every religious tradition. The main point is to be able to weed out

the religious beliefs that are purely political, and use only the

teachings that are more authentic (through jnana, but not only).

 

Namaste

 

Sel

 

 

, <raazor wrote:

>

> Hi Selena,

> However one is driven(?) is individual I suppose (wow, that's

profound) - for me, I tend to be both wanting to just know and to also

investigate through study.

> I strive to have the " trust of a child " but find that when I begin

to doubt that, study and learning tend to deepen the trust and faith

as I find a firmer foundation from which to base the trust and faith.

>

> So, like the Yin and Yang and the Oneness - it all works together.

>

> Thanks and Praise to you Sel,

> Ray

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