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Vijnana

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on vijnana. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 6 • Verse 8 →The Yoga of Meditation
Jnana-vijnana-tripta-atma kutastho vijitendriyah, yukta ity ucyate yogi sama-loshta-ashma-kancanah

The yogi who is satisfied with knowledge and realization, who is steady and has conquered the senses, and who regards a clod of earth, a stone, and gold as equal — such a person is said to be in yoga. True contentment comes from Self-knowledge, making external objects utterly equal in worth.

  • •Satisfaction from knowledge and direct realization is the highest contentment
  • •The realized yogi sees equal value in mud, stone, and gold
  • •Sense mastery and inner steadiness define the accomplished yogi
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Chapter 7 • Verse 2 →The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom
Jnanam te 'ham sa-vijnanam idam vakshyamy asheshatah, yaj jnatva neha bhuyo 'nyaj jnatavyam avashishyate

I shall declare to you in full this wisdom along with direct experiential knowledge, knowing which nothing else remains to be known in this world. Krishna distinguishes between theoretical knowledge (jnana) and realized wisdom (vijnana), promising to reveal both.

  • •There are two levels of knowledge: theoretical and experiential
  • •Complete spiritual wisdom leaves no further questions
  • •God is the ultimate source of all knowledge
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