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Jnana

Liberating knowledge of the Self and the Absolute.

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Jnana is discriminative wisdom. In the Gita it is the path of knowing the eternal Self (atman) and its relation to Brahman, distinct from mere information.

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  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 4
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 13
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 18

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