Jnana Yoga/Method and Attainment

by Niranjanananda Saraswati

"The method of understanding the process of jnana yoga has to be understood properly.Is jnana only questioning?No.It is enlarging the scope of perception.It is not enquiry.It is like working with an adjustable torchlight.You can twist it's head to bring the light to a narrow point or enlarge its perimeter. Providing a new perspective on the classical components of jnana yoga,Swamiji renders this complicated subject accessible.He outlines the step-by-step training necessary to attain the aims of jnana yoga and describes how the profound statements of the Vedas,the mahavakyas,unfold naturally in the process.The discourses shine with spiritual inspiration and practical guidance in the method of applying intelligence and developing true wisdom in life.

80 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2012

About the author

Guided by his guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, from birth, at the age of four Niranjanananda came to live with him at the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger where he received training in yogic and spiritual sciences through yoga nidra.

In 1971 he was initiated into Dashnami sannyasa, and thereafter for eleven years he lived overseas, mastering skills in varied areas, acquiring an understanding of different cultures and helping establish Satyananda Yoga ashrams and centres in Europe, Australia, North and South America.

At the behest of his guru, he returned to Munger, India in 1983 to guide the activities of Bihar School of Yoga. In 1990 he was initiated as a paramahamsa sannyasin and in 1995 anointed spiritual preceptor in succession to Swami Satyananda Saraswati.

Author of many classic books on yoga, tantra and the upanishads, Swami Niranjan is a magnetic source of wisdom on all aspects of yogic philosophy, practice and lifestyle. He ably combines tradition with modernity as he continues to nurture and spread his guru’s mission from his base at Munger.