http://www.swadharma.org/2010/04/26/faith-truth-and-reality/ The voice of Dharma Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.swadharma.org/2010/04/26/faith-truth-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Amy Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:25:05 +0000 http://www.swadharma.org/?p=2551#comment-1324 I am not sure what Divya would have to say, but here's my take on the importance of jnana (gnan?) yog. Karma/bhakti yog allows us to build either punya or paap, which correlates to our future. That seems to be an easy enough way to attain moksha, right? However, without the proper gnan or understanding of the mahima (glory?) of God, our actions, the surrounding world... moksha is still unattainable. It is not enough to merely do good karma or deeds, so gnan yog is that important link that helps tie the ends together and put things into perspective. I am not sure what Divya would have to say, but here’s my take on the importance of jnana (gnan?) yog.
Karma/bhakti yog allows us to build either punya or paap, which correlates to our future. That seems to be an easy enough way to attain moksha, right? However, without the proper gnan or understanding of the mahima (glory?) of God, our actions, the surrounding world… moksha is still unattainable. It is not enough to merely do good karma or deeds, so gnan yog is that important link that helps tie the ends together and put things into perspective.

]]> http://www.swadharma.org/2010/04/26/faith-truth-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Anjali Tue, 04 May 2010 17:23:08 +0000 http://www.swadharma.org/?p=2551#comment-1271 I'm not sure what you are concluding about knowledge and belief: are you suggesting that we should not be concerned with what we know because we can't know it (because of <em>maya</em>)? And what about beliefs? Can we only believe? Is it futile to believe (I'm not necessarily referring to God here, but rather faith in any idea)? If knowledge is not really know-able, then why do we concern ourselves with learning? What relevance does jnana yoga have in a world where only karma and bhakti yoga seem to matter in the future? Are our current lives only relevant because of their influence on our future lives? Why should we wait (re: Godot)? I’m not sure what you are concluding about knowledge and belief: are you suggesting that we should not be concerned with what we know because we can’t know it (because of maya)? And what about beliefs? Can we only believe? Is it futile to believe (I’m not necessarily referring to God here, but rather faith in any idea)?
If knowledge is not really know-able, then why do we concern ourselves with learning? What relevance does jnana yoga have in a world where only karma and bhakti yoga seem to matter in the future? Are our current lives only relevant because of their influence on our future lives? Why should we wait (re: Godot)?

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