Hinduism: The Four Types Of Jnana Yoga

India is one of the most diverse countries in the world, where many colorful cultures reside. It is not only home to a variety of religions, but is also home to Hinduism, which in itself has many various ways of devotion and worship. It has many different types of worship, texts and gods. This is one reason Hinduism is so popular. It can be molded to fit the individual worshiper. There are three main classes in Hinduism each with their own focus when it comes to Puja or worship. Vedic Hinduism focuses on ritual, and Vedanta puts grereater emphasis on meditation. The last variation is Epic Hinduism in which you worship by showing great devotion to the gods. Vedic and Epic Hinduism are theistic, and Vedanta Hinduism is monistic. Theistic deals …show more content…
Many people think that yoga means the stretching exercises but that is only one of the four types of yoga. The stretching yoga is called Hatha Yoga and has become very popular in the United States. Jnana yoga deals with knowledge. It is spiritual practice through increasing knowledge, and can be done by studying and ready and really any type of learning. Next is Karma yoga which deals with self-sacrificing action or selflessness. To practice Karma yoga you must perform good deeds. Last is Raja yoga or royal yoga whish which is practiced by meditation, an introspective search for truth. The goal is to let your mind settle like muddy water in a …show more content…
It has a plot that surrounds a struggle between good and evil. The characters are separated into two groups of cousins. The Kauravas are supposed to be the bad or evil cousins, and the Pandavas are supposed to be the good cousins. Both sides have good and bad people. The most famous part of the Mahabharata is known as the Bhagavad Gita, which explains the importance of Dharma or religious duty. The basic plot of the Bhagavad Gita is the god Krishna explaining to Arjuna why he needs to go to war. Arjuna at first sees the death and pain brought on by war and doesn’t want to fight but then he speaks to Krishna. Krishna Explains that the difference in just fighting and spiritual duty. You have to have the right reasons to fight and do it in the name of Krishna. It also explains different types of yoga, and their benefit. The central message of the story is Arjuna’s spiritual duty or Dharma.
The Ramayana is another popular epic in Hinduism. It is set in northern India and it follows the main character Rama, crowned prince of Ayodhya, who is a god on earth. In the epic, Rama’s wife Sita is abducted by Ravena, who is the demon ruler of the island Lanka. In the story Rama is on a mission to rescue Sita and enlists the help of a monkey army lead by the Monkey god Hanuman. In the end they defeat the demon army and rescue sita. Rama is considered the ideal ruler and is the seventh avatar of