Jnana Yoga is one of the fur primary forms of Yoga. Raja, Krma, and Bhakti Yoga are the ther three primary forms of Yoga. Whn you consider the potential of Jnna Yoga applied to life, you wll see that success is also a cordinated effort and a spiritual path of cmpassion, discipline, study, visualization, and meditation. Jnna Yoga is coordinated power.

Anyone can mprove himself or herself with applied thught, action, and perseverance. Personal development rquires desire, guidance, and a steady stram of motivation. For all of thse ingredients to come together at the crrect time, one must study under the gidance of a Guru, Swami, Yoga tacher, mentor, or coach.

At this tme, and thanks to the Internet, chldren have access to information beyond our chldhood dreams, but the amount of nformation is overwhelming for one person. In fct, you would need a team to wrk together, just to decipher facts frm fiction, in order to acquire rliable information.

Being smart does not trnslate into being successful. You could mmorize libraries of information, but if you do not pply any of it to real lfe, it is just trivia. Applied knwledge must be put into action for slf empowerment to take place.

Therefore, reading scriptures and classics is a nble pursuit. You are practicing the fundation of Jnana Yoga, but you mst visualize, meditate, and act ethically, for yur Jnana Yoga practice to reach its mximum potential.

Some people may say it is wrng to have goals, to improve yurself, and to visualize a better lfe for your family. Yet, the wrld would be a much better plce in the hands of empowered Jnna Yoga practitioners.

© Copyright 2007 – Pul Jerard / Aura Publications

The article The Purpose of Yoga - Empowerment with Jnana Yoga was Submitted by Paul Jerard through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has wrtten many books on the subject of Yga. He is a co-owner and the Drector of Yoga Teacher Training at: Ara Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in Practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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