section_path: Chapters and content/Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga (30 verses)
section_name: Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga (30 verses)
paragraph_text: Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga (30 verses)
  
  Translators title this chapter as Jnana–Vijnana yoga, Religion by Discernment, Wisdom from Realization, or The Yoga of Knowledge and Judgment. The seventh chapter opens with Krishna continuing his discourse. He discusses jnana (knowledge) and vijnana (realization, understanding) using the Prakriti - Purusha (matter-Self) framework of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, and the Maya - Brahman framework of the Vedanta school. The chapter states that evil is the consequence of ignorance and attachment to the impermanent, the elusive Maya. Maya is described as difficult to overcome, but those who rely on Krishna can easily cross beyond Maya and attain moksha. It states that Self-knowledge and union with Purusha (Krishna) are the highest goal of any spiritual pursuit.