Jnana yoga Yoga to attain moksha. It consists of fourfold attitudes, or behavioral qualifications: "Jnanayoga" for Advaitins consists of three practices: "sravana" (hearing), "manana" (thinking) and "nididhyasana" (meditation). This three-step methodology is rooted in the teachings of chapter 4 of the "Brihadaranyaka Upanishad": These practices, with the help of a guru are believed to lead to correct knowledge, which destroys "avidya", psychological and perceptual errors related to Atman and Brahman. Both the theistic and monistic streams of Shaivism include "jnana yoga" ideas, along with those related to "karma yoga", and in the case of Saiva Siddhanta ideas related to "bhakti yoga". The
Vedas and "Know your Ātman" their thematic focus. The Upanishads are the foundation of Hindu philosophical thought and its diverse traditions. Of the Vedic corpus, they alone are widely known, and the central ideas of the Upanishads have influenced the diverse traditions of Hinduism. "Aranyakas" are sometimes identified as "karma-kanda" (ritualistic section), while the Upanishads are identified as "jnana-kanda" (spirituality section). In an alternate classification, the early part of Vedas are called Samhitas and the commentary are called the Brahmanas which together are identified as the ceremonial "karma-kanda", while "Aranyakas" and "Upanishads" are referred to as the "jnana-kanda". The Vedangas developed