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
Karma in Hinduism Although souls alone have the freedom and responsibility for their acts and thus reap the fruits of karma, i.e., good and evil karma, God as Vishnu, is the supreme Enforcer of karma, by acting as the Sanctioner (Anumanta) and the Overseer (Upadrasta). According to Ramanuja, all jivas are burdened with their load of Karma, which gives them only enjoyments and sufferings, but also desires and tendencies to act in particular ways; although the moral responsibility accrues only to the Jiva, as he acts according to the tendencies and deserts he has acquired by his karma, Ramanuja believes that God wills