Yoga of Synthesis seekers, to develop a strong willpower and a healthy body and mind. Yoga of Synthesis Swami Sivananda's approach to yoga was to combine the four main paths - Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnana yoga and Raja yoga along with various sub-yogas such as kirtan and Hatha yoga. This is reflected in the motto of the society that he formed, the Divine Life Society. The motto says, "Serve (Karma Yoga), Love (Bhakti Yoga), Meditate (Jnana Yoga), Realise (Raja Yoga)." In his own words, "One-sided development is not commendable. Religion and Yoga must educate and develop the whole man - his heart,
Jnana Jnana In Indian philosophy and religion, jñāna (Sanskrit, pronounced gya:nə) (Pali: "ñāṇa") or gyan/gian (Hindi: "jñān") is "knowledge". The idea of jnana centers on a cognitive event which is recognized when experienced. It is knowledge inseparable from the total experience of reality, especially a total or divine reality (Brahman). The root jñā- is cognate to English "know", as well as to the Greek γνώ- (as in γνῶσις "gnosis") and Russian "знание". Its antonym is "ajñāna" "ignorance". In Tibetan Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of