Agni Yoga disciplines which originated in ancient India. The term "Yoga" has been applied to a variety of practices and methods. In Hinduism these include Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Laya Yoga and Hatha Yoga. The term "Rāja yoga" originally referred to the ultimate goal of yoga, which is Samadhi (Sanskrit: , ), but was popularised by Swami Vivekananda as the common name for "Ashtanga Yoga". In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, "Samadhi" is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. "Aum" or "Oṃ" (Devanagari: ), , is a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Hinduism,
Jnana 'divided knowing'. Entrance to, and progression through the ten stages of Jnana/Bhimis, will lead one to complete enlightenment and nirvana. In the Vipassanā tradition of Buddhism there are the following ñanas according to Mahasi Sayadaw. As a person meditates these ñanas or "knowledges" will be experienced in order. The experience of each may be brief or may last for years and the subjective intensity of each is variable. Each ñana could also be considered a jhāna although many are not stable and the mind has no way to remain embedded in the experience. Experiencing all the ñanas will lead to