Jnana Yoga (book) Jnana Yoga (book) Jnana Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) is a book of lectures by Swami Vivekananda as transcribed by Joseph Josiah Goodwin. The lectures were delivered mainly in New York and London. These lectures were recorded by Goodwin, a professional stenographer, who later became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Jnana yoga is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jñāna in Sanskrit means "knowledge"; the word is derived from Sanskrit "jna" – to know. In the book, Swami Vivekananda describes "knowledge" as the ultimate goal. According to Swami Vivekananda freedom is the object of Jnana Yoga.
Karma in Buddhism caste-bound ethics. It's a rejection of caste-bound differences, giving the same possibility to reach liberation to all people, not just Brahmanins: How this emphasis on intention was to be interpreted became a matter of debate in and between the various Buddhist schools. Karma leads to future consequences, "karma-phala", "fruit of action". Any given action may cause all sorts of results, but the "karmic results" are only those results which are a consequence of both the moral quality of the action, and of the intention behind the action. According to Reichenbach, The "law of karma" applies Good moral actions lead to