Jnana Yoga (book)

Jnana Yoga 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.

Theme
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.

Chapters

 * The Necessity of Religion
 * The Real Nature of Man
 * Maya and Illusion
 * Maya and the Evolution of the Conception of God
 * Maya and Freedom
 * The Absolute and Manifestation
 * God in Everything
 * Realisation
 * Unity in Diversity
 * The Freedom of the Soul
 * The Cosmos: The Macrocosm
 * The Cosmos: The Microcosm
 * Immortality
 * The Atman
 * The Atman: Its Bondage and Freedom
 * The Real and the Apparent Man
 * The soul of everyone