Jnana nishta is firm belief as- aham brahmasmi-
My doubt is: how long should one practice this. It is quite difficult to hold on to this jnana nishta. what happens if one deviates after sometime.
Secondly:If the desires of a man(or woman) is exhausted to a large extent, then it is quite difficult to live like normal. What could be the possible solution.
Hello OM
I can offer a perspective to the questions based on the defintion provided yesterday.
Faith or belief will come to an end as jñana 'removes' the ignorance (avidya). So the answer is that it is practiced until the point when the fruit is ripe and understanding is established. Until that point, which is known for what it is, there will be a requirement for jñana and other yoga.
Devitation is not an issue, as Sri Krishna explains in the Gita[1].
Secondly, desire gives way to intuitive wisdom (or knowing), one will know that it is not "I" that acts but the gunas which prompt one to act i.e. desire etc.
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[1] Bhagavad Gita:
Arjuna said:
Possessed of faith, but uncontrolled,
With mind wandering from yoga,
What is the end of him who fails
To gain perfection in yoga? 37
43
Does he not, fallen from both,42 then
Perish, supportless, a torn cloud,
O mighty-armed, deluded in
The path that leads unto Brahman? 38
This doubt of mine, O Keshava,
You should now completely dispel;
It is not possible for aught
But You to dispel this my doubt. 39
The Holy Lord said:
Verily, O son of Pritha,
There is no destruction for him
Neither here nor hereafter, for
Doers of good ne’er come to grief. 40
He gains the worlds of the righteous,
And dwells there throughout countless years;
Then the fallen yogi takes birth
Among the pure and prosperous. 41
Or else he will be born into
A family of wise yogis;
Verily, a birth such as that
Is hard to obtain in this world. 42
There he regains the knowledge which
He acquired in his former life,
And strives even more than before,
For perfection, O Kuru’s son. 43
His previous practice alone
Impels him on the yogic path–
He who just asks about yoga
Rises above the Vedic rites. 44
44
42 Both worlds–the here and the hereafter, earth and heaven.
That yogi, striving earnestly,
Pure from taint, gradually gains
Perfection throughout many births
And thus reaches the highest goal. 45
