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Jātijñāna

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Jātijñāna literally means ‘knowledge of previous births’.

A yogi develops extraordinary powers by ‘saiṅyama’ or samādhi[1] preceded by dhāraṇā[2] and dhyāna.</ref>Dhyāna means continuous meditation.</ref>

If he practices saiṅyama on his own sanskāra-s or residual potencies of his mind, he will get a direct knowledge of his previous births or lives.[3] This happens due to the sanskāra-s caused by the experiences in those lives.[4]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Samādhi means perfect concentration.
  2. ↑ Dhāraṇā means fixing the mind on an object.
  3. ↑ Jāti means birth and jñāna means knowledge.
  4. ↑ Yogasutras of Patañjali 3.18
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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Apurva Mahendra Bhangdia, Deval Sancheti

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