The Intellect Process and Jyana Yoga

A-I-R-A observe-source-manifest cycle

A is ATTENTION - using awareness focussed outward

I is IDENTIFY with the entity of attention - using emotion either positive or negative

R is REASON to justify and plan the manifestation of the entity - using intellect

A is ACHIEVE to manifest - using action

(Note: In Manifest Cycle then Emotion is prior to Reason and Action but

in Self-Analysis Cycle then Reason is prior to Emotion and Perception)

Minds Association only to Manifestation is

cause of Experience of Duality,

Minds Association only to Process of Manifestation is

cause of Cycle of Attachment and Possibility of Evolution,

Minds Association only to Source of Manifestation (HolySpirit) is

Experience of Joy and Pure Potential and
Experience of Unity,

Mind’s Intention wanders between these three associations,

Experience of Joy is better than 
Cycle of Attachment than Experience of Duality,

But until Experience of Pure Potentiality can be reached,

Possibility of Evolution through Rise of Awareness is worth trying

Natural Education 

Unity Awareness depends on Cosmic Awareness depends on Universal Awareness
depends on Meaning depends on Learning depends on Harmony depends on
Structure depends on Diversity depends on Foundations


Foundations : Reading, Comprehension, Speaking, Listening, Bonding, Trust
Diversity : Playgroups, Teamwork, Friendships
Structure and Processes : Sports, Leadership, Discipline Training
Harmony : Compromise and Consensus Building
Learning : Creative and Critical Thinking in Arts, Science, Maths
Meaning : Abstraction from Objective Laws of Nature to Subjective Principles, Morals, Values
Universal Awareness : Global wide and long term perspective
Cosmic Awareness : Personal Change impacting Global Change
Unity Awareness : Unity of Human and Environment

Shelter And Growth
Sheltered when you're within fortress of foundations then 
diversity, power, conflict, creativity and knowledge, 
morals and values, and universal outlook are invisible
Sheltered when you're within fortress of diversity 
then power, conflict, creativity and knowledge, 
morals and values, and universal outlook are invisible
Sheltered when you're within fortress of power 
then conflict, creativity and knowledge, 
morals and values, and universal outlook are invisible
Sheltered when you're within fortress of 
harmony then creativity and knowledge, 
morals and values, and universal outlook are invisible
Sheltered when you're within fortress of creativity and knowledge 
then morals and values, and universal outlook are invisible
Sheltered when you're within fortress of meaning and purpose 
then universal outlook is invisible 

Jyana Yoga - The Art Of Living Wisdom Article

By Elizabeth Herman | Updated on April 19, 2021

Jyana yoga is the yoga of knowledge. The four key

pillars and path to communing with the divine and your deepest self.

The many paths of yoga include Bhakti yoga (yoga of

devotion), Raja yoga (royal yoga), and Karma yoga (yoga of

service), as well as Jnana yoga (or Gnana yoga), the latter of which

we’re discussing here. The path of knowledge, or Jnana Yoga

(pronounced nyah-nah yo-gah), is the experiential knowledge of the

Self. The literal translation of Jnana or Gyana is “knowledge.” This

yogic path emphasizes wisdom through a cognitive engagement

with the divine. A gyana yogi begins on this spiritual path with

scriptures and talks by masters. But knowledge becomes ingrained

in the seeker’s consciousness through divine grace.

The Four Pillars of Knowledge

The master Adi Shankaracharya offered four different stages

on this path. They're known in classical yoga as the Four Pillars of

Knowledge. They serve human beings by bringing each practitioner

closer to self-realization and devotion.

● Discrimination (Viveka)

You experience discrimination when you observe that

constant change happens. At the same time, you notice that the

divine being within you doesn't change. Our bodies, thoughts, and

emotions renew and fluctuate. And the true self, the part of you that

witnesses this process, doesn’t change. Identifying your own ability

to witness is a goal of Jnana Yoga.

● Renunciation (Vairagya)

Also translated as dispassion, vairagya involves acceptance

and a lack of feverishness. You become less attached to the

pleasures and pains of the world. Your consciousness remains

active and enthusiastic regardless of the fulfillment of desires. This

is how you can experience the second pillar of knowledge on the

yogic path. When you do, you become free of unsatisfied cravings

and attitudes of aversion.

● The Six Wealths (Shatsampatti)

Shama, the first wealth, is the tranquility of the mind. Dama,

the second wealth, is control over one’s own senses. Titiksha, the

third wealth, is endurance or not getting shaken by what happens.

Uparati, the fourth wealth, is rejoicing in or being with your own

nature or inner self. Shraddha, the fifth wealth, is faith, or

recognition of the unknown. Samadhana, the sixth wealth, is

contentment or being at ease, calm and serene.

● Constant Striving for Freedom (Mumukshatva)

From within, you desire the best. Total freedom,

enlightenment, and the highest longing should be the goal of the

yogi. These pillars and wealths already live within you, although

you don’t know they do. Still, you have the ability to conceive of

attaining them through yoga practice. This deep longing for the

ultimate experience of bliss is the fourth pillar of knowledge

.

Jnana Yoga in practice

“Knowledge of the Self brings the mind back to purity.”

~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Scriptures from all religions teach that God is omnipresent.

Everyone and everything is divine. The reality of life lies beyond the

senses, and you can access them through meditation and devotion.

But for most people, these are only concepts in modern yoga.

Knowledge gained by reading or hearing may give rise to an

attitude of “I already know it all.” This assumption feeds the ego

and can be an obstacle in one's spiritual evolution. No amount of

reading or information can equal a direct experience of the absolute

truth of the Self. For this reason, important differences exist

between Jnana and factual information. Jnana connotes knowledge

that’s gained from meditation, so it’s closer to transcendent

wisdom than to facts.

Wisdom is experiential knowledge of the Self. It brings

surrender, universal consciousness, and devotion into one's life.

Jnana is the highest knowledge. It’s wisdom that discriminates

between that which changes and doesn’t change. It helps us see

those things which are unreal and real. Breathing exercises

(pranayama) help this process move forward.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Photo shared by : The Art of Living Foundation

Sri Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati Vedanta Research

Supreme Consciousness - Satchitananda - Witness

Vasanas - impression of anything remaining unconsciously in the mind

Types of Vasanas -

1. Body (Manas) - 5 sense memory and

unconscious, evolutionary , DNA memories

(16 types of memories according to Sadhguru)

2. Mind (Ahankar) - Identity memory

3. Intellect (Buddhi) - Intellect reasoning memory

Ahankar is connection between Intellect and Manas

Who knows each type of memory?

1. Perceiver is who knows Manas memory.

2. Feeler is who knows Ahankar Identity memory.

3. Thinker is who knows Intellect Reasoning memory

Feeler is connection between Thinker and Perceiver

What does each of these know?

1. Perceiver knows objects,

2. Feeler knows emotions,

3. Thinker knows reasoned thoughts

Emotions is connection between reason and objects

Vasanas can be transcended by practical application of -

1. RajaYoga - BEING for all - examples in practice - royalty, politicians.

2. BhaaktiYoga - feeling - devotion without expectation - priests, religion,

3. JyanaYoga - thinking - dedication of knowledge for all - intellectuals,

4. KarmaYoga - manas - dedication of service without expectation -

examples in practice - freedom fighters, and soldiers.

5. RajaYoga and BhaktiYoga is connection between JyanaYoga and KarmaYoga

6. In summary surrender all memory to service of Satchitananda.

Four Spiritual Paths to reach God

1. Bhaakti Yoga - path of Devotion -

faith in God and strong belief in written word of God.

2. Jyana Yoga - path of knowledge and reasoning

to go beyond knowledge to experience the Divine.

3. Raja Yoga - path of seeking using spiritual

(scientific- e.g. Patanjali Yoga) methods to

experience Divine Pure Consciousness, Pure Awareness.

4. Karma Yoga - path of selfless service dedicated to God.

Clarity according to Einstein

Science: Time is relative 
"In the Special Theory of Relativity, 
Einstein determined that time is relative —
in other words, the rate at which time passes 
depends on your frame of reference"
- Einstein's Research.

Spiritual Experience: 
"Time is relative based on 
object of attention of mind and hence
Japa (repetition) of Word or Mantra 
shortens experience of time and finally
beyond time into transcendence."

Recent Computer Models of AI such as 

Transformers, GPT-n and ChatGPT

which have not-so-complicated model but

require very huge set of diverse training data

have ATTENTION as the only requirement.

(This may apply to all training methods)

ChatGPT -

How does the Transformer GPT model work?

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The GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) model is a

type of transformer-based neural network architecture

that is trained to generate text. It is a type of language model

that learns the probability distribution of words in a given text

and uses this information to generate new text that is

similar to the input it was trained on.

The model consists of an encoder and a decoder.

The encoder is a stack of layers,

each of which contains a multi-head

self-attention mechanism

and a feed-forward neural network.

The self-attention mechanism

allows the model to weigh

the importance of different parts of the input when generating the output.

The decoder is also a stack of layers,

similar to the encoder, but it also includes a mechanism for

generating the next word in the output sequence,

based on the current state of the input and the previous words generated.

During training, the model is presented with a

a large dataset of text and learns to predict the

next word in the sequence, given the previous words.

Once trained, the model can be used to

generate new text by starting with an initial prompt

and repeatedly sampling the next word from the predicted probability distribution,

until a certain stopping criterion is met

(such as reaching a certain maximum length or generating a certain special token).

In addition to generating text, GPT models can also be fine-tuned

on specific tasks such as question answering, machine translation, etc.

The fine-tuning process involves training the model on a smaller dataset

specific to a certain task and adjusting the parameters of

the model to perform well on that specific task.

In summary, GPT models are transformer-based neural networks

that are trained to generate text. They consist of an encoder and a decoder and use a

multi-head self-attention mechanism

to weigh the importance of different parts

of the input when generating the output.

They can also be fine-tuned on specific tasks,

by adjusting the parameters of the model to perform well on that specific task.

ChatGPT Jan 9 Version. Free Research Preview.

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Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence in GPT-4

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.12712

Self-Reflection

(An Indication of Rising Self-Awareness)

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.11366.pdf

 

INTENSIVE ATTENTION

Just like resources such as

energy, matter, space, time, and information

which can be measured in monetary terms,

there is a much more valuable resource,

which is ATTENTION,

which cannot be measured in

MONETARY TERMS, or for that matter in ANY TERMS,

but know without which world can never function,

and know most extraordinary accomplishments

of world are possible by INTENSIVE ATTENTION

- Swami Sarvapriyananda

Learning by Reading and Comprehension

1. Foundations - Word Vocabulary

2. Diversity and Inclusion - 

Retain minimum data about words

3. Structure and Processes - 

Token assigned to word 

(e.g. Nature-8, HereNow-4, Spirituality-18) 

4. Connection - Connect Word to

 Country / Region/ Culture/ 

Events/ Personality of origin

5. Intelligence - Recognize patterns in 

alphabets of words

6. Meaning - Associate words with meanings 

7. Wisdom - Universal understanding of 

languages and their origins

The first five years have

so much to do with how

the next 80 turn out - Bill Gates Sr.

Five Layers Of The Body (and Universe)

Living Body - Universe

Anamaya Kosha - Earth and Water

Pranamaya Kosha - Fire and Air

Manomaya Kosha - Ether and Space (Vaccum)

Vignanamaya Kosha - Light

Anandamaya Kosha - Consciousness, Awareness

Source: https://wellness-space.net/pancha-kosha/

• ChatGPT on Bhagawad Geeta and Science
• 
  
• "How is The Bhagavad Gita compatible with science?"
• 
  
• "The Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture that is considered one of the
• most important texts in Indian philosophy and religion.
• It is a dialogue between the warrior
• prince Arjuna and the god Krishna,
• in which Krishna offers spiritual guidance to Arjuna.
• 
  
• Some people believe that the teachings
• of the Bhagavad Gita are compatible with science
• because they see a correlation between the concepts
• discussed in the text and scientific principles.
• For example, the concept of karma,
• or the idea that a person's actions have consequences
• that determine their future experiences,
• is seen by some as being similar to the
• laws of cause and effect in physics.
• Similarly, the idea that everything is interconnected
• and that all living things share a common origin
• is seen by some as being similar to the
• principle of interconnectedness in systems theory.
• 
  
• Additionally, the Bhagavad Gita also emphasizes
• the importance of self-awareness and inner exploration,
• which is also supported by modern neuroscience and psychology.
• 
  
• It should be noted that this compatibility
• can be subjective and viewed differently
• by different people and scholars, as the Bhagavad Gita
• is primarily a spiritual and religious text,
• and its compatibility with science
• would depend on how one interprets the text
• and the scientific principles they're relating it to."
• 
  
• ChatGPT Jan 9 Version. Free Research Preview.
• Our goal is to make AI systems
• more natural and safe to interact with.
• Your feedback will help us improve.

Bible and Science

From Galatians 6:7 in the Bible (King James Version): 

“Be not deceived, God is not mocked: 

for whatsoever a man soweth, 

that shall he also reap.” 

- Law of Karma or Law of cause and effect

“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!"
Deuteronomy 6:4 - Bible 

- Science on Principle of Interconnectedness in Systems Theory

(111) Does not Jesus say, 

"Whoever finds himself is superior to the world?" 

- The Gospel of Saint Thomas 

- Self-awareness and Inner Exploration 

supported by Modern Neuroscience and Psychology.

• Subject - Science Religion Spirituality

About The Levels of Consciousness

GPT-4 knows "Consciousness is a 

complex and often debated topic 

in philosophy, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence",

So given the 175 billion internal parameters 

of ChatGPT neural network, 

ChatGPT still cannot know whether 

ChatGPT has some level of Consciousness,

Consciousness is impossible to define 

and level of self-awareness is only 

reflected in responses to scientific inquiry.

There are minuscule specks of stars

and huge mass of dark matter in Universe,

On what you will focus on, will help you learn to BE.

- Scientific Fact