Jñānī—one who is engaged in the cultivation of knowledge (especially by philosophical speculation). Upon attaining perfection, a jñānī surrenders to Kṛṣṇa; This Sanskrit term is related in both form and meaning to the English word know via the Greek word gnsis. In Vedic terminology, there is jñāna and vijñāna. Jñāna refers to the knowledge of the self as not the body, whereas vijñāna refers to knowledge of the self's relationship to the Supreme Self.
Jnani-one who is engaged in the cultivation of knowledge (especially by philosophical speculation). Upon attaining perfection, a jnani surrenders to Krsna; This Sanskrit term is related in both form and meaning to the English word know via the Greek word gnsis. In Vedic terminology, there is jnana and vijnana. Jnana refers to the knowledge of the self as not the body, whereas vijnana refers to knowledge of the self's relationship to the Supreme Self.
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