Jnana Yoga is just the attainment of knowledge. To know look and realize Brahman as one's own Self is Jnana. To say, "I am Brahman, the pure, all-pervading Consciousness, the non-enjoyer, non-doer and silent witness," is known as Jnana Yoga or Janana Meditation.
Yoga of Wisdom or Yoga for Wisdom falls in the category of Jnana Yoga. Basically it deals with the recognition of our Real Self. We are at the centre and the source of all the consciousness and we are at one with the source of all things and all consciousness. The Jnana method is used by the Yogis for realization of our oneness and it is attained and stimulated by meditating on certain phrases such as "That thou art".
Jnana Yoga is eight-limbed, and its other seven limbs are detachment, self-discipline, longing for freedom, hearing the truth, reflection upon that truth, and meditation
Jnana Yoga basically aims for attainment of liberation through knowledge and not only by the rituals and ceremonies. The Knowledge in Jnana Yoga is attained by the understanding of judgment and experience.
From the long past the true seekers searching for the Enlightenment have meditated on these statements and enjoyed the divine reward they sought. It also seems worthwhile to meditate on other different meditation concepts.
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