Chapter 50 provides a detailed description of the knowledge-sacrifice, or Jnana-yajna. In this powerful metaphor, the declaration "I am Brahman" serves as the sacrificial post. The five great elements form the sacrificial canopy, while the perceived difference between the individual soul and God are the animals to be sacrificed. The five senses and five pranas are the materials, and the fire of knowledge is kindled from the sacrificial pits of the mind and intellect. The individual soul, or Jiva, is the sacrificer who offers the oblation of ignorance as ghee to manifest the fire of non-dual knowledge.
Can you explain the metaphor of the 'knowledge-sacrifice' or 'Jnana-yajna' as described by Baba?
📖 Chapter 50