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]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore