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The processes of karma and jnana, though purifying, are not in and of
themselves able to grant one the ultimate goal, attainment of one's svarupa.
The processes of yoga are like a ladder. There are many steps on a
ladder, and ultimately one must change steps till he reaches the goal in
order to actually be progressive. In the begining one starts by taking to
the process of karma yoga, where one offers the fruits of his activities
for a higher cause. By this process he eventually comes to the point of
cultivating divine knowledge. Through knowledge one naturally devolops
vairagya, or detachment. And through detachment one comes to the point of
meditating on the Supersoul in the heart. As one meditates on the
paramatma in the heart, one is brought to the platform of bhakti, the
constitutional function of the living entity. It is that bhakti which
actually grants one the ultimate goal of eternal liberation in the
service of the Lord. No other process is able to bring one to that
ultimate position of understanding the Absolute Truth. This is confirmed
by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita, where He says:
bhaktyaa maam abhijaanaati
yaavaan yas caasmi tattvatah
Only through bhakti, pure devotional love, can one actually understand
Lord Krishna in truth.
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http://www.crl.com/~nparker/jnana.htm
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