As the blazing fire reduces wood into ashes, O Arjuna,
so does the fire of wisdom reduce all karmic bondage to ashes.(yathaidhāḿsi samiddho agnir bhasma-sāt kurute arjuna
jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā)— Bhagavad Gita 4.37
Jnanagni would mean ‘The Fire of Wisdom’. Jna, in Sanskrit (and other Indian languages) means to know. Jnana is traditionally translated as knowledge. But these days the term knowledge is used to denote accumulation of data. Accumulated data doesn’t liberate you, but it’s the spontaneous wisdom from within that dispels the darkness of ignorance in a flash.
About the website and the author
This website is all about celebrating wisdom.
Ever since I was a teenager, I have this habit of writing down quotes that inspire me in a notebook. This website is a digital version of that notebook. It feels so wonderful that people are visiting and reading stuff from this website, and it feels even more wonderful when people say reading blog posts or pages from this website has helped or inspired them. 
Although I do write blog posts on my own every now and then by jotting down ideas that pop up in my mind, you will find that on many pages (and blog posts) I just share quotes from books or scriptures I read. I believe it’s fair to use little excerpts just for the sake of sharing the wisdom and introducing the book or other work to my readers. And all the images I use are creative commons licensed or copyright free images that are very much fair for me to use.
Oh yeah, my name is Srini, you can know more about me by connecting with me on facebook or twitter.
Credits
jnanagni.com runs on WordPress and uses the F2 theme. Header image courtesy of Cameron Parkins.
