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=====Schools and spirituality===== Different schools of Hinduism encourage different spiritual practices. In [[Tantra#Hinduism|Tantric]] school for example, the spiritual practice has been referred to as ''[[sādhanā]]''. It involves initiation into the school, undergoing rituals, and achieving moksha liberation by experiencing union of cosmic polarities.<ref>Gavin Flood (1996), An Introduction to Hinduism, Cambridge University Press, {{ISBN|0-521-43878-0}}</ref> The [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] school emphasizes bhakti yoga as spiritual practice.<ref>Rochford, E.B. (1985), Hare Krishna in America, Rutgers University Press; {{ISBN|978-0-8135-1114-6}}, p. 12</ref> In [[Advaita Vedanta]] school, the spiritual practice emphasizes jñāna yoga in stages: samnyasa (cultivate virtues), sravana (hear, study), manana (reflect) and dhyana (nididhyasana, contemplate).<ref>See: * Ramakrishna Puligandla (1985), Jñâna-Yoga – The Way of Knowledge (An Analytical Interpretation), University Press of America New York, {{ISBN|0-8191-4531-9}}; * Fort, A.O. (1998), Jīvanmukti in Transformation: Embodied Liberation in Advaita and Neo-Vedanta, State University of New York Press, {{ISBN|0-7914-3903-8}}; * Richard King (1999), Indian philosophy: An introduction to Hindu and Buddhist thought, Edinburgh University Press, {{ISBN|0-7486-0954-7}}, p. 223; * Sawai, Y. (1987), The Nature of Faith in the Śaṅkaran Vedānta Tradition, Numen, 34(1), pp. 18–44</ref>
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