Jnana Mudra is the mudra of knowledge. This mudra symbolizes the connected nature of human consciousness and the 3 extended fingers represent the 3 gunas of tamas, rajas, and sattva. The closed circle of the thumb and index finger represents the unification of Atman, the individual soul with Brahman, the world soul. Jnana mudra is distinguished from chin mudra, by pointing your fingers toward the sky. Chin mudra is practiced the same way by joining the index finger and thumb, but the extended fingers point toward the earth.