Answer

In Jain Dharma, Jāti Smaraṇ Gyan means the knowledge or remembrance of one’s previous births. It is not attained merely by curiosity or desire. It arises when the soul becomes purer through right faith, right knowledge, right conduct, austerity, meditation, and reduction of karmic coverings.

Explanation

According to Jain understanding, the soul naturally has infinite knowledge, but this knowledge is covered by karma. When certain karmic obstructions become weak or are destroyed, special forms of knowledge may arise.

To move toward such purity, Jain Dharma emphasizes:

• Samyak Darshan — right faith in the true nature of soul, karma, liberation, and the teachings of the Jinas.
• Samyak Gyan — right understanding of reality.
• Samyak Charitra — right conduct through self-restraint and purity.
• Ahimsa — non-violence in thought, speech, and action.
• Tapasya — austerities that weaken attachment and karmic bondage.
• Dhyān — meditation and inner awareness.
• Vairāgya — detachment from worldly pleasures.
• Kashāya-kshaya — reduction of anger, pride, deceit, and greed.

Jāti Smaraṇ Gyan is generally described as a result of spiritual purity, not as a technique that can be forced.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, the goal is not to gain supernatural knowledge. The highest aim is moksha — liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

If remembrance of past births arises, it should increase:

• detachment,
• faith in karma theory,
• compassion toward all living beings,
• urgency for spiritual progress.

But if one becomes proud or attached to such knowledge, it can become a spiritual obstacle.

Takeaway

One does not truly “chase” Jāti Smaraṇ Gyan. One purifies the soul through Jain conduct, meditation, austerity, and detachment. If karmic conditions become suitable, such knowledge may arise naturally. The greater aim remains self-realization and moksha.