Salvation takes place through gnosis or jnana , and nothing else can achieve it.
Both words derived from same Indo-European root. In both cases mere insight into origination and nature of the world liberates us from it, and effects some kind of re-union with the transcendental One, whichis identical with our true self. Gnostic knowledge derived soley from revelation, though each one has to experience it within himself. There is a sharp division between the aristocracy of the Elect and the ordinary run of auditors. Qualitative difference between highest ranks of spiritually awakened and ordinary humans.