Kriyā (Sanskrit:क्रिया,lit. 'action, deed, effort') most commonly refers to a "completed action", technique or practice within ayoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result.
Kriyā is aSanskrit term, derived from the Sanskrit rootkri, meaning 'to do'.Kriyā means 'action, deed, effort'. The wordkarma is also derived from the Sanskrit root√kṛ (kri)कृ, meaning 'to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect, prepare, undertake'.[1][2]Karma is related to the verbalProto-Indo-European root*kwer- 'to make, form'.[3]
The rootkṛ (kri) is common in ancient Sanskrit literature, and it is relied upon to explain ideas inRigveda, otherVedas,Upanishads,Puranas, and theHindu epics.[1][4]
TheYoga Sutras of Patanjali 2.1 defines three types ofkriyā, namelytapas (ascetic devotion),svadhyaya (study of the self or the scriptures), andIsvara pranidhana (devotion or surrender to higher consciousness).
The yogic purifications orshatkarmas are sometimes called the Shatkriyas ("the six actions").[5]
TheKriya Yoga school, established byYogananda, is centered onpranayama techniques.
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