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'''Kriya''' (in [[Sanskrit]] "action, deed, effort") most commonly refers to a technique or practice within a [[yoga]] discipline, also the outward physical manifestations of awakened [[kundalini]]. Types of kriya may vary widely between different schools of yoga. Kriyas are the spontaneous movements resulting from the awakening of [[Kundalini]] energy. Certain kriyas eventually developed into the [[asanas]] of [[hatha yoga]]. |
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Kriya <i>[[Shakti]]</i> is "a power of thought" said to be greatly studied by yogis<ref>Helena Petrona Blavatsky (1893 - 1897), ''The Secret Doctrine'', London Theosophical Pub. House, 1893-97, ISBN 0-900-588-74-8</ref>. Among the specific Kriya practices are: Kriya Yoga and other techniques. |
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== Kriya Yoga == |
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* [[Kriya Yoga]], a specific form of yoga revived in modern times by [[Lahiri Mahasaya]] and popularized in the West by [[Paramahansa Yogananda]]; |
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* Kriya yoga also refers to specific yoga practices taught in the [[Satyananda Yoga]], lineage of [[Swami Satyananda]]; |
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* Kriya Yoga also refers to the original system of yoga as taught by [[Yogacharya Shivaji Mizner]]; |
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*The 'Raja Yoga', or 'Ashtanga Yoga' of Patanjali he himself refered to as 'Kriya Yoga' in his great work "the Yoga Sutras";<ref>"The Art of Kriya Yoga- a Systematic Approach to the Evolution of Consciousness" by Yogacharya Shivaji Mizner</ref> |
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* For the Kriya yoga utilized in [[Tibetan Buddhism]], see [[Outer Tantras]]; |
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== Other techniques == |
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* [[Sudarshan Kriya]] is a breathing process taught by [[Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]]; |
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* [[Techniques of Knowledge]], a set of four kriyas taught by [[Prem Rawat]]; |
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* Yoga cleansing techniques described in the [[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]]. Main kriya cleansing techniques are: |
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# [[nauli]], |
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# [[trataka]], |
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# [[kapalabhati]], |
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# [[basti]]. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Kriyas]] |
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[[Category:Yoga]] |
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[[Category:Sanskrit words and phrases]] |
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