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Kriya Yoga

Kriya yoga is one of the most important, practical aspects of tantra. Therefore, when we talk about kriya yoga, we must know something about tantra as well. In the science of tantra, the body, mind and spirit are comprehended as a continuous process of evolution and movement. This physical body is a manifestation of consciousness. It is not different from spirit, but a state of spirit. Within this physical body flow the channels of energy or shakti. On the material plane shakti is known as prana and mind. Mind is one form of energy and prana is another. These twin energies are known in tantra as Shiva and Shakti, and in hatha yoga as ida and pingala. Ida and pingala represent the mental and pranic energies permeating through and through this body. It is by these energies that we think and move. The energies of ida and pingala flow through two nadis or passages within the framework of the spinal cord. These two nadis emanate from the base of the spinal cord at a point known as

Karma Yoga

Karma means action, including all acts done by individual from birth to death. K arma is not only action; a thought or feeling is also karma.  Karma Yoga is path of doing right actions.  if we consider the theory of cause and effect to be the correct definition of karma, then we are one step closer to understanding the nature of karma, because an effect is the result of an interaction, of a cause which is action. An effect cannot exist without action or without cause. There is a continuous cycle of cause and effect of karma which is happening in the world, and in the cosmos.  If we consider karma to be action and interaction, then it is being performed by us at all levels of human personality Different type of Karmas:   There are various types of karma. Some we call daily karmas. They have practically no relevance to one's inner life; they are mechanical and routine. Perhaps the only influence they exert on you would be monotony and tiredness. Another form of karma is kno