Kriyādvaita
Kriyādvaita · kriyā-advaita, “oneness in action”
Grammar: neuter noun; a compound of kriyā (action) and advaita (non-duality, having no second): “non-duality in action”.
Meaning: the advaita of action: offering every act of mind, speech and body directly to Parabrahman, so that no act stands apart from him.
In the scriptures: Nārada Maharshi teaches it to Yudhishṭhira as one of the three advaitas of the ātmā. The sādhaka who reflects on bhāvādvaita, kriyādvaita and dravyādvaita removes, by steadiness in the ātmā, the three “dreams” of waking, dream and sleep (or of knower, knowledge and known), and stays in the ātma-tattva beyond them.
- Bhāvādvaita, the oneness of things: the difference of effect and cause, like cloth and thread, is only seen, not real, and dissolves into the principle that has no second.
- Kriyādvaita, advaita relating to action: “O Dharmarāja, son of Kuntī, offering all the acts we do by mind, speech and body directly to Parabrahma” is called kriyādvaita.
- Dravyādvaita, oneness relating to things: the view in which, in earning wealth and enjoying, there is no difference of “mine” and “another’s” between oneself, one’s wife, children and relatives and all other living beings.
Source: Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 7, Chapter 15
Related terms: Advaita · Bhāvādvaita · Dravyādvaita · Karma · Ātmā
Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 7, Chapter 15