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| '''Kriyāśakti''' (devanāgarī: क्रियाशक्ति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that could be translated as "power to do or to create" (from ''kriya'', "action", and ''shakti'', "power"). It is the name of one of the six [[shakti]]s in [[Hinduism]].
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| [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] defined it as: "The power of thought; one of the seven forces of Nature. Creative potency of the Siddhis (powers) of the full Yogis."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 181.</ref>
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| == Notes ==
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| <references/>
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| ==Online resources==
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| ===Articles===
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| *[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Kriy%C4%81%C5%9Bakti# Kriyāśakti] at Theosopedia
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| *[http://www.theosophical.ca/adyar_pamphlets/AdyarPamphlet_No42.pdf# A Word on Man, His Nature and His Powers] by Annie Besant
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| *[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1801# Power of Thought] at Theosophical.org
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| ===Books===
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| *[http://www.anandgholap.net/Thought_Power-AB.htm# Thought Power - Its Control and Culture] by Annie Besant
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| [[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
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| [[Category:Theosophical concepts]]
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| [[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]
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| [[Category:Hindu concepts]]
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