Yoga Yajnavalkya karma, and asks Yajnavalkya to explain yoga to her. Yajnavalkya agrees, but first attributes his knowledge to the Hindu god Brahma who taught him this "jnana" (knowledge) and "karma" (works). Yajnavalkya states that there are two paths to attain knowledge. One path is "Pravritti-karma", wherein a person is driven by desire and a craving for rewards, forms his will, and then uses his knowledge to act out his free will. The second path is "Nivritti-karma", wherein a person is not driven by desire and does not crave for rewards, but he uses his knowledge in his works in a detached
Karma in Hinduism the Puranas. The word ‘karma’ has originated from the Sanskrit root ‘kri’ which means ‘to do’ or ‘to ‘act and react’ "Karma" literally means "action" or "reincarnation", and more broadly names the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction, which Hindus believe governs all consciousness. Karma is not fate, for we act with what can be described as a conditioned free will creating our own destinies. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determine our future. The conquest of karma lies in intelligent action and