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Chapter 2 - Sutra 17
1. The feeling that arises from the subsiding of karma is termed “Auxiliary.” Subsidence is a form of self-purification, akin to the cleanliness that comes to water when garbage settles to the bottom, preventing the rise of operative karma.
2. The feeling that arises from the exhaustion of karma is termed “Exhaustive.” Exhaustion is a state of the soul’s supreme purity, which manifests when all impurities are removed, similar to the cleanliness that arises in water when all dirt is eliminated, resulting in the complete detachment from karma.
3. The feeling that arises from both exhaustion and subsidence is termed “Combination of Subsidence and Exhaustion.” This combination involves a type of purification of the soul that manifests from the subsidence of the non-arising portion of karma and the exhaustion of the arising portion. This purity is mixed, similar to the purity obtained from washing, where some harmful elements are destroyed while others remain.
4. The feeling that arises from the emergence of karma is termed “Emergent.” Emergence is a form of the soul’s contamination, arising from the mixing of impurities, akin to the dirtiness that comes to water due to pollution experienced from the fruition of karma.
5. The resultant feeling of an entity is a result that arises solely from the existence of that entity; that is, the natural form of any entity is called the resultant feeling, which reflects the intrinsic true nature of the substance.
These five feelings constitute the essence of the soul; thus, whether worldly or liberated, any soul possesses these qualities. Among the five stated feelings, each soul must necessarily possess one of them. It is not possible for a soul to exist without any of the five feelings mentioned.