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Chapter 9 - Section 7
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9. To strengthen the resolve to shake off the bonds of karma, one should contemplate its various results: "In the case of suffering, there are two types. One is that which is encountered without intention and knowledgeable effort, such as the suffering experienced by animals, birds, and the deaf-mute; the poverty inherited through birth and lineage. The other type is that which is achieved through purposeful and knowledgeable effort, such as the poverty arising from penance and renunciation, and physical weakness. In the first case, due to the absence of intention, it becomes a cause of distress and yields unfavorable results; while in the second case, due to righteous intent, the results are favorable. Therefore, cultivating resolution in the bitter results received unexpectedly, and where possible, enduring accumulated karma in such a way that favorable results arise through penance and renunciation is indeed commendable; that contemplation is called “the consideration of non-obstruction.” 10. For the purity of knowledge of the nature of reality, one should contemplate the true form of the universe; that is called "the consideration of nature." 11. To maintain presence of mind on the path to liberation, one should contemplate, "In the web of beginningless worldly existence, it is rare for a soul flowing in the current of various sufferings and bearing the severe blows of karma such as birth and death to attain pure vision and pure conduct;" this is called "the consideration of the rarity of attainment." 12. One should contemplate not deviating from the righteous path and consolidating one's commitment to its practice, thinking, "How great is the good fortune of those accomplished beings who teach the Dharma by which the welfare of all living beings can be facilitated," this is called "the consideration of the significance of Dharma."