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Bhāvanā ( Anuprekṣā) Sūtra
3. (A man should always) reflect upon the soul as distinct from this perishable body, devoid of karmas and a fountain of infinite bliss; indeed, the soul is supreme.
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4. I feel no pleasure in this transitory body which I must leave sooner or later and which is like a foam or a bubble.
Utta. Sū. 19.14
Thirty Two Reflections on the Inflow of Karma
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1. The cause of bondage when properly comprehended becomes the cause of emancipation and vice-versa. The cause of inflow or stoppage of karma at times may not serve the purpose of inflow or stoppage (for the inflow or stoppage of karma is essentially determined by the thought process of the soul).
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Acā. Sū. 1.4.2 2. There is a continuous inflow of karma through the doors of influx like violence etc. which enmesh the soul and engulf it in the ocean of birth and death just as a boat with holes sinks in the sea due to the inflow of water.
Rāja. 1.4.9.16
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3. An ignorant aspirant is like a person born blind who gets into a leaky boat, and is drowned before reaching the shore.
Sū. Kr. Sü. 1.1.2.31
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