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## The Refutation of Eager Rejection
"Even though karma is touched and bound by the soul, it is not bound again. Whoever thinks it is bound, will not have the destruction of birth. || 56 ||
This much was only told to us by the gurus during the time of teaching. This Suri does not know anything about this truth. || 57 ||
Having become doubtful, he then went to the presence of the Suri Indra. He presented the words of Mahila and asked, "Is this true?" || 58 ||
The Suris said, "What was said before is indeed true. But the words of Mahila are not appropriate due to their contradiction with logic." || 59 ||
The soul, being encompassed by its own perception, is situated in the sky. It takes on the particle of karma, never going to another place. || 60 ||
Thus, there is unity between the soul and karma, like a piece of fire. It is not just a matter of being touched, like the relationship between the body and the garment. || 61 ||
If one were to take karma from a place outside the self, then the analogy of the garment would be appropriate. || 62 ||
But this would be a wrong principle, because it would contradict the sutra. The sutra prohibits taking karma from a place outside the self. || 63 ||
Moreover, if karma, like a garment, were to be situated outside the self, then how could the pain be internal, caused by karma? || 64 ||
If it were to be due to its mobile nature, then karma would be situated in the middle. And if it is said that the pain would then be internal, then it is believed that... || 65 ||
Then the analogy of the garment for karma is completely refuted. The garment is touched externally, it is not internal. || 66 ||
Then there would be simultaneous pain both outside and inside. The pain is caused by the connection of karma both outside and inside. || 67 ||
Due to its mobile nature, that karma does not go to another place. It stays with the soul, in the body, like the breath and other winds. || 68 ||
It is believed that karma is bound by all the regions of the soul. Due to the good qualities in the whole self, the causes of attachment, etc., are bound. || 69 ||
There is no difference between the soul and karma due to their inseparable connection. It should be known that they are not separate, because you have heard this from the scriptures. || 70 ||
Because even though a stone and gold are inseparably connected, their separate nature is observed through direct perception. || 71 ||
Thus, by the words of the Suri, Vandy attained freedom from doubt. He quickly went to Mahila and told him what had been said. || 72 ||
However, that deceitful one did not accept the truth. He was thinking, "I will cause trouble elsewhere." || 73 ||
On another occasion, while reading the ninth chapter, "Refutation of Rejection," Vandy, the virtuous one, described the rejection of the Muni in this way: || 74 ||
"For as long as I live, I will reject all killing of living beings. I will reject the three types of killing in three ways, becoming a vow-taker." || 75 ||
Hearing this, Mahila said to the assembly, "The rejection of the virtuous one is not appropriate with a definite quantity." || 76 ||
When it is said, "For as long as I live," a time limit is set. Thus, there would be a fault in the hope of killing in the future. || 77 ||
Therefore, I will