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of the path of Religion, spiritual guide and religion; faith in the opposites of these three; wrongly considering the body etc. to be the right means to real happiness; faith in what is not real and true. All this disappears as soon as the right faith arises.
Avirati (Nonrestraint): Absence of the practice of
Vows.
Pramada (Negligence): Disrespect and dislike of religion, seeking pleasure in worldly objects and passions, indulging in talks arousing feeling of attachment, finding pleasure in sleep.
Kasaya (Passions): Anger, pride, deceit, greed Yoga (Activity): Activity - auspicious and inauspicious of mind, speech and body.
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LESSON 11
STOPPAGE OF THE INFLOW OF KARMIC MATTER It is the power of soul that causes the stoppage of the inflow of karmic matter.
The stoppage of the inflow of karmic matter is regarded as the external stoppage, while the stoppage of the unwholesome states (feelings, passions etc.) of the soul is regarded as the internal stoppage; the latter is the cause of the former.
What are the means for the stoppage of the inflow of karmic matter?
They are as follows:
Five self-regulating careful acts (samitis): (1) To move about cautiously so as to cause no trouble to living beings. (irya-samiti). (2) To speak what is true, beneficial, measured and free from doubt. (bhāṣā-samiti). (3) To act cautiously while seeking to procure such means necessary
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