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THE KEY OF KNOWLEDGE.
Separate places must also be allotted to the force which determines the duration of the association of the soul with its physical body, and to the energies responsible for the making of the different bodies and their limbs. The status--descent, lineage and the like-which really depends on the 'womb' into which the ego is attracted by the operation of the forces of chemical affinity and magnetism residing in its two inner bodies, the kârmâna and the taijasa (see ante pages 824-827), is also the outcome of a distinct type of energy, and must, for that reason, be treated as a class by itself. Lastly, souls are also observed to differ from one another in respect of physical prowess and the power to achieve what is desirable and desired. There are several kinds of energy which limit the powers and effectiveness of the soul, and they form a class by themselves.
We thus have the eight principal kinds of karmas which, for facility of reference, are technically known as (1) I ñànâvaraniya (from jõâna, knowledge, and
âvarana, to cover or obstruct) ; (2) Darsanâvaraniya (darśana=perception); (3) Vedaniya, which regulates the experiences of
pleasure and pain ; (4) Mohaniya, which is of two kinds : i. darśana-mohaniya (darśana=faith, and mo
haniya=infatuation, hence the infatuations
ranged against Right Faith); and ii. chůritra-mohaniya (châritra=conduct), which
prevents one's living upto one's faith ; (5) Âyuh (age, longevity);
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