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SUTRAS
ATTRACTION TO KARMA
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25 - the attachment to objects and actions whose worthlessness we
already understood. This sutra lists the mechanisms that perpetuate our chain of incarnations. If we want to experience more fascinating (new) layers of our existence, we need to stop their effects. We need to identify which activities lock our attention and focus on our current limited level of life. The activities listed above attach karmic matter to our interactive karmic field. They block us from becoming aware of higher stages of our existence.
The list does not instruct us how to live life. It only alerts us of the factors that obstruct our growth. Any consequences we want to deduct from this depend entirely on our own intentions, energy and the situations we still want to experience during this incarnation.
SUTRA 6 तीव्रमन्दज्ञाताज्ञातभावाधिकरणवार्यविशेषेभ्यस्तद्विशेषः॥ ६ ॥ Tivramandajnatajnatabhavadhikaranaviryavishesebhyastadvishesah (6) Two persons may perform the same physical action, but experience different karmic effects. These differences are caused - by the intensity with which each of them desired or planned
the act - whether they performed the action with or without intention
(e. g. through negligence etc.) - if they initiated the action or were prompted to act by outside
influences - (the origin - adhikarana) · by the amount of energy and ability each of them committed to the act. (6)
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