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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
SUTRA 9 निर्वर्तनानिक्षेपसंयोगनिसर्गा द्विचतुर्द्वित्रिभेदाः परम् ॥ ९ ॥ Nirvartana nikshepa samyoga nisarga dvichaturdvi tribhedah parain (9) When our environment (the ajiva-elements) prompts us to act, we shape these karmic effects by - the way we create actions, objects, thoughts etc. - the way we place objects - the way we combine objects and - the means we choose for carrying out an action. (9)
The way we create actions, objects, thoughts etc.
The creation of non-material actions (ideas, thoughts, sounds etc.) produces different karmic effects than the creation of primarily material objects (pictures, utensils, buildings etc.). The way we place objects - Placing objects carelessly without paying attention where we set
them down - placing objects without first clearing the space where we want to
put them (this may injure or kill small animals) - placing an object in haste - placing an object in a spot where it does not belong though we
have enough time to put it in its proper place intensifies karmic effects.
The way we combine objects
Mixing two or more substances to form a new substance (e.g. food or drink) produces different karmic effects than when we arrange activities to cause an action or for creating an effect.
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