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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
more intense our desire for change, the faster the change will manifest.
SUTRA 24. दर्शनविशुद्धिर्विनयसम्पन्नता शीलव्रतेष्वनतीचारोऽभीक्ष्णज्ञानोपयोगसंवेगौ शक्तितस्त्यागतपसी साधुसमाधिर्वैयावृत्त्यकरणमर्हदाचार्यबहु श्रुतप्रवचनभक्तिरावश्यकापरिहाणिर्मार्गप्रभावनाप्रवचनवत्सलत्वमिति arrancarlo II 28
Darshanavishuddhir vinayasampannata shilavratesvanaticharo(a)bhikshna jnanopayogasamvegau shaktitas tyagatapasi sadhu samadhi vaiyavrityakaranam arrhad acharya bahushruta pravachanabhaktir avashyakaparihanir margaprabhavana pravachanavatsalatvam iti tirthakaratvasya (24)
Sixteen types of actions and attitudes attract karma that manifests the body of a tirthankara (a perfect teacher who teaches from the state of omniscience):
1 - actively orienting towards growth (samyag darshana) 2 - appreciation for the factors that lead to freedom from all kar
mic limitations and for all who strive towards this goal 3 - consciously realizing the Five Freedoms 4 - ceaseless pursuit of all knowledge that leads to freedom from
all karmic limitations 5 - constant awareness of the temporary and limiting nature of
the material form our consciousness is subjected to during its
incarnation(s) 6- charity (dissolving the fear of others and supporting those
striving for ultimate freedom by supplying knowledge and food)
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