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ATTRACTION TO KARMA
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7 - overcoming the hardships we may confront while striving for
freedom from all karmic limitations 8 - protecting others and removing obstacles on their path to ul
timate freedom 9 - supporting others on their path to ultimate freedom by pay
ing attention to their special needs (e.g. by preparing espe
cially pure food etc.) 10 - respect and reverence for the omniscient 11 - respect and reverence for those who publicly represent and
propagate freedom from all karmic limitations 12 - respect and reverence for those who teach how to reach free
dom from all karmic limitations 13 - respect for the knowledge conveyed by the scriptures 14 - teaching others how to gain freedom from all karmic limita
tions 15 - carrying out six simple daily practices30 16 - deep compassion and understanding for all who strive for the
ultimate freedom. (24)
30 1 - purification - making amends for thoughts, words and actions we
recognize as wrong 2 - appreciation - to realize how seldom we gain access to effective
methods that free us from karmic limitations 3 - support - helping those striving for liberation 4 - study. - receiving inspiration and guidance from descriptions how
to reach freedom from karmic limitations 5 - freedom - visualizing how free we would be once we would not
need to protect, maintain, repair, clean or present objects we re
gard as our own 6- meditation - visualizing our feelings when we are free from all
karmic restrictions, visualizing our self as liberated, realizing the transitory nature of the material world and how briefly we only
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