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gaining and possessing wealth and the like. In ordinary parlance in Bengal even we have lobhê påpa, påpé mrityu' i.e. 'avarice begets
vice and vice brings on death'. It is important to note here by the way –that these last four viz. krodha, đa, talya and lobha which combine into kashaya or the tie that binds a jiva down to the mires of the world, have been discussed with comparative details in our Chapter on the Classification of Karmas(pages 400-407). (10) Råg, Asakti or Attachment- This
consists in one's being in intense love with anything standing in the way of moral detachment
from things worldly. (11) Dvēsa or Hatred-This is a form of
bearing ill-will against anything. As one should not be in excessive love with anything, so he must not bear any hatred against any. one. Both love and hate are impediments in our upward march for moral perfection.
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