________________ Similarly our Soul too has indulged in innumerable karmas of various types and qualities, in infinite lives in the past. These karmas have merged completely with our soul and have thickly layered our Soul. The karmas, that have become one with the soul are called Ghangahti karmas. The karmas of anant gun and raas are called Ghanghati karma. Imagine a person peeling the skin of an apple. A man working in a hotel also removes the skin, one caterer man also peels the skin and one Skhandak muni also peels the skin. What is the difference in the act of these four? The first removes the skin because it is his duty. The hotel boy removes the skin because it is his job. He has no other knowledge about it. The person from the caterer peels the skin because he wants to decorate. He therefore performs the act very carefully and minutely. Skandhak muni becomes totally engrossed in the job and peels the skin extremely well and also indulges in pride and ego regarding his job. He feels that no one can do the job better than him. His involvement in the act is too deep. At this moment the karmas that he binds are Ghanghati karma. It is very difficult to eradicate such karmas. At such moments the soul and the karmas become thick like Ragda. Such karmas are called Ghangahti karmas. -- 123 =
