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The Science of Reincarnation,
The Toll of Karma
Thus, the Karma may be either that which pollutes the Atma, that which prevents the Atma from becoming perfect, or, that which cannot pollute the Atma. The Karma which are responsible for preventing the Atma from being perfect can be called inhibitory Karma. On the other hand, those Karma which help Atma to attain its final goal or destination are called stimulatory Karma. It is like a chemical reaction. In chemical reactions whenever a catalyst is present, reactions will go faster and in the absence of a catalyst, the reaction will go with a slow rate whereas in the presence of inhibitory compounds reaction will not go further. Let us understand this concept by taking an example:
Ribonucleic acid or more commonly known as RNA is the essential part of our genetic structure. This RNA is transcribed to what is known as DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). This transcription of genetic information is achieved by the enzyme called RNA polymerase. The transcription of RNA to DNA is completely inhibited by compounds such as rifamycin, actinomycin-D, etc. We can thus designate in our example, RNA as polluted soul, DNA as perfect Atma whereas enzyme RNA polymerase as stimulatory Karma and inhibitors like rifamycin, actinomycin-D as inhibitory Karma, and is depicted in FIGURE 8.
