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Fourth Fundamental-Consequences of Karma
Explanation & Discussion: The major question that normally arises in the minds of thinking people is: 'How can the lifeless particles of Karma be attached to the conscious soul?' This stanza is meant to explain that. It is implicit in the concept of souls intangibility that it is not capable of doing anything tangible. It can merely remain aware of what happens. It is, however, capable to get inclined, because inclination and disinclination are intangible. In the perfected state the soul does not have any inclination. But the worldly soul, by virtue of its ignorance, gets inclined or disinclined towards different objects and situations. Such inclination or propensity, though not inherent in soul, is a conscious property and is therefore known as Bhäv Karma.
If the soul does not have any sort of inclination towards the situations arising as a result of its previous Karma, it would not give rise to Bhäv Karma. But its inclination leads to likes or dislikes for the situations concerned and that gives rise to Bhäv Karma. The soul's vigor is thereby directed towards or against such situations. In other words, it indulges in craving or aversion and that leads the Karma particles to infiltrate. That is known as material or Dravya Karma. That phenomenon can also be presented by saying that Bhäv Karma causes vibrations within a soul, and those vibrations attract the Karma particles inward and get attached to the soul. Bhäv Karma thus leads to the acquisition of Dravya Karma.
Inclination or disinclination arises by virtue of consciousness getting involved with the mental apparatus. Most worldly souls behave instinctively. This indicates soul's forsaking its vigor to the extent of such instinctive behavior. It is therefore easy for the mind to drag consciousness the way it likes. In the case of spiritual aspirants too, when
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