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Figure 4.6 The eight types of karma.
BASIC EIGHT KARMA
IGNORANCE
Knowledge Obscuring
HIGHER DESTINY
LOWER DESTINY
IDLENESS, SLEEPY SPRITUAL BLINDNESS
INFINITE KNOWLEDGE
Status Determining
NOT
Obscurity Faith
SUPERIOR
NOT INFERIOR
FAITH INFINITE
DESTINY, SENSES,
FAME, DEFAME, LUCKY, LUCKLESS
Body Producing
NON MATERIALITY
CONDUCT PERFECT
Deluding
AND GREED ANGER, EGOISM, DECEIT ATTRACTION, AVERSION, PERVERTED CONDUCT
ETERNAL EXISTENCE
INFINITE BLISS
INFINITE
ENERGY
BIRTH, LIFE SPAN
DEATH
Determining Life span
Will Obscuring
Feeling Producing
MISER, POOR, DEPENDENCE,
LETHARGIC
PLEASURE - PAIN
There are infinite permutations for the attachment of karma to the soul. However, they are classified into 8 basic types, which are described below.
Knowledge-obscuring karma obscures Right Knowledge and has five subdivisions: sensory knowledge-obscuring karma; vocal, verbal or scriptural knowledge
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