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vibrations or action-currents but also for their materialised effects even during the next life or a series of future existences, greatly modifying the subsequent career.
The Soul has four great qualities,-viz:- 1. straf Ananta Durśana, Perfect Perception and faith in the reality of things, 2. sarana Ananta Jñāna, Perfect Kuowledge 3, 37 at Ananta Virya, Perfect power and 4 waraga Ananta Sukha, Perfect happiness. Association with Karauc matter keeps the soul from the realisation of this four-fokt greatness, obscuring its perception and knowledge, obstructivg its progress onnards, and disturbing its happiness.
Kinds of Karmas The main divisions of the nature of Karmas are eight viz 1. T rotz Jõānāvaraniya, Knowledge-obscuring 2. pratar ofta Darsanāvaraniya, Conation-obscuring. 3. after Vedaniya, the feeling-determining Karwa 4. Htet Mohaniya, Deluding Karma 5. Ay Ayu, Age-determining Karma 6. ATA Nāma, Body-Making Karma 7. T19 Gotra, Family-determining Karma and 8. atr Antarāya, Obstructive Karma.
The Karmas are of two kinds. They are. 1. San Ghātiyā or Destructive Karmas which attack and
affect the very nature of the soul. 2. fag Aghātiyā or Non-destructive, which do not affect
the very nature of the soul
The following four are sazı Ghātiyá Karmas :-- 1. Tamatut Jäānávarniya, Knowledge-obscuring Karma which
obstructs the acquisition of knowledge. 2. Tofanacotter Darśanāvarayiya, Conation-obscuring Karma. It
obscures conation. 3. gaty Mohaniya, Infatuating Karma which deludes the Soul.
It affects both Right Belief and Right Conduct. It is like a solution of chalk in water. When the chalk settles dowa,
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