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## 270
**735**
Anger, pride, deceit, and greed are the four enemies in the form of *kṣayās* (passions) that are the abode of thousands of faults. They cause thousands of sufferings to living beings.
**Meaning:** These four *kṣayās* (anger, pride, deceit, and greed) are the abode of thousands of faults and cause thousands of sufferings to living beings.
**736**
Through the five doors of *āsrava* (influx of karma), namely violence, falsehood, etc., *āsrava* (influx of karma) enters. From these, destruction is certain for those with *āsrava* (influx of karma), just as a boat with holes sinks in the ocean.
**Meaning:** Through the five doors of *āsrava* (influx of karma), namely violence, falsehood, etc., *āsrava* (influx of karma) enters. From these, destruction is certain for those with *āsrava* (influx of karma), just as a boat with holes sinks in the ocean. Similarly, due to the influx of karma, the living being sinks in the ocean of samsara (cycle of birth and death).
**737**
Thus, one should contemplate that the eight types of *karma* (knowledge-obscuring, etc.) and their sub-categories, which are *āsrava* (influx of karma), are of many kinds and are evil. They are the cause of suffering.
**Meaning:** Thus, one should contemplate that the eight types of *karma* (knowledge-obscuring, etc.) and their sub-categories, which are *āsrava* (influx of karma), are of many kinds and are evil. They are the cause of suffering.