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**Dimdarshti: Distinction of Intention from Attachment and Intellect**
**Discussion**
And even within this intention, there is a distinction. What is the reason for this? It is explained here that this distinction arises according to attachment and its derivatives. Just as there are different results of attachment, aversion, and delusion, so too there are different intentions and aspirations. For example, some people have a mild level of attachment, aversion, and delusion, while others have a moderate level, and still others have a very intense level. Thus, even in performing the same action, there are distinctions in intention based on the intensity of attachment and its derivatives. And according to intention, there is also a distinction in the fruits of action. The fruit received is in accordance with the intention.
For example, there are three householders who each donate the same amount of money to charity, or build a temple or hospital. But one of them is motivated by a desire for fame, he craves recognition, and thinks, "People will praise me, my name will be inscribed on a plaque, and a statue of me will be erected." The second is also motivated by a desire for fame, but he is also inspired by a sense of service. The third is motivated solely by altruism and love for others. Thus, in the same action, the three have different levels of attachment and its derivatives, therefore their intentions are different, and therefore the fruits of their actions are also different. The first receives fame, but the fruit does not go beyond that. The second receives fame along with some special merit. The third accumulates a vast store of merit, and just as the roots of a tree are hidden beneath the ground, so too he receives the fruits of fame and recognition, but he, being a great soul and pure servant, does not care about them.
Similarly, there is a distinction in intention based on the distinction of intellect and its derivatives. The type of understanding one has determines one's intention. The nature of this distinction of intellect and its derivatives is explained below.
**Figure 12**
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Asammoh [। इति इष्टापूर्तान्तर्गत आशयभेदे फलभेदान्तराधिकारः ।]