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ATMA-SIDDHI
Take a concrete example, the passion of anger. The soul's consciousness being attentive is the sine qua non of any further process. This being present, the object or cause of anger excites the body, speech or mind, one or two or all three, of the man. This excitement takes the form of vibratory activity of the very fine material molecules of our physical body, speech or mind. This is subjective inflow, Bhava Asrava. : There is infinite harmony in the Universe. Like attracts like in a sure and universal and most marvellous manner. Every atom is tuned to its brother--a similar atom. The vibrating molecules of body, speech or mind set up a similar vibration in the appropriate Karmic matter with which the Universe is filled. This newly awakened Karmic matter is set in motion towards the soul. This is Objective Inflow, Dravya Asrava.
The original vibration of body, speech or mind may stop. Then there is no further bondage. This is technically called Iryapatha or Transitory Bondage. But in most cases there is lasting bondage.
The vibrations of body, speech or mind, which continue when the bondage is taking
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