Atma the Self

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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ĀTMĀ The Self....
Karman:
Unnatural and immoral desires, impulses and promptings are the creation of five senses (Visaya) and the sixth the inner mind (Mana), born out of ignorance (Mōha), delusion and false belief intensified by passions - (Kaṣāya) A) attachment (Rāga), B) aversion (Dvēṣa) in thought, word or deed. Aggravated by anger, pride, deceit and greed (sub-divisions) further fortified by Lesya, (see Note) results in cruelty, injury to visible and invisible beings, selfishness, cruelty, immorality etc., bring about Karman of Sin or Woe (Papa), but with Right Knowledge, Right Faith, Right Conduct with love, compassion, non-injury, charity, chastity, contentment and renunciation Merit or Weal (Punya) is brought about, through the Law of Cause and Effect, or 'nature does the rest'.
Man (human) is his own creator or the creator of weal or woe, happiness, contentment or pain, miseries and sufferings, and only he can attain Eternal Bliss.
People in general are materialistic, they think there is no past or future, only the present and void after that: They toil endlessly, suffer hardships
FOOTNOTE:
Lēśyā = State of Mind.
Lēśya = Result of the (Yoga) activities of thought, word or deed together with (Kaṣāya) passions. The passions accompanied by six Leśya result in four divisions of 'Karmic Energies' 1) species - types (Prakṛti) 2) duration (Sthiti) 3) intensity (Rasa) 4) degree - quantity (Pradeśa).
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Kṛṣṇa Leśyā (black): The hostile, pitiless, cruel, barbarous, impious man, who has bad tongue and who takes pleasures in torturing other beings has a black Lēśya.
Nila Leśyā (dark): The fraudulent hypocritical voluptious man has a dark Lēśyā. Kāpōta Leśyā (grey): The thoughtless one, who in all his actions does not weigh the evil and wrathful has a grey Leśyā.
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Tējas Lěsyä (fiery red): The prudent, who stops the influx of new Karma, the liberal, honourable one, who has a friendly mind towards religion, has a fiery red Lēśyä.
Padma Leśyā (lotus pink): The compassionate, bountiful, studious, intelligent one has a lotus pink Lēśyā.
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6) Sukla Leśyā (white): The pious man, who performs good deeds, and is possessionless and impartial, has a white Lesyā.
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