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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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He was about to leave, but the monk grew very impatient, so the latter recited one more line
“Rama Nama Ko Rata Kara Chele Tapja parali Kyari". With these words he conveyed to the farmers that they should cross over the worldly ocean by uttering the names of Rama. At the same time he conveyed to the disciple that the risk was imminent and he should quit from the other side muttering God's name. He should not come over that side, lest he would be apprehended.
By this time the disciple had finished the job, so he left the spot with the bag. The monk was mentally relieved and he proceeded further on his way. The farmers were so much absorbed in the monk's “religious song" that they hardly smelt what happened in the field-grove.
But to what condition such a person who commits theft or abets commission of theft is reduced ?
The righteous type of preceptor himself swims and helps to swim the disciple the ocean of worldly existence. Such a preceptor neither gives adverse advice nor such command. The preceptor should be unselfish and self-denying, who only can uphold the disciple. So one should search out such a preceptor and secure one's spiritual welfare by serving him with physical, mental and financial means.
We have been elucidating on the nature of Karma with the idea that you may secure your welfare. The Karmas have rendered such enormous detriment and still you do not cut off their relationship. You know that friendship with a childish fellow always proves dangerous. We desire to cut off your relation with Karmas, and that is why we wish to make you fully conversant with the wicked nature of Karmas.
That is Charitrya Mohaniya Karma which obscures the intrinsic righteous conduct of soul. When we cannot practise something in life though we know well that it ought to be practised then believe that there is something which obscures the right conduct.
Conduct-obscuring Karmas have 25 species, out of which sixteen are called “Passions” (Kashayas) and-nine are called “Auxiliary passions" (No-Kashayas). All the sub-species of intuition-obscuring
