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129
Ätmasiddhi
Explanation & Discussion:
The pupil states that there is no evident reason for the soul itself to acquire Karma. When it knows that it has to bear the consequences of its Karma, why would it act in a way which would lead to the bondage of Karma? It is therefore possible that the existing Karma might be prompting new particles of Karma to turn towards the soul and they might be clinging to it. In that case it would not be possible for the soul to avoid the influx of Karma and it would helplessly remain bound to it.
Occurrence of the bondage that way, however, does not seem reasonable to him. Therefore he thinks that it could be the nature of the soul to act in a way that leads to bondage. In that case, the soul would be helplessly acquiring bondage. If it is the soul's natural property to acquire Karma, no one can prevent such nature from functioning, and the soul would forever continue to acquire Karma.
આત્મા સદા અસંગ ને, કરે પ્રકૃતિ બંધ; અથવા ઈશ્વર પ્રેરણા, તેથી જીવ અબંધ.
HOQIL
Ätmä Sadä Asanga Ne, Kare Prakruti Bandh;
Athavä Ishwar Preranä, Tethi Jiv Abandh.
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