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Räg, Dwesh Ajnän E, Mukhya Karmani Granth; Thay Nivrutti Jehathi, Te Ja Mokshano Panth.
Craving, aversion, and ignorance constitute the principal knots of Karma; receding therefrom constitutes the definitive path of liberation.
Ätmasiddhi
Explanation & Discussion:
Staying under the influence of deluding Karma is the principal cause of bondage. Craving, aversion, and ignorance of the Self are the main constituents of deluding Karma, which is the toughest of all Karmas. It is relatively easy to overcome the bondage of other Karmas that obscure and obstruct. The deluding Karma remains hard on account of the above three factors. They are therefore mentioned here as knots of bondage. It is easy to see that bondage can be removed by breaking the knots.
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Everything moves smoothly if there are no knots. For instance, when we undertake sewing, the thread moves smoothly as long as there are no knots. As soon as a knot occurs, the sewing stops. One has to remove the knot before going ahead with the work. In routine life too, we can maintain good relations with others, so long as there are no knots in the mind. Once there is a knot, the relations get strained. In order to make them smooth again, we need to get rid of the knot.
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Similarly, the task of overcoming Karma could be smooth, but for the three knots of craving, aversion, and ignorance. We need to strive hard to remove those knots. Since time immemorial we are used to having likes and dislikes for different individuals, different objects, and different situations.
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