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Ätmasiddhi can be experienced; which comes in close contact), it is the Karta of material Karma, and nominally it is the Karta of buildings, towns, etc. Fourth Fundamental: -
"The soul bears the consequences."All the activities are fruitful, they are not futile. It is the obvious experience that whatever is done, the consequences have to be borne. Consumption of poison or sugar, and contact with fire or snow do not fail to produce their consequences. Similarly, if the soul indulges in defiled (impure) or undefiled (pure) state, that state too is bound to be fruitful and produces its consequences. The soul being the Kartä of that Karma, it bears the consequences. Fifth Fundamental: -
"There is liberation." The soul has been described above as being Kartä of material Karma and hence subject to its consequences. That Karma can be terminated as well; because even if the prevailing defilement, etc. are very acute, they can be reduced, by discontinuance of practice, by avoiding contact, and by calming them down. They are reducible and can be destroyed. The state of bondage thus being destructible; the pure nature of soul, devoid of bondage, is the state of liberation. Sixth Fundamental: -
"There are means to achieve liberation." If bondage of Karma simply continues to occur, its cessation can never be possible. But there are means like knowledge, faith, staying tuned to Self, detachment, devotion, etc. which are manifestly opposite of bondage of Karma. By the intensity of those means, bondage is loosened, it subsides, and can be destroyed. Hence, those factors of knowledge, faith, restraint, etc. are the means for attaining liberation.
These six Fundamentals, called by the blessed entities as the primary abode of right perception, are stated here in brief.
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