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ASRAVA OR THE INFLUX. beginning with mithyåtva constituting the psychical condition which makes influx again possible are determined by punya and påpa as practised by a jiva in the past ; for, as we have explained already, påpa and punya reveal themselves in and through a man's desires and deeds and a man's thoughts and desires in one life build his character, tendencies and capacities for the next. A strong desire along certain lines that remains entirely unfulfilled in one life, will produce a capacity along those lines for the next. By dwelling constantly upon a certain thought, a man sets up a particular tendency and if he fails to carry it out, he will surely do it in a subsequent life. And just as a man's desire and thoughts and the like build up his character, tendency, capacity and the like for the next : so his actions and deeds in one life will produce his surroundings and circumstances, opportunities and advantages for the next.
However, the influx (asrava) of karmamatter into the soul has been very often compared to the flowing of waters into the pond. Just as waters flow into a pond
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