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tal element again and again dies with the body and regains life again and again with the new bodies. All the multitudes of worldly activities and even the order of the universe function on this very cycle of life and death.
Bondage of Soul With Karma (Forces) :
When this soul incarnates in human body or in any other body, it advents in the form of a new life on the worldstage. Whatever actions are performed in this life, suitable karmas also get bonded with it (life), those karmas have been reckoned to be 'pudgals' (non animate particles ). Though the karmas are lifeless, yet on being united with soul they become activated in the same way as do the grains of sands get attracted to stick to a body smeared with oil sleeping on it (sands). If in life pious thoughts are contemplated and virtuous deeds done, auspicious karmas will be bonded, if evil thoughts harboured or wicked acts performed, bondage with in-auspicious karmas will be the result. These karmas take the shape of shackles for the (mundane) soul which do not shatter off even if the soul leaves the body.
In this life or in future life, a man has to reap the fruit of the auspicious or inauspicious karmas whatsoever. As a result of pious (acts) karmas, auspicious life in future and favourable circumstances befall, whereas inauspicious life or bad circumstances met with as a result of evil acts. This is the keystone of karma philosophy which teaches us to perform auspicious deeds in life, to choose benign thoughts and tendencies. After recognising this 'I', efforts be directed to get it emancipated from Karma-Shackles.
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