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... prime entanglement of Karma
Devoted pursuit of the three gems breaks through the tangle of the infinite. The jiva becomes free from the entanglement.
What tangle is this? What does it do? It is worthy of a thought. Yarn in its original form is free of any tangles, it is straight. It can even pass through the fine eye of a needle. Even while stitching clothes with a needle and thread, the thread can pass through the cloth if is straight, but if it has a knot it cannot proceed, it gets stuck. If you succeed in straightening the knot then it is fine, otherwise you have to cut the thread. So where there is a knot, a tangle there is a brake. When there is a brake, there is no progress.
If we were to discuss the practical world, the relations between various people will be smooth sailing only as long as there is no tangle of misunderstanding between them. Once such a tangle occurs, then everything begins to take a turn for the worse. Then it is only a matter of crossing swords. So long as there are good relations, berating each other in a little leg-pulling even sounds good. But when the relations sour then even a straightforward matter sounds questionable. When there is a knot, a tangle, relations tend to get stuck.
But the knot that is necessary is the one at the end of the thread. If you do not tie a knot at the end of the thread while stitching, the thread will not remain on the cloth, it will pass through. Hence, this knot is useful. Similarly even in practical life, relationship is the knot of friendship. In the absence of this knot, relations cannot be developed, they cannot be lasting. Only the knot of friendship can make the relations last.
Even in spiritual life, it is necessary to understand the knots of both types. Which knot is the one that gets you stuck and which is the one that is useful? Here Srimadji is telling us the
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