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5. The mass-point bondage is due to activity only. Hence, there is no bondage when there is no activity or karmas associated with the soul. 6. Vidyānanda has raised a good question as to how infinitetimes-infinite number of atoms could be converted to karmic aggregates in the absence of which there could be no formation of karmic species.
He points out that if there are no aggregates (which are normally perceptible), one can not perceive objects, one can not have inferences and self-experience in the absence of mind-body aggregates). In fact, the atoms themselves form aggregates because of their immediate vicinity and discreetness (alongwith positive and negative qualities).
The mass-point bondage has four varieties - (1) highest, (2) non-highest, (3) lowest and (4) non-lowest. 8. The various effects of these four-types of bondages are cyclic in nature- karmas produced by attachment and aversion - itself a product of earlier earned karma. This leads to passions and intranquility- a state of distorted transactions. The aim of karma theory is to move the living being from this un-natural state of suffering to the natural state of pleasure. This is borne out through preventive and curative efforts by the living being himself. Thus, karma or karmabandha becomes a causative factor for positive progress by self-effort. Q. It was pointed out that the merit and demerit should be added after the real of bondage in aphorism 8.4. But the point was rejected by suggesting that these two are included in the bondage itself. Now, it has to be asked as to what forms the merit-bondage and what forms the demerit bondage.
The next aphorism is intended to enumerate the merit-earning karmic species : SAD-VEDYA-ŚUBHAYUR-NĀMA-GOTRĀN PUŅYAM 8.25.
The merit-earning karmic species are as follows : (1) The pleasant variety of feeling-producing karma (2) The auspicious life-span karma (3) The auspicious physique-making karma (4) The auspicious status-determining karma (All these four categories have a total of 42 species). 8.25. 1. The term 'Subha' means auspicious. It is there as a qualification for the life-span, physique-making and status-determining karmas. Thus, we have auspicious life-span, auspicious physique-making and
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