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which India was subjected owing to internal dissension and mutual fighting in which its forefathers indulged.
“As man sows, so does he reap.'? Our actions are the cause that produces proper effects at proper time. This is the eternal and universal law of karma. If he bears in mind that goods actions generate good fruits and bad actions generate bad fruits, he will shiver and hesitate to perform bad actions and feel elated to perform good actions.58
It is wise to experience the fruits of karma with equanimity, when the karmas rise to give their fruits. Karmas do not generate new karmas when their fruits are experienced with equanimity. If the man enjoys the pleasant fruits with attachment and experiences the painful ones with evil contemplation, then this way of experiencing the fruits of karma causes the bondage of new karma. Therefore, when the karmas rise to give their fruits, man should not be engrossed in or infatuated with enjoyment of their pleasant fruits, that is, he should experience the pleasant fruits of karmas without attachment and with equanimity, and in his miserable state, he should experience the painful fruits of risen karmas with courage, keeping the mind calm and un-agitated. As a result of this, the risen, karmas get dissociated from the soul in such a way that they could not cause the bondage of new karmas in their trail."
Only those persons whose minds are not disturbed or agitated even in the presence of the cause of mental disturbances, (that is in the presence of the object of sense-pleasure) are really
The good evolution (pariņāma) of the soul is merit (punya); the bad evolution is sin (pāpa). It is the materialization of these two which becomes (good or bad). Pañcāstikāya, P-55 »The good evolution (pariņāma) of the soul is merit (punya); the bad evolution is sin (pāpa). It is the materialization of these two which becomes (good or bad). Pañcāstikāya,58, P-268
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