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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
tions. They separate us from all mechanisms that can expand the narrow vision of life we are trapped in.
These negative emotions manifest in four intensities that are counted as separate types of karma. The four intensities are described in 'ATTRACTION TO KARMA' - sutra 8. .. Nine impeding tendencies
The nine impeding tendencies are moods that obstruct our progress. Though less powerful than the four negative passionate emotions, they severely hamper our growth by diverting our energy to meaningless themes. The nine impeding tendencies are not graded in different intensities. As we progress to the eleventh stage of development they gradually fall off. From the twelfth stage onwards they cease to influence us.
SUTRA 10 नारकतैर्यग्योनमानुषदैवानि ॥ १० ॥ Narakatairyagyonamanusadaivani (10) Karma that determines the duration and place of future embodiment(s) (ayu) causes us to manifest in four spheres of existence: - as naraka - as a being residing in regions of infernal character - as deva - as a being residing in regions of celestial character - as human being and - as animal or plant. (10)
Living beings - whose fundamental nature is consciousness - can manifest in a multitude of bodily forms in the entire area of the universe. The purpose of these incarnations is to gain all the experiences we intuitively and emotionally feel attracted to and that appear important to us on an individual basis.
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