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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
That the manifestation of negative karma brings about unpleasant experiences is a fact of our present life. It makes no sense to intensify this process by adding further negative emotions to it. True - some variations of karma do obstruct inner growth, - but everyone seriously interested in the theme of this book already is the living proof that his or her expansion of consciousness is - temporarily - not blocked any more.
We take it as a self-evident natural fact that disagreeable experiences are limited in time. Yet a similar limitation of positive circumstances we definitely would not want to consider. We regard it as our inalienable and basic right that agreeable circumstances of life should continue forever.
And with this we have exactly the right notion. We sense - consciously or unconsciously - a state of existence where no karma obstructs any of the immense abilities we so deeply feel within us.
It may not always be easy to recognize the path to this stage of development. Though scriptures like the Tattvarthasutra describe this mechanism in great detail, it initially takes effort to eliminate inner obstacles, interference and prejudice. Whoever decides for this path should be aware that it takes considerably more energy and dedication to develop a new understanding that departs substantially from our prevalent Western thinking, than to continue one's life in a wellestablished and changeless pattern.
Yet all blocks, restrictions and efforts on this path are an integral part of the existence we caused for ourselves. Once we stop regarding these obstacles as insurmountable barriers and begin to interpret them as challenges that make us grow and exercise our inherent abilities, we are well on our way to a more dynamic and far broader scope of life.
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